Second Battle of Lohgarh

Part of Mughal–Sikh Wars

Date	1712 or 1713
Location	Lohgarh, Bilaspur
Result	Sikh Victory

Belligerents

First Sikh State

Mughal Empire

Commanders and leaders

Banda Singh Bahadur

Jahandar Shah

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Late Mughal-Sikh Wars

The Second Battle of Lohgarh was fought in between 1712 or 1713 by Sikh forces led by Banda Singh Bahadur and Mughal forces led by Jahandar Shah.

Event

After the death of Bahadur Shah I, a civil war occurred between his sons. The eldest son Jahandar Shah won and became the emperor.

Banda took full advantage of the opportunity and recaptured Sadaura. After this, he recaptured Lohgarh. Here he remained undisturbed for around 2 months. The fort of Lohgarh were repaired and strengthened, which became the capital of the Sikhs for almost two years.

References

Nijhawan, P. K. (1985). Sri Guru Gobind Geeta: Guru Gobind Singh's Dialogue of Destiny with Banda. Army Educational Stores. p. 143.
Gupta, Hari Ram (1978). History Of The Sikhs Vol. II Evolution Of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69). p. 23.
Singh, Ganda (1999). Life of Banda Singh Bahadur (PDF). Publication Bureau. p. 123. ISBN 9788176293006.
Dhillon, Harish (2013). First Raj of the Sikhs. Hay House. ISBN 9789381398395.
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Willian Irvine (1971). Later Mughals. p. 121.

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