He halted in Chamkaur, Mughal troops led by Generals Sayyad Beg and Alif Khan were marching from Lahore to Delhi.

He asked the generals to join him and promised to pay them 2,000 rupees per day.

Sayyad Beg felt the aggression against the prevailing peace was unwarranted.

With heavy fighting in progress he along with some of his troops joined the Sikhs.

[1][2] The Guru along with his Sikhs returned to Anandpur and Sayyad Beg joined him.