Battle of Chamkaur

Battle of Chamkaur
	Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars and Hill States-Sikh Wars
Date	6 December 1705 or 1704
Location	Near the village of Chamkaur, Rupnagar district, Punjab, India
Result	Mughal and Hindu Hill Chief victory Failed to capture Guru Gobind Singh;
Belligerents
Mughal Empire; Alliance of Hindu Hill chiefs	Khalsa (Sikhs)
Commanders and leaders
Mughal Commanders Aurangzeb; Wazir Khan; Zabardast Khan; Khwaja Muhammad (WIA); Nahar Khan †; Mu'nim Khan.; Ghairat Khan †; Hindu Hill Chief Commanders Ajmer Chand; Fateh Shah;	Guru Gobind Singh Daya Singh; Dharam Singh; Mohkam Singh †; Himmat Singh †; Sahib Singh †; Alam Singh Nachna †; Ajit Singh †; Jujhar Singh †;
Strength
Unknown, but much larger (Gobind Singh's Zafarnama metaphorically states that the Mughal soldiers numbered 1 million)	40
Casualties and losses
Khwaja Muhammad injured; Nahar Khan killed; Ghairat Khan killed; Innumerable Mughal soldiers Killed.;	Ajit Singh killed; Jujhar Singh killed; Mohkam Singh killed; Bhai Himmat Singh killed; Sahib Singh killed; Sangat Singh killed; 31 other Sikh soldiers killed;

The Battle of Chamkaur, also known as Battle of Chamkaur Sahib or the Second battle of Chamkaur, was fought between the Khalsa, led by Guru Gobind Singh, and the coalition forces of the Mughals led by Wazir Khan and of Hindu hill chief. Guru Gobind Singh makes a reference to this battle in his letter Zafarnama.

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