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Battle of Gurdas Nangal

Battle of Gurdas Nangal was a battle fought in 1715 at Gurdaspur, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gurdaspur. It was part of the Mughal–Sikh Wars, which ran from 1621 to 1788. The recorded result: Mughal victory. Recorded strength: 1,250 against 35,000.

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Fought1715
WhereGurdaspur, India32.033N, 75.400E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeMughal victory
Belligerents25px KhalsaagainstMughal Empire
Casualties and losses300 dead; 750 capturedandUnknown
Part ofMughal–Sikh Wars1621 to 1788

Where it sits in the Mughal–Sikh Wars

Battle of Rohilla, 1621Battle of Amritsar, 1634Battle of Lahira, 1634Battle of Kartarpur, 1635Battle of Kiratpur, 1638Battle of Nadaun, 1691Battle of Guler, 1696Battle of Anandpur, 1700Battle of Basoli, 1702First Battle of Chamkaur, 1702Second Battle of Anandpur, 1704First Battle of Anandpur (1704), 1704Battle of Samana, 1709Battle of Jalalabad, 1710Battle of Chappar Chiri, 1710Battle of Sirhind, 1710Battle of Gurdas Nangal, 1715Capture of Delhi and Red Fort, 178316211783Battle of Gurdas Nangal, 1715
18 placed engagements of the Mughal–Sikh Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1715 (year precision)
PlaceGurdaspur, India
32.033N, 75.400E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeBanda Singh Bahadur was captured alive by the Mughals.
Strength1,25035,000
Casualties and losses300 dead; 750 capturedUnknown
Commanders
  • Banda Singh Bahadur
  • Baj Singh
  • Binod Singh
  • Farrukhsiyar
  • Abd al-Samad Khan
  • Zakariya Khan Bahadur
  • Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
Battle of Gurdas NangalBattle of Gurdas NangalSiege of GurdaspurBattle of KartarpurBattle of NadaunBattle of Ichogil BundBattle of SobraonSiege of GurdaspurBattle of KartarpurBattle of NadaunBattle of Ichogil BundBattle of SobraonAmritsarLudhianaGujranwalaJammuKasurPathankotSialkoteSheikhu Pura100 km32.033N, 75.400E
Placed at Gurdaspur; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Gurdas Nangal is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19882266, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Gurdas Nangal, revision 1376654249, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.