Battle of Basarke

Battle of Basarke
Part of the Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date23-24 October 1736
Location
Basarke Gillan and Hujra Shah Muqeem
Result

Sikh victory

Belligerents
Dal Khalsa Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nawab Kapur Singh Zakariya Khan
Lakhpat Rai
Haibat Khan
Mukhlas Khan 
Salabat Khan
Kutb-ud-Din Khan
Jamal Khan 
Tatar Khan 
Duni Chand 
Strength
Unknown 7,000 at Basarke[1]
10,000 at Hujra Shah[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Several thousand[3]

The Battle of Basarke, also known as Battle of Basarke and Hujra Shah was fought on 23 October 1736 between the Sikh forces led by Nawab Kapur Singh and the Mughal forces led by Lakhpat Rai.

  1. ^ Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. pp. 101 and 414. ISBN 9788172052171.
  2. ^ Singh, Ganda (1990). Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia. pp. 25–26.
  3. ^ G.S. Chhabra (1960). Advanced study in History of the Punjab. p. 360.