Battle of Anandpur
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
DateDecember 1704 or January 1705
Location
Result Mughal Victory
Belligerents
Khalsa Fauj Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Bibi Dalair Kaur  Wajir Khan 
Jabardast Khan
Strength
100 Women
10 Men
110 Total
Thousands
Casualties and losses
110 Heavy

The third battle of Anandpur was fought between the Sikh forces led by Bibi Dalair Kaur and the Mughal army led by Wajir Khan.

Event

After the second battle of Anandpur (1704), Guru Gobind Singh had ordered Bibi Dalair Kaur to defend Anandpur with 100 women and 10 men. Wajir Khan at first called his troops cowards for not being able to attack women. He rode over a thousand men into the fort the Sikhs were in. The Sikhs attacked them from every corner and he along with his troops dropped dead in the ground. Next, Jabardast Khan raided the fort with his troops. They searched every inch of the fort but did not find anyone. Not being able to think of what happened, they concluded that the Sikhs escaped from some secret passage. However, when the Mughals troops were sacking the fort, they found the martyred bodies of all the Sikhs.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Famous Sikh Women (PDF).
  2. Giri, Dipak (2021). Gender Perspectives in Indian Context. p. 174. ISBN 9789390655281.
  3. Rawal, Manoshi Sinha (2022). Saffron Swords Book-2. ISBN 9798885750233. Chapter 9

See also

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