Conflict: | Battle of Sangrana |
Place: | Sangrana, south of Amritsar |
Partof: | Early Mughal-Sikh Wars |
Date: | 1628 or 1633[1] |
Result: | Sikh victory |
Combatant1: | Akal Sena (Sikhs) |
Combatant2: | Mughal Empire |
Commander1: | Guru Hargobind |
Commander2: | Shah Jahan Hakim Alim-ud-din |
Strength1: | Unknown |
Strength2: | Unknown |
The Battle of Sangrana was fought in 1628 by the Sikh forces led by Guru Hargobind and the Mughal forces commanded by Hakim Alim-ud-din.
One day Shah Jahan was hunting in the jungles of Jallo located between Lahore and Amritsar.[2] [3] [4] Coincidentally, the Guru was hunting at the same location. The guru's hawk took down the emperor's hawk.[5] Imperial soldiers arrived to retrieve the hawk but the Sikhs denied them. This led to a fight in which two Mughals were killed and their leader Ghulam Rasur Khan was wounded.[6] In response, Shah Jahan destroyed a langar site. He ordered the new Governor of Punjab to chase the Guru with horsemen.[2] The guru defeated this army.[7] [8]
A shrine known as Sangrana Sahib is built to celebrate the Sikh's first victory against Shah Jahan.[9] A fair is held there whenever there is a full moon in April.