| Battle of Samana | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Banda Bahadur and Khalsa | Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Bahadur Shah | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 to 10,000. | unknown (superior numbers) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Thousands of Mughal soldiers and civilians were slain by Sikh forces.[4] | |||||||
The Battle of Samana was fought between Banda Singh Bahadur and Wazir Khan in 1709. Following the battle, Banda Singh Bahadur shook the administration of Delhi.[5]
Aftermath[]
Following the Sikh occupation of Samana in 1709, the Sikh army participated in a massacre of the city's residents. 10,000 unarmed Muslim men and women were slain.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications. https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Banda_Singh_Bahadur_and_Sikh_Sovereignty.html?id=MIL4xwcCmxkC&redir_esc=y.
- ↑ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 891. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. https://books.google.ca/books?id=06k5ygAACAAJ.
- ↑ Jacques, p. 892
- ↑ https://books.google.com.tr/books?hl=tr&id=t9IBAAAAMAAJ&
- ↑ Alexander Mikaberidze (31 July 2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-59884-337-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=jBBYD2J2oE4C&pg=PA120. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ Latif, Syad Muhammad (1964) (in en). History of the Panjab: From the Remotest Antiquity to Present Time. Eurasia. https://books.google.com.tr/books?hl=tr&id=t9IBAAAAMAAJ&.
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