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
[edit]After Banda Singh and his followers were forced to vacate 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
[edit]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
[edit]2 weeks after this battle, Abdus Samad Khan and Zakariya Khan were ordered to go to Punjab and chastise all the Sikhs they could.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Institute of Sikh Studies (1997). Sikhism - Its Philosophy And History. Institute of Sikh Studies. p. 447. ISBN 9788185815039.
- ^ Gurdev Singh Deol (1972). Banda Bahadur. p. 85.
- ^ Harish Dhillon (May 2013). First Raj of the Sikhs. Hay House. ISBN 9789381398395.
- ^ Sagoo, Harbans Kaur (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. p. 212. ISBN 9788176293006.
- ^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. p. 48. ISBN 9788172052171.
- ^ Ganda Singh (1990). Life Of Banda Singh Bahadur Based On Contemporary And Original Records. Sikh Digital Library. p. 193.