Wikipedia's article on the Vadda Ghallughara documents Ahmad Shah Durrani's 5 February 1762 massacre of Sikh noncombatants and fighters near Kup and Rahira in the Punjab, the estimated death toll, and the episode's place in Sikh historical memory alongside the smaller Chhota Ghallughara of 1746.
Facts
Assessment
Reliability Tier3
A general reference encyclopedia, tier 3, used here to corroborate the 1762 massacre's date, location and casualty estimates, corroborating J.S. Grewal's academic history of the Sikhs of the Punjab already on the map. NotesUsed to corroborate the 1762 massacre's date, location and death toll.
Citation
PublisherWikipedia
URLhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vadda_Ghallughara
Source Typereference
Claims Backed By This Source (7 claims)
This source backs 7 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.
- Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.