Battle of Samana
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Battle of Samana | |
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Part of Samana[2] | |
Result |
Sikh victory[3][4] Establishment of the First Sikh State |
5,000 Infantry
8,000 Total
The Battle of Samana was fought between the
Background
Samana was a town where executioners Sayyed Jalal-ud-din, Shashal Beg and Bashal Beg lived. Sayyed Jalal-ud-din was responsible for the execution of Sikh
Guru Teg Bahadur, whereas, Shashal Beg and Bashal Beg were responsible for the execution of Guru Gobind Singh's two children.[6][7]
The Battle
The
Samana had his town well defended. Banda advanced with speed during the night and reached the gates of Samana by the dawn of November 26. Once the gate-keepers were killed the whole army charged into the town. The executioners of Guru Tegh Bahadur and his grandchildren were killed.[8] The peasantry of the neighborhood joined Banda Singh's army of 8,000, looking to wreak vengeance upon their expropriating zamindars (feudal lords) and together with Banda and his army entered the town from all sides, killed thousands of the city's inhabitants and razed the town.[6][9][10][4] Nearly 10,000 Muslims are said to have been massacred in the town and a great amount of wealth was obtained.[11][12]
Aftermath
After the successful expedition against Samana,
Samana.[8][13] Later, some important towns on the way to Sirhind were plundered, especially as they could provide military assistance to Sirhind.[14][15] Banda also forcibly took supplies from the villagers and plundered Ambala on the way.[16] The villages of Kunjpura, Ghuram and Thaska were also destroyed by the Sikhs, which were inhabited by Muslim Ranghars, who committed atrocities against the general population.[17]
References
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While on his way to Punjab, Banda Bairagi broke his journey at Sehri - Khandaa a Jat village of Dahiya Gotra, 20 miles west of Delhi. From there he dispatched letters to all the Jathedars of the Panth to concentrate forthwith. He planned to attack and loot the Royal treasury by and by the Sikhs started arriving and the strength of the force rose to 14000. He attached Samana, overran Sadhora
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- ^ Journal of Indian History. Department of Modern Indian History, 1981. 1981. p. 209.
The peasantry joined hands with the Sikhs and did not hesitate to wreak vengeance upon their expropriating landlords.
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- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (1944). Studies in Later Mughal History of the Panjab, 1707-1793. p. 46.
- ^ Singh, Ganda (1950). A Short History of the Sikhs. Orient Longmans. p. 79.
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