Battle of Chappar Chiri

Not to be confused with Siege of Sirhind, Battle of Sirhind (1555), or Battle of Sirhind (1764).

Battle of Chappar Chiri
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars

Illustrated folio of ‘Tawarikh-i Jahandar Shah’, Awadh or Lucknow, ca.1770, showing the climax of the Battle of Sirhind fought in 1710
Date12 May 1710 [1]
Location
A village named Chappar Chiri near Sahibzada Ajit Nagar (Mohali)
Result Sikh victory[2]
Belligerents

First Sikh State

Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders

Banda Singh Bahadur

Wazir Khan (Sirhind) †

  • Sher Muhammad Khan †
  • Khwaja Ali Khan †
  • Sucha Nand
Units involved
70,000[3][a] 5,000–6,000 cavalry
7,000–8,000 musketeers and archers
100 elephants
24 cannons
5,000–8,000 Ghazis
Total 20,000–25,000[5][6]
Casualties and losses
Unknown

The Battle of Chappar Chiri, also called Battle of Sirhind,[9] was fought between Mughal Empire and the Sikhs on 12 May 1710 at Chappar Chiri, located 20 kilometers from Sirhind.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Fenech, E. Louis; Mcleod, H. W. (11 June 2014). Historical Dictionary of Sikhism. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-4422-3601-1.
  2. ^ Jacques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 948. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  3. ^ Singh, Surinder (2022). Medieval Panjab in Transition Authority, Resistance and Spirituality C.1500 – C.1700. Routledge. p. 471. ISBN 9781000609448. After destroying a number of neighbouring towns and villages, he rushed to Sirhind. By this time, his position had become formidable, as 70,000 people gathered under him.
  4. ^ Singh 1990, p. 62.
  5. ^ Sikh Digital Library (17 April 1935). Life Of Banda Singh Bahadur Based On Contemporary And Original Records - Dr. Ganda Singh. Sikh Digital Library. Sikh Digital Library. pp. 59–60.
  6. ^ VSM, D. S. Saggu (7 June 2018). Battle Tactics And War Manoeuvres of the Sikhs. Notion Press. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-1-64249-006-0.
  7. ^ Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 31.
  8. ^ Irvine, William (1904). Later Mughals. Atlantic Publishers & Distri.
  9. ^ Singh, Raj Pal (2004). The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years. Pentagon Press. pp. 46–48. ISBN 9788186505465.


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