| Battle of Amritisar | |||||||
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| Part of Early Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Akal_Sena_Flag.svg){kind=small} Akal Sena (Sikhs) |
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Guru HargobindBhai Bidhi ChandBhai Kirat Bhatt †Bhai Bhanno †Bhai Peda Das †[3] Rao Ballu †[3]Painde KhanSingha Purohit †Bhai Mohna †[4] |
Mukhlis Khan †[5]Shamas Khan †[5]Murtaza Khan †[5]Mustafa Khan †[5]Anwar Khan †Sultan Beg †Sayyad Muhammad Ali †[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Amritsar was fought during Mukhlis Khan's campaign against Guru Hargobind and the Sikhs on 14 April 1634.[6][5] The battle took place over two days and was a result of increasing tensions between the Mughal government and Guru Hargobind.
- ^ Gopal Singh (1979). A History of the Sikh People. pp. 224–225.
- ^ a b Gandhi 2007, p. 534-536.
- ^ a b Gandhi 2007, p. 534–537.
- ^ Trilochan Singh Dr. (1967). Guru Tegh Bahadur Prophet & Martyr. pp. 46–47.
- ^ a b c d e Jaques 2010, p. 47.
- ^ Dhillon 1988, p. 122.