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First battle of Chamkaur

1702 battle

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Source revisionAug 22, 2026
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The First battle of Chamkaur was fought in 1702 between the Sikhs and the Mughals. It resulted in a Sikh victory and the Mughal General Sayyad Beg defecting to the Sikhs with some troops.

Before the battle

Guru Gobind Singh was making his way to Anandpur. He halted in Chamkaur, Mughal troops led by Generals Sayyad Beg and Alif Khan were marching from Lahore to Delhi. They were seen marching by Ajmer Chand. He asked the generals to join him and promised to pay them 2,000 rupees per day. The Mughal Army made an attack on the Guru.

Battle

The Mughal Army and the army of Bilaspur State attacked. There was only a small army of Sikhs with the Guru. Sayyad Beg felt the aggression against the prevailing peace was unwarranted.

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