a few texts from DR JS Grewal and Irfan Habib's book - Sikh History From Persian Sources About Bandha Bahadhur His Conquests and Followers pg 135 - Territory SeizedReference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/history-of-sikhism/63-banda-singh-bahadur.html
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So Saharanpur, Buriya, Sadhaura, Chhat, Ambala, Shahabad, Thanesar, Sahrind, Pail, Rupar, Bahlolpur, Macchiwara, Ludhiana etc., the details of which places would be cumbersome, were battered by those ill-famed hosts. All territory from Thanesar to the bank of the river Sutlej, excepting the territory of Lakhi jungle, came at one stroke under the control of those cruel, unjust people. Half the the chakla of Saharanpur was also annexed to the dominions of the arrogant ignoranmous. In the country of Panjab too, many village came into the hands of these error-smitten Sikh
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It would appear the commentary is written with some considerable sour grapes, as so much fertile land came under Sikh control.