Battle of Anandpur (1753)

This article is about a conflict that took place in the year 1753. For other battles fought at the same location, see Battle of Anandpur.

Battle of Anandpur
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date 5 March 1753 Location Makhowal, Anandpur Sahib Result Sikh victory[ citation needed ]
Belligerents
Dal Khalsa	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Charat Singh  (WIA)	Adina Beg Sadiq Beg Khan
Strength
Large including non combatants	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown

The Battle of Anandpur, also known as the Battle of Makhowal was fought on 5 March 1753 by the Sikh forces led by Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Mughal forces led by Adina Beg. Large losses were sustained by the Sikh forces.

Background

After the Mughals were defeated in the 1752 Battle of Nadaun, Mir Mannu encouraged Adina Beg to attack the Sikhs. ^[1] The Sikhs were planning to celebrate Hola Mohalla which gave the Mughals an opportunity to strike. ^[2]

Battle

Adina Beg along with Sadiq Beg Khan attacked Anandpur on 5 March 1753. ^[3] The Sikhs were unprepared for the attack but Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Charat Singh routed the Mughal force. ^[2] However, a large number of Sikhs were killed. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Aftermath

In response to this the Sikhs plundered villages in the Doaba. ^[7] Adina Beg reached a settlement with the Sikhs and took many including the notable Jassa Singh Ramgarhia into his army. ^{[8] [9]}

See also

• Nihang
• Martyrdom and Sikhism

References

1. Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. pp. 192–193. ISBN   9788172052171.
2. Singh, Ganda (1990). Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. pp. 69–70.
3. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (May 2003). Anandpur Sahib. Sikh University Press. p. 65. ISBN   2-930247-06-1.
4. Madra, Amandeep Singh; Singh, P. (27 September 2016). Sicques, Tigers Or Thieves. Springer. p. 349. ISBN   9781137119988.
5. Jagadish Narayan Sarkar (1976). A Study Of Eighteenth Century India. p. 332.
6. Rishi Singh (2014). State Formation and the Establishment of Non-Muslim Hegemony. SAGE Publications India. ISBN   9789351505044.
7. Iqbal Singh (8 December 2017). The Quest for the Past. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN   9781543455601.
8. H. S. Singha (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism. Hemkunt Press. p. 111. ISBN   9788170103011.
9. Singh, Khushwant (2004). A History Of The Sikhs, Vol. 1, 1469-1839. Oxford University Press. p. 140.