Battle of Bhilowal

Add links
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Battle of Bhilowal
Part of
Lahore Subah
Result Sikh victory[1][2][3]
Belligerents First Sikh State

Mughal Empire

  • Mujahedeen
Commanders and leaders Banda Singh Bahadur Mir Mohammad †
Attaullan Khan †
Mohabbat Khan †
Murtaza Khan †
Pahar Mal †
Haji Babar Beg †
Mir Inayat Ali †
Pir Muhammad †
Mirza Naki (WIA)
Many Other Leaders KilledStrength 20,000 50,000-60,000Casualties and losses Unknown Massive

The Battle of Bhilowal was fought in October 1710 by the Sikh forces led by Banda Singh Bahadur and the Mughal forces led by Mir Mohammad.

Background

In 1710 the Muslims of the

mujahedeen hoisted the Haidri flag.[7] The Mughals had first besieged an army of the Sikhs in Kahnuwan but after a month of fighting were defeated. A Sikh contingent went to Bharatpur in situated in the banks of Ravi River and hid in a mansion of a Kshatriya named Bhagwant.[8] A Mughal contingent found out about the Sikhs hideout and laid siege to the mansion. The Sikhs routed this contingent and took this as a chance to escape.[9] The Mughals then put up camp at Bhilowal, soon planning to march towards Lahore. The Sikhs after finding out about this marched quickly there to attack the Mughals.[10]

Battle

The Mughals delayed their march to Lahore. The Sikhs suddenly fell upon them. The horses were standing so the Sikhs took them and went to battle.

Mughal Army named Ataullan Khan shouted to his soldiers to flee or die. The Mughals left innumerable amount of bodies before fleeing.[12][13][14][15] Bhagat Lachhman Singh in his Sikh Martyrs says "Some Turks (archaic word for Muslim) were cut down while fleeing, some struck against the trees and other impediments and fell; some broke their skulls, some lost their eyes."[16]

Aftermath

This battle left many important Mughal leaders to perish.

Battle of Rahon
.

References

  1. ISBN 9780969596424
    .
  2. ^ Hari Ram Gupta (1978). History Of The Sikhs Vol. II Evolution Of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69). p. 16.
  3. ^ Lahori, Muhammad Qasim (13 September 1854). Ibrat Namah. p. 32.
  4. ^ After Banda Singh Bahadur's return from the Battle of Saharanpur, the Muslims of Lahore started a jihad against the Sikhs. Thousands of Muslims gathered with a large green flag which was called the Haidri Jhanda (Flag of Haidar)
  5. ISBN 9788190065023
    .
  6. ^ a b Nahar Singh (1935). Studies In The History Of Sikhs. pp. 43–44.
  7. ISBN 9789352836192
    .
  8. ^ Karam Singh (1928). Sikh Itihas Dey Somey. Amritsar.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  9. ^ Khazan Singh (1914). History and Philosophy of the Sikh Religion. p. 235.
  10. ^ a b c Bhangu, Rattan Singh (1914). Panth Prakash Vol.2 English Translation. pp. 69–73.
  11. ISBN 9788172052171
    .
  12. ^ Teja Singh (1956). Sikh Tracts. p. 20.
  13. ^ Vidya Dhar Mahajan (1967). India Since 1526. p. 205.
  14. ^ Bakhshish Singh Nijjar (1972). Panjab Under the Later Mughals, 1707-1759. p. 106.
  15. ^ Ganda Singh (1951). Patiala and East Panjab States Union. p. 29.
  16. ^ Bhagat Lachhman Singh (2005). Sikh Martyrs. p. 105.

See also

Stub icon

This article about a battle in Indian history is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This Sikhism-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a battle is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Bhilowal&oldid=1218766287"