Battle of Jammu (1712)

The Battle of Jammu was fought between the Sikhs under the command of Banda Singh Bahadur against the Mughal forces near the hills of Jammu on January 22, 1712.[1] The Mughals were able to achieve victory against the Sikhs.[1][2]

Not to be confused with Battle of Jammu (1808).

Battle of Jammu
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date22 January 1712
Location
Jammu
Result Mughal victory[1]
Belligerents
Khalsa (Sikhs) Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur Muhammad Amin Khan Turani
Rustamdil Khan
Aghar Khan
Casualties and losses
500 Unknown

Background

After the killing of Mughal commanders, Shamas Khan and Bayazid Khan near Bahranpur, the Sikhs under Banda Singh Bahadur began occupying the towns of Pasrur and Aurangabad.[3] The Mughal forces under the leadership of Muhammad Amin Khan Turani were able to defeat the Sikhs near Pasrur and pursued the Sikhs into the hills of Jammu.[3][1]

Battle

Muhammad Amin Khan soon joined both Rustamdil Khan and Aghar Khan and tue combined force attempted to encircle the Sikhs.[3] However, the Sikhs were able to cut through the Mughal lines and escape.[3] Rustamdil Khan then proceeded to commit atrocities on the villages of Parol and Kathua and sold its men and women in the slave markets of Lahore due to him suspecting the villagers to be Sikhs.[3][2] Muhammad Amin advanced upon Jammu and was able to kill 500 Sikhs.[2][1] Banda Singh however was able to escape.[2]

Aftermath

Banda Singh was able to escape from the hills of Jammu and was successful in retaking both Sadhaura and Lohgarh.[2][4] After the death of Bahadur Shah I, a civil war would ensue between Bahadur Shah's successors in March of 1712.[2] Jahandar Shah would succeed Bahadur Shah as the new Mughal emperor and sent Muhammad Amin Khan to retake Sadhaura from the Sikhs.[4] Muhammad Amin Khan however failed in retaking Sadhaura and was soon recalled by Jahandar Shah to join him on his expedition in Agra against Jahandar Shah's nephew, Farrukhsiyar.[2]

See also

References
  1. Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 485. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  2. Gupta, Hari (2007). History Of The Sikhs Vol. II Evolution Of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69). Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd. pp. 22–23. ISBN 978-81-215-0248-1. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. Singh, Ganda (1935). Life Of Banda Singh Bahadur Based On Contemporary And Original Records. The Oriental Printing Press. pp. 162–168. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur And Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 200–207. ISBN 81-7629-300-8.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.