Tempo:
HISTORY OF THE SIKHS
78 1708-16.
Bahadaur Shah dies
CHAP. II
allowed himself to be captured during a sally of the besieged, and Banda withdrew with all his followers. After some successful skirmishes he established him self near Jammu in the hills north of Lahore, and lai: the fairest part of the Punjab under contribution
at Lahore,
Bahadur Shah had by this time advanced to Lahon in person, and he died there in the month of February
1712.
1712.2
Jahandar
The death of the emperor brought on anothe contest for the throne. His eldest son, Jahandar Shah retained power for a year, but in February 1713 he wa: defeated and put to death by his nephew Farrukhsiyar These commotions were favourable to the Sikhs; the.^ again became united and formidable, and they buil for themselves a considerable fort, named Gurdaspur between the Beas and Ravi.^ The viceroy of Lahori marched against Banda, but he was defeated in pitched battle and the Sikhs sent forward a party- tc wards Sirhind, the governor of which, Bayazid Kha fanatic crept under h. advanced to oppose them. tent and mortally wounded him; the Muhammadan dispersed, but the city does not seem to have fallen second time a prey to the exulting Sikhs.* The em
Shah slain by FarTUkhsiyar,
who laecomes emperor. 1713.
The Sikhs reappear under Banda,
and the
province of Sirhind is plundered.
A
peror now ordered Abdus Samad Khan, the governo Kashmir, a Turani noble and a skilful general, t' assume the command in the Punjab, and he sent to hi: Abdu aid some chosen troops from the eastward. Samad Khan brought with him some thousands of hi own warlike countrymen, and as soon as he was ii possession of a train of artillery he left Lahore, ani falling upon the Sikh army he defeated it, after The succes: fierce resistance on the part of Banda. was followed up, and Banda retreated from post t' of
;
Banda reduced eventually and taken pr.soner,
A. D. 1716;
post, fighting valiantly and inflicting heavy losses oi his victors; but he was at length compelled to shelte himself in the fort of Gurdaspur. He was closely be sieged; nothing could be conveyed to him from with out; and after consuming all his provisions, and eatini 1
Cf.
Elphinstone, Historij,
ii.
566,
and Forster, Travels
The zeal of the devotee was applauded without beinj pardoned by the emperor. i.
305.
2Cf. the Siar xd Mutakharin. i. 109, 112.
Gurdaspur is near Kalanaur, where Akbar was salute< and it appears to be the Lohgarh of the ordinar; It nov accounts followed by Forster, Malcolm, and others. contains a monastery of Sarsut Brahmans, who have adoptee many of the Sikh modes and tenets. 4 Some accounts nevertheless represent Banda to hav 3
as emperoi*,
again possessed himself of Sirhind.
78 1708-16.
Bahadaur Shah dies
CHAP. II
allowed himself to be captured during a sally of the besieged, and Banda withdrew with all his followers. After some successful skirmishes he established him self near Jammu in the hills north of Lahore, and lai: the fairest part of the Punjab under contribution
at Lahore,
Bahadur Shah had by this time advanced to Lahon in person, and he died there in the month of February
1712.
1712.2
Jahandar
The death of the emperor brought on anothe contest for the throne. His eldest son, Jahandar Shah retained power for a year, but in February 1713 he wa: defeated and put to death by his nephew Farrukhsiyar These commotions were favourable to the Sikhs; the.^ again became united and formidable, and they buil for themselves a considerable fort, named Gurdaspur between the Beas and Ravi.^ The viceroy of Lahori marched against Banda, but he was defeated in pitched battle and the Sikhs sent forward a party- tc wards Sirhind, the governor of which, Bayazid Kha fanatic crept under h. advanced to oppose them. tent and mortally wounded him; the Muhammadan dispersed, but the city does not seem to have fallen second time a prey to the exulting Sikhs.* The em
Shah slain by FarTUkhsiyar,
who laecomes emperor. 1713.
The Sikhs reappear under Banda,
and the
province of Sirhind is plundered.
A
peror now ordered Abdus Samad Khan, the governo Kashmir, a Turani noble and a skilful general, t' assume the command in the Punjab, and he sent to hi: Abdu aid some chosen troops from the eastward. Samad Khan brought with him some thousands of hi own warlike countrymen, and as soon as he was ii possession of a train of artillery he left Lahore, ani falling upon the Sikh army he defeated it, after The succes: fierce resistance on the part of Banda. was followed up, and Banda retreated from post t' of
;
Banda reduced eventually and taken pr.soner,
A. D. 1716;
post, fighting valiantly and inflicting heavy losses oi his victors; but he was at length compelled to shelte himself in the fort of Gurdaspur. He was closely be sieged; nothing could be conveyed to him from with out; and after consuming all his provisions, and eatini 1
Cf.
Elphinstone, Historij,
ii.
566,
and Forster, Travels
The zeal of the devotee was applauded without beinj pardoned by the emperor. i.
305.
2Cf. the Siar xd Mutakharin. i. 109, 112.
Gurdaspur is near Kalanaur, where Akbar was salute< and it appears to be the Lohgarh of the ordinar; It nov accounts followed by Forster, Malcolm, and others. contains a monastery of Sarsut Brahmans, who have adoptee many of the Sikh modes and tenets. 4 Some accounts nevertheless represent Banda to hav 3
as emperoi*,
again possessed himself of Sirhind.
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