Chhota Ghallughara (Punjabi: ਛੋਟਾ ਘੱਲੂਘਾਰਾ [tʃʰoːʈäː kəl˨luːkäː˨ɾäː], "Smaller Massacre"), also known as the Nikka Ghallughara, was a significant massacre of the Sikh population by the Mughal Empire in 1746 (1803 Sammat). The Mughal Army, headed by Yahya Khan, the Subahdar of Lahore, and Diwan Lakhpat Rai, killed an estimated 7,000 Sikhs in the mass killings while an additional 3,000 Sikhs were taken captive and later executed.
Chhota Ghallughara (Punjabi: ਛੋਟਾ ਘੱਲੂਘਾਰਾ [tʃʰoːʈäː kəl˨luːkäː˨ɾäː], "Smaller Massacre"), also known as the Nikka Ghallughara, was a significant massacre of the Sikh population by the Mughal Empire in 1746 (1803 Sammat). The Mughal Army, headed by Yahya Khan, the Subahdar of Lahore, and Diwan Lakhpat Rai, killed an estimated 7,000 Sikhs in the mass killings while an additional 3,000 Sikhs were taken captive and later executed.
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