Battle of Thanesar (1710)
Date13 November 1710
Location
Thanesar
Result Mughal Victory
Belligerents
Mughals Khalsa (Sikhs)
Commanders and leaders

The Battle of Thanesar (1710) was one among a series of battles fought between Firuz Khan Mewati and Binod Singh as he was ordered by the Mughal Imperial government to chastise the Sikh rebellion. Firuz Khan was sent in the vanguard while Sayyid Wajih-ud-din of the Sadaat-e-Bara was sent to reinforce him.[2] It resulted in a victory for the Mughals as Firuz Khan Mewati cleared Thanesar, in northern India.[3]

Aftermath

Firuz Khan after clearing Thanesar would move onto Shahabad Markanda, ten miles further to the north, which was also taken by the Mughals. Therefore, Firuz Khan won all four engagements with Binod Singh. Hundreds of Sikhs who were made prisoner were strung up by Firuz to the road-side trees, their long hair being twisted to perform the office of a rope. Firuz Khan was awarded the Faujdari of Sirhind.

References

  1. ↑ Sikhs In The Eighteenth Century. p. 42.
  2. ↑ Hari Ram Gupta (1999). History Of The Sikhs Vol. II Evolution Of Sikh Confederacies (1707-69).
  3. ↑ William Irvine (1904). Later Mughals. Atlantic Publishers & Distri.
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