Battle of Rumal

The Battle of Rumal was fought between the Sikh forces led by Gulab Singh Dhillon and the Dogra forces led by Raja Braj Dev.

Battle of Rumal
Part of Hill States-Sikh Wars
Date1787
Location
Rumal, 40 km from Jammu
Result Sikh Victory
Belligerents
Bhangi Misl Dogra Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Gulab Singh Dhillon Raja Braj Dev †
Sampuran Singh  Surrendered
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Almost the entire army

Background and Battle

Jammu had been tributary to the Bhangis and Kanhaiyas. The Sialkot district was in the immediate neighborhood of Jammu.[1] The Ranjitgarh fort was made by Maharaja Ranjit Dev to mark his southern boundary. The Bhangis of Sialkot captured the fort in 1787.[2] Bran Dev came to drive away the Bhangis but was killed in a battle fought at Rumal.[3]

Aftermath

Braj Dev's son Sampuran Singh succeeded him but surrendered to the Sikhs.[4][5]

References
  1. Hari Ram Gupta (1982). History Of The Sikhs Vol. IV The Sikh Commonwealth Or Rise And Fall Of Sikh Misls. pp. 339–340.
  2. Sukhdev Singh Charak (1977). Gulabnama. p. 131.
  3. Sukhdev Singh Charak (1978). Indian Conquest of the Himalayan Territories. p. 37.
  4. Charak, Sukh Dev Singh; Billawaria, Anita K. (1998). Pahāṛi Styles of Indian Murals. Abhinav Publications. p. 29. ISBN 9788170173564.
  5. Harbans Singh (1992). The Encyclopedia Of Sikhism - Volume IV S-Z. p. 194.

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