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917:Dictionary of Battles and Sieges
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373:Anandpur (1st, 1700)
301:Wazir Khan (Sirhind)
203:Wazir Khan (Sirhind)
285:Total 20,000-25,000
159:Banda Singh Bahadur
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1331:on 3 January 2013
1272:Bollywood Hungama
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1013:978-1-64249-006-0
927:978-0-313-33536-5
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507:Kiri Pathan
472:Kotla Begum
190:Fateh Singh
180:Binod Singh
1395:Categories
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1185:Sagoo 2001
1173:Sagoo 2001
1161:Sagoo 2001
971:Singh 1990
871:References
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821:Fateh Burj
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741:irregulars
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671:Wazir Khan
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654:Background
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278:24 cannons
251:Sucha Nand
792:Aftermath
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517:Gurdaspur
467:Jalalabad
275:elephants
170:Baj Singh
828:See also
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695:Shahabad
668:governor
649:Sirhind.
487:Thanesar
477:Bhilowal
443:Sadhaura
368:Taragarh
266:5-6,000
75:Location
44:Part of
1374:Sources
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762:Rajputs
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683:Sonepat
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609:Ghanaur
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428:Sonepat
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