Battle of Samana

Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars

Date	1709
Location	Samana^[1]
Result	Sikh Victory.^[2]^[3]

Belligerents

Banda Bahadur 's Sikhs

Mughal Empire

Commanders and leaders

Banda Singh Bahadur

Bahadur Shah

Strength

unknown (superior numbers).^[4]

unknown

Casualties and losses

10,000 men and women were slain by Sikh forces.^[4]

Mughal-Sikh Wars

Battle of Nadaun First Battle of Anandpur Second Battle of Anandpur Second Battle of Chamkaur (1704) Battle of Sarsa Battle of Muktsar Battle of Samana Siege of Sirhind Battle of Lohgarh Battle of Jalalabad (1710) Battle of Jammu Battle of Gurdas Nangal

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

According to the Muslim writer Latif in his history of Punjab published in the late 1880s, after defeating Wazir Khan, The Sikh army captured the town of Samana from Mughal rule and massacred its residents. 10,000 Muslim men and women were slain. According to writer Rajmohan Gandhi in "Revenge and Reconciliation" this account may be exaggerated. ^[4]

References

↑ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
↑ Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 891. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
↑ Jacques, p. 892
1 2 3 Rajmohan Gandhi, Revenge and Reconciliation, pp. 117–118
↑ 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. Retrieved 15 September 2013.

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