Battle of Baghaur

The Battle of Baghaur was fought between the Sikh forces led by Guru Gobind Singh and the Baghaur forces led by Shiv Partap at Rajasthan.[3]

Battle of Baghaur
Date1707[1]
Location
Baghaur, Rajasthan
Result Sikh Victory
Belligerents
Khalsa (Sikhs) Baghaur Residents and Soldiers
Commanders and leaders
Guru Gobind Singh
Daya Singh
Dharam Singh		 Shiv Partap †
Strength
15 later assisted by other Sikhs[2] Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

Background

Daya Singh and Dharam Singh were sent to the embassy of Aurangzeb to send a letter written by Guru Gobind Singh called the Zafarnama. Aurangzeb was moved by the letter and invited the Guru.[4] At Baghaur in Rajasthan, Daya Singh and Dharam Singh met the guru.[5] There he also heard the news that Aurangzeb had died in his camp at Ahmadnagar.[6] The residents were, for some unknown reason, scared from the Guru and planned to attack him. They were mainly terrified of the Guru's caravan which is what made the Guru store it somewhere for a few days.[7] A few days had passed and the Sikhs went on to check the caravan camels. They had gone missing. They had consumed orchard trees, which made a gardener confiscate them. He further beat up the camel driver and took him hostage.[2]

Battle

After the camel incident, 15 Sikhs went in and attempted to negotiate the release of the camels and the driver. The gardener refused and the Sikhs fought.[2] This led to state soldiers launching a counterattack and a battle ensued which lasted 2 days long.[8] Many casualties occurred during this period of time. The Sikhs had successfully plundered the city but the fort still remained.[8] As the fight entered the third day, Dharam Singh with the Sikhs made a dash and kept fighting and killing everyone.[7] Peace was proclaimed but on the day the Raja arrived, the hostilities continued. Dharam Singh killed the rajas command-in-chief while the guru finished the raja himself.[8] The Raja's force made a complete surrender which resulted in a Sikh victory.[7]

Aftermath

The guru decided to turn towards Delhi to meet his wives who were living there.[5] The guru got on his caravan and departed to Delhi (also known as Shahjahanabad at the time).[7] There the guru first stayed in a house lying at the back of Humayun's tomb. Later in the year, Guru Gobind Singh sent some troops in support of Bahadur Shah in the Battle of Jajau.

See also

References
  1. Ifran Habib (2001). Sikh History from Persian Sources (PDF). p. 41. ISBN 9788185229171.
  2. Singh, Dalip (2015). Life of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (6th ed.). CSJS. p. 174. ISBN 978-81-7601-480-9.
  3. Singh, Dalip (2015). Life of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji (6th ed.). CSJS. p. 288. ISBN 978-81-7601-480-9.
  4. Harbans Singh (1966). Guru Gobind Singh. Unistar Books. p. 29. ISBN 9788189899554.
  5. Hari Ram Gupta (1994). History Of The Sikhs Vol. I The Sikh Gurus (1469-1708). p. 312. ISBN 8121502764.
  6. Ganda Singh (1950). A Short History Of Sikhs Vol I 1469-1765. p. 76.
  7. Kavi Saniapat (1996). Sri Gur Sobha (PDF). pp. 265–276.
  8. Macauliffe, Max Arthur (1996) [1909]. The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings, and Authors. Low Price Publications. p. 229. ISBN 978-81-86142-31-8. OCLC 1888987.
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