Siege of Sirhind

Siege of Sirhind
	Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date	12–14 May 1710
Location	Sirhind (modern Punjab, India)
Result	Sikh victory
Belligerents
First Sikh State Jats; Gujjars; Rajputs;	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur; Fateh Singh;	Sucha Nand
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
500	Unknown

The siege of Sirhind was fought between the Mughal Empire and Sikh forces in 1710. The Sikhs besieged, stormed, captured, plundered and razed the city of Sirhind^[1]^[2]^[3] after defeating and beheading Wazir Khan in the Battle of Chappar Chiri.^[1]^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
^ Dhavan, Purnima (2011-11-03). When Sparrows Became Hawks: The Making of the Sikh Warrior Tradition, 1699-1799. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-19-975655-1.
^ McLeod, W.H. (1997). Sikhism. Penguin Books. p. 64. ISBN 9780140252606.
^ Sagoo 2001, p. 132.
^ Macauliffe, Max Arthur (2013-03-28) [1909]. The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors. Cambridge University Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-1-108-05547-5.
^ Singh, Ganda (1989) [1950]. A Short History of the Sikhs. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 84.