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5 February 1762[EoS]

Vadda Ghallughara, the great carnage

Ahmad Shah Durrani's army falls on the Dal Khalsa and its families near Kup in the Malwa; thousands are killed in a single day. The Sikhs recover within months.

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"Vadda Ghallughara, the great carnage". Sikh History: lives of the Gurus. https://sikh-history.co.uk/events/1762-vadda-ghallughara/