Battle of Chappar Chiri
| Battle of Chappar Chiri | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Khalsa | Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Banda Singh Bahadur | Wazir Khan (Sirhind) † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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7,000 6 guns [4] | 15,000 | ||||||
The Battle of Chappar Chiri was fought between Mughal Empire and the Sikhs in May,1710.
Background
Guru Gobind Singh left the fort of Anandpur in 1704 under a peace treaty of not having attack of Mughals from behind.When they reached near Kiratpur, Guru's family was separated from each other due to the confusion created by the Mughal attack.The younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh along with their grandmother Mata Gujri were betrayed by Guru's servant named Gangu Brahmin and he took them to Wazir Khan's place where they were brutally killed by Wazir Khan (Sirhind).On hearing this, Guru Gobind Singh appointed Banda Singh Bahadur as the head of the Sikh army and send him to Punjab to punish the tyrant Wazir Khan.[5]
The Battle
Banda Singh Bahadur on his expedition took various small towns before he attacked Sirhind.He defeated the mughals in the Battle of Sonepat, the Battle of Samana and the Battle of Sadhaura and took samana and Sadhaura respectively.[6] The fall of Samana and Sadhaura alarmed Wazir Khan, he fortified the walls of Sirhind and came to a village named Chhappar Chiri in order to check Banda's advance.[7]At chhapar chiri, Sikh army defeated the mughals and sacked Sirhind. Fateh Singh, a companion of Banda beheaded Wazir Khan (Sirhind).[8] Banda punished wazir khan for brutally murdering the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh.[1]
Aftermath
After the victory and occupation of Sirhind, Banda Singh Bahadur announced the establishment of Sikh rule in Sirhind and the abolishment of Zamindari system.
References
- ^ a b Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
- ^ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
- ^ Jacques, p. 948
- ^ Rajmohan Gandhi, Revenge and Reconciliation, pp. 117–118
- ^ Surinder Singh Johar (1998). Holy Sikh Shrines. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 76–79. ISBN 978-81-7533-073-3.
- ^ History of Islam, p. 506, at Google Books
- ^ Raj Pal Singh (2004). The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years. Pentagon Press. p. 47-49. ISBN 9788186505465.
- ^ Fenech, E. Louis; Mcleod, H. W. Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.