The Second Battle of Lohgarh was fought in between 1712 or 1713 by Sikh forces led by Banda Singh Bahadur and Mughal forces led by Jahandar Shah.[1]
| Second Battle of Lohgarh | |||||||
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| Part of Mughal–Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 First Sikh State |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Banda Singh Bahadur |
Jahandar Shah | ||||||
Event edit
After the death of Bahadur Shah I, a civil war occurred between his sons. The eldest son Jahandar Shah won and became the emperor.[2]
Banda took full advantage of the opportunity and recaptured Sadaura. After this, he recaptured Lohgarh. Here he remained undisturbed for around 2 months. The fort of Lohgarh were repaired and strengthened, which became the capital of the Sikhs for almost two years.[3][4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ Nijhawan, P. K. (1985). Sri Guru Gobind Geeta: Guru Gobind Singh's Dialogue of Destiny with Banda. Army Educational Stores. p. 143.
- ^ Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History Of The Sikhs Vol. II Evolution Of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69). p. 23.
- ^ Singh, Ganda (1999). Life of Banda Singh Bahadur (PDF). Publication Bureau. p. 123. ISBN 9788176293006.
- ^ Dhillon, Harish (2013). First Raj of the Sikhs. ISBN 9789381398395.
- ^ Publications, Mocktime. MODERN INDIA EPUB FORMAT.
- ^ Willian Irvine (1971). Later Mughals. p. 121.
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