Battle of Kiri Pathan (1714)
| Battle of Kiri Pathan | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal–Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 First Sikh State |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Banda Singh Bahadur Jagat Singh |
Uman Ghazi Muhammad Is'haq † | ||||||
The Battle of Kiri Pathan was fought on 27 March 1714 by the Sikh forces led by Jagat Singh and the Mughal forces led by Uman Ghazi.
Background
After
Sadhaura and Lohgarh after a long and tiring siege, all the garrison commanders of small villages started to fight against the Sikhs and cause troubles towards them.[1] Most of these commanders had gathered around at the village of Kiri Pathan. Because of this, all the Sikhs in Kahnuwan had all gathered under the leadership of Jagat Singh.[2]
Battle
On 27 March 1714, the Sikhs attacked Uman Ghazi, the chief of the village Kiri Pathan at his own village. They entered the fort of the
Pathans and managed to slay them in large numbers.[3] An important commander named Muhamad Ishaq was killed in the course of the battle.[4] Booty worth 60,000 rupees in cash which belonged to all the residents of the village and the neighbouring village all were plundered by the Sikhs.[5]
Aftermath
2 weeks after this battle,
References
- ISBN 9788185815039.
- ^ Gurdev Singh Deol (1972). Banda Bahadur. p. 85.
- ISBN 9789381398395.
- ISBN 9788176293006.
- ISBN 9788172052171.
- ^ Ganda Singh (1990). Life Of Banda Singh Bahadur Based On Contemporary And Original Records. Sikh Digital Library. p. 193.