Capture of Sadhaura
Banda Singh avenged Pir Budhu Shah, who had been killed by Sadhaura's governor for helping Guru Gobind Singh.
In 1704 Usman Khan, the Mughal official of Sadhaura, had executed Pir Budhu Shah, the Sufi who had fought for Guru Gobind Singh at Bhangani, and was hated for his oppression of the town's Hindus.
In December 1709, after Samana and the capture of Kapuri, Banda Singh marched on Sadhaura. Its people took refuge in the large house of Budhu Shah's family, but Usman Khan's men resisted. The town was taken and Usman Khan was killed.
From Sadhaura Banda Singh moved to the nearby fort of Mukhlisgarh in the Shivalik hills, which he renamed Lohgarh, the fortress of steel, and made his capital.
Banda Singh Bahadur's campaigns
1709 – 1716Same era
Misls, Mughals and Afghans, 1709 – 1799
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