| Battle of Michni | |||||||
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| Part of Afghan-Sikh Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sikh Empire | Michni Afghans | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hari Singh Nalwa | Dela Khan † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 100[1] | 5,000[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Michni was fought sometime in 1836 by the Sikh forces led by Hari Singh Nalwa and the Afghan's of Michni led by the Nawab of Michni.
Background
The Michni Fort was a fort built by Hari Singh Nalwa himself.[2][3] Once Hari Singh Nalwa was hunting in the area of Michni with 100 horsemen when a Hindu came with a complaint that the Pathan Dela of Michni attacked his wedding and stole his spouse.[1] Later more Hindus came and told him about the atrocities of the Khan of Michni. Hari Singh assured them that he would help him.[4]
Battle
Nalwa striked the Khan's residence during nighttime. Dela Khan had an army of 5,000 but only used 500 for the first half of the battle.[1] There are 2 accounts of what happened next. The first one states that Dela Khan died and later his son came in commanding the rest of the army, also getting killed. Hari Singh Nalwa returned the spouse of the Hindu.[5] The other account states that the Khan apologized and offered the spouse back. However, Hari Singh Nalwa punished him and returned the bride to her husband.[4]
Aftermath
The bride was given Amrit by Hari Singh Nalwa which baptised her to being a Sikh. Her name was now Bibi Harsharan Kaur. The husband also willingly agreed to embrace the religion.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Rattan Singh Jaggi (2014). ਹਰੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਨਲਵਾ. ISBN 978-81-237-7108-3.
- ↑ Bobby Singh Bansal (2015). Remnants of the Sikh Empire. Hay House. ISBN 9789384544935.
- ↑ Rachhpal Singh Gill. Punjab Kosh. Vol. 2. p. 170.
- 1 2 3 Sandhu Autar Singh (1935). General Hari Singh Nalwa 1791-1835. pp. 68–69.
- 1 2 Sohan Singh Seetal. Dhadi Varaan. p. 429.
See also