The Battle of Sarai Nurdin was fought between the Khalsa's 2 Sikhs Bhai Bota and Bhai Garja Singh and the Mughal forces led by Zakariya Khan. This battle is one of the most important battles in Sikh history. Background Zakariya Khan had slaughtered so many Sikhs that they started hiding and were nowhere to be seen for 4 months.People started believing that the Sikhs died. No skirmishes involving Sikhs were reported. 2 travellers had seen Bhai Bota Singh walking and started gossiping about him. After listening to their conversation, he thought to himself that he needed to do a supreme sacrifice. He then proceeded towards a road at Sarai Nurdin. There he created a checkpoint and a toll tax barrier which made travellers pay the Khalsa Royal Tax in order to pass. Another Sikh named Garja Singh joined Bota Singh and they started collecting the Khalsa Royal Tax. Zakariya Khan heard about this and immediatelly sent a Mughal force there. Battle Both Sikhs only had a wooden staff and a sword compared to the armed Mughal forces. Both the Singhs fought with electrifying speed and beat all the soldiers who came to their way. The Sikhs had killed around 20 soldiers without a sweat. Since fighting in horses wasn't working, the Mughals decided to retreat and sent soldiers in foot. The staff Bhai Bota had was enough to damage the Mughal shields. Soon the Mughals realized that they can't fight the Sikhs in hand-to-hand combat so they finally brought in bullets. Even after being shot, the Sikhs tried their best to fight with one leg and they didn't give up until their last breath. Aftermath The Mughals saw the return of the Khalsa Panth after the brave martyrdom of these Sikhs. References See also Nihang Zakariya Khan Bahadur Ratan Singh Bhangu Battles involving the Sikhs