Battle of sirhind or chhapar chiri | |||||||
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Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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Mughal Empire | ||||||
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Wazir Khan | ||||||
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All residents of Sirhind were burned alive or killed. |
The Siege of Sirhind was fought between the Mughals and Sikh forces in 1710. The Sikhs initially besieged and stormed the city of Sirhind, however the Mughals were quick to recapture the city and quickly moved on to attack the Sikhs at Lohgarh. Wazir Khan was beheaded in the battle
When Banda Singh Bahadur captured Sirhind he ordered that all men, women and children be released but we do not know for sure.