Battle of Guler
Sikhs sent by Guru Gobind Singh helped the Raja of Guler beat a Mughal force collecting tribute in the hills.
In 1696 the Mughal commander Husain Khan was sent into the hills to collect tribute and punish the rajas who refused. Some paid; the Raja of Guler resisted.
Guru Gobind Singh sent a body of Sikhs under Sangatia to help Guler. In the battle that followed, Husain Khan was killed, and the Mughal force was beaten; seven Sikhs died, including Sangatia.
The victory strengthened the Guru's position among the hill states but also made the Mughals more wary of him.
Same era
Mughal Punjab, 1526 – 1705
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