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Kingdoms & WarsWho ruled the Punjab, the Kingdom of Lahore, and the battles fought over itWho ruled the PunjabEvery ruling power, 518 BCE to todayWars & BattlesFrom the Hydaspes to BasantarStruggles & Partitions1849, 1919, 1947, 1966, 1984, 2020

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Mudki
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Battlefield

Mudki

ਮੁੱਦਕੀمدکی دی لڑائی

Opening battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War, 18 December 1845.

Mudki is a village in Ferozepur district. On 18 December 1845 the first battle of the First Anglo-Sikh War was fought here, at dusk, among dust and scrub.

The British won but suffered heavy losses. A gurdwara and a memorial mark the field.

The village is now farmland of the Malwa.

Mudki, Firozpur, Punjab, India

People

Raja Lal Singh
Raja Lal Singhdied 1867

Chief minister and army commander in the First Anglo-Sikh War, widely accused of betraying the Khalsa army to the British.

Battles

1845MudkiBattle of MudkiSikh Khalsa army under Lal SinghvsBritish East India Company under Sir Hugh GoughBritish victory
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