Siege of Manchar

The siege of Manchar was fought in 1790 by the Sikh Confederacy led by Maha Singh and the Chattha dynasty led by Ghulam Muhammad Chattha.
Background
There were many battles between the Sukerchakia Misl led by Maha Singh, son of Charat Singh and Ghulam Muhammad Chattha, son of Pir Muhammad Chattha. At first, Maha Singh kept losing. However soon after in 1790, he became really powerful and decided to besiege the fort of Manchar.
Siege
Maha Singh surrounded Chattha country besiegied Manchar for more than 6 months.
"He was a king with a court
He kept the Rajas (Sikhs) at bay
The man wasn’t born who could beard him in his den
Only Maha Singh could join issue with him."
According to the Sikh sources Ranjit Singh's named used to be Buddh Singh but it was changed to Ranjit Singh to commemorate his first victory.
This battle is famous because a 10 year old Ranjit Singh, the son of Maha Singh and the raja of the later Sikh Empire almost died in this battle. He was roaming around the battlefield but halted at a place. Hashmat Khan, the uncle of Ghulam Muhammad saw the child separate from the rest of the troops and decided to kill him.<ref name":0" />He climbed on the elephant the 10 year old was sitting on and was about to slash him with his sword. Luckily, another Sikh stopped that from happening and killed Hashmat.<ref name":1" />Ramdat Singh, the grandad of Nidhaan Singh Panjhatha was killed in this siege.<ref name=":2" />

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