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{{p|Image:Damdamdahargobindpur.JPG|[[Gurdwara Damdama Sahib (Sri Hargobindpur)|Gurdwara Damdama Sahib]], where Guru Sahib took rest after the Battle}}

The '''[[Battle of Hargobindpur]]''' was, the second battle in which [[Guru Hargobind]] and his Sikh Risaldari (comrades), fought the forces of [[Abdullah Khan]] the Mughal governor, ([[Subedar]]) of [[Jalandhar]]. This historic war happened in September 1629 (according to some chronicles 1628). The  battle was fought near the village of Ruhela where [[Guru Hargobind]] and his warriors defeated the Mughal force commanded by Turkish  chieftains and the governor Abdullah Khan. After the victory the area in which the battle was fought became the town of [[Sri Hargobindpur]].  

Much earlier a new village called Hargobindpur had been established near the village of Ruhela, on the bank of the [[Beas river]] by [[Guru Arjan Dev]]. The fifth Guru named this new village in honour of his young son Hargobind. However, after the arrest, torture and martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev, the  area fell under the control of Diwan Chandu Lal (an influential Hindu banker and chief minister of [[Emperor Jahangir]]. Jahangir took control of the whole area, but it was neglected and soon fell into ruin (Veerana). With the young (18 years old) Guru's attention focused on the intrigues that resulted in his father's death and the growing dangers to the [[Sikh]]s, his attention turned to efforts to train a force of Sikhs as he raised, armed and prepared a standing force of professional soldiers to defend himself and his devotees from attacks. {{aowf|Battle of Hargobindpur}}