Battle of Sangrana

Not to be confused with Battle of Amritsar (1634).

Battle of Sangrana (first Sikh battle against Mughals)
Part of Early Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date 1628 or 1633 [1] Location Sangrana, 6.4 km south of Amritsar Result Sikh victory
Belligerents
Akal Sena (Sikhs)	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Guru Hargobind	Shah Jahan Hakim Alim-ud-din
Strength
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Sangrana (first Sikh battle against Mughals) was fought in 1628 by the Sikh forces led by Guru Hargobind and the Mughal forces commanded by Hakim Alim-ud-din. The location of the battlefield is now commemorated as the Gurudwara Sangrana Sahib, 6.4 km south of Golden Temple, next to the Sangrana Sahib railway station on Amritsar-Taran Taran Road.

Event

One day Shah Jahan was hunting in the jungles of Jallo located between Lahore and Amritsar. ^{[2] [3] [4]} Coincidentally, the Guru was hunting at the same location. The guru's hawk took down the emperor's hawk. ^[5] Imperial soldiers arrived to retrieve the hawk but the Sikhs denied them. This led to a fight in which two Mughals were killed and their leader Ghulam Rasur Khan was wounded. ^[6] In response, Shah Jahan destroyed a langar site. He ordered the new Governor of Punjab to chase the Guru with horsemen. ^[2] The guru defeated this army. ^{[7] [8]}

Aftermath

A shrine known as the Gurudwara Sangrana Sahib is built to celebrate the Sikh's first victory against Shah Jahan. ^[9] A fair is held there whenever there is a full moon in April.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. The Great Gurus of the Sikhs: Guru Tegh Bahadur & Govind Singh. Anmol Publications Pvt Limited. 1997. p. 4. ISBN   9788174884794.
2. Hari Ram Gupta (1984). History Of The Sikhs Vol. I The Sikh Gurus (1469-1708). p. 167.
3. Madra, Amandeep Singh; Singh, P. (2016). Sicques, Tigers Or Thieves. Springer. p. 154. ISBN   9781137119988.
4. Daljeet Singh and Kharak Singh (1997). Sikhism, Its Philosophy and History. Institute of Sikh Studies. p. 129. ISBN   9788185815039.
5. Gandhi, Surjit Singh (1978). History Of The Sikh Gurus - A Comprehensive Study. p. 307.
6. Trilochan Singh Dr. (1967). Guru Tegh Bahadur Prophet & Martyr. pp. 46–47.
7. Pritam Singh Gill (1978). History of Sikh Nation. p. 165.
8. Lajwanti Lahori (1985). The Concept of Man in Sikhism. p. 8.
9. Gopal Singh (1979). A History of the Sikh People. pp. 224–225.

See also

• Nihang
• Martyrdom and Sikhism