dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɜːli mˈoʊɡəlsˈiːk wˈɔːɹz, ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈoːɹ ɡjˈʊɹɹuː hˈɑːɹɡəbˌaɪnd lˈɛft ɐmɹˈɪtsɚ tʊ ɐvˈɔɪd mˈoʊɡəl pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən ænd ɚɹˈaɪvd nˌɪɹ mˈoʊɡə wɪð fɹˈɛʃ ɹᵻkɹˈuːts ɛnlˈɪstᵻd ɑːn ɹˈuːt tə stˈeɪdʒ ɐ kˈaʊntɚɹɐtˈæk ɐɡˈɛnst ðə mˈoʊɡəl ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
During the Early Mughal-Sikh Wars, in 1634 Guru Hargobind left Amritsar to avoid Mughal persecution and arrived near Moga with fresh recruits enlisted en-route to stage a counter-attack against the Mughal government.