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Samad Khan's expedition against the Sikhs

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Samad Khan was responsible for the death of Bhai Mani Singh. This fact encouraged Kapur Singh to defeat Samad Khan and make him pay the price. He divided his army into two sections, one fighting the enemy and one hiding. During the battle, the Sikhs faked their retreat. Samad Khan fell for it and
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pursued the retreating Sikhs. As soon as the Mughal's formation was weak, the other section of the army came and surrounded the army. Samad Khan was slain and what seemed to be a victory turned into a defeat for the Mughals.
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and headed for the Shahi mosque where it was told to them that the Khan will pray. Luckily for the Khan, he did not attend the prayer which disappointed Kapur Singh. They removed their disguises and screamed
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was an expedition of the Mughal Empire led by Samad Khan against the Sikhs led by
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himself. He along with 2,000 Sikhs dressed up as Muslims entered
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Index

Mughal-Sikh Wars
Punjab

Dal Khalsa

Mughal Empire

Nawab Kapur Singh


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Mughal-Sikh Wars
Nadaun
Guler
Taragarh
Anandpur (1st, 1700)
Anandpur (2nd, 1700)
Basoli
Chamkaur (1st)
Anandpur (1st, 1704)
Anandpur (2nd, 1704)
Sarsa
Chamkaur (2nd)
Muktsar
Jajau
Amritsar (1709)
Sonepat
Samana

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