Battle of Bhangani
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The Battle of Bhangani was fought between Guru Gobind Singh's army and Bhim Chand (Kahlur) of Bilaspur on 18 September 1686 or 1688,[6][7] at Bhangani near Paonta Sahib. An alliance of Rajput Rajas of the Shivalik Hills participated in the engagement on behalf of Bhim Chand of Bilaspur State's side, including the states of Garhwal and Kangra.[8][9] It was the first battle Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, fought at the age of 19.[10]
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Battle of Bhangani | |||||||
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Part of Hill States-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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Alliance of 16 Hill States, including: Hindur Siba Jaswan | |||||||
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Guru Gobind Rai Bhai Daya Ram Sobhi Sangtia Rai Bhai Jit Mal † Shah Sangram (Sango Shah) † Mehri Chand Ganga Ram Lal Chand Daya Ram Mahant Kripal Das Nand Chand 'Uncle' Kirpal Chand Sahib Chand Pir Buddhu Shah |
Bhim Chand (Kahlur) Fateh Shah Hari Chand † Hayat Khan † Najabat Khan † Bhikhan Khan Raja Gopal (Raj Singh) of Guler Hari Chand (of Hindur) Madhukar Shah Dadwal (of Siba) Raja of Jaswan | ||||||
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1,000 with 507 reinforcements arriving later[4] | 10,000 [5] |
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Bichitra Natak, an autobiography generally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh, contains a detailed description of the battle.[11]