Battle of Muktsar

Battle of Muktsar
	Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date	29 December 1705
Location	Near the pool of Khidrānā (later Muktsar) now Sri Muktsar Sahib
Result	Sikh victory
Belligerents
Mughal Empire	Khalsa (Sikhs)
Commanders and leaders
Nawab Wazir Khan	Guru Gobind Singh; Mata Bhag Kaur (WIA); Mahan Singh †; Kapura Singh
Strength
7,000– 12,000	40 mukte and Mata Bhag Kaur 1300 soldiers under Kapura Singh and Daan Singh
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed	40 mukhte, 260 other soldiers

The Battle of Sri Muktsar Sahib (Muktsar) or Battle of Khidrāne Dee Dhāb took place on 29 December 1705,^[8] (29 Poh) following the siege of Anandpur Sahib. In 1704, Anandpur Sahib was under an extended siege by the allied forces of the Mughals and the Hill States of Shivalik.^[9]

^ http://sikhism.about.com/od/Historic-Events/p/Battle-Of-Muktsar.htm Archived 6 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. commemoration varies with some marking the day on 15 April
^ Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 695. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
^ Fenech, E. Louis; Mcleod, H. W. (11 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.
^ Saggu, D. S. (7 June 2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0. In contrast Mughals were 7000.
^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1978). History Of The Sikh Gurus - A Comprehensive Study. p. 451.
^ Kartar Singh (1951). Life Of Guru Gobind Singh. Lahore Book Shop. p. 253.
^ VSM, D. S. Saggu (7 June 2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0. over three hundred men were killed.
^ History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E Surjit Singh Gandhi
^ Surinder Singh Johar (1998). Holy Sikh Shrines. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 978-81-7533-073-3.

[1] ttp://sikhism.about.com/od/Historic-Events/p/Battle-Of-Muktsar.htm Archived 6 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. commemoration varies with some marking the day on 15 April

[2] Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 695. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.

[3] Fenech, E. Louis; Mcleod, H. W. (11 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.

[4] Saggu, D. S. (7 June 2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0. In contrast Mughals were 7000.

[5] Surjit Singh Gandhi (1978). History Of The Sikh Gurus - A Comprehensive Study. p. 451.

[6] Kartar Singh (1951). Life Of Guru Gobind Singh. Lahore Book Shop. p. 253.

[7] VSM, D. S. Saggu (7 June 2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0. over three hundred men were killed.

[8] History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E Surjit Singh Gandhi

[shrines-9] Surinder Singh Johar (1998). Holy Sikh Shrines. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 978-81-7533-073-3.

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