Early Mughal–Sikh wars
Part of Mughal-Sikh Wars
Guru Hargobind fighting Mughal soldiers
Date 1621–1658 Location Punjab Result Sikh victory Tension and conflict subsided No major fighting continued until Guru Gobind Singh's time
Belligerents
Akal Sena ( Sikhs) Assisted by Kangra State	Mughal Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sikh Gurus Guru Hargobind Guru Har Rai Sikh Generals Tyag Mal Baba Praga Bhai Mathura Bhai Parasram  † Bhai Saktu  † Baba Bidhi Chand Bhai Mokal Bhai Jattu Bhai Jagna Bhai Singha  † Bhai Mohna  † Bhai Kalyana Bhai Kirat Bhatt Bhai Bhanno  † Bhai Peda Das  † Rao Balllu  † Bhai Jetha  † Bhai Jati Mal ( WIA) Bhai Amiya Bhai Mehar Chand Baba Gurditta Bhai Lakhu  † Bhai Desu  † Bhai Sohela  † Bhai Gaura Assisted by Rai Jodh ( WIA)	Mughal Emperors Jahangir I Shah Jahan I Mughal Governors Ghulam Rasul Khan ( WIA) Wazir Khan Kale Khan  † Qutab Khan  † Abdul Khan  † Lala Beg  † Nahar Khan  † Mughal Generals Nabi Bakhsh  † Mohammad Khan  † Bairam Khan  † Balwand Khan  † Ali Bakhsh  † Iman Bakhsh  † Nabi Bakhsh  † Karim Bakhsh  † Ratan Chand  † Karam Chand  † Mukhlis Khan  † Shamas Khan  † Murtaza Khan  † Mustafa Khan  † Anwar Khan  † Sultan Beg  † Sayyad Muhammad  † Kamar Beg  † Kasam Beg  † Samas Beg  † Kabul Beg  † Painda Khan   † Anwar Khan  † Azmat Khan  † Khoja Anwar  † Ahmad Khan  † Fateh Khan  † Zafat Khan Jamal Khan Muhammad Yarbeg Khan  † Zalam Khan  † Thude Khan  †

The early Mughal–Sikh wars were a series of significant armed conflicts between Sikhs and the Mughal Empire, spanning the years of 1621 to 1658, happening primarily in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. It is distinguished from the later Mughal–Sikh wars which saw a continued struggle from the Sikhs towards the Mughals.

References

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• Media related to Mughal-Sikh Wars at Wikimedia Commons