Battle of Samana
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| Battle of Samana | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Khalsa |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
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Banda Singh Bahadur |
Wazir Khan | ||||||
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The Battle of Samana was fought between Banda Singh Bahadur and the Mughal Government of Samana in 1709. Following the battle, Banda Singh Bahadur shook the administration of Delhi.[4]
The Battle[edit]
The Sikh had 3,000 horsemen and 5,000 foot-soldiers.[5] The commander of 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 Bhadur and his Grandchildren were in the town and were killed.[5] Banda Singh's army gathered all the wealth that was in the town, killed thousands of the city's inhabitants and razed the town to the ground.[6][3] Banda Singh Bahadur appointed Fateh Singh as the Governor of Samana.[5][7]
Aftermath[edit]
After Banda's successful expedition against Samana, he and his troops marched to Sirhind, forcibly taking supplies from the villagers and plundering Ambala on the way there.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. ISBN 9788176293006.
- ^ Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 891. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
- ^ a b Jacques, p. 892
- ^ Alexander Mikaberidze (31 July 2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-59884-337-8. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Singh and Singh, Daljeet and Kharak (1997). Sikhism its Philosophy and History. Nagar, Chandigarh: Institute of Sikh Studies. p. 426. ISBN 81-85815-03-8.
- ^ Grewal, J. S. (1998-10-08). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-521-63764-0.
- ^ Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 28.
- ^ Macauliffe, Max Arthur (2013-03-28). The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors. Cambridge University Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-108-05547-5.