Battle of Samana

Battle of Samana
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date26 November 1709
Location
Result Sikh victory[3][4]
Establishment of the First Sikh State
Belligerents

Khalsa

Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Banda Singh Bahadur Wazir Khan
Strength
3,000 Cavalry
5,000 Infantry
8,000 Total
10,000+
Casualties and losses
Unknown 10,000

The Battle of Samana was fought between the Khalsa under the leadership of Banda Singh Bahadur and the Mughal Government of Samana in 1709. Following the battle, Banda Singh Bahadur shook the administration of Delhi.[5]

  1. ^ Joon, Rs (2017-04-20). "Foreword to History: A Novel". University of Illinois Press. 1: 179–180. doi:10.5406/illinois/9780252039003.003.0023. While on his way to Punjab, Banda Bairagi broke his journey at Sehri - Khandaa a Jat village of Dahiya Gotra, 20 miles west of Delhi. From there he dispatched letters to all the Jathedars of the Panth to concentrate forthwith. He planned to attack and loot the Royal treasury by and by the Sikhs started arriving and the strength of the force rose to 14000. He attached Samana, overran Sadhora
  2. ^ Sagoo 2001, p. 124.
  3. ^ Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 891. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  4. ^ Jacques, p. 892
  5. ^ Alexander Mikaberidze (31 July 2011). Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 120–. ISBN 978-1-59884-337-8. Retrieved 15 September 2013.