The actual battle is said to have taken place outside the haveli where Guru Gobind Singh was resting. After learning that the party of Sikhs had taken shelter in the haveli, they laid siege upon it. The battleĭespite giving assurance of safe conduct, the Mughal soldiers were looking for Guru Gobind Singh, to take his head as a trophy. He refused, but his younger brother allowed the Sikhs to stay in the haveli. Guru Gobind Singh and his followers asked permission of the city chief for shelter to rest for the night in their garhi or haveli. While they were crossing, the mughals and hill chiefs attacked. Guru Gobind Singh makes a reference to this battle in his letter Zafarnama.Īfter Guru Gobind Singh left Anandpur Sahib on the night of 5 and 6 December 1704, or 1705 he crossed the Sarsa river with his disciples. The Battle of Chamkaur, also known as Battle of Chamkaur Sahib, was a battle fought between the Khalsa, led by Guru Gobind Singh, and the coalition forces of the Mughals led by Wazir Khan and of Hindu hill chief.
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