Sikh Attack on Nader Shah

Sikh Attack on Nader Shah
Part of Nader Shah's invasion of India
Date 1739 Location Somewhere Near Chenab River Result Sikh Victory
Belligerents
Afsharid Empire	Khalsa
Commanders and leaders
Nader Shah Zakaria Khan	Nawab Kapur Singh Jassa Singh Ahluwalia
Strength
250,000 with higher artillery and war elephants	10-12,000 sikhs living in forests
Casualties and losses
Thousands dead	300-500 killed

The Sikh Attack on Nader Shah (also known as Persian-Sikh War) was a skirmish fought between the khalsa and Afsharid dynasty. When Nader Shah was leaving India after his 2 year long campaign, the Sikhs who were living in forests ambushed him under the command of Nawab Kapur Singh. They fought until Sikhs seized a large amount of booty and managed to free slaves which were held captive after battle of Karnal. A number of 22,000 Hindu girls were set free by the khalsa.

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