Question

Why did Banda Bahadur attack Sadhaura?

Answer 1

The failure of the army to kill or catch Banda Singh shocked Emperor, Bahadur Shah and On 10 December 1710 he ordered that wherever a Sikh was found, he should be murdered. The Emperor became mentally disturbed and died on 18 February 1712.

Answer 2

Banda Singh Bahadur was a brave and devoted Sikh military general who fought many battles for Guru Gobind Singh.

He attacked Sadhaura in 1709, to avenge the execution of Pir Buddhu Shah, who was a great follower of Guru Gobind Singh.

Banda Bahadur defeated and killed Nawab Usman Khan, who was responsible for that execution and converted the ancestral home of Pir Buddhu Shah into a Gurdwara in his memory.