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He was one of the leaders in the revolt against the British in 1857, in what is now known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [1] [2] [3] As one of the most prominent leaders, Maulvi Liaqat Ali belonged to Village Mahgaon in Pargana Chail of District Prayagraj. He was a religious teacher, an upright pious Muslim, and a man of great courage and valour.
During the revolt of 1857, he was one of the most powerful revolutionary leaders and was appointed as the administrator of the Jaunpur and Azamgarh regions by the newly proclaimed Nawab of Awadh, Birjis Qadar. This has been established from the proclamation of Birjis Qadar on 17 August 1857 which explains:
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the company's army in the garrison town of Meerut , 40 miles (64 km ...
Karl Marx was the first Western scholar to call the events of 1857 a "national revolt", [6] [7] although he used the term Sepoy Revolt to describe them. [ 8 ] Indian nomenclature
Pandey Ganpat Rai (Born as Pandey Ganpat Rai; 1809-1858) was a revolutionary and rebel leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a chieftain in Lohardaga district of Bihar (now a part of Jharkhand). [1] [2]
Nilamber and Pitamber were tribal brothers and freedom fighters from Jharkhand, eastern India, who led a revolt against the East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [1] They were born into a family of Bhogta clan of Kharwar tribe in the village Chemo-Senya in Latehar district, a Chotanagpur plateau region of Jharkhand.
Various Oudh leaders, including Nana Sahib, forced into the Nepal Terai by Hope Grant 7 January: Operations in Oudh declared officially over. 29 March: Bahadur Shah found guilty 7 April: Tatya Tope betrayed to the British, 18 April: Tatya Tope executed at shivpuri. 8 July: Peace officially declared. [1] [2] Source: www.britishempire.co.uk
Bandhu Singh, rebel leader of Dumari estate. Participated in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 [68] Rana Ratan Singh, was a rebel against British rule who was affiliated to Sodhas of Umerkot [69] Kushal Singh, the rebel thakur of Auwa who defeated British Army under General Lawrence during Indian rebellion of 1857 [70]