The Battle of Thikriwala, also known as the Battle of Barnala, was fought in 1730 or 1731 by Sikh forces led by Ala Singh and the Rai of Kot and Mughal forces led by Rai Kalha.
Ala Singh and his army were trying to extend their territory by attacking the villages of Rai Kalha.[1] After Rai Kalha's brother in law dued, the Sikhs under the command of Ala Singh's son Sardul Singh conquered the village of Nima. Sohnde Khan owned that village.[2] An enraged Rai Kalha started preparations for a battle. Ala Singh caught on and started preparing for the battle as well.[3] Kalha managed to collect a large force led by Dalel Khan, Kutbuddin Khan, Jamal Khan, Chief of Malerkotla, Asad Ali Khan and several other leaders.[4]
Battleedit
A hard battle occurred. The battle destroyed the walls of Barnala.[5] The Sikhs managed to win the battle. Asad Ali Khan was killed and his troops were routed by the Sikhs. Soon the rest of the army retreated.[6] The casualties for the Mughals were quite heavy, and many Mughals were imprisoned.[7] The Sikhs also looted all the resources the Mughals left behind which included goods, war material, and horses.[1]
Aftermathedit
The successful battle increased the fame of Ala Singh and frightened the nearby chieftains. It also materially strengthened Ala Singh.[4][6][7]
Referencesedit
^ abHari Ram Gupta (1982). History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls. pp. 146–147.
^Purnima Dhavan (3 November 2011). When Sparrows Became Hawks. p. 106. ISBN9780199756551.
^Surjit Singh Gandhi (1999). Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. Singh Bros. p. 490. ISBN9788172052171.
^ abKhanzan Singh (1914). History and Philosophy of the Sikh Religion. p. 290.
^The Punjab Past and Present. Vol. 20. 1985. p. 398.
^ abMuḥammad Laṭīf (1891). History of the Panjáb from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Time. p. 326.
^ abLepel Henry Griffin (1870). The Rajas of the Punjab. p. 16.
battle, thikriwala, also, known, battle, barnala, fought, 1730, 1731, sikh, forces, singh, mughal, forces, kalha, part, mughal, sikh, warsdate1730, 1731locationthikriwala, barnala, resultsikh, victorybelligerentskhalsa, faujraikotsupported, mughal, empirecomma. The Battle of Thikriwala also known as the Battle of Barnala was fought in 1730 or 1731 by Sikh forces led by Ala Singh and the Rai of Kot and Mughal forces led by Rai Kalha Battle of ThikriwalaPart of Mughal Sikh WarsDate1730 or 1731LocationThikriwala Barnala ResultSikh VictoryBelligerentsKhalsa FaujRaikotSupported by Mughal EmpireCommanders and leadersNawab Kapur Singh Ala SinghRai Kalha Dalel Khan Kutbuddin Khan Jamal Khan Chief of Malerkotla Asad Ali Khan Fateh Khan of Talwandi Contents 1 Background 2 Battle 3 Aftermath 4 References 5 See alsoBackground editAla Singh and his army were trying to extend their territory by attacking the villages of Rai Kalha 1 After Rai Kalha s brother in law dued the Sikhs under the command of Ala Singh s son Sardul Singh conquered the village of Nima Sohnde Khan owned that village 2 An enraged Rai Kalha started preparations for a battle Ala Singh caught on and started preparing for the battle as well 3 Kalha managed to collect a large force led by Dalel Khan Kutbuddin Khan Jamal Khan Chief of Malerkotla Asad Ali Khan and several other leaders 4 Battle editA hard battle occurred The battle destroyed the walls of Barnala 5 The Sikhs managed to win the battle Asad Ali Khan was killed and his troops were routed by the Sikhs Soon the rest of the army retreated 6 The casualties for the Mughals were quite heavy and many Mughals were imprisoned 7 The Sikhs also looted all the resources the Mughals left behind which included goods war material and horses 1 Aftermath editThe successful battle increased the fame of Ala Singh and frightened the nearby chieftains It also materially strengthened Ala Singh 4 6 7 References edit a b Hari Ram Gupta 1982 History Of The Sikhs Vol IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls pp 146 147 Purnima Dhavan 3 November 2011 When Sparrows Became Hawks p 106 ISBN 9780199756551 Surjit Singh Gandhi 1999 Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century Singh Bros p 490 ISBN 9788172052171 a b Khanzan Singh 1914 History and Philosophy of the Sikh Religion p 290 The Punjab Past and Present Vol 20 1985 p 398 a b Muḥammad Laṭif 1891 History of the Panjab from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Time p 326 a b Lepel Henry Griffin 1870 The Rajas of the Punjab p 16 See also editNihang Martyrdom and Sikhism nbsp This article about a battle in Indian history is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Sikhism related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a battle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Thikriwala amp oldid 1215232077, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
