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Battle of Sirhind (1764)

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Battle of Sirhind
Part of Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Date1764
Location
Result Decisive Sikh victory.[1][2]
Belligerents
Ahluwalia Misl File:Flag of the Abdali Afghan Tribes.jpeg Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Zain Khan Sirhindi [3]
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

The Battle of Sirhind was fought between Durrani Empire and Ahluwalia Misl in 1764.

Battle

Ahmad Shah Durrani returned to Afghanistan after appointing Zain Khan Sirhindi as the Governor of Sirhind. Zain Khan, the Afghan Governor was attacked by well equipped force of 40,000 Sikhs. In the battle, the Sikhs killed Zain Khan Sirhindi[3] and many other leading officers and established their rule between river Satluj to Yamuna.[3] The Sikhs captured Sirhind and later handed over the land to Maharaja Ala Singh of Patiala State.Sikhs captured Lahore the next month and plunder the upper Doab.[4]

References

  1. ^ "A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes, Volume 14". Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 181. ...
  3. ^ a b c Ganḍā, Singh (1959). Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan. Asia Pub. House. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-4021-7278-6. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  4. ^ "Marathas and the English Company 1707–1818 by Sanderson Beck". san.beck.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.