Battle of Sadhaura

Battle of Sadhaura
LocationSadhaura
Result Sikh victory.[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents
Sikhs Sayyids and Shaikhs of Sadhaura
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur Osman Khan

The Battle of Sadhaura was fought between Sikhs and the Sayyids and Shaikhs of Sadhaura.

Background

Sadhaura is a town in the modern Haryana. During the 1700s it was ruled by Sayyids and Shaikhs. It's ruler Osman Khan was notorious for the oppression of his subjects. He was the same man who had tortured to death great Muslim Saint Sayyid Badar-ud-din Shah popularly known as Pir Buddhu Shah because he had helped Guru Gobind Singh in the Battle of Bhangani. The Hindus were treated very badly under his reign.[5]

The Battle

Banda Singh fell upon the town with his few Sikhs and after fierce fighting on the streets of Sadhaura, the town fell in the hands of Sikhs. The Sayyids and Shaikhs were killed by the Sikhs. Its ruler Osman Khan was also beheaded.

Aftermath

After punishing Osman Khan and occupation of Sadhaura, Banda immediately moved to North - western direction to advance his expedition.

References

  1. ↑ Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
  2. ↑ Raj Pal Singh (2004). The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years. Pentagon Press. p. 46-47. ISBN 9788186505465.
  3. ↑ History of Islam, p. 506, at Google Books
  4. ↑ Singha, H.S. (2005). Sikh Studies, Book 7. Hemkunt Press. p. 34. ISBN 9788170102458.
  5. ↑ Frances Pritchett. "XIX. A Century of Political Decline: 1707-1803". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
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