The Lohgarh Sahib (meaning Iron Fort) about 30 kilometres from Sadaura was made by Bhai Lakhi Rai Banjara under instructions from Guru Hargobind.

After the death of 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh at Nanded in 1708, Banda Singh Bahadur left Nanded marched 1700 km across Maharashtra and Rajputana that were in revolt against Mughals and to reach near the villages of Khanda and Sehri (present day Kharkhauda Tehsil of Sonepat district of Haryana) a year later in 1709.

The entire treasury acquired in his expeditions, including treasure worth 2 crore (20 million) won in Sirhind, was deposited here in Lohgarh Sahib.

He punished local Mughal chief of Sadaura, Usman Khan, to avenge the killing of Pir Buddhu Shah.

Wazir Khan was beheaded by the Khalsa Army led by Banda Singh Bahadur outside Sirhind in the Battle of Chappar Chiri in May 1710.

[4][5] Recently, the Government of Punjab has created Fateh Burj to commemorate the victory of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur at Chappar Chiri, close to Ajitgarh, also known as Mohali.

He is remembered for initiating the saint soldier tradition of Miri Piri within Sikhism to resist Mughal persecution and protecting the freedom of religion.

Archaeological evidence and engineering formulas (time and motion study) depicts that, it took almost 70 to 80 years for making fortifications in such a huge area.

Historian Dr. Hari Ram Gupta in his book "History of the Sikhs" (p. 11), "he therefore established his headquarters, in the beginning of February 1710, at Mukhlispur situated in lower Sivalik Hills south of Nahan, about 20 km from Sadhaura.

It was surrounded by two rivulets, "Pamuwali" and "Daska-wali" Khols or Khuds, which originally formed only one stream, parting into two to embrace the hillock of the fort.

Khushwant Singh in his book "A History of the Sikhs"(second edition, p. 103), "Banda was too shrewd to place much reliance on the loyalties of the new converts and he made the old fort of Mukhlisgarh, in the safety of the Himalayas, his headquarters.

At Mukhlisgarh, Banda learned that Bahadur Shah (Mughal emperor), after subjugation of Rajasthan and not likely to return to Delhi before the monsoons.

Banda decided to utilize the opportunity to destroy the remaining vestiges of Mughal rule in northern India."

The author had the occasion to visit and examine this-the Sadhaura-Lohgarh-Sitaragarh axis, a large number of times in his capacity as convenor for the raising of a suitable memorial by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

This author is of the optinion that half an acre of land on which Lohgarh has been raised is generally occupied by medium sixed havelis (manor houses).

He is also of the opinion that Lohgarh was not declared as the capital of the nascent Sikh state because three series of the coins issued by Banda Bahadur form 1710-12 does not carry any name of the city or town after the word zarb meaning ‘minted at’.

The legend after the word zarb, is ‘place of perfect peace, picture of a beautiful city where the fortunate throne of Khalsa is to be located."

[11] Banda Singh Bahadur statue was installed by the Sikh sangat (congregation) at Gurudwara Lohgarh Sahib during tercentenary celebrations.