Battle of Samana

Battle of Samana
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date 1709 Location Samana[1] Result Sikh Victory.[2][3]
Belligerents
Banda Bahadur 's Sikhs	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur	Bahadur Shah
Strength
unknown (superior numbers).[4]	unknown
Casualties and losses
	10,000 men and women were slain by Sikh forces.[4]

The Battle of Samana was fought between Banda Singh Bahadur and Wazir Khan in 1709. Following the battle, Banda Singh Bahadur shook the administration of Delhi.^[5]

Aftermath

According to the Muslim writer Latif in his history of Punjab published in the late 1880s, after defeating Wazir Khan, The Sikh army captured the town of Samana from Mughal rule and massacred its residents. 10,000 Muslim men and women were slain. According to writer Rajmohan Gandhi in "Revenge and Reconciliation" this account may be exaggerated. ^[4]

References

1. Sagoo, Harbans (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur and Sikh Sovereignty. Deep & Deep Publications.
2. Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 891. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
3. Jacques, p. 892
4. Rajmohan Gandhi, Revenge and Reconciliation, pp. 117–118
5. Alexander Mikaberidze (31 July 2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-59884-337-8. Retrieved 15 September 2013.