The siege of Patiala was a 7-day siege fought between the Sikh forces led by Raja Amar Singh and Mughal forces led by Abdul Ahad Khan.
| Siege of Patiala | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 PatialaSupported by  Dal Khalsa |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Raja Amar Singh Tara Singh Ghaiba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Baghel Singh Jai Singh Kanhaiya Haqiqat Singh Kanhaiya Jassa Singh Ramgarhia Jodh Singh Tirlok Singh Amar Singh Bagha Amar Singh Kingra Sada Singh Mohan Singh Nishanwala Anup Singh Nishanwala |
Abdul Ahad Khan Prince Farkhunda Bakht | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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75,000–215,000 |
50,000 200 pieces of cannon[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Background
editFrom 8 June to 18 October 1779, Abdul Ahad Khan was leading a campaign against the Patiala State.[4]
Siege
editThe combined forces of Tara Singh Ghaiba and Raja Amar Singh numbering around 15,000 fought a fierce battle on the 7th of October but were defeated.[2] They both fell back to their fort.[5] Meanwhile, the Mughals besieged Patiala.[6] Fighting continued for 2 days, but the Mughals were not able to capture the fort.[5][7]
Meanwhile, Amar Singh secretly received assistance from the Sikh chiefs such as the Kanhaiya sardars, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, Jassa Singh Ramgarhia, and others.[8] When the news of the Sikh army reached the Nawab, he immediately decided to retreat and claimed to Baghel Singh, "...that he had been asked by the emperor to return to Delhi."[5][2][9] This took place on 14 October 1779.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Tarikh-i-Muzaffari
- ^ a b c Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. p. 408. ISBN 9788172052171.
- ^ Surinder Singh Johar (2002). The Sikh Sword To Power. p. 146.
- ^ Indian Historical Records Commission (1941). Proceedings of Meetings. p. 96.
- ^ a b c Hari Ram Gupta (1944). History Of The Sikhs 1769 1799. pp. 89–92.
- ^ Sarkar Jadunath (1952). Fall Of The Mughal Empire Vol- Iii. M. C. Sarkar and Sons, Ltd., Calcutta. pp. 128–129.
- ^ Singha,Bhagata (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Patiala, India:Publication Bureau, Punjabi University.
- ^ Satish Chandra Mittal (1986). Haryana, a Historical Perspective. p. 10. ISBN 9788171560837.
- ^ The Punjab Past and Present. Vol. 21. 1987. pp. 25–26.
- ^ Singh, Ganda (1990). Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. p. 228.
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