Battle of Harnaulgarh

Battle of Harnaulgarh
Part of Indian Campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani
Date May 1762 Location Harnaulgarh, 30 miles from Sirhind Result Sikh victory[1] Territorial changes Durranis driven out from Sirhind.
Belligerents
Sikh Misls	Durrani Empire
Commanders and leaders
Jassa Singh Ahluwalia Charat Singh	Zain Khan Sirhindi

The Battle of Harnaulgarh was fought between the Durrani Empire and the Sikh Misls of Dal Khalsa in 1762.

Background

Main articles: Battle of Kup and Vadda Ghalughara

Battle

The Sikhs assembled in May 1762 and plundered the baggage of the Mughal governor of Sirhind, Zain Khan Sirhindi.[2][3] The Sikh forces then marched and fought a severe battle with the Durranis at Harnaulgarh, a place 30 miles from Sirhind. The Sikhs secured a decisive victory at Harnaulgarh by driving away the Afghans and the defeated governor of Sirhind, Zain Khan Sirhindi, was forced to pay tribute of Rs. 50,000 to the Sikhs as a penalty for his loss.[4]

References

1. Raj Pal Singh (2004). The Sikhs : Their Journey Of Five Hundred Years. Pentagon Press. p. 115. ISBN 9788186505465.
2. Ganḍā, Singh (1959). Ahmad Shah Durrani: Father of Modern Afghanistan. Asia Pub. House. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-4021-7278-6. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
3. Bhagata, Siṅgha (1993). A History of the Sikh Misals. Publication Bureau, Punjabi University. p. 181. ...
4. Gupta, Hari Ram (2007). History of Sikhs Vol. 2 - Evolution of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69). New Delhi: ||Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd||. ISBN 978-81-215-0248-1.