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==References== ==References==
''1.The last battle of Guru Gobind Singh against Mughals was fought at Muktsar.The forty Sikhs who had left Guru at Anandpur rejoined him in this battle.They fought against Mughals steadfastly.Although all of them were killed yet they could turn the tables in this battle by their valour.Guru Gobind Singh won the day and battle and therefore Guru Gobind Singh named this town as Muktsar to commemorate the names of these forty martyrs, otherwise the name of the place was khidrana.''
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Battle Of Muktsar
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Date29 December, 1705
LocationNear the pool of Khidrānā (later Muktsar)
Result Guru Gobind Singh victory.
Belligerents
Mughals Khalsa
Commanders and leaders
Wazir Khan (Mughal Governor of Punjab) Guru Gobind Singh
Mai Bhago
Mahan Singh
Strength
Unknown 41
Casualties and losses
Unconfirmed 40

The Battle of Muktsar or Battle of Khidrāne Dee Dhāb took place on 29 December 1705, (29 Poh) following the siege of Anandpur. In 1704, Anandpur was under an extended siege by the allied forces of the Mughals and the hill chiefs.

During the siege 40 men, led by Bhai Maha Singh, wrote letters of bedava (abandonment of a Sikh from his Guru) to Guru Gobind Singh, and fled the village. They arrived in the village of Jhabal where a local woman named Mai Bhago, upon hearing their tale of desertion, shamed them into returning to battle.

The 40 deserters with Mai Bhago returned to seek out Guru Gobind Singh, and joined him near Khidrāne Dee Dhāb preparing for battle against the Mughals. They fought and died in the following battle. The guru, finding the dying Maha Singh on the battlefield after the battle, forgave him and his compatriots, tore up their letters of bedava, and blessed them for their service. The place was later renamed Muktsar, literally meaning The Pool of Liberation. Mai Bhago survived the battle and stayed on with Guru Gobind Singh Ji as one of his bodyguards. The Mela Maghi is held at the holy city of Muktsar Sahib every year in memory of the forty Sikh martyrs.

References

1.The last battle of Guru Gobind Singh against Mughals was fought at Muktsar.The forty Sikhs who had left Guru at Anandpur rejoined him in this battle.They fought against Mughals steadfastly.Although all of them were killed yet they could turn the tables in this battle by their valour.Guru Gobind Singh won the day and battle and therefore Guru Gobind Singh named this town as Muktsar to commemorate the names of these forty martyrs, otherwise the name of the place was khidrana.

  1. http://sikhism.about.com/od/Historic-Events/p/Battle-Of-Muktsar.htm. commemoration varies with some marking the day on 15 April
  2. Jacques, Tony. Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O. p. 695. ISBN 978-0-313-33536-5.
  3. History of Sikh Gurus Retold: 1606-1708 C.E Surjit Singh Gandhi
  4. Surinder Singh Johar (1998). Holy Sikh Shrines. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 978-81-7533-073-3.
  5. "Bedava". The Sikh Encyclopedia. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  6. "Chali Muktay: The Forty Liberated Ones". Sikh Information. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. R. K. Pruthi (2004). Sikhism And Indian Civilization. Discovery Publishing House. p. 106. ISBN 978-81-7141-879-4.
  8. Linda Edwards. A brief guide to beliefs. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 0-664-22259-5.
Late Mughal-Sikh Wars

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