First siege of Anandpur

First siege of Anandpur
Part of Hill States-Sikh Wars
DateAugust 29th-October 3rd 1700
Location
Result Hill Raja victory
Belligerents
Khalsa (Sikhs)

Alliance of the Hill States of Sivalik Hills[note 1]

Commanders and leaders
Guru Gobind Singh
Bhai Daya Singh
Bhai Dharam Singh
Bhai Mohkam Singh
Bhai Himmat Singh
Bhai Sahib Singh
Bhai Uday Singh[1]
Raja Bhim Chand
Raja Ajmer Chand
General Jagatullah 
Raja Kesari Chand 
Raja Ghumand Chand 
Raja Bhup Chand
Strength
4,000[2] Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown

The first siege of Anandpur was a thirty-five-day-long siege at Anandpur led by the Rajas of the Sivalik Hills and the Gujar and Ranghar tribesmen against the armies of the Sikh under Guru Gobind Singh.[4][5][6]


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  1. ^ Johar, Surinder Singh (1998). Holy Sikh shrines. New Delhi: M D Publications. p. 46. ISBN 978-81-7533-073-3. OCLC 44703461.
  2. ^ Harbans Kaur Sagoo (2001). Banda Singh Bahadur And Sikh Sovereignty. p. 70.
  3. ^ Jacques, Tony (2006). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges. Greenwood Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26.
  4. ^ Tony., Jaques (2007). Dictionary of battles and sieges : a guide to 8,500 battles from antiquity through the twenty-first century. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313027994. OCLC 230808376.
  5. ^ Grewal, J.S. Guru Gobind Singh - A Biographical Study. p. 131.
  6. ^ Bindra, Pritpal Singh. Guru Kian Sakhian Tales of the Sikh Gurus. pp. 142–148.

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