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This list includes all battles fought by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Following the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur, tensions rose between the Mughals and the Sikhs. [1] Both Mughal administration and Aurangzeb's army had an active interest in the Guru. The Mughal emperor issued an order to exterminate Guru Gobind Singh and his family ...
A Fresco of Guru Gobind Singh and The Panj Piare in Gurdwara Bhai Than Singh built in the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. In 1699, Guru Gobind Singh requested the Sikhs to congregate at Anandpur on Vaisakhi (the annual spring harvest festival). [56] According to the Sikh tradition, he asked for a volunteer. One came forward, whom he took inside ...
The tenth and the last Guru, Guru Gobind Singh organized Sikhs into a military sect called Khalsa (means "pure"), in 1699, against the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Before his death in 1708, he sent Banda Singh Bahadur to lead the Sikhs of Punjab. Banda Singh Bahadur through his outstanding leadership skills weakened the Mughal grasp over India.
Hazur Sahib marks the site where Guru Gobind Singh ji had his camp in 1708. The Guru held his court and congregation here and was convalescing after being attacked by two would-be assassins. One of the attackers stabbed the Guru, and was killed by him with a single stroke of his talwar (curved sword). The other was killed by his followers as he ...
Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, moved his forces to Kiratpur in an effort to counter the advancing army. [ 3 ] Historian Muhammad Akbar states that a severe battle was fought around Kiratpur, in which the Sikhs exhibited an extraordinary amount of bravery in the fight.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 March 2025. 18th-century battle in North India Battle of Sarsa Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars Parivar Vichora gurdwara Date 21 December 1704 Location Near the River Sarsa Result Mughal victory [a] Belligerents Khalsa (Sikhs) Mughal Empire Alliance of Hill Rajas, led by Kahlur ...
Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded on the orders of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb at Chandni Chowk. Guru Gobind Singh suffered a lot at the hands of Delhi. He lost his four sons, two in the Battle of Chamkaur and two were bricked alive by Wazir Khan (Sirhind). Banda Singh Bahadur was executed on the orders of Mughal Emperor Farrukhsiyar in Delhi.
On 20 May Bahadur Shah called upon Guru Gobind Singh to join him in the battle. The Guru agreed and sent Kuldeep Singh as a liaison officer. The Guru further sent 200 - 300 men under Bhai Dharam Singh. [14] With his children, Khujista Akhtar and Rafi-ush-Shan, Bahadur Shah reached Lahore and declared himself the Mughal ruler on 3 May 1707 ...