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Mudki
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Mudki
Location in Punjab, India
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Mudki
Mudki (India)
Coordinates: 30°47′N74°53′E / 30.783°N 74.883°E / 30.783; 74.883
Country India
State Punjab
District Ferozepur
Established1800
Government
  Type Municipal council
  Body Nagar Parishad
Population
  Total
10,415
Languages
  Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
142060
Vehicle registration PB 05
Website http://lgpunjab.gov.in/eSewa/mudki/city-introduction/?lang=en

Mudki is a village in Punjab state of India. This town lies in Ferozepur district and Here is Many Shahukars like Ravinder Kumar Gary and Satish Kumar Garg People worship him like he is god.Mudki has been famous for the Battle of Mudki, which took place in 1845 between the British and Sikh armies. [1] In memory of Sikh soldiers who died in the battle, a famous Gurudwara named Shaheed ganj, or Katalgarh, stands at the site of the battle. More recently, a school named as Shahid Ganj Public School [2] and a women's college have been started, which are providing education in the rural area, in which, being a border district, there are very few schools and colleges.

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History

Anglo-Sikh War Memorial Mudki Photograph of the Battle of Mudki memorial site obelisk. ca.1870's.jpg
Anglo-Sikh War Memorial Mudki

The Sikh Empire of the Punjab had been held together by Maharajah Ranjit Singh. Ranjit Singh had maintained a policy of friendship with the British East India Company, who held territories adjoining the Punjab, while at the same time building up the Khalsa, to deter aggression. When he died in 1839, the Sikh empire fell into increasing disorder. As several successive rulers and ministers were deposed or murdered, the army expanded and became increasingly restive. To secure their hold on power, some of the leaders in the Punjab goaded their army into a war against the British.

The Battle of Mudki was fought on 18 December 1845, [1] between the forces of the East India Company and part of the Sikh Khalsa Army, the army of the Sikh Empire of the Punjab. The British army won an untidy encounter battle, suffering heavy casualties.

References

  1. 1 2 "Battle of Mudki – 18 Dec 1845". Anglo Sikh Wars. 18 December 1845. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  2. "Shahid Ganj Pb.School Mudki, Firozpur - Reviews, Address, Fees and Admissions 2021". iCBSE. Retrieved 15 March 2021.