Battle of Kartarpur

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Battle of Kartarpur
Part of Early Mughal-Sikh Wars
Fresco of a mural depicting the Battle of Kartarpur (April 1635) from Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi, Hadiara, Lahore district (bright flash version).jpg
Defaced, abraded, and deteriorated mural depicting the Battle of Kartarpur (April 1635) from Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi, Hadiara, Lahore district. In the middle can be seen Guru Hargobind slicing Painde Khan into two
Date25 April 1635
Location
Result Sikh victory [1] :820–821
Belligerents
Akal Sena (Sikhs) Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Guru Hargobind
Tegh Bahadur
Bidhi Chand
Baba Gurditta
Bhai Jati Malik
Bhai Lakhi Das
Bhatt Fateh Chand 
Bhatt Amir Chand 
Bhai Mehar Chand
Shah Jahan
Kale Khan  
Kutub Khan 
Painda Khan  
Anwar Khan 
Azmat Khan 
Khoja Anwar 

The Battle of Kartarpur occurred on 25 April 1635. [2] It started when the Mughal Empire attacked the town of Kartarpur. The Mughal force was repulsed by the Sikh defenders. [3] The battle occurred in the locality of Kartarpur in present-day Jalandhar district of Indian Punjab. [2]

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Events

Painde Khan (right) being cut into two by Guru Hargobind (left) during the battle Detail of Guru Hargobind slicing Painde Khan in two from a mural depicting the Battle of Kartarpur (April 1635) from Gurdwara Chhevin Patshahi, Hadiara, Lahore district.jpg
Painde Khan (right) being cut into two by Guru Hargobind (left) during the battle

Painda (or Painde) Khan, ex-general of the Sikh troops, convinced Shah Jahan to send a force against Guru Hargobind in Kartarpur. The expedition was commanded by Kale Khan, the governor of Peshwar whose brother Mukhlis Khan was killed by Guru Hargobind in the Battle of Amritsar (1634).[ citation needed ] He was joined by Qutub Khan, (Qutab or Kutub, the faujdar of Jalandhar) Kohja Anwar, and Painda. [1] :541–542

Qutub sent Anwar Khan with gifts to Guru Hargobind which were rejected. Anwar challenged Hargobind to a game of chaupar. After being defeated, Anwar insulted the Guru's predecessors, and in return was beaten and sent away.[ citation needed ]

Kartarpur was defended by Bhai Bidhi Chand with Guru Hargobind and his eldest son Baba Gurdita supporting him. [3]

Aftermath

After the battle, Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib travelled to Giractpur (Kirtapur) via Bhawarati (Phagwara). At Palahi village near Phagwara, he was set upon by royal forces under Ahmad Khan, and suffered considerable losses. [1] :542–543 He remained in Kiratpur until his death. [1] :543

On the Sikh side, Bhatt Fateh Chand and Bhatt Amir Chand (sons of Dharma Bhatt and grandsons of Bhoja Bhatt) were killed in battle. [4]

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