| Battle of Amritisar | |||||||
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| Part of Early Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Akal Sena (Sikhs) | Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Guru Hargobind Bhai Bidhi Chand Bhai Kirat Bhatt † Bhai Bhanno † Bhai Peda Das †[3] Rao Ballu †[3] Painde Khan Singha 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.