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Mirza Askari (1635 — 12 May 1710), better known by his title Wazir Khan, was the Mughal governor (Faujdar) of Sarkar i Sirhind in the present state of Punjab. He administered the territory of the Mughal Empire that laid between the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers.
The siege of Sirhind was fought between the Mughal Empire and Sikh forces in 1710. The Sikhs besieged, stormed, captured, plundered and razed the city of Sirhind after defeating and beheading Wazir Khan in the Battle of Chappar Chiri.
Feb 18, 2008 · Nawab Wazir Khan (d. 1710), a resident of Kuhjpura, near Karnal, now in Haryana, was the faujdar (leader) of Sirhind under the Mughals in the opening years of the eighteenth century.
The Sikhs were planning to wage dharamyudh against the city of Sirhind, its governor Wazir Khan and dewan Sucha Nand, to avenge Mughal oppression and the execution of the two young children of Guru Gobind Singh.
Jul 4, 2017 · Sirhind became an accursed city due the brutal killing of the two younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh by Nawab Wazir Khan on December 12, 1705 ( Poh 13, 1762).
May 30, 2019 · But it was the singularly brutal act of the same Governor, Wazir Khan, who sealed the fate of Sirhind forever. In 1705, the Mughal armies captured the Sikh stronghold of Anandpur Sahib, in present-day Ropar district of Punjab, around 84 km from Sirhind.
Mar 20, 2019 · On December 9, 1705 A.D., Nawab Wazir Khan, the head official of Sirhind, imprisoned Mata Gurjri and the younger sahibzade. Despite the chilly winter weather, he locked the old women and her young grandsons in an open summer tower or Thanda Burj.
