The Battle of Anandpur, also known as the Battle of Makhowal was fought on 5 March 1753 by the Sikh forces led by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Mughal forces led by Adina Beg. Large losses were sustained by the Sikh forces.
| Battle of Anandpur | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Dal Khalsa |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Charat Singh (WIA) |
Adina Beg Sadiq Beg Khan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Large including non combatants | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
Background
editAfter the Mughals were defeated in the 1752 Battle of Nadaun, Mir Mannu encouraged Adina Beg to attack the Sikhs.[1] The Sikhs were planning to celebrate Hola Mohalla which gave the Mughals an opportunity to strike.[2]
Battle
editAdina Beg along with Sadiq Beg Khan attacked Anandpur on 5 March 1753.[3] The Sikhs were unprepared for the attack but Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Charat Singh routed the Mughal force.[2] However, a large number of Sikhs were killed.[4][5][6]
Aftermath
editIn response to this the Sikhs plundered villages in the Doaba.[7] Adina Beg reached a settlement with the Sikhs and took many including the notable Jassa Singh Ramgarhia into his army.[8][9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. pp. 192–193. ISBN 9788172052171.
- ^ a b Singh, Ganda (1990). Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. pp. 69–70.
- ^ Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (May 2003). Anandpur Sahib. Sikh University Press. p. 65. ISBN 2-930247-06-1.
- ^ Madra, Amandeep Singh; Singh, P. (27 September 2016). Sicques, Tigers Or Thieves. Springer. p. 349. ISBN 9781137119988.
- ^ Jagadish Narayan Sarkar (1976). A Study Of Eighteenth Century India. p. 332.
- ^ Rishi Singh (2014). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 9789351505044.
- ^ Iqbal Singh (8 December 2017). The Quest for the Past. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781543455601.
- ^ H. S. Singha (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. p. 111. ISBN 9788170103011.
- ^ Singh, Khushwant (2004). A History Of The Sikhs, Vol. 1, 1469-1839. Oxford University Press. p. 140.
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