DICTIONARY OF MARTYRS · 2020. 8. 14. · BB: Bastar Bhusan (History of Bastar) by Kedarnath Thakur BCA: Bharat Choro Andolan, 1942 ke Shaheed by Birendar Kumar BJA: Bikaner mein

DICTIONARY OF

MARTYRSINDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE

(1857-1947)

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DICTIONARY OF

MARTYRSMARTYRSMARTYRSMARTYRSMARTYRSINDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE

(1857-1947)Vol. 2

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir

(1857-1947)

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FROM THE GENERAL EDITORFROM THE GENERAL EDITORFROM THE GENERAL EDITORFROM THE GENERAL EDITORFROM THE GENERAL EDITOR

I have great pleasure in placing before the reading public Part I [A to K] and Part II[L to Z] of Volume 2 of the Dictionary of Martyrs. The background of this Project,undertaken at the request of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, as wellas its scope, sources, methodology and format have been outlined in the GeneralEditorís Note at the beginning of Part I of the Volume 1.

Volume 2 brings up the data available on a vast region now known as UttarPradesh, Uttrakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Jammu &Kashmir between 1857 and 1947 ñ the whole of the period of the Indian freedomstruggle. Our Research Team has tried very hard to gather as many names as possibleof those who died while participating in such movements, organizations and incidentsas the Uprising of 1857, the tribal resistances, the Khilafat and Non-Cooperationmovements, the Civil Disobedience movement, the Revolutionary movement, thePeasantsí and the Workersí movement, the Praja Mandal movement (for responsiblegovernment in the Princely States), the Individual Satyagraha, the ìQuit Indiaîmovement, and the movements for the Indian Legion, the Indian IndependenceLeague and the Indian National Army.

In its search for the hitherto unknown martyrs, our Research Team has comeacross a number of significant incidents like the Neemuchana Tragedy in Alwar,Bijolia Kisan Satyagraha in earstwhile Udaipur (Mewar) State, Charanpaduka KisanAgitation in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, and other similar Kisan struggles againstthe high rates of land taxes and socially exploitative forced labour and other cessesin these regions.

The entries include, where available, information regarding the date, year, placeof birth, place of residence and occupation of the martyrs.

For writing about them and to authenticate their martyrdom from the primarysources ( including archival documents, official and non-official), the Research Team(over and above its regular visits to the National Archives of India and NehruMemorial Library and Museum, New Delhi) has undertaken various trips to differentState Archives, such as the Uttar Pradesh State Archives, Lucknow and Allahabad;the Madhya Pradesh State Archives and the branch of the National Archives of India,Bhopal; the Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner; and the Jammu and Kashmir StateArchives, Jammu and Srinagar. At the same time, I also wish to express my thanks to

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the staffs of these archives and libraries for offering their kind cooperation to ourResearch Team.

While consulting archival sources in the Regional Archives at Allahabad, theResearch Team came across thousands of files relating to the participants andproceedings of the 1857 Uprising that have not been explored or consulted on alarger scale, and are unfortunately getting moth-eaten. Also, it found from the MutinyPapers on 1857 Uprising, available at the National Archives of India branch, Bhopal,that the people of the State actively joined the Uprising, contrary to the generalbelief, and despite their rulerís loyalty to the British. The team has also been able torefer to various valuable sources in the Madhya Pradesh State Archives (Bhopal),particularly contemporary newspapers, such as Akhbar-i Gwalior (specifically to theUprising of 1857) and The Jayaji Pratap which have been rather inadequately used byhistorians. In the Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner, apart from such scarcely consultednewspapers (Tarun Rajasthan, Naveen Rajasthan, Princely India, Sainik, Ganesh, etc.), ourresearchers also have managed to consult the Neemuchana police firing files containinga little over a hundred names of martyrs. (The secondary writings covering thisincident, put the number at1500). Further, in the Jammu and Kashmir Archives ourresearchers have succeeded in consulting two important official reports, namely,Glancy Commission Report and MM Committee Report, apart from the Home Departmentfiles preserved there.

It has been the endeavour of our Research Team to make the Dictionary asinclusive as possible and to cover telescopically the very widespread participation ofalmost all the segments of Indian society. Consequently, our search has perhapsmanaged to bring into focus the obscured, the undiscovered and the forgotten(especially from the lower stratas of societies) into the annals of Indiaís Freedomstruggle.

Of course, a work of this nature can never claim to be absolutely complete orfinal. We may find omissions which need to be taken note of, and a supplementaryvolume towards that end is part of the Project plan.

Professor Amit Kumar Gupta and his team of researchers ñ Dr. Rajesh Kumar,Mr. Ashfaque Ali, Dr. Md. Naushad Ali, Dr. Khawairakpam Premjit Singh and Dr.Md. Shakeeb Athar ñ have put in enormous labours and done an admirable job inresearching and preparing Part I and Part II of Volume 2 for the Press. My specialthanks to them as also to Mr. Ashok Kumar and Mr. Jaipal Bhoj who prepared thedigital material for the Press.

I should like to thank Dr. Ishrat Alam, Member Secretary and Executive Editor,and Dr. S.M. Mishra, Coordinator for efficiently taking care of all the administrativeaspects for facilitating the work of the Project. I am also indebted to Professor V.K.Vashistha for his undertaking as an Expert the onerous task of going through alengthy typescript so meticulously, suggesting some improvements in it and alsoadding a few more names.

I should also like to thank my historian colleagues who agreed to sit on theAdvisory Committee (Professors Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Mushirul Hasan, Arjun

Dev, N. Rajendran, Subhas R. Chakraborty, Indu Banga, T.R. Ghoble, V. Raghottam,V. Ramakrishna, Swaraj Basu).

Finally, thanks are due to the Secretary, Smt. Sangita Gairola, and the JointSecretaries, Shri Sanjiv Mittal and Shri Promod Jain, as well as the Director, ShriKanwar Sameer Lather in the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, for theirconsistently supportive role in this project.

Basudev Chatterji

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ABBREVIATIONSABBREVIATIONSABBREVIATIONSABBREVIATIONSABBREVIATIONS

Archival Records

Abhud. : Abhyudaya (Hindi Weekly, Allahabad), NMM&L

Abst. : Abstract

Acc No. : Accession Number

AG : Akhbar-e Gwalior (1858-59), MPSAB

AISPC : All India Statesí Peopleís Conference

b/o : Brother of

Capt. : Captain

Coll : Collection

Cons : Consultations

CRR : Crown Representative Records

d/o daughter of

DCP : Delhi Conspiracy Case, Trial No.6 of 1914, Proceedings/Judgement, NAI

Deptt. : Department

distt. : district

Div : Division

DUA : Dehli Urdu Akhbar (1857), NAI

F No/Nos : File Number/Numbers

F/Poll ñ Proc. : Foreign Political ñ Crown Proceedings (Consultation)

F/Poll (Sec Cons) : Foreign Political (Secret Consultation)

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FR : Fortnightly Report(s)

GCR : Glancy Commission Report

H/Deptt. : Home Department

H/Judl. : Home Judicial

HSAP : Haryana State Archives, Panchkula

HT : The Hindustan Times (1946), NMM&L

INA : Indian National Army

J&KSA : Jammu & Kashmir State Archives, Jammu and Srinagar

JDR : Jubbulpore [Jabalpur] Division Records

JPP : Jiyaji Pratap Paper, MPSAB

Jud : Judgment

Judl : Judicial

Lieut. : Lieutenant

m/o : mother of

Mil : Military

MMCR : MM Committee Report, J&KSA

MPSAB : Madhya Pradesh State Archives, Bhopal

MSAB : Maharashtra State Archives, Bombay/Mumbai

NAI : National Archives of India, New Delhi

NAIB : National Archives of India, Bhopal

NMM&L : Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, New Delhi

NR : Naveen Rajasthan (Hindi Weekly), 1920-34, RSAB

NWP : North-Western Provinces

P.O. : Post Office

P.S. : Police Station

PA : Private Archives

PCJ Paper : Phool Chand Jain Papers

PP (Mutiny) : Parliamentary Papers (Mutiny)

PP : Prajamandal Papers

Princely India : Princely India (Weekly), 1926-27, RSAB

Abbreviations xi

Proc. : Proceedings

Pt : Part

Ptp. : Pratap (Hindi Weekly), Kanpur

Rajasthan : Rajasthan (Hindi Weekly), 1922-24, RSAB

RAR : Rajputana Agency Records

RSAB : Rajasthan State Archives, Bikaner

Rvnu : Revenue

s/o : Son of

SA : Sadiq-ul Akhbar (1857), NAI

Snk : The Sainik ñ (1922), RSAB

Sr. : Serial Number

Srs : Series

teh : tehsil

TH : The Hindu (1931), NMM&L

TL : Tilism-i Lakhnau (1857), NAI

TOI : The Times of India (1946), NMM&L

TR : Tarun Rajasthan (Hindi Weekly), 1920-35, RSAB

Tr. : Trial

UPRAA : Uttar Pradesh Regional Archives, Allahabad

UPSAL : Uttar Pradesh State Archives, Lucknow

V. : Village

Vol. : Volume

w/o : Wife of

Secondary Sources

1857KAVRB : 1857 ki Kranti Aur Vidrohi Raja Bakhatwali by BhagwandaShrivastava

1857KSS : 1857 Ka Swatantrata Sangram by Seema Garg & Sajjan Poswal

AC : Aatishe-i-Chinar: Ek Aapbiti by Sheikh Mohammad Abdulla

AIR : Annals of Indian Rebellion by N.A. Chick

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AMR : Agrarian Movement in Rajasthan, 1913-1947 by Pema Ram

AS : Akhbar-ul Sandid by Najmul Ghani

Balidan : Balidan by N.K. Nigam

BB : Bastar Bhusan (History of Bastar) by Kedarnath Thakur

BCA : Bharat Choro Andolan, 1942 ke Shaheed by Birendar Kumar

BJA : Bikaner mein Jan Andolan by Chetna Mudgal

BKAI : Bijoliya Kisan Andolan Ka Itihas by Shankar Sahai Saxena andPadmaja Sharma

BKSSMBKY : Bhatat Ke Swatantrata Sangram Mein Bikaner Ka Yogdan byDaoodayal Acharya

BMBSR : Bhagat Movement: Study of Cultural Transformations of TheBhils of Southern Rajasthan by Vijay Kumar Vashishtha.

BSZWD : Bahadur Shah Zafar and the War of 1857 in Delhi by S. MahdiHusain.

BTTRB : Bhumkal: The Tribal Revolt in Bastar by H.L. Shukla.

CDERS : Constitutional Development of Eastern Rajputana States by D.D.Gaur

CKI : Chhattisgarh ka Itihas (1740-1947) by Bhagwan Singh Verma.

DKAS : Dabra ke Amar Shaheed by Mathura Das Mathur

DKKUJ : Dabra ki Kahani Usiki Jubani by Ramkrishnan Kalla

DNB : Dictionary of National Biography, Vols.1-IV (ed.) by S.P. Sen

EBIFF : Encyclopedic Biography of Indian Freedom Fighters by B.R.Verma & Unnikrishnan

EISFF/EISF : Encyclopedia of Indiaís Struggle for Freedom by Jagdish Sharma.

FMIM : Freedom Movement and Indian Muslims by Santimoy Roy

FMM : Freedom Movement in Malwa by B.N. Luniya

FSK : Freedom Struggle in Kashmir by FM Hasnain

FSUP : Freedom Struggle in Uttar Pradesh, Vols. I-V (ed.) by S.A.A.Rizvi & M.L. Bhargava

GSVR : Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Rachnawali (Sampadit) by SureshSalil

HBS : History of Bhopal State by Kamla Mittal

Abbreviations xiii

HKSS : Hadoti Ka Swatantra Sangram (1857-1947) by ShantiBhardawaj

HMKJAMH : Hindustani Musalmanon ka Jang-i Azadi Mein Hissa by SyedIbrahim Fikri

HTPB : History of the People of Bastar by H.L. Shukla

IR : Indian Revolutionaries (1757-1961), Vols.I-V by Shri KrishanSaral

IVR : In the Valley of the River: Tribal Conflicts over Developments inthe Narmada Valley by Amita Baviskar

JABDR : Jang-e Azadi me Bundelkhand ki Deshee Riyasatein (1925-48) bySudha Veisa Jain

KFFF : Kashmiris Fight for Freedom (1819-1946) by Muhammad YusufSaraf

L1857 : Lucknow in 1857 by Roshan Taqui

LL1857 : Lessons and Legacy of 1857 (ed.) by Govind Das and others

MOMI : Makers of Modern India (eds.) by Amit Kumar Gupta andothers

MPDGC : Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteer: Chhatarpur, M.P.Government, Bhopal

MPDGI : Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteer: Indore, M.P. Government,Bhopal

MPDGJ : Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteer: Jabalpur, M.P. Government,Bhopal

MPDGN : Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteer: Nagpur, M.P. Government,Bhopal

MPMAKLA Madhya Pradesh me Azadi ki Larayi aur Adivasi by SudhirSaksena

MPSGB : Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteer: Betul, M.P. Government,Bhopal

MPSSZB : Madhya Pradesh in Swantantata Sangram, Zilla Betul: CongressSatavdi Samrola Samiti by Garuprasad Dubey

MR : The Mutinies in Rajputana: Being a Personal Narrative of theMutiny at Nusserabad with subsequent Residence at Jodhpur, andJourney Across the Desert into Sind by Iltudus Thomas Prichard

NAKB : Nanabhai and Kali Bai by Utsava Lal Sharma

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NMIPS : National Movement in a Princely State by S.C. Mishra

PSB : Pratap Singh Barhath by Shankar Sahai Saxena

PSKSSMY : Pasi Samaj ka Swantantrata Sangram Mein Yogdan by RajKumar Pasi

QIMIUP : Quit India Movement in UP by Rakesh Ranjan Bakshi

QT : Qaisar-ut Twarikh by S. Kamaluddin Haider

R1857 : Rethinking 1857 (ed.) by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya

RAD : Revolutionary Activities in Delhi by Kisan Lal

RAG : Rajputana Agency 1832-1858 by Vijay Kumar Vashishtha

REFS : Rethinking 1857 (ed.) by Sabyasachi Bhattacharya

RKSS : Rajasthan ka Swadhinta Sangram by Prakash Vyas

RMSS : Rajasthan Mein Swatantrata Sangram by B.L. Pangariya

ROBD : Report of the Bastar Dependency of the Raepore [Raipur] District

ROH : The Role of Honour by Kalicharan Ghosh

RORCG : Report on the Reorganization of the Central Government by RTottenham

ROTR : Raj of the Rani by Tapti Roy

RSG : Rajasthan State Gazetteer by Rajasthan State Government

RSSS : Rajasthan mein Swatantrta Sangram ke Senani by Sumnesh Joshi

RTANI : Revolutionaries and their Activities in Northern India byKaushalya Devi Dublish

Simhabalokan : Simhabalokan, Khand 1-III by Yashpal

SKAI : Shekhawati Kisan Andolan ka Itihas by Pema Ram

SMG : Sagar Mal Gopa by Braj Mohan Vyas

SPC : Statesí Peopleís Conference, New Series, No.7 1941 by DwarkaNath Kachru

SSG : Swatantarta Senani Granthmala Vol.I-X by Phoolchand Jain(ed.) by Mastram Kapoor

SSKS : Swatantrata Sangram ke Sainik (Uttar Pradesh) (ed.) by ThakurPrasad Singh

SSKS/GD : Swantrata Sangram ke Sainik: Garhwal Division by ThakurPrasad Singh

SSKS/KD : Swantrata Sangram ke Sainik: Kumaon Division by ThakurPrasad Singh

Sujas : Sujas (Bi-annual Journal), June-July 1998, Government ofRajasthan, Jaipur

TCIAI : Tribal Contemporary Issues: Appraisal and Intervention byRamnika Gupta

TCR : The Communist Review, September 1922, Vol.3 No.5

TFWI : The First War of Independence, Vols. I-III (ed.) by Pankaj Ragand Gita Subherwal

TGIR : The Great Indian Revolt of 1857 by K.B. Srivastava

TIM : The Indian Mutiny by M.P. Srivastava

TLD : They Lived Dangerously: Reminiscences of A Revolutionary byManmathnath Gupta

TSDTMR : The Sound of Drums: Tribal Movement in Rajasthan, 1881-1947by C.S.K. Singh

WWDFF : Whoís Who of Delhi Freedom Fighters, Vol.I (ed.) by PrabhaChopra

WWIM : Whoís Who of Indian Martyrs, Vols. 1-III (ed.) by P.N. Chopra

Abbreviations xv

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, M. Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and J&K (1857-1947) 1

Aan Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the 3rd

Infantry Battalion; while fightingagainst the British forces in Burma(Myanmar) he was killed on thebattle ground at Aizon in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA(1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p.1]

Aarun: Belonged to Faizabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he was a Zamindar, took aleading part in the Uprising of 1857,incited many others in his village tofight against the British and theirloyalists; he also provided financialsupport to the rebels, and led themto attack the British establishments;he was caught by the British andexecuted in June 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,p.19]

Abani Nath Mukherjee: Born on 3 June1891 in Jubbulpore (Jabalpur), Saugor(Sagar) and Nerbudda (Narbada)Division, the Central Provinces andBerar (now Madhya Pradesh);earned an engineering degree (textiletechnology) from Calcutta (nowKolkata); during college days he feltinspired by revolutionary activitiesagainst colonialism in India, as wellas abroad; completing his studies, heleft India and joined the network ofIndian revolutionaries residingabroad; took charge of raising fundsand collecting arms and ammunitionsin Germany and Japan and supplyingthese to the revolutionary comradesíresisting colonialism on the Indiansoil. Mukherjee came back to Indiain 1912 and continued his work byjoining a revolutionary organizationin the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh); commuting between Indiaand Japan for promotingrevolutionary activities, he wasarrested by the British in Singaporewhile returning from Japan. He,however, managed to escape toHolland later and married Rosa

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Fitingof in 1920; thereafter he movedto Berlin and established IndianIndependence Party in 1922 with thehelp of comrades like Suren Kar,Bhupendra Nath Datta andMuhammad Barkatullah; also secretlyvisited Madras (now Chennai),Calcutta and Dacca and lived in Indiatill 1924; retired from activerevolutionary politics and went to theUSSR (now Russia), where heengaged himself in literary works;died in exile on 28 October 1937. [WBNo 83 (Bose) (Sect) Deposit,November 1916, NAI; HTU, p.77, 80;TCR, Vol.3 No.5, 9/1922; WWIM, II,pp.204-205]

Abbas Allee: Resident of Gorruckpore[Gorakhpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);participated in fighting the British inthe Gorakhpur region during 1857Uprising, and also offered financialsupport to the rebels of his regionfor meeting their military expenses;caught by the British in the course ofan engagement, he was imprisonedin 1858 on the charges of ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí; he lost his life in detentionafter a few years. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Abdool Lateef: Born in Boolandshahur[Bulandshahar], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces at thecommencement of the Uprising of1857 in his area; he accompaniedthem in their attacks on the Britishand plunderings of the British

properties; he was caught by theBritish during their re-occupation ofthe area; put on trial on the chargesof ëplundering and rebellion againstthe Britishí, he was sentenced todeath in February 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Abdool Luteef Khan: Hailed fromGorruckpore [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 soon after itsbreaking out in the Gorakhpurregion; he fought against the Britishand delivered anti-British speecheson many occasions; later, caught bythe British authorities and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí, he was sentenced totransportation for life in July 1858;died in detention. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Abdool Ruhman: Born in Moradabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe local rebels as soon as the 1857Uprising broke out in this region; hetook part in attacking the Britishofficers and plundering theirproperties; captured by the Britisharmy, he was imprisoned on thecharge of ëplundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he died duringhis trial in Jail in 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Abdoollah Khan: Resident ofMoradabad, the North-Western


Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh);joined the rebel forces in their fightagainst the British authority duringthe 1857 Uprising; he also providedfinancial support to the rebels andincited them to attack the Britishoffices; he was caught by the Britishtroops at the time of their operationto regain Moradabad; he wassentenced to transportation for lifeon the charges of ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritish authorityí; he died incaptivity in 1859 during histransportation for life. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Abdoollah: Belonged to Aligarh, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels andfought against the British rule duringthe Uprising of 1857; he also incitedthe local inhabitants to plunder theBritish properties in Aligarh; he wascaught by the British at the time oftheir attacks on the rebel positionsin Aligarh, and charged withësedition, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath in 1858, he was executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, Proc. (JudlDeptt.), NWP (1858), UPSAL]

Abdul Ahad Mir: Hailed from distt.Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammu andKashmir; s/o Ghaffar Mir. When thepeople of Islamabad observed acomplete hartal on 23 September 1931to register their protest against thearrest of Sheikh MohammadAbdullah ñ a prominent leader of themovement for responsible

government ñ he took part in theprotest demonstration organized atShopian (Islamabad). While the noisyprotest rally was moving on, theState military force intervened tostop it. In the ensuing scuffle betweenthe two, the military forces suddenlyopened indiscriminate firing on therallyists killing Abdul Ahad Mir onthe spot. [File No. V, 8, MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp.409-10;HMKJAMH, p. 327]

Abdul Ahad Shora: Born in 1906 in distt.Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oAmir Shora. He was an activist in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir,especially when it turned intense in1931. While acting as volunteer in ademonstration in this connection atSopore, he was killed in the Statepoliceís firing on the demonstratorsin 1931. [File No. V, 4, MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; HMKJAMH, p. 330]

Abdul Ahad: Born in 1903 in Hindwara,distt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Abdul Salam. A barberby occupation, he joined a rally at hisnative place (Hindwara) to protestagainst the autocratic rule in Jammuand Kashmir State and to demandresponsible government for itspeople. When the demonstratorswere indiscriminately fired upon bythe State Army in February 1932, hewas killed on the spot. [File No. VI(B), 12, MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;WWIM, II, p.1; HMKJAM, P. 323]

Abdul Ahad: Resident of Mohallah GaoKadal, distt. Srinagar, Jammu and


Kashmir. As a participant in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState, he joined the demonstrationoutside the Central Jail in Srinagarto protest against the detention ofAbdul Qadeer Khan (arrested on 25June 1931), a prominent leader of thecampaign. When the demonstratorswaited outside the jail, five of themwere unprovokedly arrested by thepolice at the instance of the Governor(Trilok Chand). The arrests soinfuriated the demonstrators thatthey began to raise anti-governmentslogans, demanded the immediaterelease of their leader, and alsosought the permission for watchingthe proceedings of the trial. Insteadof giving permission, the Governorordered the police to open fire onthem. In the police firing Abdul Ahadwas killed on the spot on 13 July 1931at the age of 23. [File No. V, 8,MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; The Hindu,28 July 1931; AC, pp.88-89; KFFF, pp.373-9]

Abdul Aziz: Born in v. Birodi, distt.Bulanshahar, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o AbdulQaiyyum. He had served as Cooliein the Transport Company of theBritish-Indian Army before shiftingloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942. As a soldier of the INA, hefought the British on the Burma(Myanmar) front and was killed inaction in 1944. [INA Papers, F. No.1/INA, NAI; WWIM, I, p.1]

Abdul Aziz: Resident of Ooshkara Ghat,distt. Baramulla, Jammu and

Kashmir; s/o Jamal Loan. Heparticipated in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He joined a demonstration atBaramulla against the despotic ruleof the Maharaja. When the rallyistsfaced firing by the State Armyíssoldiers, Abdul Aziz was killed onthe spot in 1934. [File No. V, MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar]

Abdul Bari Khan: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh (Awadh) Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857 and played asignificant role in organizing therebel forces of his region; he led therebels in attacking the Britishauthorities and their establishmentsin Lucknow on several occasions; hedied while fighting against theBritish army at Haider Canal Bridge,Lucknow in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Abdul Ghafoor: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he fought the Britishforces at various places in Lucknowduring the Uprising of 1857 and alsoencouraged others to take part in thefight against the British; he was killedby the British army in an encounterat Bailey Guard, Lucknow inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta No.6,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Abdul Hayat/Hamat: Resident of Raipur,aroused by the speech that HanumanSingh, Magazine Lashkar in the


British Army (who assassinatedMajor Cidwel at his residence on 18January 1858), delivered before asepoy audience on the same day;Abdul Hayat/Hamat joined the rebelsepoys in Raipur; involved in killingBritish army officers; with 16 otherrebel soldiers, he was arrested by theBritish; tried, convicted andsentenced to death; hanged in Raipuron 22 January 1858. [ParliamentaryPapers, Further Papers (Mutiny)No.4 (1857-58), NAI; CKI, 1740-1947,p.171]

Abdul Khaliq Shora: Resident ofMohallah Wazapura, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir; s/o SamadShora. A participant in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState, he joined the demonstrationoutside the Central Jail in Srinagarto protest against the detention ofAbdul Qadeer Khan (arrested on 25June 1931), a prominent leader of thecampaign. When the demonstratorswaited outside the jail, five of themwere suddenly arrested by the policeat the instance of the Governor(Trilok Chand). The arrests soinfuriated the demonstrators thatthey began to raise anti-governmentslogans, demanded the immediaterelease of their leader, and alsosought the permission for watchingthe proceedings of the trial. Insteadof giving permission, the Governorordered the police to open fire onthem. In the police firing AbdulKhaliq Shora was killed on the spoton 13 July 1931at the age of 33. [FileNo. V, 8, MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;

GCR, c.f. FSK, pp. 48, 73; The Hindu,28 July 1931; AC, pp.88-89; KFFF, pp.373-9; HMKJAMH, p. 330]

Abdul Khan: Born in Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels duringthe Uprising of 1857, and offeredfinancial support to them; he alsoencouraged the local people to fightfor overthrowing the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was captured by theBritish forces at the time of theirattacks on Fatehpur in 1857, andexecuted soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny BastaNo.2, UPRAA]

Abdul Majid Khan: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now in Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the resistance against thefirangi-hukumat (British rule) duringthe Uprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at various places in theLucknow region; he was killed bythe British army in an encounter atBailley Guard, Lucknow inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta No.6,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Abdul Majid: Born in 1924 in distt.Allahabad, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). As a student,he took active part in the ìQuitIndiaî movement of 1942. He waskilled when the British soldiers firedupon an anti-British demonstrationhe participated at Allahabad in 1942.[H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM,


I, p.2; BCA, p. 104]

Abdul Qadur Khan: Resident ofHumeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh) took part in the Uprisingof 1857 on the rebelsí side;participated in attacking the Britishtroops in the Kanpur region; caughtby the British troops during their re-occupation of Kanpur and chargedwith ëaiding the rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathand executed in December 1857.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta No.10, UPRAA]

Abdul Qadus Tak: Born in 1909 in p.s.Shopian, distt. Anantnag, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Khaliq Tak. Ashopkeeper, he took active part in aprocession at Shopian on 21September 1931 during the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.There, the demonstrators were firedupon on that day by the State policekilling Abdul Qadus Tak on the spot.[File No. V, 8, MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; WWIM, II, pp. 320-21;HMKJAMH, p. 330]

Abdul Qayyum Khan: Resident ofMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising against theBritish in 1857, and fought them atvarious places in Muzaffarnagar;captured by the British troops duringan engagement, he was executed byhanging in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.1]

Abdul Rahamn Dar: Born in 1901 inSapore, distt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Shaban Dar. When thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmirturned intense in 1931, he activelyparticipated in it. As a volunteer ofthe demonstration in this connectionat Sopore, he was killed in the firingby the State police on the demonstra-tors. [File No. IV, 8, MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.69; EBIFF,Vol.1, p. 172; HMKJAMH, p. 324]

Abdul Rahim Dar: Belonged to distt.Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oIqbal Beg. He took part in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.He was killed on the spot in a StateArmy firing while participating in arally to protest against the autocraticrule at Sapore (Baramulla) in 1931.[File No. V, 8, MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar]

Abdul Rahman: Hailed from distt.Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oKhuda Baksh. He joined a protestrally in 1932 to demand cheaper foodfor the population (the Roti Agitation)from the autocratic Government ofJammu and Kashmir State. Theprotesters were fired upon by theState police in which Abdul Rahmanreceived severe bullet injuries anddied on the spot. [File No. V, 8,MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; HMKJAH,p. 323]

Abdul Rahman: Resident of Jammu City,Jammu and Kashmir; s/o Khuda Bux.He actively participated in the Roti


Agitation (demanding cheaper food)on 23 September 1943 in Jammu. Hewas killed on the spot when the Statepolice fired upon the demonstratorson that day. [File No. V, 8, MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp. 442-45;WWIM, II, p.2; FSK, p. 71;HMKJAMH, p. 323]

Abdul Ruheem Khan: Resident of ThanaBhavan, Muzaffarnagar, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Qazi Niamat Ali Khan;Jagirdar; he took active part in theUprising of 1857 and fought atseveral places against the British; healso assisted his elder brother, QaziInayat Ali Khan, in organising therebel forces in Thana Bhavan; he wascaptured when he visited Muzaffar-nagar town in disguise with three ofhis followers to get information aboutthe British plans; charged withësedition, murder and rebellioní, andsentenced to death, he was executedby hanging at Muzaffarnagar, in 1858.[Mutiny Records, MuzaffarnagarMutiny Basta, No. 2, UPRAA;WWIM, III, p.1]

Abdul Salam: Born in 1904 in distt.Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oGaffar. A tailor by profession and anactive political worker of the NationalConference, he took part in themovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. While participating in aprocession taken out at Zaina Kadal,Srinagar in 1944, he received severeblows in a lathi charge by the policenear Gadyar Masjid. He could notsurvive those injuries and died on the

same day. [File No. IV, 8, MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II, p. 2;FSK, pp. 48-49; HMKJAMH, p. 322]

Abdul Salam: Born in 1910 in distt.Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oGhulam Mohammed. A barber andan active worker of the NationalConference, he took part in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He joined a demonstration forits sake at Safa Kadal, Srinagar in May1946. Hit by the State armyís bulletsin the firing on the protesters, hedied on the spot. [File No. IV, 8,MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF,Vol.1, p.3; FSK, pp. 48-49;HMKJAMH, p. 322]

Abdul Samad Dar: Born in 1918 in v.Pampore, distt. Anantnag, Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Ahad Dar. He tookpart as a member of the NationalConference in the political movementfor responsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. He joined a rallyheld in this connection at Srinagar on20 May 1946 to protest against themisgovernance of the Maharaja. Helost his life in the State Armyís firingon the demonstrators on that veryday. [File No. V, 8, MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.174; WWIM,II, p. 69; HMKJAMH, p. 322]

Abdulla alias Sukaee: Resident of v.Rajdhani, Jhangha, distt. Gorakhpur,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Gobar Julaha. As thepeople were participating inSatyagarah during the Non-Cooperation movement on 5


February 1922, the British police ofChauri Chaura thana suddenlyopened fire on them, causing deathsand injuries to many. When they ranout of their ammunition and foundthe gathering infuriated by the firing,the policemen retreated and hidthemselves within the police station.Some in the crowd had sprayedkerosene oil on the building and setit on fire, killing all the 23 policemenwithin. Abdullah/Sukaee wasaccused of taking part in this well-known Chauri-Chaura case,sentenced to death and hanged on 2July 1923. [H/poll. F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI; NR, 14 January, 1923,RSAB; SSKS, 36, pp. 1 & 10]

Abdullah Sheikh: Born in Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British atseveral places in Agra; he was caughtby the British army advancing onAgra, and accused of ëmurder andrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death in 1858 withconfiscation of his property, he wasexecuted by hanging soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny BastaNo.7, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.I,No.44 (I) (1858), MSAB]

Abdur Rahman Mir: Born in 1871 indistt. Anantnag, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Subhan Mir. Heactively participated in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.While participating in a rally toprotest against the tyranny of the

State ruler at Pulwama (Anantnag)in February 1934, he was killed onthe spot in the State Armyís firingupon the rallyists. [File No. V, 4,MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;HMKJAMH, p.326]

Abhilakh Singh: Resident of v. Borasar,Dobhi Taluqa, Jaunpore [Jaunpur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; heplayed a prominent part in organizingthe rebel forces in Dobhi Taluqaduring the Uprising of 1857, andfought at several places in theGhazipur, Azamgarh and Benaresregion; his attempt to captureAzamgarh and Benares region failedbecause of the British success overthe rebel forces in June 1857 nearBenares; Abhilakh Singh, along withothers, joined Kunwar Singh whenhe appeared in Azamgarh and foughtagainst the British; after thewithdrawal of Kunwar Singh fromAzamgarh, the British forcesoccupied the region, and captured inMay 1858 many of the rebels,including Abhilakh Singh; chargedwith ëmurder and rebellion againstthe Britishí, he was sentenced todeath and executed by hanging froma mango tree. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta No.1, UPRAA;WWIM, III, p.2; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Abid Ali Khan: Resident of Moradabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Pathan; played aleading part in the organisation anddirection of the rebelsí activitiesduring the Uprising of 1857; he was


captured by the British in the courseof their raids on the Moradabadregion in 1858; charged with ëmurderand leading the rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathand executed in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Abid Ali: Resident of Moradabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); joined hands with the rebelforces against the British at the timeof the Uprising of 1857 and took partin fighting the Government forces atdifferent corners of Moradabad; hewas captured by the British troopsduring their raids on Moradabad inApril 1858, and executed by hangingon 27 April 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49(VI) (1858), MSAB]

Abid Alley Bux: Inhabitant ofMoradabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Sheikh; he took part in fighting theBritish during the Uprising of 1857,and also took initiative in organizingthe rebel activities in Moradabad; hewas captured by the British at thetime of their re-occupation of theMoradabad region, and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Abid Hoosein: Born in Mogeenah,Shahjehanpoor [Shahjahanpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now Uttar

Pradesh); Syud [Syed]; he was aDuffadar [Dafadar] in the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prisonunder the British Government; heleft the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined thefighting against the British rule; hemarched towards Delhi along withthe fellow rebels and fought againstthe British forces at several places;he died in 1858 while resisting theBritish attacks on the rebels position.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49 (VI)(1858), MSAB]

Abu Turab Khan: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857, and also incitedother people to raise their armsagainst the British; he fought atdifferent places against the Britishforces; he was killed in the battle ofChinhat, Lucknow, while confrontingthe British army on 20 June 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta No.6, UPRAA]

Acharju: Resident of Jhansi State (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces against the British in Jhansiduring the Uprising of 1857; underthe leadership of Rani Lakshmi Baihe took part in fighting and drivingout the Britishers from Jhansi and itsadjoining areas; with the advance ofthe British reinforcement underHugh Rose towards Jhansi in March1858, he joined in the defence ofJhansi; in the course of the fightingAcharju was caught by the British


troops, charged with ërebellionagainst the Britishí, and sentenced todeath and executed in 1859. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49 (VI)(1858), MSAB]

Acharya Persad: Belonged to Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he took part in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British forces atdifferent places in the Lucknowregion; he was killed by the Britisharmy in an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta No.6, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc.Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Achchhan Khan: Belonged to Faizabad,the Oudh [Awadh] Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); joined hands with therebel forces in fighting the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoparticipated in plundering the Britishquarters and looting the treasury toraise funds for the rebels; he wascaught by the British in 1858 andcharged with ëplundering, lootingand rebellion against the Britishí; hewas sentenced to death and shotdead in 1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB; WWIM, III, p.3]

Adheera Singh: Belonged to Tulhwapar,Gorruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprising

of 1857 and fought against the Britishon several occasions; he was caughtby the British in an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta No.2, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.46 (III) (1858), MSAB]

Adhial Singh: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); took part in the Uprisingof 1857 and also incited hisneighbours to join the fight againstthe British authority; he was caughtby the enemy during an engagementand sentenced to life imprisonmenton the charges of ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí; he diedin detention in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Adhikari: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British forcesduring the Uprising of 1857, and alsoincited his neighbourhood to raise itsarms against the British; he waskilled in the course of an encounterwith the British in Chinhat, Lucknow,on 20 June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta No.6,UPRAA; QT, p.54]

Adjoodhia: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at a number of placesin the Banda region; he was capturedduring the British re-occupation ofthe Banda area, and charged with


ëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death withconfiscation of his property in May1858, he was hanged soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta No. 3, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Afzal Khan: Resident of Singhana, JaipurState (now in distt. Jhunjhunu), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);sepoy in the British Army; desertedhis Regiment along with twenty-twoother rebel Sowars [Sawars], but wasarrested at Shaildhawati in May 1858under the orders of the Nazim ofSawai Ramgarh; Afzal Khan wasdispatched to the Assistant PoliticalAgent of Kanod and promptlyexecuted. [F/Cons, S.C 30 April1858/149-150 A, NAI; Mil/Deptt.No. M-06-1 (Pts.) Pad No.1/2, F. No.01, Pt.5/3, Jaipur State Records, RSABcited in RSG, V 2, pp.90-91]

Agaz Singh: Belonged to v.Neemuchana, teh. Bansoor [Bansur],Alwar State (now distt. Alwar),Rajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Brahmin; participated in the kisanagitatorsí meeting held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 todemonstrate against the Maharajaísoppressive administration and hisland settlement policy of 1923-24. Inthis settlement the Biswedari rights ofthe Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been enhanced byfifty per cent. Though allagriculturists were affected adverselyby it, the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of the kisangathering, the Maharaja sent his State

Army to confront the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Agaz Singh wasseriously injured in theindiscriminate firing and died.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Agha Habeebi alias Aghai: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and played an important role inorganizing the rebel forces of hisregion; he led a group of rebels inattacking the British authorities andtheir establishments in Lucknow onseveral occasions; he was killed in thefighting against the British army atQaiserbagh, Lucknow in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Agha Haroon: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh (Awadh) Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and played a significant role inorganizing the rebels of his area; hetook part in attacking the British andtheir establishments in Lucknow; hedied while fighting against theBritish army at Qaiserbagh,Lucknow in 1858. [Mutiny Records,


Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Agha Hoosein: Belonged toFarrukhabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and accompanied the rebel forces infighting the British at a number ofplaces in Farrukhabad; he wascaptured by the British forces in thecourse of an encounter and chargedwith ëmurder and rebellioní; he wasexecuted by the orders of theMagistrate of Farrukhabad in May1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.46 (III)(1858), MSAB]

Agha Malloo Singh: Resident ofJalalabad, near Lucknow, the AwadhProvince (now Uttar Pradesh);Zamindar; he took a leading part inorganizing the rebels of his villageduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsooffered financial assistance to therebel forces to meet their militaryexpenses; he was killed by the Britisharmy in the course of some grimfighting at Jalalabad in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; L1857, p.293]

Agha Mirza (Kambalposh): Resident ofLucknow, the Awadh Province (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Mahmood Mirza;he organized a group of anti-Britishforces and attacked the Britishofficers in May 1857; he then led aprocession of rebels from Aishbaghand reached near the Rooni Gatewhere the British forces opened fireon them; Agha Mirza, with others,

was wounded seriously; caught bythe British, and even in a dyingcondition, he was hanged at Jelo-Khana of Machchi Bhawan, Lucknowin May 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;L1857, pp.59-60]

Ahad Shosha: Born in Sapore, distt.Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oAmir Shosha. He took part in aprotest rally led by the NationalConference during the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState on 20 May 1946. He was killedon the spot when the State Armysoldiers fired upon it. [File No. V, 4,MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar]

Ahamd Rathor: Born in 1901 atNowshera, distt. Srinagar, Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Subhan Rathor;Private employee. He took part in thewidely spreading movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State in 1931. Duringthis movement Rathor was killed inthe same year in the State Armyísfiring on a demonstration he joinedat Nowshera. [File No. IV, 8, MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.270;HMKJAMH, p.328]

Ahangar Rahman: Hailed from distt.Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oAhangar. He was arrested by theState police on the charge of his activeinvolvement in the anti-Maharajaactivities. He died as captive inCentral jail, Srinagar, on account ofsevere tortures in the hands of thejail authorities. [File No. I M.C., 8,


MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; HMKJH,p.323]

Ahlaud: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he joined therebel forces and fought the British atseveral places in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to other rebels forbuying arms and fighting the Britishforces; he was caught by the Britishduring their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ahmad Ali: Resident of Akbarpur,Cawnpore (Kanpur), the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Tahsildar; close associateof Nana Saheb; took part in the anti-British rebel forces activities duringthe Uprising of 1857 in Kanpur; whilefighting against the re-occupyingBritish forces, he was caught by themand accused of ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath in 1857, Ahmad was executedsoon thereafter; his property was alsoconfiscated .[Mutiny Records,Kanpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ahmad Dar: Born in 1901 at Nowshera,distt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Akbar Dar. A farmer and aparticipant in the movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir, he joined a rally atNowshera in 1931 to protest against

the mal-administration of theMaharaja. When the rallyists werefired upon by the soldiers of the StateArmy, Ahmad Dar was killed on thespot in the firing. [File No. IV, 8,MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF,Vol.1, pp.172-173; WWIM, II, p.69;HMKJAMH, p.324]

Ahmad Lone: Born in 1894 in v. Langet,distt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Sultan Lone. A farmerby occupation, he actively participa-ted in the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. He joined an agitationat Hindwara in Baramulla district inFebruary 1932 to protest against theMaharajaís autocracy in the State. Onthe very first day of the protest, hewas killed in the State Armyís firingson the demonstrators. [File No. IV,8, MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM,II, p.173; HMKJAMH, p.326]

Ahmad Mir: Hailed from distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir; s/oMohammad Mir. He took part in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He joined a demonstration inits support near the Central Jail ofSrinagar in July 1931. When thedemonstrators were fired upon bythe State Army soldiers he was killedin the firing at the gate of the jail.[File No. VI, 13, MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; HMKJAMH, p.327]

Ahmad Yar Bux: Resident ofFurruckabad [Farrukhabad], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); responding to the call of


the rebel forces, he played animportant role in the Uprising of 1857in the Farrukhabad region; he led thelocal rebels in attacking the Britishestablishments and capturing theirtreasuries at the time of the Britishre-assertion of authority over thisregion; arrested and charged withëbeing a leader and instigator ofrebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to be hanged in January1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49 (VI)(1858), MSAB]

Ahmad Yar Khan: Resident of Jalalabad,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he was a Tehsildar ofJalalabad; joined the Uprising againstthe British in 1857 and played aprominent role as a Nazim ofJalalabad under the RebelsíGovernment. He was captured by theBritish troops, following the defeatof the rebels in this region, andexecuted by hanging on 20 April1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.4; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ahmad Yar: Resident of distt. Hamirpur,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); local medicine man;joined the Uprising of 1857 in Kanpurand took part in the anti-British rebelforcesí endeavours to drive theBritish out from the Kanpur regionin June 1857; when the British wererecovering their lost ground inKanpur in July 1857, he was arrestedby them; Ahmad Yar Khan was

executed soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Ahmadullah Khan: Resident of Budaun,North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh; he took a leading part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Rohilkhand region; he was alsoappointed as Naib-Nazim of Badaununder the Rebel Government;captured by the advancing Britisharmy in July 1858, he was blown todeath with a cannon. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ahmed Allee: Born in Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and also incited his neighbours totake up their arms against the British;he also offered financial support tothe local rebels and encouraged themto go for overthrowing the firangi-hukumat (British rule); he was caughtby the British troops during theirraids on Fatehpur in 1857, andexecuted soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Ahmed Beg alias Mogal Beg: Residentof Cawnpore (Kanpur), the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 againstthe British in Kanpur; participated in


driving the British away fromKanpur and its neighbouring areas;at the time of the British recovery ofKanpur in July 1857, he was capturedby them; accused of ërebellion againstthe Britishí, he was sentenced todeath in December 1857, andexecuted soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta No.7,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Ahmed Beg: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andalso motivated others to rise againstthe firangi-hukumat (British rule); hewent over to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish troops on several occasions;he died while confronting theadvancing British army in Delhi inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Papers,Coll. No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ahmed Bux: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebels during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against theBritish; he also incited the people totake up their arms against the firangis(British) and overthrow theexploitative imperialist rule; he waskilled during an engagement withthe British troops in 1858; hisproperty was confiscated later on.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51(VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Ahmed Husain: Born in Faizabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857 and proceeded toLucknow; he fought against theBritish forces at several places inLucknow city; he was caught by theBritish army during an engagement,and hanged at Machhi Bhawan,Lucknow, in June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Ahmed Hussain: Resident of Aligarh,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Mughal; participatedin the Uprising of 1857, organised aband of rebel army men to fight theBritish forces and marched up toDelhi to assist the rebels there; he wascaught by the British troops duringtheir operation in September 1857,and imprisoned on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand executed by hanging on 18January 1858. [Mutiny Records, Judl.Deptt. (Delhi Div), F.No.3 (1858),HSAP]

Ahmed Khan: Resident of Jaipur State(now in distt. Sawai Madhopur), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);took part in the 1857 Uprising andwas arrested from Hinduan town.The Jaipur State troops stationed atHinduan also became rebellious andrescued the arrested persons, butthey were soon re-captured; withother fugitives, Ahmed Khan wassent to Agra in December 1857 by thePolitical Agent of Jaipur; he was tried


and hanged at Agra at the beginningof 1858. [F/Cons, S.C 30 April 1858/149-150 A, NAI; Mil/Deptt. No. M-06-1 (Pts.) Pad No.1/2, F. No. 01,Pt.5/3, Jaipur State Records, RSABcited in RSG, V 2, pp.90-91]

Ahmed Khan: Resident of Moradabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he fought against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also provided financial support tothe rebels and incited other peopleto join them; he was caught by theBritish soldiers at the time of theirre-occupying the area, charged withëaiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí and sentenced tolife imprisonment in March 1859, hedied in prison. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Ahmed Sher: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesand fought the British at severallocales in Lucknow during theUprising of 1857; he also participatedin the plundering of the Britishproperties; he died while confrontingthe British army at Qaiserbagh,Lucknow, in March 1858. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Ahmed Yaar: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now uttar pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces in theAligarh region; he also marched on

to Delhi, joined hands with the rebelsthere and fought the British troops;he was captured by the British soonafter their re-occupation of Delhi, andcharged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt. (DelhiDiv.), F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Ahmud Allah Khan: Resident ofNajibabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Tahsildar; he joined the Uprising of1857 and played a significant role inthe rebel administration ofNajibabad; he also led a group ofrebels and fought the British armyat Nagina. Following the defeat ofthe rebel forces, he was caught bythe British and executed on 22 April1858. [Mutiny Records, AligarhMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No. 50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Ahmud Hussein: Resident of distt.Shahjehanpore [Shahjahanpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Ahmud Yar Khan;during the Uprising of 1857, he tookpart in fighting the British forces inShahjahanpur region; he wascaptured by the British forces in thecourse of an engagement inShahjahanpur; put on trial on thecharge of ìrebellion against theBritish authorityî, he was sentencedto death and executed in June 1859.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]


Ahmud Khan: Born in Shahgunj[Shahganj], Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Mewattee [Mewati]; he was a SirdarJemadar [Sardar Jamadar] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment on 5 July 1857 and joinedthe Rebellion against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; he diedin the course of an encounter withthe advancing British army in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49 (VI)(1858), MSAB]

Aijud Bukhsh: Resident of Azimgurh[Azamgarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Sheikh; he was a Sepoy in the C.Company under the British army; hestopped serving the British duringthe Uprising of 1857 and joined therebels for fighting against the British;he was caught in 1858 whileconfronting the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858),MSAB]

Aivaz Khan: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and persuaded some local rebels tofight against the British; he alsooffered financial support to therebels for buying arms andencouraged them to go for

overthrowing the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was captured by theBritish troops during their raids onFatehpur in 1857, and hanged.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ajah Singh: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh) joinedthe anti-British rebel forces in Kanpurduring the Uprising of 1857; took partin raiding the British settlements andoutposts in Kanpur and itssurrounding areas; caught during theBritish offensive on the region in thesecond half of 1857, sentenced todeath on charge of ëtaking part in therebellion against the Britishí inDecember 1857 and executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ajaib Singh: Resident ofMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);joined the Uprising of 1857 againstthe British, and accompanied therebels at various places inMuzaffarnagar to provide them withthe attendantís services during thefight; he was captured and hangedby the British in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,p.5; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Ajali Singh: Resident of Jhansi State,Bundelkhand Agency (now UttarPradesh); actively involved in the


Uprising against the British in Jhansiduring the Uprising of 1857; at thetime of the British troopsí strikingback on Jhansi in 1858, Ajali Singhwas captured and charged withërebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to be executed in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi Mutiny,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Ajit Singh: Born in 1904 at v.Nagadgaon, distt. Uttarkashi,Garhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); s/oKashi Singh; participated during theCivil Disobedience movement in thepeasant agitation against theoppressive Tehri-Garhwal State andits imposition of heavy land andother taxes in 1930; when marchingwith the Dandel village protesterstowards the State capital, he wasstopped among others by the StatePolice under the District Magistrateand fired upon at Ranighati on 20May 1930. Ajit was killed in the firing.[H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; WWIM, II, p.5; SSKS GD,p.1]

Ajit Singh: Hailed from v. Pago, distt.Tehri-Garhwal, Garhwal Division,the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was earlier a Sepoyin the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army; he shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin Malaya in 1942 and served in its3rd Guerrilla Regiment in the samerank; while confronting the Britishon the Burma (Myanmar front hedied in action perhaps in 1944. [INA

Papers, F.Nos.379/INA (1946); 403/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.5]

Ajit Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he left the Britishservice to join the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and served it as Naikin the Ist Guerrilla Regiment; he diedwhile fighting against the Britishforces at Trawang, Burma (nowMyanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA,498/INA (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.5]

Akbar Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British forcesat different places; he was killed bythe British army in the course of anencounter at Bailey Guard, Lucknow,in November 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Akbar Hussain: Resident of Raipur,Chhattisgarh; aroused by the speechthat Hanuman Singh, MagazineLashkar in the British Army (whoassassinated Major Cidwel at hisresidence on 18 January 1858)delivered before a sepoy audience onthe same day, Akbar Hussain joinedthe rebel soldiers in Raipur; involvedin the killing of British army officers;with 16 other rebel soldiers, he wasarrested by the British; tried,convicted and sentenced to death;hanged in Raipur on 22 January 1858.


[Parliamentary Papers, Mutinyfurther Papers, No.4, 1857-58, NAI,CKI, 1740-1947, p.171]

Akbar Khan: Born in 1823, Mathura,North-Western Province (now UttarPradesh); took part in the Uprisingof 1857 against the British dominanceover the Saugor district of the CentralProvinces and Berar (now Sagor,Madhya Pradesh); he joined the anti-British rebel forces of Nawab ofAmbapani at Rahatgarh in 1857;fought against the Britishreinforcement under Hugh Rose from24 to 28 January 1858 the Rahatgarhfort; captured by the enemy in thecourse of fighting and accused ofërebellion against the Britishí, Akbarwas executed by hanging at the frontgate of the Rahatgarh Fort on 29January 1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol.II, NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Akbar Khan: Born on 7 February 1820Karauli, Karauli State (now distt.Karauli), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); s/o Nasir Khan; was anofficer in the Kota State Army; tookactive part in the Uprising againstEast India Companyís dominanceover Kota State in 1857. Under theleadership of Mehrab Khan, he joinedin the attack on the Political AgencyHouse, Kota, on 15 October 1857 inwhich Captain C.E. Burton, thePolitical Agent, his two sons and fewothers were killed. He also fought inseveral other battles against thecombined forces of Maharao (Kotaruler) and the British. Akbar Khanwas captured by the British troops

in March 1858 and was killed, afterthe defeat of the rebels. [RSG, p.91;F/Poll; F.Nos. 1-2, September 1858;F/Poll. ëAí, F.Nos. 428-36, February1858; F/Poll; F.Nos. 3146-47,December 1858, NAI; RKSS, pp.124-43; WWIM, III, p.6; Sujas, No 4, June-July 1998, Jaipur, p.80]

Akram Khan: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels in their fighting against theBritish forces during the Uprising of1857, and also incited others to raisetheir arms against the British; he waskilled in the battle of Chinhat,Lucknow, while confronting theBritish army on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Akshaibar Yadav: Resident of v.Dhamahapur, distt. Jaunpur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Raghunath Yadav. Hewas killed in the police firing whiletaking part in a procession during theìQuit Indiaî movement at his villagein August 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; WWIM, I, p.379;BCA, p. 131]

Alam Singh: Hailed from the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the 3rd

Infantry Battalion; while fightingagainst the British forces he died onthe battle ground at Kalewa, Burma


(now Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA(1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p.6]

Alauddin: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British forcesin different locations; he died whileconfronting the British army atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Aley Jan: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and led the local people to join thefight against the British rule; he waskilled by the British troops duringtheir attacks on the rebels in Fatehpurin 1857. [Mutiny Records, FatehpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Algu Yadav: Born in 1922 in v. Chitpur,distt. Ghazipur, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He participatedin a procession going towards theSadat Police Station during the ìQuitIndiaî movement. When it came nearthe thana, the police opened fire onthe demonstrators. Algu Yadavreceived fatal bullet wounds in thefiring and died on the spot in August1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;WWIM, I, p.379]

Algwa: Inhabitant of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now Uttar

Pradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule) during the Uprising of 1857; hewas killed by the British army in anengagement at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Ali Bakhsh: Resident of Meerut, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also incited thelocal people to raise their armsagainst the British authorities; heproceeded to Delhi, joined the rebelforces there, and fought the Britishin different engagements; he waskilled while confronting theadvancing British forces in Delhi in1857. [Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Ali Baksh Khan: Inhabitant of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); soon after joining therebel forces, he fought the British ata number of places in Lucknowduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoencouraged others in attacking andplundering the British properties; hewas killed in March 1858 in the courseof an encounter with the British armyat Qaiserbhagh, Lucknow. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Ali Baksh: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh (Awadh) Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the Uprising of


1857 and played a leading role inorganizing the rebel forces of hisregion; he took part in attacking theBritish establishments in Lucknow onseveral occasions; he died whilefighting against the British army atQaiserbagh, Lucknow in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Ali Dad Khan: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also incited hisneighbourhood to raise its armsagainst the British authorities; heproceeded to Delhi, joined the rebelarmy there, and fought the Britishforces in different engagements; hewas killed while confronting theadvancing British forces in Delhi in1857. [Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Ali Husain: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also mobilisedother people to raise their armsagainst the British rule; he proceededto Delhi, joined the rebel forces there,and fought the British at differentplaces; he was killed by theadvancing British army during anencounter in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ali Hyder Khan: Hailed from Hinduan,a town in Jaipur State (now in distt.Sawai Madhopur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); took part

in the 1857 Uprising in Jaipur Stateand was arrested; the Jaipur Statetroops stationed at Hinduan becamerebellious and rescued Ali HyderKhan and other insurgents; alongwith the associates, he was againcaptured and sent to Agra by thePolitical Agent of Jaipur. Ali HyderKhan was tried at Agra andexecuted. [F/Cons, S.C 30 April1858/149-150 A, NAI; Mil/Deptt.No. M-06-1 (Pts.) Pad No.1/2, F. No.01, Pt.5/3, Jaipur State Records, RSABcited in RSG, V 2, pp.90-91]

Ali Malik: Resident of v. Dallipore, distt.Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oRasool Malik. He took active part ina protest rally against the autocraticrule of the Maharaja of Jammu andKashmir at Pulwama (Anantnag) inFebruary 1934 during the movementfor responsible government. Whenthe State Army soldiers opened fireon the rallyists, he was killed in thefiring on the day of the rally. [FileNo. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;WWIM, II, p.181; HMKJAMH, p.327]

Ali Mohammad Butt: Born in 1904 indistt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Sadiq Butt. Ashopkeeper by occupation, he wasarrested in 1934 on the charge oftaking part in the political movementfor responsible government againstthe Maharaja in his district. He wasflogged to death by the State policeon the very day he was arrested in1934. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.114; WWIM,II, p. 51; HMKJAMH, p.323]


Ali Mohammad Pathan: Resident ofdistt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Sultan Pathan. At the call of theNational Conference, he joined thedemonstration at the Khankah-i-Mualla in Srinagar in 1946, to protestagainst the Maharajaís autocratic ruleand to demand responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. The State Army opened fire onthe demonstrators in which AliMohammed Pathan was killed on thesame day. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; HMKJAMH, p.323]

Ali Mohammad Rishi: Born in 1906 indistt. Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Wali Rishi. Whenthe people of Islamabad observed acomplete hartal on 23 September 1931to register their protest against thearrest of Sheikh MohammadAbdullah ñ a prominent leader of themovement for responsiblegovernment ñ he (as a student) tookpart in the protest demonstrationorganized at Shopian (Islamabad).While the protest demonstration wasvociferously moving on, the Statemilitary force intervened to stop it.In the ensuing scuffle between thetwo, the military force suddenlyopened indiscriminate firing on therallyists in which Ali MohammadRishi was killed on the spot. [File No.V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF,pp.409-10; WWIM, II p.274]

Ali Mohammed Pathan: Born in 1929 indistt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Mohammed Sultan Pathan. Atthe call of the National Conference,he (a student of eighth standard)

joined the demonstration at theKhankah-i-Mualla in Srinagar in 1946,to protest against the Maharajaísautocratic rule and to demandresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. The State armyopened fire on the demonstrators inwhich Ali Mohammed Pathanreceived five bullet wounds and diedof these on the same day. [File No.IV, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;WWIM, II, p.6; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.15]

Ali Mohd. Khan: Inhabitant of Lucknow,the Oudh (Awadh) Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857 and led a group ofrebels in attacking the Britishauthorities and their establishmentsat several places in Lucknow; he diedwhile fighting against the Britisharmy at Moosabagh, Lucknow in1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Alla Buksh: Resident of Sorah, Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Mewattee [Mewati]; he wasa Sirdar Jemadar [Sardar Jamadar] inthe Contingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice on 5 July 1857 and took partin fighting the British at variousplaces during the Uprising of 1857;he died in the course of an encounterwith the advancing British troops in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Allah Bakhsh: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he participated in the


resistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British atdifferent places in the Lucknowregion; he was killed by the Britisharmy in the midst of an encounter atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Allahdad Khuda Baksh: Resident of v.Lohari, Meerut, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising against theBritish in 1857 soon after its outbreakin the Meerut region; he alsoencouraged others to take up thestruggle against the British andoverthrow their rule, he wascaptured by the British troops duringthe fight and executed by hanging in1857. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL;WWIM, III, p.8]

Allahdia: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Chowkidar, but left the jobduring the Uprising of 1857; tookactive part in the attacking andplundering of the officersí housesand properties of the British loyalists;provided financial support to therebels for meeting their militaryexpenses; he was captured by theBritish troops in the course of theirre-occupation of this region, andexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,p.8]

Allee Buksh: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also incited hisneighbours to join the rebel forcesand fight against the goralog (British);he was caught during an engagementwith the reinforced British troops inBanda, and imprisoned on thecharges of ësedition, murder andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof property in July 1858 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny, Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Allee Khan: Born in Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcesagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he also took part inattacking the British loyalists inBareilly and its adjoining areas; in thecourse of fighting, he was caught bythe British forces and charged withëmurder and rebellioní; he wassentenced to death and executed inJune 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Alley Buksh: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Shaikh; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857, joined the rebels of the Agraarea and fought the British troops inseveral engagements in the Agra-Mathura regions; he was killed by the


advancing British forces in one oftheir attacks on the rebels in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Alley Bux: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Allahabad region; he alsosupported the local people in seizingthe British treasury; he was capturedduring the British onslaught onAllahabad, and charged withëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of property andexecuted by hanging from a tree in1860. [Mutiny Records, AllahabadMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Alley Kureem: Belonged to Puthra,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he led a group of rebelsduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces atvarious places in the Hamirpurregion; he also incited the localpeople to raise their arms and fightagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule); he was caught in the course ofan engagement with the advancingBritish army, and charged withësedition and instigating therebellioní, sentenced to death withconfiscation of property in 1859; hewas executed by hanging soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52

(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Alley Sher: Resident of Katra, Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his locality during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British; he also took part inseizing the British treasury andsupplying its proceeds to the rebelforces; he was caught by the Britishtroops during their marches inAllahabad, and hanged from a treein 1857 on the charges of ëplunderingand rebellion against the Britishí.[Mutiny Records, Allahabad MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49(VI) (1858), MSAB]

Ally Bahadoor: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he castigated theoppressive and exploitative Britishrule during the Uprising of 1857, andincited the neighbourhood to take upits arms against the British; he alsoparticipated in defence of Banda inthe face of the advancing Britisharmy; caught by the British andcharged with ësedition andinstigation of rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin August 1858 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny, Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ally Hoosein: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Moogul [Mughal]; he wasa Duffadar [Dafadar] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison under the British


Government; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels infighting against the British; he foughtthe British at several places, and diedin 1858 in a confrontation with them.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49 (VI)(1858), MSAB]

Ally Mohd. Khan: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and also encouraged local people tooverthrow the firangi-hukumat(British rule) ; he marched on toDelhi, joined hands with the rebelsthere and fought the British troopson several occasions; he died whilenegotiating the advancing Britisharmy in Delhi in September 1857.[Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57, NAI;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858),MSAB]

Ally Moorad: Belonged to Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now uttar pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andalso encouraged other people to raisearms and go for killing the British;he marched on to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish troops; he was caught by theBritish after the fall of Delhi, andcharged with ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and shot dead in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt. (DelhiDiv.) F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Ally: Belonged to Wuzeerpoora

[Wazirpura], Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Butcher; he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on various occasions; hewas caught by the British during theirattacks on the rebels, and executedby hanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, File Sl. No.77,UPRAA]

Alopee: Resident of Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he was a sepoy in the 48th

Native Infantry of the British-Indianarmy; he left his position to join therebel forces during the Uprising of1857; he fought against the British atseveral places in Bareilly; caught bythe British forces and put on trial forëmurder and mutinyí, he wassentenced to death in September1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII (1858),MSAB]

Aluf Khan: Belonged to Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Pathan; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he gave up the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels ofthe Agra region; he fought the Britishtroops in several engagements in theAgra-Mathura area; he was killed bythe advancing British troops in oneof their attacks on the rebels in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]


Aman Beg: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and also encouraged othersto take part in resisting the firangi-hukumat (British rule) ; he fought theBritish forces in differentengagements in the Lucknow region;he was killed by the British army ina confrontation at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Aman Singh: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels in their fighting against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857,and also incited others to challengethe British rule; he died whileconfronting the British army in thebattle of Chinhat, Lucknow, on 20 June1857. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA; p.84]

Amanatullah Khan: Resident ofMoradabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tooka leading part in organizing the rebelforces in the course of the Uprisingof 1857; he also provided financialsupport to the rebels of his regionfor meeting their military expenses;he was captured by the Britishduring their re-occupation of theMoradabad area in April 1858, andexecuted by hanging on 27 April1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL;WWIM, III, p.9]

Amani Singh: Hailed from distt. Aligarh,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He was killed during theìQuit Indiaî movement when theprocession in which he participatedin Aligarh was fired upon by thepolice in 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 135]

Amar Singh: Hailed from the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the 3rd

Infantry Battalion; while fightingagainst the Allied forces in Burma(now Myanmar) he was killed on thebattle ground in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.7]

Amar Singh: Resident of Thana Bhavan,Muzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857, andincited others to take part in thestruggle; he was captured by theBritish troops while defending hisarea against a British attack; he wasexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,p.9]

Amar Singh: Resident of v. Khar, distt.Meerut, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). Previously he was asoldier in the 7/8 Punjab Regimnetof the British-Indian Army. Later hevolunteered his services to the Indian


National Army in 1942 and joined itas soldier in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment. While taking part in thebattle against Allied forces in Burma(Myanmar), he died in action possiblyin 1944. [INA Papers, F. No. 1/INA,NAI; WWIM, II, p.7]

Amar Singh: Resident of v. Kharkar, p.o.Kanina, distt. Meerut, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh).Earlier he served the 7/8 PunjabRegiment of the British-Indian Army.He joined Indian National Army onthe call of Netaji and fought in Burma(Myanmar) where he was killed inaction in 1944. [INA Papers, No 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 652-53]

Amar Singh: Resident of v. Tikri, distt.Meerut, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). He was formerly aSepoy in the Hyderabad Regiment ofthe British-Indian Army.Volunteering his services to theIndian National Army, he left theBritish Army and joined the INAís4th Guerrilla Regiment as Naik. Hewas killed in action on the Imphalfront in 1944. [INA Papers, No 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 646-47 WWIM,II, p.7]

Amar: Born in the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Jagirdar of Adampur andBaranpur Leduka; took a leading partin fighting the British soon afterjoining the rebel forces; he wascaught by the British troops andhanged in 1858 [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Ambika Singh: Belonged to distt.Azamgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He was aschool student and took active partin the demonstrations during theCivil Disobedience movement. Forhis agitational activities, he wasarrested and sent to the district jail.On 7 September 1930 the jailauthorities brutally tortured him andalso subjected him to hard labour.When he started vomiting blood,Ambika Singh was hurriedlyreleased to die soon thereafter. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/58/1930, NAI; SSKS,vol. 27, p.]

Ameen Ali: Born in Jalalabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); cultivator; along with hisvillage fellows, he refused to obligethe British forces with the supply ofrasad (provisions) at Jalalabad duringthe Uprising of 1857; he was caughtby the British troops for this andhanged in November 1857; his entirevillage was also looted by the British.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Ameer Ali: Resident of Ayodhya,Faizabad, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 in hisregion soon after its outbreak; hefought against the British forces onvarious occasions under theleadership of Baba Ram Charan Das,the priest of Hanumangarhi Temple;he was captured by the British troopsduring an engagement, and hangedfrom a tree in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-


59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.9]

Ameer Chand: Resident of Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Allahabad-Fatehpur region; healso incited the local people to raisetheir arms against the firangis (British)and kill them; he was caught by theBritish during their raids on theAllahabad area, and charged withësedition and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of property in 1859and executed by hanging in 1860.[Mutiny Records, Allahabad MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ameer Khan: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; Pathan; he was a Naick[Naik] in the Permanent ArmedGuards at the Agra Central Prison;when he was deputed atBulandshahar on escort duty, left theBritish service in June 1857 toparticipate in the Uprising of 1857.Along with the other rebels, hemarched towards Delhi and joinedthe fighting against the British; hedied while resisting the advancingBritish army in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; MutinyPapers, Coll No. 57, NAI]

Ameer Khan: Resident of Faizabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857 and marched into

Lucknow city; he fought against theBritish at several places in Lucknow;he was caught by the British armyand hanged at Machhi Bhawan,Lucknow, in June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Ameer/Amar Singh: Resident of v.Digar/Dinara, p.o. Beiraro, distt.Almora, Kumaon Division, UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); s/oDev Singh; completed primaryeducation; employed in a localfactory; participated in the ìQuitIndiaî movement in 1942; whiletaking part in a procession that thepolice surrounded and fired upon,Amar was severely injured in thefiring and died on the spot. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156,157 (PA), NAI; WWIM, I, p.9: SSKS,KD: p.2; BSAS: p.130]

Ameeroodeen: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Shaikh; he was a Sowar[Sawar] in the Armed GuardsContingent at the Agra CentralPrison; he left the British service inJune 1857 to join the Uprising of 1857.Along with his counterparts, hemarched towards Delhi and foughtagainst the British; he died whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Delhi region in September1857. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, CollNo. 57, NAI]

Amin Alam Khan, Hafiz-ul-Umer: Bornin 1794 in Tonk State (now distt


Tonk), the Rajputana agency (nowRajasthan); son of Mumtazudalla anduncle of the Tonk Nawab; well-educated in Urdu and Persian;Jagirdar; with the help of MohammedMuneer Khan (Prince of Tonk State)and Azimulla Khan, he organised therevolt of the Tonk State Army againstthe Tonk Nawab and the British;summoned the troops fromNeemuch, formed a column of onethousand rebel soldiers at Tonk andmarched with the rebel troops toDelhi; fought the British forces atseveral places there and returned toTonk after the defeat of the rebels;he was killed in a skirmish with theNawabís officers in Tonk inDecember 1858. [F/Poll, F.No. 12,1857, NAI; WWIM, III, p.7; RSG, p.91;Sujas, No 4, June-July 1998, Jaipur,p.80]

Amin Khan: Born in Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcesunder the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan (the rebel leader ofthe Rohilkhand region), and foughtagainst the British forces during theUprising of 1857; he was captured bythe advancing British army in thecourse of an engagement, andexecuted by hanging in 1860 atBareilly. [Mutiny Records, MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,pp.68.69]

Amir Chand: Belonged to Allahabad,North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Jemadar[Jamadar] in the police under theBritish authorities, but left it during

the Uprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels in fighting the Britishforces; he also incited the local peopleto attack the British and plunder theirproperties; he was caught by theBritish troops in the course of theirraids on the Allahabad region,convicted on the charges of ërobberyand rebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death in July 1857, andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1]

Amir Dar: Born in 1908 in distt.Islamabad (Anantnag), Jammu andKashmir; s/o Aziz Mir. He activelyparticipated in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.A participant in the rally to protestagainst the autocratic Maharaja atPulwama (Anantnag) in February1934, he was killed on the spot in theState Armyís firing on the rallyists.[File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.173; WWIM,II, p.69; HMKJAMH, p.324]

Amir Hasan Qissa Khwan: Belonged toLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a leading role in organizingthe rebel forces of his region; he alsoled the rebels in attacking the Britishauthorities and their establishmentsin Lucknow; he was killed whilefighting against the British army nearMachchi Bhawan, Lucknow in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Amir Sheikh: Born in 1902 in v. Chawa


Kalan, distt. Islamabad (Anantnag),Jammu and Kashmir; s/oMohammad Sheikh. He took activepart in the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. Being a participant ina protest rally organized against thedespotic rule of the Maharaja atPulwama in Anantnag district inFebruary 1934, he was hit in the StateArmyís firing on the procession, anddied on the spot. [File No. V, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II,p.299; HMKJAMH, p.329]

Amir-ud-din Jandaguro: Resident ofMohallah, Gunjwara, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir. Joining thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState, he took part in thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar to protest against thedetention of Abdul Qadeer Khan(arrested on 25 June 1931) ñ aprominent leader of the agitation.When the demonstrators waitedoutside the jail, five of them weresuddenly arrested by the police at theinstance of the Governor TrilokChand. The arrests so infuriated thedemonstrators that they startedraising anti-government slogans,demanded the immediate release oftheir leader, and also sought thepermission for watching theproceedings of the trial. Instead ofgiving permission, the Governorordered the police to open fire onthem. In the police firing on 13 July1931 Amir-ud-din Jandaguroreceived fatal bullet wounds andsuccumbed to his injuries on that very

day at the age of 27. [File No. V, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; The Hindu,28 July 1931; AC, pp.88-89; KFFF,pp.373-9; FSK, p.48]

Amir-ud-din Makai: Born in 1895 indistt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Rasul Joo Makai. As a committedpolitical worker, he actively took partin the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. He was shot deadby the State Army personnel atDumba-Kadal in Srinagar in 1931 forhis leading role in agitations againstthe Maharajaís autocratic rule. [FileNo. IV, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;WWIM, II, p.180; HMKJAMH, p.326]

Amir-ud-din Makai: Resident ofMohallah Nawa Kadal, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir. Participating inthe political movement for responsi-ble government in Jammu andKashmir State, he joined thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar to protest against thedetention of Abdul Qadeer Khan(arrested on 25 June 1931), aprominent leader of the campaign.When the demonstrators waitedoutside the jail, five of them werearrested without provocation by thepolice, at the instruction of theGovernor Trilok Chand. The arrestsso infuriated the demonstrators thatthey began to raise anti-governmentslogans, demanded the immediaterelease of their leader, and alsosought the permission for watchingthe proceedings of the trial. Insteadof giving permission, the Governorordered the police to open fire on


them. In the police firing Amir-ud-din Makai was killed on the spot on13 July 1931at the age of 35. [File No.V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; GCR,c.f. FSK, pp. 48, 73; The Hindu, 28 July1931; AC, pp.88-89; KFFF, pp.373-9]

Ammerrooddeen: Belonged toFurruckabad [Farrukhabad], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); joined the fighting againstthe British during the Uprising of1857 in the Farrukhabad region; healso provided financial assistance tohis rebellious neighbours forattacking the British establishments;he was caught by the British in 1859and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëaiding and abetting therebellion against the Britishí, hisproperty was also confiscated.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Amoor: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcesof his area soon after the outbreakof the 1857 Uprising; along with hisfellows, he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British reoccupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857 and died in 1858while confronting the advancingBritish army in the Bareilly region.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (Poll),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Amre Pun: Belonged to the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the

5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and posted as Naik in the Ist BahadurGroup; he was killed while fightingagainst the British forces in Burma(now Myanmar) in 1945. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.8]

Amrudh Singh: Resident of Jhansi State,Bundelkhand Agency, Central India(now Uttar Pradesh); inspired byRani Lakshmi Bai during theUprising of 1857, he joined the rebelforces in Jhansi and participated inattacking and destroying the Britishestablishments in Jhansi and itsneighbourhood; when the Britishlater returned to re-occupy Jhansi inMarch 1858, Amrudh Shah joined thefight for the defence of Jhansi; in thecourse of the battle he was caughtby the enemy, charged withërebellion against the Britishí, andexecuted in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Anand Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the 5/18 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army; he leftthe British service in 1942 and joinedthe Indian National Army as anOfficer in its 3rd Infantry Battalion;while fighting against the Britishforces in Burma (now Myanmar) hewas killed in the battle field in 1945.[INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.9]


Anandi: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); he took part in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising1857 and fought the British forces indifferent engagements; he was killedby the British army in the midst ofan encounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Anant Kanhere: Born in 1891, residentof Indore, the Central India Agency(now Madhya Pradesh); whilestudying Sanskrit in Aurangbad hejoined the revolutionary organisa-tion, Abhinava Bharat, and become itsleading member; played a pivotalrole in setting up branches ofAbhinava Bharat in Nasik, Poona,Bombay, Yeola; he and his comradesdecided in Aurangabad in 1909 tostrike terror in the minds of theBritish rulers by assassinating one oftheir prominent officials; on 21December 1909, when A.M.T.Jackson, ICS, Collector of Nasik, wasattending his own farewell party ata theatre in Nasik, Anant shot him ata point blank range with his pistol.In connection with this killing he wasarrested, tried and sentenced todeath. He was hanged on 19 April1910 in the Thana Jail. [F/Poll, F.No.(FR) 29/04/1930, NAI; EISF, p.116]

Anant Ram: Belonged to v. Nayana,distt. Bulandshar, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh).Before volunteering his services to

the Indian National Army he was asoldier of the British-Indian Armyísin the 7/8 Punjab Regiment. After hisjoining the Indian National Army in1942 as a soldier in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment, he was deployed onBurma (Myanmar) front against theBritish forces. He participated in thecampaigns against them and lost hislife while fighting in 1944. [INAPapers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.10]

Anant Singh: Belonged to Banpur State,Madhya Pradesh; organized the rebeltroops of thousands and took aleading role in the Uprising of 1857against the British forces; confrontedthe British army under Hugh Rose(who defeated Rani Lakshmi Bai) atBarodia on 31 January 1858;valorously sacrificed his life alongwith a large number of his soldiersin this battle. [Mutiny Papers, I,NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.46 (III)(1858), MSAB; WWIM, III, p.10]

Anees Allee: Resident of Goruckpore[Gorakhpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oGulbuhur (mother); he was a Trooperin the 10 th Light Carvalry of theBritish-Indian army, serving atFarrukhabad; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857,and joined the rebels in fightingagainst the British, he also incitedother Sepoys of the British army tojoin the Rising; in the midst of anengagement he was caught by theBritish troops and executed byhanging in June 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)


NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Anga Singh: Resident of Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisregion during the Uprising of 1857,and fought against the British atvarious places in Kanpur; he alsoincited the local people to attackfirangis (British); he died whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Kanpur region in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; PP, Further Papers (Mutiny)No. 1; TIM, p.103]

Angadu Singh: Born at v. Sarakhpur,Jownpore [Jaunpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Zamindar; he took part inthe Uprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at different places in theJaunpur region; he was captured bythe British during their attacks on therebel forces and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand executed by hanging in 1858 neara village in Jaunpur. [MutinyRecords, Jaunpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.10]

Anjaan: Belonged to v. Kharipur inUdaipur (Mewar) State (now in distt.Bhilwara), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan). With thousands of kisans,he actively participated in thepeasant movement in the Bijolia Jagirwhere 86 irregular cesses wereimposed on cultivators by theThikanedars. The exorbitant exactionsled the Bijolia peasants in 1905, and

again in 1913-1916, to collectivelyrefuse to cultivate lands and tothreaten a mass migration to theneighboring areas. The Bijoliaagrarian movement received afurther thrust when it was linked upwith the national movement by anex-revolutionary, Vijay (Bijoy) SinghìPathikî, and his associate, ManikyaLal Verma (who later became theChief Minister of Rajasthan) ofUdaipur, and both of whom led aìno-taxî campaign in Bijolia in 1916.Hundreds of peasants, includingAnjaan, were arrested, detained andseverely tortured by the Jailauthorities in Bijolia. Anjaan, Dhuni,Krishan Meena and Shribhagwancould not bear these inhuman feudaltortures and died in detention.[BKAI, pp.100-11; TR, 31 May 1925,RSAB]

Ansu: Resident of Jagdalpur area inBastar State (now in Chhattisgarh);took part in the Adivasi (tribal)Bhumkal ñ revolt of 1910 in theJagdalpur region of Bastar against thefeudal and colonial exploitation, andthe tribesí anxiety for maintainingtheir distinct ways of life. On 16February 1910, following the directconfrontation (Indrawati-ford battle)between the rebels and the Britishwhere many people died on the rebelside, Ansu and few others escapedfrom the scene and rallied round theneighbouring Ulnar and Netanarvillages. ìOn the night of 25thFebruary, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to be


encamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Ansu wasone among those who had beenarrested, charged with ìwaging waragainst the crownî, and tried alongwith others between 13 March and28 April 1910 (known as theJagdalpur Trial). Seventy eight of therebels, including Ansu, weredetained in Bastar Jail and later inJune 1910 they were shifted to theRaipur Central Jail, where he died(before 7 November 1910) sufferingill-treatment and tortures by the jailauthorities. [F/Poll (Confidential),Nos 60, 29 of 1910, NAI; Jail Records,Central Jail, Raipur, List of BastarPrisoners, cf HTPB, pp.245-57]

Anushuya Prasad Bahuguna: Residentof Chamoli, Garhwal Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); played an active rolein organizing the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in Chamoli district in 1942,arrested for his anti-British activitiesand sentenced to rigorousimprisonment, suffered so muchphysical and mental tortures in jailthat he died soon after his release.[H/Poll, F. Nos.3/16/42, 3/30/42,NAI; SSKS, GD, pp. 1-2; BSAS, p.137]

Anwar Khan: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the armedstruggle against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British forces indifferent engagements; he was killedby the British army in the course of aconfrontation at Bailey Guard,

Lucknow in November 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Anwar: Born in Aligarh, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesand fought the British during theUprising of 1857; he also encouragedothers to attack and kill the British;he was caught by the British at thetime of their attacks on the rebels inAligarh, and charged with ësedition,murder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 with confiscation of hisproperty; he was executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, Proc. F/Deptt. (Judl), NWP, Vol. 74 (1858),UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Aran Nathu: Resident of Sausar, distt.Chhindwara, Central Provinces andBerar (now Madhya Pradesh); s/oLaxman Gusain; tailor master. On 4February 1932 he was sentenced tosix monthsí rigorous imprisonmentunder Section 4 of Ordinance V of1932 on charges of his involvementin the Civil Disobedience movementin the province. He also played amajor role in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in the province in 1942.He was arrested and imprisoned inthe Chhindwara and AmravatiDistrict Jail, and died in detention.[H/Poll (FR), F.Nos. 18/8/1942, 18/9/1942, NAI; FFMPC, I, p.117]

Arjan Ram: Born in v. Bahadra, BikanerState, (now distt. Bikaner), Rajputana


Agency (now Rajasthan state); servedas Sepoy in the 7/6 Rajpur Regimentof the British-Indian Army; switchedover to the Indian National Army in1942; joined as an officer in its 1st

Bahadur Group; fought against theBritish on the Burma (now Myanmar)front and died in action in 1944. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156,157 (PA), NAI; MPSSZB, EBIFF, I,p.30]

Arjan Singh: Resident of v. Bahdara,p.o. Chhanir, Bikaner State, (nowdistt. Bikaner) Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); he was a Sepoy inthe 7/6 Rajputana Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army; he shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942 and joined its 1st BahadurGroup as Sub-officer, deputed to thebattle fields in Burma (nowMyanmar) to confront the Britishforces, he died in action in Burma in1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos.460/INA,12/INA, 464/INA, NAI; ROH, p.651]

Arjor Singh: Hailing from Jalaun, JhansiState (now Uttar Pradesh); joined therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and took part in attacking anddestroying the British establishmentsin Jhansi and its neighboring areasduring 1857 ñ 1858; at the time of theBritish recovery of Jhansi in 1858, hewas captured by them; accused ofëtaking part in rebellion against theBritish,í he was sentenced to deathin 1859. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Arjun Singh: Resident of the Oudh

[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he participated in Uprisingof 1857 and also incited his neighoursin undermining the symbols ofBritish authority; caught by theBritish and put on trial on the chargesof ësedition and rebellion against theBritish authorityí, he was sentencedin 1858 to the transportation for lifewith confiscation of property. Hedied in detention in 1859 in thecourse of his transportation. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Arjunsingh Dangi: Resident of Saugar(Sagar), Madhya Pradesh; he tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces in his area;he was caught by the British duringan engagement and executed byhanging on 14 July 1857. [MutinyRecords, Poll. Deptt. F. No. 16 (1857),MPSAB]

Asad Ali Khan: Resident of Moradabad,the NWP Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took a leading part inthe Uprising against the British rulein 1857; he provided financial supportto the rebel forces and organisedtheir compaigns; he also encouragedother people to raise their arms foroverthrowing the British rule; he wascaptured by the British followingtheir re-occupation of theMoradabad area in 1858; chargedwith ësedition, aiding and abettingthe rebellioní; he was executed byhanging at Moradabad in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]


Asad Wani: Born in 1902 in v. Ashkan-pora, distt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Munawwar Wani. Afarmer, he actively participated in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.He joined a demonstration atHindwara in Baramulla district inFebruary 1932 for protesting againstthe Maharajaís autocracy in the State.He was killed when the State Armyconfronted the demonstrators andfired upon them. [File No. IV, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II,p. 347; HMKJAMH, p.330]

Asadullah Gaffar Butt: Born in 1906 indistt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Samad Khan. He took part in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He joined a demonstration inits support near the Jama Masjid inSrinagar in July 1931. When thedemonstrators were fired upon bythe State Army soldiers, he lost hislife in the firing. [File No. VI, 13;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;HMKJAMH, p.324]

Asadullah Gilkar: Born in 1906 in distt.Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oGhaffar Butt Gilkar. He was a masonby profession and a devoted politicalworker in the movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. He played significantrole in organizing a protest rally nearJama Masjid in Srinagar in 1931. Hereceived grave bullet injuries whenthe State Army soldiers suddenlyopened fire on the rally and died onthe spot. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR,

J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.301;WWIM, II, p.98]

Asghar Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh (Awadh) Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and led the rebels in attackingthe British authorities and theirestablishments in Lucknow; he diedwhile fighting against the British armyat Lucknow in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Asghur Ali Khan: Belonged toFurruckabad [Farrukhabad], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesand led them against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857 in partsof Farruckhabad district; he alsoprovided arms and ammunition tothe rebels fighting in the nearbyareas; he was caught by the Britishauthorities and put on trial on thecharges of ëaiding and being a leaderof the rebellioní; he was sentencedto death in February 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Asghuri Begum: Born in 1811, at ThanaBhavan, Muzaffarnagar, the North-Western Provinces (now in UttarPradesh; m/o Qazi Abdul RuheemKhan, one of the rebel leaders inThana Bhavan; she participated in thelocal resistance against the Britishforces during the Uprising of 1857;she was caught by the British whenthey marched into Muzaffarnagarand burnt alive in 1858. [Mutiny


Records, Muzaffarnagar MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB; WWIM, III, p.11]

Asha Devi: Born in. 1829 in a village inMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); shetook part in the armed struggleagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; she was capturedby the British forces in one of theirattacks on the Muzaffarnagar rebels,and executed on the gallows in 1858.[Mutiny Records, MuzaffarnagarMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB; WWIM,III, p.11]

Ashfaqullah Khan: Born in a wealthyand educated Muslim family in 1900at Shahjahanpur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas well-known for his physicalstrength, handsome appearance andgood manners. Steadfastly secular, hewas intensely patriotic and had beeninvolved in nationalist activities fromhis school days. When Gandhijilaunched the Non-Co-operationmovement he gave up his studies andjoined it. Actively participating in arevolutionary organisation calledMatrivedi Sanstha, he joined therevolutionary movement and becamea member of the HindustanRepublican Association (HRA) ñfounded by another greatrevolutionary, Sachindranath Sanyal.Ashfaqullah Khan, a poetic mind,came in contact with a poeticalRamprasad Bismil and became histrusted revolutionary comrade.When it was mischievously

suggested to him that the leader ofhis party, Ramprasad Bismil, was aHindu striving for a Hindu Raj withno place for Muslims, Ashfaqullahreplied: ìRam Prasad is not a Hinduto me, he is a Hindustani. Not Hindufreedom but Hindustanís freedom ishis objectiveî. He took part in therevolutionary raids at Shergunj,Bichpuri and other places, led byRamprasad Bismil, to raise funds forthe cause of the party. Though not infavour personally of attracting thepolice attention through such raids,and preferred to lay stress on themobilisational aspects of therevolutionary movement, he had nohesitation in joining the majority ofhis partyís deciding on the fund-raising ìpolitical dacoityî at Kakori(well-known as Kakori TrainDacoity). He was one among theleading figures who executed theplan of the Kakori train robbery on 9August 1925. He went undergroundin September 1925 after the incident,absconded for some time andplanned to go to Russia viaAfghanistan. Betrayed by a friendand caught in December 1925 by thepolice in Delhi, he was tried in theSessionís Court, Lucknow,(Supplementary Kakori ConspiracyCase) and sentenced to death on 13July 1927. Ashfaqullah was keptimprisoned in Faizabad Jail andhanged there on 19 December 1927.[H/Poll, F.No. 253 of 1925; H/Poll,F.No. 53 & KW/1927 (Judgement);H/Judl, F.No.855/1927 (Proc.), NAI;TLD, pp.167, 77, 200; MOMI, pp. 67-68; SSG, 4, Shahidnama, pp.42-44; IR,4, pp.34-43]


Asuf Khan: Hailed from Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now uttar pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British in theAligarh region; he marchedthereafter to Delhi, joined hands withthe rebels there and fought theBritish troops; he died whileconfronting the advancing Britishforces in Delhi in September 1857.[Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57, NAI;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858),MSAB]

Atar Singh: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British forcesat several places in Lucknow duringthe Uprising of 1857; he also incitedothers to attack and plunder theBritish properties; he died whileconfronting the British army atQaiserbagh, Lucknow, in March 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Atiqullah Makhdoomi: Born 1910 indistt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Ahad Shah; student. He took partin the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State under theleadership of the NationalConference. He was killed in the Statearmyís firing while participating in ademonstration against the autocraticrule at the Khankah-i-Mualla inSrinagar in 1946. [File No. IV, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II,p.14; EBIFF, Vol.1, p. 39]

Attal Singh: Resident of v. Shahpur-

Jainpur, p.o. Jani, distt. Meerut, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He was earlier in the HongKong-Singapore Royal Artillery ofthe British-Indian Army as a Jamadar.He decided to desert the earlierposting and joined the IndianNational Army. He was killed in theAllied-forcesí air-strike on the Imphalfront while serving his regiment asLieutenant in 1944. [INA Papers, No1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp.646-47 WWIM,II, p.4]

Audan Singh: Born in 1887 in v. GautamKheda, distt. Rai Bareli, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oBallu Singh. When the police ofSaraini thana arrested a local youngCongress worker during the ìQuitIndiaî movement, the peoplespontaneously demonstrated andrushed towards the police station forobtaining his release. The police thenfired upon the demonstratorswithout warning, killing AudanSingh on 18 August 1942. [H/Poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 8, p. Fa;WWIM, II, p.1; BCA, p.117]

Audesh Singh: Resident of v. Kurhul,Mynpooree [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Kaith; he was a Jemadar[Jamadar] in the Contingent Guardsof the Agra Central Prison; hedeserted with his arms on 23 June1857 to join the rebel forces duringthe Uprising of 1857; he movedtowards Delhi with others andfought against the British troops; hewas killed in 1857 in an encounterwith the British army. [Mutiny


Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Auga Jan: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; Mughal; he was a Jemadar[Jamadar] in the Armed GuardsContingent at the Agra CentralPrison; he left the British service inJune 1857 to participate in theUprising of 1857. Along with others,he marched towards Delhi and joinedthe rebelsí fighting against theBritish; he died while resisting theadvancing British army in the Delhiregion in September 1857. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta, File Sl.No. 69, UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, CollNo. 57, NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Aurood: Belonged to Jhansee [Jhansi],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces in fighting against the Britishduring the 1857 Uprising; he alsoparticipated in plundering the Britishproperties and passing on theproceeds to the rebels for meetingmilitary expenses; captured by theBritish army when it faced the rebelsin 1858, he was put to death in 1859on the charges of plundering,murder and rebellion against theBritishí. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny, Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Aushruf Alee: Belonged to Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he was Chuprasee[Chaprasi] under the British authority,but left it and participated in the

Uprising of 1857; he took part infighting the British at various placesin the Allahabad region and alsoincited the people to raise their armsagainst the British rule; he wascaught by the British troops duringtheir raids on the Allahabad area, andconvicted on the charges of ërobberyand rebellion against the Britishí; hewas sentenced to death in July 1857executed by hanging. [ParliamentaryPapers, Further Paper (Mutiny) No.1;TIM, p.209]

Autar Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was earlier a Soldierin the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army but shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942; he served the INA as Lance-Naik in the 3rd Infantry Battalion; hefought against the British forces anddied on the battle ground at MithaHaka, Burma (now Myanmar) in1945. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.15]

Avadhoot Singh: Belonged toBabhanganwan, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels of theAmorha state (now in distt. Basti)during the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British forces at severalplaces; he was caught by the Britishat the time of their attacks on theAmorha state, and executed byhanging from a ëPipal Treeí in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Monument ofChhawani, cited in LL1857, pp.20-26]


Avtar Misr: Hailed from Jaunpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); s/o Sardar; joining theRevolt of 1857, he took part in askirmish with the Tehsildarís troopsat Sonth, Jaunpur, on 20 March 1858along with his associates; he wascaptured on the same day and puton trial for fighting on the side ofthe rebels; he received death sentenceand was hanged on 29 March 1858.[Mutiny Records, Jaunpur Mutiny,Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.46(III) (1858), MSAB]

Avtar Singh: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now uttar pradesh): hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British troops at variousplaces in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region;he also provided financial support tothe local rebels and encouraged themto attack the British positions; he waskilled by the British in one of theirraids on rebels in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta(Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Awadh Jarnadhan: Resident of v.Bahadara, p.o. Chhanir, Bikaner State(now distt. Bikaner), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); he wasformerly a Havildar [Hawaldar] clerkin the Supply and Maintenance Corpsof the British-Indian Army; later hechanged his loyalties from the BritishColonial Army to the newlyestablished Indian National Army in1942 and served it as Head Clerk inthe 3rd Guerrilla Regiment; he laiddown his life while performing his

duties near Indo-Burma border in1944. [INA Papers, F.No.379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.18]

Ayodhy Persad: Born in Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined the rebel forcesof his area during the Uprising of1857, and fought against the Britishat several places in Etawah; he alsooffered financial support to otherrebels and encouraged them to attackthe British establishments; he waskilled while confronting theadvancing British army in Etawah in1858. [Mutiny Papers, Etawah MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Ayodhya: Born in v. Khamrabhar, p.o.& ps. Kaptanganj, distt. Deoria, UttarPradesh; s/o Ramkishan. He tookpart in a procession taken out inconnection with the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in a village, Majhwa Tola,Kaptanganj. When the processionsuddenly came under police firing,Ayodhya recieved gun-shot and diedon the spot in 1942. [H/poll, F.No.3/16/42, NAI; SSKS, 36, pp. 25, 26 &ka]

Ayodhya: Hailed from Jaunpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); s/o Gur Dayal; he foughtfor the rebel forces in the Uprisingof 1857 and participated in thelooting of the Government treasuryin the city; he was caught and triedfor ëloot and attempt to murder athanedarí and subsequentlysentenced to death; he was executedby hanging on 16 October 1857.


[Mutiny Records, Jaunpur Mutiny,Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.46(III) (1858), MSAB]

Ayodhya: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); joinedhands with the anti-British forcesduring the 1857 Uprising, and foughtagainst the British whenever theirsoldiers attacked this region; he wascaught by the British in the course ofan engagement and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand executed by hanging in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Ayub Khan: Resident of v. Nahr, distt.Poonch, Jammu State (now Jammuand Kashmir). He was earlier ahavildar [Hawaldar] in the 4/9 JatRegiment of the British-Indian Armybut left it to join the Indian-NationalArmy in 1942. Soon after his inductionin the INA as Lieutenant in the 3rd

Guerrilla Regiment, he fought theBritish in several pitched battles onthe Indo-Burma boarder and waskilled in action near Imphal(Manipur), possibly in 1944. [INAPapers, 1/INA, NAI; EBIFF, Vol.1,p.42; WWIM, II, p.16]

Azam Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he participated theUprising of 1857, and also incitedother people to raise their armsagainst the British; he fought atdifferent places against the Britisharmy and died in the battle ofChinhat, Lucknow, on 20 June 1857.

[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Azeemullah: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also encouragedhis neighbourhood to raise its armsfor overthrowing the Britishauthorities; he marched towardsDelhi, joined the rebel forces there,and fought the British troops indifferent engagements; he was killedwhile confronting the advancingBritish forces in Delhi in 1857.[Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57, NAI;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858),MSAB]

Azim Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); participated in a meetingof the kisan agitators at Neemuchanaon 14 May 1925 to remonstrateagainst the Maharajaís oppressiveadministration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs suffered the most. Hearingthe news of the kisan gathering, theMaharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the exits from it andopened fire on the protesters withoutany prior warning. Azim Singh wasinjured in the indiscriminate firingand died. Simultaneously with this


assault, the village was also set onfire by the State troops. [Alwar Judl,F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31May, 14 June 1925; NewspapersíCuttings, Basta No 29, F.No. 2,Riyasat, 13 November 1936, RSAB;PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166,191 (PA), NAI]

Azimoodeen: Resident of Katra,Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebels of his locality duringthe Uprising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British forces inAllahabad; he also took part in seizingthe British treasury and making useof its contents to buy arms; he wascaught by the British troops in oneof their raids on Allahabad, andcharged with ëlooting and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was executedby hanging from a tree in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Allahabad MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Azimuddin: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British forcesduring the Uprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged others to resist theBritish rule; he died whileconfronting the British army atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Azimullah Khan: Born in 1834(probably), at Kanpur, NorthWestern Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He was brought up in a

Muslim orphanage and was possiblyeducated at the Kanpur Free School,where he learnt English and French.Teaching in the Government Schoolfor some time, he later became theVakeel or prime agent of Nana Sahib,the adopted son of Peshwa Baji RaoII. Rising thus from a humble originto the position of Nana Sahib PeshwaBahadurís spokesperson, Azimullahwent to England to plead for hisemployerís pension case and stayedthere for over two years. Failed inhis mission and returned to India viaCrimea and Constantinople afterseeing ìthose great Roostums, theRussians, who have beaten the Frenchand English togetherî, AzimullahKhan propagated anti-British feelingsamong Indians and took an activepart in the 1857 uprising against theBritish rule. As a confidant, headvised Nana Sahib to lead the rebelsfrom Kanpur instead of going toDelhi. He himself played a prominentrole in organising the revolt of 1857at Kanpur, toured the importantstations in Northern India andadvocated Hindu-Muslim unity allalong. Despite some talk of hishaving a hand in the KanpurMassacre, Azimullah outshone mostothers in competently planning andleading the outbreak, as well as intrying hard to secure help fromTurkey and Egypt against theEnglish. After the failure of the revolt,Azimullah Khan accompanied hismaster, Nana Sahib, to Nepal andprobably died at Bhutwal (Nepal), inOctober 1859, following an illness.[Mil Deptt, F.Nos. 515 of October1857, 341-342 of 1857, 3 of 1857, NAI;


MOMI, pp.15-16; WWIM, III, p.13]

Aziz Shah: b. 1881; resident ofMalikgund, distt. Anantnag, Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Sadiq Shah;Religious preacher; took active partin the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. Participated in aprocession, demonstrating againstthe Maharajaís autocratic rule, atShopian on 21 September 1931 andwas killed in the police firing on thesame day. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.43;WWIM, II, p.16]

Aziz Shah: Born in 1881 in p.s. Shopian,distt. Anantnag, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Sadiq Shah. He tookpart in the widespread agitationagainst the Maharajaís despotic ruleduring the movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.While participating in a protest rallyat Shopian in 1939, Aziz Shah waskilled on the spot in the firing by theState police. [File No. I M.C., 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; HMKJAH,p.323]

Aziz Sofi alias Ali Waza: Born in 1881 indistt. Anantnag, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Siddiq Waza. When thepeople of Islamabad observed acomplete hartal on 23 September 1931to register their protest against thearrest of Sheikh MohammadAbdullah ñ a prominent leader of themovement for responsiblegovernment ñ he took part in theprotest demonstration organized atShopian (Anantnag). While the

vociferous procession was movingon, the State military force intervenedto stop it. In the ensuing clashbetween the two, the military forcesuddenly opened indiscriminatefiring on the rallyists in which AzizSofi alias Ali Waza was killed on thespot at the age of 50. [File No. V, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF,pp.409-10; EIBFF, I, p. 43; WWIM, II,p. 16; HMKJAMH, p.323]

Azizuddin: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also encouragedothers to raise their arms against theBritish rule; he fought the Britishforces at different places in theLucknow region and was killed bythe British army during an encounterat Bailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Azmutoollah: Born in Puthra,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British; heprovided financial support to the localrebels and also incited others to raisearms against the British foroverthrowing their exploitative rule;he was killed in the course of fightingwith the British troops in 1858; hisproperty was confiscated thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur, MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]


Baba Bhagwan DasYadav: Resident ofv. Kurha Kasanahi, distt. Jaunpur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). A political activist, he wasarrested on the trumped up chargeof murder during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He died on the gallowsin August 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; WWIM, I, p.379]

Babbu Ram: Born in 1922 in v. Auraiya,distt. Etawah, (now Uttar Pradesh);s/o Shiv Din Prasutia. He took partin a demonstration taken out inconnection with the ìQuit Indiaîmovement at Auraiya village on 12August 1942. The protesters had toface police firing on that day in whichhe received bullet wounds and diedsubsequently. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.16; BCA, p. 114]

Bablu Malik: Resident of v. Darbal, distt.Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oPira Malik. He actively participatedin the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. Taking part in aprotest rally against the autocratic

Maharaja at Rajouri in October 1931,he was killed when the State armysuddenly opened fire on theprotestors. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.181;HMKJAMH, p. 327]

Baboo Ram Deen: Resident of Jhansee[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; he joined theanti-British forces in Jhansi duringthe 1857 Uprising; he fought theBritish troops at various places inJhansi and its neighborhood; he wascaught and imprisoned on thecharges of ërebellion against theBritishí; he died in detention in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol. No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Baboo Ram: Resident of Jounpore[Jaunpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); soonafter the outbreak of the Uprising of1857 he joined the anti-British forcesand fought throughout in the Jaunpurregion; he also incited others inJaunpur to take up arms against theBritish rule; in course of the British

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operation in this area, he was caughtand imprisoned on the charges ofësedition and rebellioní against theBritish; he died in detention in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Baboo Singh: Hailed from Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British reoccupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Unnao region. [MutinyRecords, Unnao Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49 (VI)(1858), MSAB]

Baboo: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoincited others to join hands with therebels; he was caught by the Britishtroops and sentenced to transporta-tion for life in 1858 on the charges ofrebellion against the Britishí; he diedin detention before his transporta-tion. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]

Babu Awadh Narain: Resident of distt.Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. As aCongress worker he took active partin organizing the anti-Britishagitators during the Non-coopera-

tion movement. He was arrested andsent to Lucknow jail. Heavilytortured by the police, he died therein detention early in 1922. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; SSKS,36, p. 9]

Babu Bhai: Hailed from Bundi (city)State (now distt. Bundi), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);carpenter; b/o Abdul Razzaq. Duringthe Second World War the Maharajaof Bundi forcibly collected grainsfrom his subjects under the policy oflevy of grains for feeding thesoldiers. While soldiers were beingfed, the people suffered on accountof drought in the region. On 2 August1942 a big crowd, including BabuBhai, gathered in the Bundi town toprotest against the Stateís levy ofgrains. The police, who had beenordered to disperse the protesters,resorted to lathi-charge. Babu Bhaiwas severely injured in the lathicharge and died on the same day.[Sujas, No.4, June-July 1998, Jaipur,p.65]

Babu Bhurji: Resident of Motilal Bagh,disst. Sitapur, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). On 18 August1942 many people from various partsof the district gathered in MotilalBagh for taking part in a demonstra-tion organized in connection with theìQuit Indiaî movement, Babu Bhurjialso joined the gathering. Soon thepolicemen reached the location, lathi-charged to disperse the crowd andopened fire on them. He receivedsevere bullet injuries in thisindiscriminate firing and succumbed


to these on that day. [H/poll F.No.3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; SSKS, 16, pp.pa & bha]

Babu Jai Ram: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh (Awadh) Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the Uprising of1857 and played a significant role inorganizing the rebel forces and inattacking the British authorities andtheir establishments in Lucknow; hedied while resisting the British armyat Dargah Hazrat Abbas, Lucknowin 1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Babu Lal Kurmi: Hailed from v.Kuddaria, distt. Jaunpur, UttarPradesh. He actively participated inthe sabotage programme during theìQuit Indiaî movement. He wasseverely wounded in the firing of amilitary patrol on 13 August 1942while trying to blow up a bridge onthe road between Machhlishahr andBadshahpurh. He was admitted in ahospital at Pratapgarh where he diedof his wounds. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI: WWIM, I, p.16; BCA, p. 114]

Babu Rai Kahri: Born in distt. Deoria,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Thakur Singh. He waskilled in the police firing while takingpart in the demonstration during theìQuit Indiaî movement in August1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, II, pp.136-137]

Babu Ram Koeri: Resident of v.Chirahiyava Tola Kuthilva, distt.Deoria, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Dudhnath Koeri.

As a political activist, he took animportant part in organizing a protestdemonstration at Madhuban on 15August 1942 during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement, and against the policeraid on the local Congress office twodays earlier (13 August). When thisdemonstration reached theMadhuban Thana, it was fired upon,killing Babu Ram Koeri on the spot.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; BCA, p. 126; WWIM, I, p.182]

Babu Ram: Belonged to v. Chirwahia,Tola Shishhan, p.o. Maghi, ps. NebuaNaurangia, distt. Deoria, UttarPradesh; s/o Parsad. He took part indemonstrations during the ìQuitIndiaî movement in 1942 in Deoria.He was killed when thedemonstration he participated wasfired upon by the police. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; SSKS,36, pp. 25, 26 & Kha]

Babhu Ram Sharma: Born in v.Akhtiyarpur, distt. Shahajahanpur,the United Provinces Now UttarPradesh), s/o Rameshwar Deyal.Being a dedicated Youth Congressworker, he was arrested by theBritish police on the charge of hisinvolvement in the IndividualSatyagraha. He died in jail during hisimprisonment, probably in 1941. [H/Poll, F.N. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 20, p.ka]

Bachan Singh: Hailed from the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the 5/18 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army; he


shifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itas a Havildar [Hawaldar] in the 3rd

Infantry Battalion; he died on thebattle ground while fighting againstthe British forces at Yeu, Burma (nowMyanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.17]

Bachi Singh Bhandari: Resident of theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); earlierhe was a Lance-Naik in the 5/18Garhwal Rifles of the British-IndianArmy but shifted his loyalty to theIndian National Army in 1942; postedas Lance-Naik in the 3rd InfantryBattalion, he fought against the Alliedforces at Trawang, Burma (nowMyanmar) where he was killed onthe battle ground in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 221/INA,NAI; WWIM, II, p.33]

Bachi Singh: Belonged to the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he left the Britishservice to join the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and served it as aLance-Naik in the 3rd InfantryBattalion; he was killed whilefighting against the British forces atTrawang, Burma (now Myanmar) in1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946),NAI; WWIM, II,p.17]

Badal Khan: Hailed from Jaunpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); s/o Manga Khan; he was a

Chaprasi in the revenue department;he gave up the government job andjoined hands with the rebel forces ofthe 1857 Uprising; he was caught andput on trial for his involvement in thekilling of a British official; he wassentenced to capital punishment andexecuted by hanging till death on 18November 1857. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny, Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Badal Khan: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also provided financial support tothe local people and incited them toraise their arms against the Britishand the pro-British faithfuls; he wascaught during an engagement withthe advancing British troops in Banda,and charged with ësedition andrebellion with violenceí, sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin May 1858; he was executed byhanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny, Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Badal: Born in 1870 in v. Puretmoli, p.o.Majre Bela Bhela, distt. Rai Bareli, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). The police arrest of thekisan leaders during the Non-Cooperation movement (1921) wasdeeply resented by the kisans of thedistrict. Shouting slogans against theadministration, thousands of themgathered in Munshiganj fordemanding their leadersí immediate


release. When the gatheringappeared to have turned hostile, thepolice opened fire on it, killed Badalon the spot in 1921. [H/poll F.No.563/III/1922, NAI; SSKS, 8, p. ja]

Badan Rai: Belonged to the Achalpurregion, Madhya Pradesh; he tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces at severalplaces in his area; he was caught bythe British during their attack on therebels and executed by hanging on 5April 1858. [Mutiny Records, Poll.Deptt., Vol. No. 56 (1859), MSAB]

Baddari: Belonged to Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the British forces at severalplaces in Lucknow during theUprising of 1857, and also incited hisneighbourhood to rise against theBritish rule; he was killed in anengagement with the British army atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Baddu Mahajan: Born in Jahanabad,Madhya Pradesh; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857; he also providedfinancial support to the rebel forcesin his locality and encouraged themto attack the British establishments;he was caught by the advancingBritish army and hanged in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Poll. Deptt. Vol.No. 106 (1859), MSAB]

Badeo: Resident of Shahjehanpoor

[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British employmentduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Badloo: Born in Raipur, aroused by thespeech that Hanuman Singh,Magazine Lashkar in the BritishArmy (who assassinated MajorCidwel at his residence on 18 January1858) delivered before a sepoyaudience on the same day; Badloojoined the rebel soldiers in Raipur;involved in the killing of British armyofficers; with 16 other rebel soldiers,he was arrested by the British; tried,convicted and sentenced to death;hanged in Raipur on 22 January 1858.[Parliamentary Papers, FurtherPapers (Mutiny) No.4, 1857-58, NAI,CKI, 1740-1947, p.171]

Badlu Khan: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theresistance against the British ruleduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces at differentlocations; he was killed by the Britisharmy in an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.


[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Badlu: Born in Phelwa under Garhi Jagirin Banswara State (now distt.Banswara), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); took part in the BhagatBhil movement in southern Rajasthanthat Govindgiri started in 1907,preaching monotheism among theBhils and Kolis of Dungarpur andBanswara States. Soon Govindgiriíssocio-religious endeavour changedinto a politico-economic movement,against the extraction of Begar (forcedlabour) and exploitation of the Bhilsby the petty officials of theDungarpur and Banswara States andSunth (a small state in Gujarat). Badluwas one among those thousands ofBhagat Bhils, who joined thismovement and warned theDungarpur and Banswara rulers inthe first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils, or to face theoverthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Badlu, killed. The incidentdid awaken the tribesmen so much

that Motilal Tejawat had not foundit difficult to mobilise them in 1921-22 against forced labour and high rateof land revenue. [F/Poll Proc(Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March 1914;Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Badre Ali: Born in 1808, Allahabad, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); participated in the Uprisingof 1857; he joined the rebel forces ofNawab Fazil Mohammad Khan ofAmbapani to fight against the Britishforces in the Saugor region; caughtby the British troops during their re-occupation of Rahatgarh fort inJanuary 1858, he was charged withërebellion against the British andaiding the rebellioní and executed byhanging at the front gate of theRahatgarh Fort on 29 January 1858.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. V, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Badri Datt: Resident of v. Koteshwar,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Hari Datt; he wasin the service of the British-IndianArmy as a Sepoy till 1942; thereafterhe shifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army by enrolling himselfas Sepoy in the 3/1 GuerrillaRegiment; he laid down his life whilefighting the British near the Indo-Burma border in 1944. [INA Papers,F.No.403/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.18;EBIFF, I, p. 49]

Badri Gaderiya: Hailed from v. Jogiya


distt. Gorakhpur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). On23 August 1942 approximately 25000people gathered during the ìQuitIndiaî movement in Doharia toresolve to fight-against the Britishrule and achieve their freedom.When the people came in directconfrontation with the administra-tion and the situation went out ofhands, the police opened fire on theagitating satyagrahis and killed 11persons. Badri Gaderiya was amongthose killed in the firing on the sameday. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 36, p. 2 & 26]

Badri Ram: Resident of v. Mehandpur,Jaipur State (now distt. Jaipur), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);enrolled as Sepoy in the 7/8 PunjabRegiment of the British-Indian Army;left it in 1942 to join the IndianNational Army and served as soldierin the 3rd Guerrilla Regiment; foughtagainst the British forces on theBurma (now Myanmar) front; hedied in an encounter with the enemyin 1944. [INA Papers, F.No.15 /INA(1944), NAI; WWIM, II, p.18]

Badul Khan: Resident of Soonth keeMundeo, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Maiwatee [Mewati]; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels fortaking part in fighting against theBritish rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces, and sentenced to death on the

charges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bagh Singh: Born in 1905, resident of v.Chhani, distt. Almora, KumaonDivision, United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Kheem Singh;became a member of ChanaudaGandhi Ashram and took an activepart in the ìQuit Indiaî movement;while joining in a procession inChanauda that was fired upon by theBritish forces, Bagh Singh was shotdead on the spot along with fiveother ashramites. [PCJ Papers, Acc.No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA),NAI; WWIM, I, p.19; SSKS, KD: p.3;BSAS: p. 129]

Baghi Sangram Singh: Resident of v.Navarhia, distt. Jaunpur, UttarPradesh. He took part in thecampaign against the British ruleduring the ìQuit Indiaî movementin 1942. While participating in an anti-British demonstration in Jaunpur hereceived severe bullet wounds in thepolice firing and died. [H/Poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI: WWIM, I, p.20]

Baha Bhut: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);joined the anti-British rebel troopsduring the Uprising of 1857; whileconfronting the British attempts at re-occupying Kanpur in the second halfof 1857, he was caught by the enemyand sentenced to death in December


1857 on charges of ërebellion againstthe Britishí; Baha was executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, 1857, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.53 (X) (1858), MSAB]

Bahadoor Ally: Resident of Saugar(Sagar), Madhya Pradesh; he foughtagainst the British forces during theUprising of 1857; caught by theBritish at the time of their counter-attacks on the rebels, he wasexecuted by hanging on 19 February1858. [Mutiny Records, Poll. Deptt.Vol. III, No. 43D, MSAB]

Bahadoor Jusso Singh: Belonged toAligarh, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces as soon as theUprising of 1857 started in Aligarh;he fought against the British inAligarh and its nearby areas beforehis capture by the British army;charged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to death in August 1859.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol.I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Bahadoor Khan: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he provided arms andmoney to the local rebels during theUprising of 1857, and incited themto attack and kill the British; he wascaught by the advancing Britishtroops while fighting in defence ofBanda; charged with ëmurder, aidingand instigating the rebellioní, andsentenced to death in September1858, he was executed by hanging.

[Mutiny Records, Banda Mutiny,Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Bahadoor Khan: Resident of Kotwali,Allahabad, North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he led the localrebels and fought against the Britishforces during the Uprising of 1857;he also encouraged others to givenecessary support to the rebels intheir confrontation with the British;he was caught in an engagement withthe British in the Allahabad region,and charged with ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí,sentenced to death and executed byhanging in 1860. [Mutiny Records,PP, Further Paper No.8A]

Bahadur Ali (Salar): Born in Lucknow,the Oudh (Awadh) Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857 and played asignificant role in organizing therebel forces of his region; he led therebels in attacking the Britishauthorities and their establishmentsat several places in Lucknow; he diedwhile fighting against the Britisharmy at Mohammad Bagh, Lucknowin 1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bahadur Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh (Awadh) Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and led a group ofrebels in attacking the British andtheir establishments in Lucknow onseveral occasions; he died whilefighting against the British army inLucknow in 1858. [Mutiny Records,


Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bahadur Ali: Resident of v. Bhagohi,distt. Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Nazar Gujar. He took an activepart in the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. He participatedin a demonstration at Rajouri toprotest against the autocratic rule inthe State in October 1931. When theState army indiscriminately openedfire upon the demonstrators, BahadurAli was killed in the firing. [File No.V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;WWIM, II, p.19; HMKJAMH, p. 323]

Bahadur Alley Khan: Resident ofFaizabad, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now in Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andproceeded to Lucknow; he foughtagainst the British in a number ofengagements in Lucknow; he wascaught by the British army andhanged at Machhi Bhawan, Lucknow,in June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1857),UPSAL]

Bahadur Khan: Born in Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcesunder the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan (the rebel leader ofthe Rohilkhand region), and tookpart in attacking and fighting theBritish at several places during the1857 Uprising; he was caught by theadvancing British army inRohilkhand and executed by hangingin 1860 at Bareilly. [Mutiny Records,

Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bahadur Khan: Born in Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the resistanceagainst the British rule during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces in differentengagements; he was killed by theBritish army in the course of anencounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Bahadur Singh: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oThakur Vikram Singh (biglandowner); joined the rebel forcesunder the Leadership of his cousin,Thakur Daryao Singh, and foughtagainst the British forces in theFatehpur and Banda regions duringthe Uprising of 1857; he was killedwhile in action against the British inBanda in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.15]

Bahadur Singh: Born in 1890, residentof v. Khumand Patti, distt. Almora,Kumaon Division, United Provinces(now Uttarakhand); s/o PadamSingh; educated up to secondstandard; an agriculturalist; joinedthe Congress party and was activelyinvolved in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in Almora in 1942; heparticipated in a procession atSumand Patti in Almora that was


fired upon by the British forces; hewas killed on the spot along with 3others. [PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA), NAI;WWIM, I, p.20; SSKS, KD: p.3; BSAS:p.129]

Bahadur Singh: Hailed from Jammu andKashmir State. He was formerly aSepoy in the 2/17 Dogra Regimentof the British-Indian Army. He lefthis earlier appointment andvoluntarily joined the IndianNational Army as a soldier in the 2nd

Guerrilla Regiment. He fought on theImphal front against the British armywhere he died on the battle ground,possibly late in 1944. [INA Papers, F.No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, p.661]

Bahadur Singh: Hailed from Nimar, theCentral India Agency (now MadhyaPradesh); joined the anti-British rebelforces of the Uprising of 1857; playeda decisive role in fighting the Britishforces at Mandleshwar Battle in 1857;captured and sentenced totransportation for life, he died indetention. [Mutiny Papers, V, III,NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB; WWIM, III, p.15]

Bahadur Singh: Resident of distt.Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); joined the the IndianNational Army in Malaya in 1942; hedied fighting the British forces inpitched battles in Burma (Myanmar)in 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.329]

Bahadur Singh: Resident of the CentralProvinces and Berar (now MadhyaPradesh); took a leading role in theanti-British Uprising of 1857 in thesouthern part of the Central Provincesand Berar (Mandla and Seonidistricts); in the course of the tumulthe was caught by the British forcesand awarded capital punishment byhanging. [Mutiny Papers, III, NAIB;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB; WWIM, V, III, p.15]

Bahadur Singh: Resident of v. Khaga,Futtehpure [Fatehpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur];Zamindar; he took a leading part inthe Uprising against the British rulein 1857; he participated in severalengagements against the Britishforces under the leadership ofThakur Daryao Singh; he was killedduring an encounter with the Britishtroops in 1858 at Taraunha, Banda.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA; WWIM,III, p.117]

Bahadur Singh: Resident of v.Malldanpat Patti, distt. Almora,Kumaon Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); he wasa Sepoy in the 2/9 Gurkha Regimentof the British-Indian Army; heshifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in Malaya in 1942 andjoined its 1st Guerilla Regiment asLance-Naik; deployed on the Indo-Burma front, he laid down his lifewhile repulsing a serious Britishattack on INAís Pyinmana Camp,Burma (now Myanmar). [INA Papers,


F.Nos. 403/INA, 498/INA (1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI; EBIFF, I, p.51]

Bahadur: Born in v. the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); tooka leading part locally in the Uprisingof 1857; he provided arms andfinancial support to the local rebels,and encouraged them to attack theBritish officials; with the assistanceof a few, he killed a British officerand captured the treasury; he wascaught by the British troops duringtheir attack on his village andexecuted in 1858; his property wasalso confiscated. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bahori Singh: Resident of v. Garhi Sahja,teh. Etmadpur, distt. Agra, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). In 1930, Agra witnessed aCongress-backed kisan movementfor non-payment of taxes during theCivil Disobedience movement. When,consequent to this ìno-taxîcampaign, the peasants of Garhi Sahjavillage received some reprieve fromland taxes; a few Zamindars of thetehsil, however, maneuvered ñ withthe help of local officials ñ to secureconfiscation warrants againstpeasants for non-payment. Theyincited the police to start confiscatingthe peasantsí crops and cattle,resulting in serious kisan-policeclashes. Bahori Singh ñ one of thekisan resisters ñ was involved in aclash such as these, and died of policefiring on the spot in 1930. [H/Poll,F.Nos. 23/54/1930; NAI; SSKS, 33,pp.46 & 47]

Bahur: Born in Futtehpore [Fatehpur],the North-Western Provinces (nowuttar pradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857, and also incited hisneighbours to take up their armsagainst the British; he was capturedby the British troops during theirattacks on Fatehpur in 1857, andexecuted soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.49 (VI)(1858), MSAB]

Baijnath Prasad Gupta: Born in 1910 indistt. Allahabad, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Abusinessman by profession, heactively participated in the ìQuitIndiaî movement. When the Britishsoldiers came heavily upon thedemonstrators at the Chowk,Allahabad, on 12 August 1942, he wascaught in the machine-gun firing anddied on the same day. [H/Poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, pp.121-122;BCA, p.104]

Baijnath Prasad: Hailed from distt.Ballia, Uttar Pradesh; s/o MangalRam. He actively participated in theagitations organized during theìQuit Indiaî movement in 1942. Hewas arrested in this connection andbrutally beaten to death by the policein 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.21; BCA, p.119]

Baijnath: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the armedopposition to the British rule andengaged the British forces atdifferent places during the Uprising


of 1857; he was killed by the Britisharmy in an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Baijnath: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British forcesat different places in Lucknowduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoencouraged others to join him inplundering the British properties; hedied while confronting the Britisharmy at Qaiserbagh, Lucknow, inMarch 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.46 (III) (1858), MSAB]

Baini Persad: Inhabitant of Jalalabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); cultivator; along withothers in his village, he refused tooblige the British forces with thesupply of rasad (provisions) atJalalabad during the Uprising of1857; consequently, he was caught bythe British troops and hanged inNovember 1857; his entire village wasalso looted by the British. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Baisakhia Sahee Lal: Born in 1922;resident of Garha Kota, distt Sagar,Madhya Pradesh; literate up to theprimary standard. He took a leadingrole in organising the ìQuit Indiaîmovement, 1942, in Sagar district;while participating in a procession on22 August 1942, he was severely

injured in the police firing and diedon 23 August 1942. [PCJ Papers, Acc.No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA),NAI; MPSSZB, EBIFF, I, p.52]

Bajeer Ali: Born in 1808, Allahabad, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels infighting against the British forcesduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoparticipated in attacking andplundering the British establishmentsat Sehore and Rahatgarh under theleadership of Nawab FazilMohammad Khan of Ambapani; hewas caught by the British troops atthe point of their re-occupation ofRahatgarh fort in January 1858; oncharges of ëtreason and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was executedby hanging at the front gate of theRahatgarh Fort on 29 January 1858.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. I, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.49 (VI) (1858), MSAB]

Bajeer Beg: Resident of Rahatgarh, distt.Sagar, (now Madhya Pradesh);served as constable in the State Policebefore joining the anti-British rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857;associated himself with the forces ofNawab Fazil Mohammad Khan ofAmbapani, he participated in theoverrunning of the British settlementat Rahatgarh Fort in October 1857;later, between 24 and 28 January1858 he confronted the reinforcedBritish offensive under Hugh Roseat Rahatgarh fort; following reverses,the rebels decided to leave the fort;while leaving, he and some otherswere rounded up at NarsingpurMarg by Captain Suley of the British


army; sentenced to death on thecharges of ësedition, aiding andabetting the rebellion,í Bajeer wasexecuted in 1858. [Mutiny Papers,Vol. II, NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Baji Nath: Hailed from distt. Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh; s/o Ram NathMehrotra. He received fatal bulletwounds in the police firing at theDasaswamedh Ghat, Varanasi on 13August 1942 while taking part in ademonstration during the ìQuitIndiaî agitation. He succumbed to hisinjuries on the spot. [H/poll F.No.3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.21]

Bajmi Khan: Hailing from Rahatgarh,distt. Saugor, (Sagar, now MadhyaPradesh); took part in the Uprisingof 1857 against the British in theSaugor region; he joined the rebellionunder Nawab Fazil MohammadKhan of Ambapani and took part indriving the British away fromRahatgarh Fort in October 1857;again he fought against the Britishtroops during their re-occupation ofRahatgarh fort between 24 and 28January 1858; when the rebel forcesfaced reverses and decided to leavethe fort, Bajmi Khan and his fellowrebels were rounded up atNarsingpur Marg by Captain Suleyof the British army; sentenced todeath on the charges of ëtreason,murder and rebellion against theBritish,í he was executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Papers, Vol. V,NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bajpai: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857, and also incitedother people to raise their armsagainst the British authority; he waskilled in an encounter with theBritish army in Chinhat, Lucknow,on 20 June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; QT,p.75]

Bakar: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his associates,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Bakher Singh: Resident of v. Jenini kaNangal, p.o. Sadabad, distt.Mathura, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). He volunteered hisservices to the Indian National Armyand joined it as a Havildar [Hawaldar]in the 3rd Guerrilla Regiment. He tookpart in pitched battles against theBritish led Allied forces on the Burma(Myanmar) front where he was killedin the exchange of firings with theenemy forces in 1944. [INA Papers,F. No. 379/INA (1946), NAI; ROH,pp. 664-65]


Bakht Khan (General): Resident ofBareilly, Uttar Pradesh; s/o AbdullahKhan; he was a Subedar in theArtillary of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelforces at Bareilly; he became aBrigadier in the rebel army and re-grouped it for fighting against theBritish; he levied taxes on Mahajansand Sahukars, started freshrecruitments for the army and madearrangements for its arms andammunitions; he also establishedkachehris, thanas and tehsils. In June1857 he marched towards Delhi alongwith his rebel followers, the treasuryand the arms and ammunitions; hereached Delhi on 2 July 1857 and waswelcomed by Bahadur Shah ëZafarí,who called him ëFarzandí andappointed him as the Commander-in-Chief with the title ëGeneralí.Bakht Khan reorganised the rebelforces at Delhi, gave them 6 monthsíadvance salary, ordered them tomaintain strict discipline; he alsoplayed a key role in preparing theëConstitution of the Rebelsí andforming the Administrative Councilcalled Jalsa-i-Fauji wa Mulki, tomaintain the law and order in Delhi.Although he succeeded in ousting theBritish forces from variousstrongholds in Delhi, he finally lostin the crucial battle of Najafgarh on25 August 1857; he left Delhi after itsfall to the British in September 1857,came to Lucknow, then toRohilkhand and continued to fightthe British till their forces were ableto re-occupy all these areas; heescaped towards Nepal thereafter,

and was reported to have been killedthere in action in 1859. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, DUA; SA,NAI; AS, II; BSZWD]

Bakht Khan: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hislocality during the Uprising of 1857and fought the British in variousengagements in the Lucknow region;he was killed by the British army inan encounter at Bailey Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Bakht: Belonged to the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); he ledthe anti-British rebel forces againstthe British authorities in his areaduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoprovided financial support to therebels and encouraged them to attackthe local British establishments; hewas killed while fighting the Britishtroops in the Awadh region in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bakhtawar Khan: Belonged to Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area and fought theBritish forces at various places inLucknow during the Uprising of1857; he was also involved with therebelsí plundering the Britishproperties; he was killed during aconfrontation with the British armyat Qaiserbagh, Lucknow, in March


1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bakhtawar Pande alias Fukur Nayak:Belonged to Kanau, Jabalpur Division(now Madhya Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forceson several occasions in Jabalpur; hewas caught by the British in thecourse of an encounter and hangedin 1858; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, Poll.Deptt. F. No. 31 (1858), MPSAB]

Bakhtawar Singh: Resident ofFattehpore [Fatehpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPardesh); Thakur; s/o. ThakurBhahdur Singh; Zamindar; he tookleading part in the Uprising againstBritish rule in 1857; he participatedin several engagements against theBritish forces under the leadershipof his uncle, Thakur Daryao Singh.He was captured by the Britishduring their re-occupation of theFatehpur region, and accused ofëaiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath with confiscation of hisproperty; he was executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.,No.2, UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.17]

Bakhtawar: Born in the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces in fighting theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;captured by the British troops duringan encounter and charged withëmurder and rebellion against the

Britishí; he was sentenced to death,and executed by hanging in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bakin Aly: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the anti-British rebel forcesduring the Revolt of 1857 in Kanpur;while encountering the Britishattempts at reoccupying Kanpur inJuly 1857, he was caught by theenemy and sentenced to death oncharges of ërebellion against theBritishí; he was executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Baksha: Belonged to Kushalgarh,Banswara State (now distt.Banswara), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); took part in the BhagatBhil movement in southern Rajasthanthat Govindgiri started in 1907,preaching monotheism among theBhils and Kolis of Dungarpur andBanswara States. Soon Govindgiriíssocio-religious endeavour changedinto a politico-economic movement,against the extraction of Begar (forcedlabour) and exploitation of the Bhilsby the petty officials of theDungarpur and Banswara States andSunth (a small state in Gujarat).Baksha was one among thosethousands of Bhagat Bhils whojoined this movement and warnedthe Dungarpur and Banswara rulersin the first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils or to face the


overthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Baksha, killed. The incidentdid awaken the tribesmen so muchthat Motilal Tejawat had not foundit difficult to mobilise them in 1921-22 against forced labour and high rateof land revenue. [F/Poll Proc(Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March 1914;Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Bakshi Ram: Born in v. Dhadot, p.o.Chirawa, Jaipur State, (now distt.Jaipur), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); he was in the service ofthe British-Indian Army as LanceNaik in the Supply Unit; he shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy in 1942; enrolled in theIntelligence Unit, served it bysupplying uninterrupted intelligenceof the enemyís battle positions; helost his life while performing his dutyon the Burma (now Myanmar) frontin 1945. [INA Papers, F.Nos.439/INA, 464/INA, 498//INA (1945),379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.20]

Bakshish Ali: Resident of Jalaun, JhansiState, Bundelkhand Agency, CentralIndia (now Uttar Pradesh); he joinedthe rebel forces during the Uprisingof 1857; while defending Jhansi fromthe advancing British forces, he wascaught and imprisoned in the JhansiCentral jail; he took a leading role inbreaking the Jhansi jail in 1859; re-captured and charged withmisleading his jail inmates andinciting rebellion against the British,he was sentenced to death. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.I, No.43B(1859), MSAB]

Balak Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he left the Britishservice to join the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and served it as Sepoyin the 3rd Infantry Battalion; whilefighting against the Allied forces inBurma (now Myanmar) he was killedon the battle ground at Paupon in1945. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.20]

Balbhadra Singh: Resident ofNaqabganj, Barabanki, (now in UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising against the British rule in1857; he also incited his neighboursto raise arms against the British rule;he fought at several places andfinally died in the battle at Barabankiwhile resisting the British forces in1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,


Vol.II, No.43C (1859), MSAB; WWIM,III, p.18]

Balbir Singh: Born in v. Dhanora, p.o.Daba, distt. Meerut, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Onhis joining the Indian National Armyin 1942, he was deployed on theBurma (Myanmar) front to fightagainst Allied forces. He was killedin the course of a fierce engagementwith the enemy in 1944. [INA Papers,F. No. 379/INA (1946), NAI; ROH,pp.664-65 WWIM, II, p.21]

Balbir Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Shekhawat. Heparticipated in the kisan agitatorsímeeting held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to demonstrate against theMaharajaís oppressive administrationand his land settlement policy of1923-24. In this settlement theBiswedari rights of the Rajputs wereforfeited and the land revenue hadbeen increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Balbir Singh wasseriously injured in theindiscriminate firing and died.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;

TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Balbund Singh: Belonged to theAllahabad region, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Zamindar; he participatedin the fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857, and ledthe local rebels in attacking andplundering the British establishmentsin the Allahabad-Fatehpur region; hewas caught by the British at the timeof their attacks on the rebels inAllahabad, and charged withëplundering, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857, and hangedsoon thereafter; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.223]

Balcha/ Barchha: Hailed from Jagdalpur,Indrawati valley in Bastar State (nowin Chhattisgarh); took part in theAdivasi (tribal) Bhumkal ñ revolt of1910 in the Jagdalpur area of Bastaragainst the feudal and colonialexploitation, and in the tribesíanxiety for maintaining their distinctways of life. In the intense battle(Indrawati-ford battle) that tookplace on 16 February 1910 betweenthe rebels and the British wheremany people died on the rebel side,Balcha/ Barchha and few othersescaped from the scene and ralliedround the neighbouring Ulnar andNetanar villages. ìOn the night of25th February, the combined forces


surrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Balcha/Barchha was one among those whohad been arrested, charged withìwaging war against the Crownî,and tried between 13 March and 28April 1910 (known as the JagdalpurTrial). Seventy eight of the rebels,including Balcha/ Barchha, wereimprisoned in Bastar Jail but later inJune 1910 shifted to the RaipurCentral Jail, where he died (before 7November 1910) suffering ill-treatment and tortures by the jailauthorities. [F/Poll (Confidential),Nos 60, 29 of 1910, NAI; Jail Records,Central Jail, Raipur, List of BastarPrisoners, cf HTPB, pp.245-57]

Baldeo: Belonged to mauzah Belawa,Boolundshuhur [Bulandshahar], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he returned to his region afterthe fall of Delhi in September 1857;he was caught by the British aftertheir re-occupation of this area andhanged in 1859 on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol.Ii, No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Baldeo: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Naick

[Naik] in the Armed GuardsContingent at the Agra CentralPrison, but left the British service inJune 1857 to fight against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857. Alongwith the other rebels, he marchedtowards Delhi and joined the rebelforces there; he died while fightingthe advancing British army in thedefence of Delhi in September 1857.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Baldev Singh: Resident of Bah, Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Naick[Naik] in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places in his region; hedied in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Baldev: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he was a Sepoy inthe Permanent Armed Guards at theAgra Central Prison; soon after hisdeputation at Bulandshahar on escortduty, he left the British service in June1857 to take part in the Uprising of1857. Along with the other rebels, hemarched towards Delhi and foughtagainst the British; he was killedduring an encounter with theadvancing British army in the Delhi


region in September 1857. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Baldev: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857 in severalengagements in Lucknow; he alsoparticipated in attacking andplundering the British establish-ments; he died while confronting theBritish army at Qaiserbagh,Lucknow, in March 1858. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Baldeva: Belonged to Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcesunder the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan (the rebel leader ofthe Rohilkhand region), and foughtagainst the British at a number ofplaces during the 1857 Uprising; hewas captured by the advancingBritish army in an encounter andexecuted by hanging in 1860 atBareilly. [Mutiny Records, MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,pp.68.69]

Baldi: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the armedstruggle against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) and fought the Britishforces at different places during theUprising of 1857; he was killed bythe British army in an encounter at

Bailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Baleshwar Singh: Born in 1910 at v.Jigni, distt. Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. Hetook active part in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement of 1942. His participationresulted in his arrest by the Britishpolice and subsequent imprisonment.He died on account of tortures in thejail in 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; RORCG; WWIM, I, p.22]

Balgobin: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on various occasions in theBanda region; he also incited the localpeople to raise their arms and kill theBritish; he was captured by theBritish troops during their advancein Banda, and charged with ësedition,murder of Europeans and rebellionwith violenceí; he was sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin June 1858 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny, Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol.II, No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Balgobind: Belonged to Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British troops atdifferent places; he was killed by theBritish army in a confrontation atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.


Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Bali Pokharwall: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh (Awadh) Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and he led the rebelsin attacking the British authorities inLucknow; he died while fightingagainst the British army at TalabFateh Ali Khan, Lucknow in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Balihoo: Hailed from Raipur, aroused bythe speech that Hanuman Singh,Magazine Lashkar in the BritishArmy (who assassinated MajorCidwel at his residence on 18 January1858) delivered before a sepoyaudience on the same day; Balihoojoined the rebel sepoys in Raipur;involved in the killing of British armyofficers; with 16 other rebel soldiers,he was arrested by the British; tried,convicted and sentenced to death;hanged in Raipur on 22 January 1858.[Parliamentary Papers ñ (MutinyFurther Papers), No.4, 1857-58, NAI,CKI, 1740-1947, p.171]

Balkishoon: Belonged to Shahjehanpor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Sepoy in the B. Company ofthe British-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined the rebels to takepart in the fight against the British;he was caught in 1858 while resistingthe British forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,

Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]

Balkissun: Born in Bag Muzaffar Khan,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Goojar [Gujar];he participated in the Uprising of1857 and also rallied hisneighbourhood to fight against theBritish rule; he was caught by theBritish after the defeat of the rebelforces in Agra and charged withëmurder and sedition during therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53(X) (1858), MSAB]

Balla Singh: Born in Kanpur, the North-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British authorities at variousplaces in Kanpur; he also offeredfinancial support to the local rebelsand encouraged them to go forkilling the firangis (British); he diedwhile resisting the advancing Britisharmy in the Kanpur region in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.46(III) (1858), MSAB]

Ballee: Born in Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Sheikh; he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 and wentup to Bulandshahar while fightingagainst the British; caught by theBritish in the midst of an engagement


there, he was hanged in 1858 on thecharges of ëmurder of the Britishofficers and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Balli: Born in Jalalabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); cultivator; with his fellowvillagers, he refused to oblige theBritish forces with rasad (food-provisions) at Jalalabad during theUprising of 1857; consequently, hewas caught by the British troops andhanged in November 1857; his entirevillage was also looted by the British.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Balmukand Bissa: Born on 5 April 1910in v. Pilva, teh. Didwana, formerlyin Jodhpur (Marwar) State (now indistt. Nagaur), Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); s/o Sukhdev Bissa;Pushkarna Brahmin. BalmukandBissaís father was a businessman inCalcutta (now Kolkata) where he hadhis primary education. He wasinspired by the ConstructiveProgramme of Mahatma Gandhi andfounded Rajasthan Charkha Sangh in1934 at Jodhpur. Coming in closecontact with Jainarain Vyas,President of the Marwar LokParishad, Bissa became an activemember of the Marwar Lok Parishad.When Jainarain Vyas and otherprominent leaders of the MarwarLok Parishad were arrested in themovement for responsiblegovernment in 1940, Bissa took over

the command and led the movementsuccessfully. He was arrested underthe Defence of India Rule on 9 June1942 and put behind the bars inJodhpur Central Jail. There, alongwith others, he had resorted tohunger-strike, demanding bettertreatment for the political prisoners.He was subjected to brutal beatingsby the Jail authorities while on fastand died four days later, on 16 June1942 in the hospital. [Sujas, No.4,June-July 1998, Jaipur, pp.59-60; RSSS,pp.55-57; TR, 20 June 1942; PP,Jodhpur, F.No. 128, 1945-46, RSAB]

Balwant Singh: Belonged to distt.Muzaffarnagar, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He had servedthe British-Indian Army as a Naikbefore his shifting loyalty the IndianNational Army. As a Sub-Officer ofthe INAís 1st Bahadur Regiment, hewas deployed on the Burma(Mynmar) front where in the courseof a desperate combat with theenemy forces he was killed in 1944.[INA Papers, F.No.1/INA, NAI;ROH, pp. 666-67]

Balwant Singh: Hailed from theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); he wasa Havildar [Hawaldar] in the 5/18Garhwal Rifles of the British-IndianArmy; he shifted his loyalty to theIndian National Army in 1942 andserved it as an Officer in the 3rd

Infantry Battalion; he was killedduring an engagement with theBritish forces at Ekaba, Burma (nowMyanmar) in 1945. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI;


WWIM, II, p.23]

Balwant Singh: Resident of v. Pur,p.o.Shamli, distt. Meerut, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas previously in the British-IndianArmy as a soldier, later deserted itto join the Indian National Army andserved as Naik in the IntelligenceGroup. He was killed in the battle-field near Kaladan front (Indo-Burma border) in 1944. [INA Papers,No 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 662-63WWIM, II, p.23]

Banarsi Das: Hailed from v. Vijaygarh,ps. Akbrabad, distt. Aligarh, UttarPradesh; s/o Beni Ram. He wassentenced to three monthsí rigorousimprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10 fortaking part in the Civil Disobediencemovement in 1932. Again in 1942 hewas arrested for his involvement inthe ìQuit Indiaî movement and sentto jail. He died of severe policetorture in detention in 1942. [H/Poll,F.Nos. 23/54/1930, 3130/42, NAI;SSKS, 34, p. ja; WWIM, I, p.24]

Bande Allee: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 and tookpart in the fight against the British inthe Banda region; he was caught inthe course of a British operation andhanged in 1858 on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny, Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bandhan: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the 1857 Uprising soon afterits outbreak in the Jaunpur region;he fought against the British atvarious places, and also propagatedagainst the British loyalists; he wascaught and sentenced to death by theBritish on the charges of ëseditionand rebellion against the Britishauthorityí; he was executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bandhu Lonia: Resident of v. Machhila,distt. Azamgarh, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). In thewake of the ìQuit Indiaî movement,the police inspector and the forceunder him at the Madhuban policestation had been ordered to raid theCongress office in Dubari Division,put down the National flag flyingover it and destroy everythingwithin. This incident on 13 August1942 infuriated the people and theystarted gathering near the policestation on 15 August 1942 from everypart of the district. The demonstra-tors thereafter sought the Thana in-Chargeís permission for putting upthe National flag on the top of thepolice station which he curtly refusedon the pretext of the DistrictMagistrateís presence inside. Whenthe agitatorsí request had thus beenturned down, they began to peltstones on the Thana edifice and werefired upon by the police from insidethe building. In this firing a numberof people were shot dead and manywere injured. Bandhu Lonia was


arrested and was made an accusedin this stone-throwing incident. Hedied in jail on account of the policetortures there on 10/11 September1942. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;BCA, p. 124; SSKS, pp. ma, ya, ra la;WWIM, I, p.15]

Bandhu Singh: Born at v. Bishunpura,Gorruckpore [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); a Zamindar, he took aleading part in the Uprising of 1857,propagated against the Britishmisrule, and provided financial helpto the rebels for procuring arms andammunitions; he was captured by theBritish troops during their raids onthe Gorakhpur region; charged withësedition and rebellioní; he wassentenced to death and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.18]

Bandhu Singh: Resident of v. Parmeth,distt, Ghazipur, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). As a saboteurin the ìQuit Indianî movement, heparticipated in looting goods trainsand destroying railway equipmentsat the Nandganj railway station inGhazipur District. He was shot andkilled by the police at the time of hisoperating there in August 1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I,p.25]

Bangay Roy: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British at several placesin Ghazipur during the Uprising of

1857; he also offered financial supportto the neighbourhood for buyingarms and attacking the British; he wascaught by the British forces after theirre-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.II,No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Bankey: Born in Poepal Mundee, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Kaith; he was aDuffadar [Dafadar] in the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prisonunder the British Government; heleft the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelforces; he marched towards Delhialong with other rebels and foughtthe British at several places; he waskilled in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Bankey: Resident of Kanpur, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and marched against theBritish forces at several places inKanpur; he also offered finances tothe local people for buying arms andencouraged them to ransack theBritish provisions; he was killed bythe advancing British army during anencounter in the Kanpur region in1857. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]


Banne: Resident of Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces at several places in theUnnao-Kanpur region; he also joinedthe rebelsí attacking the Britishestablishments and plundering theirproperties; he died while confrontingthe British army in Unnao in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Unnao MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Bans Narain Rai: Born in 1914 in v.Sherpur Kalan, distt. Ghazipur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Nageshwar Rai;Farmer. He took active part in theagitations during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He received bulletwounds in the police firing whileattending a procession at theMuhammadabad Tehsil Office, anddied on the spot in August 1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I,p.283-284; BCA, p. 110]

Bans Narain Rai: Born in December 1910in v. Sherpur Khurd, distt Ghazipur,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Suraj Rai. AnIntermediate passed farmer, he tookactive part in the agitations duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement. Whileparticipating in the procession at theMuhammadabad Tehsil Office, hereceived bullet wounds in the policefiring and died on the spot in August1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;WWIM, I, p.283; BCA, p. 110]

Bansi Singh: Resident of Faizabad, the

Oudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces of his locality during the 1857Uprising and proceeded to Lucknow;he fought against the British atseveral places in Lucknow city;caught by the British army, he washanged at Machhi Bhawan, Lucknowin June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow, Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1857),UPSAL]

Banveer Singh: Belonged to v.Chhirauli, teh. Haraiya, Basti, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857 infighting the British forces in hisvillage; he was captured by theBritish troops during an armedconfrontation and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.18]

Banvir Singh: Belonged to Dhirauli, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of the Amorha state (now indistt. Basti) during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British forces inseveral engagements; he was caughtby the British forces when theylaunched their attacks on the rebels,and executed by hanging from aëPipal Treeí in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Monument of Chhawani, cited inLL1857, pp.20-26]

Banwari Yadav: Belonged to v.Kathghara, p.o. Madhuban, distt.Azamgarh, the United Provinces


(now Uttar Pradesh). In the wake ofthe ìQuit Indiaî movement, thepolice inspector and the force underhim at the Madhuban police stationhad been ordered to raid theCongress office in Dubari Division,put down the National flag flyingover it and destroy everythingwithin. This incident on 13 August1942 inflamed the sentiments of thepeople that they started gatheringnear the police station from every partof the district on 15 August 1942. Thedemonstrators thereafter sought theThana in-Chargeís permission forhoisting the National flag on the topof the police station, which he curtlyrefused on the pretext of the DistrictMagistrateís presence inside. Whenthe agitatorsí request was thusturned down, they began to peltstones on the Thana edifice and werefired upon by the police from insidethe building. In this firing a numberof people were shot dead, andKumar Manjhi happened to be oneamong those who had been killed onthe spot on that day. [H/poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 124; SSKS, 27,pp. ma, ya, ra la; WWIM, I, p.26]

Baood; Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also provided financial support tothe rebels and encouraged them toattack the British and their loyalists;he was caught during the Britishadvance in Banda, and charged withëaiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced to

death with confiscation of propertyin July 1858, he was executed byhanging thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Banda Mutiny, Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bapu Rao: Resident of Molampally,Chanda, Madhya Pradesh; powerfulZamindar; in the Uprising of 1857, heplayed a leaderís role by assemblingtribal (Gond and Maria) and non-tribal (Rohilla) communities forfighting against the oppressive Britishintrusions into their habitations;before the rebellion could take off theground, Bapu Rao was betrayed bythe Rani of Aheri to the Britishauthorities; captured, imprisonedand tortured, Bapu Rao was executedin the Chanda jail premises in 1857.[Mutiny Papers, Vol.I, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, pp. 16-17]

Barbar Singh: Resident of Jalalabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); cultivator; along withhis neighbours, the villagers, herefused to oblige the British forceswith rasad (food-provisions) atJalalabad during the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the Britishtroops for this and hanged inNovember 1857; his entire village wasalso looted by the British. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Barjoor Singh: Belonged toCheterkonee, Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he fought the


British forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he offered financial support to therebels of his village for buying armsto attack the British establishment;he was caught by the British armyafter their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol.II, No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Barjor Singh: Resident of Jhansi State,(now Uttar Pradesh); inspired by theUprising of 1857 and upset overBritish interference in Jhansiís affairs,he organized the rebel forces andtook a leading role in attacking theBritish settlements and plunderingtheir properties in Jhansi and itsneighbourhood areas between 1857and 1858; when the British weremaking a comeback in Jhansi in 1858,he was arrested by them; andcharged with ëtaking part inplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.III,No.43D (1859), MSAB]

Barkhe Das alias Hanuman: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a significant role in organizingthe rebel forces of his region; he leda group of rebels on several occasionsin attacking the British authoritiesand their offices in Lucknow; he diedwhile resisting the British army atAlambagh, Lucknow in 1858.


Basant Singh: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took a leading part inthe Uprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at several places in Lucknow;he was killed by the British armyduring an engagement in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Basant: Belonged to Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and also incited other peopleto raise their arms against theCompanyraj; he fought at differentplaces against the British and died inthe battle of Chinhat, Lucknow, on20 June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Basdeo: Resident of v. Talgaon, Bah,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Brahmin; heserved the British as one among theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he took part in a secretconspiracy to liberate the prisonersduring the Uprising of 1857, andescaped with some of them whileleaving the British service; he foughtat several places against the Britishforces in the Agra region; he died in1858 while confronting the advancingBritish army. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]


Bashir Ahmad: Resident of p.s.Lakhimpur, distt. Kheri (nowLakhimpur Kheri), United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). The BritishGovernmentís assaults and sanctionson Turkey had been perceived by theIndian Muslims as an attack on Islam.They supported the Khilafat,resented the violators of theirreligion and protested against theBritish rule. On their part, the Britishofficials sternly opposed in India anydemonstration in support of theKhilafat and dealt severely with thedemonstrators. Deeply disturbed bythe British officialsí repressive,tyrannical methods in LakhimpurKheri, Nasiruddin along with hiscolleagues decided to kill all the cruelEnglish officers of the district(Deputy Commissioner, PoliceCaptain and Police Inspector) in thewake of the Khilafat movement thatwas merging with the Non-Cooperation movement. On 26August 1920 he and his friends, inaccordance with their plan,succeeded in entering into the houseof Willoughby (the DeputyCommissioner), attacked him withswords and killed him on the spot.Following the assassination theywent into hiding in a mohallah fromwhere their arrests were effected.Bashir Ahmad and his colleaguesfaced a hostile trial for assassinatinga British official and promptlyhanged. [H/poll F.No. 257/1923,NAI; SSKS, 22, p. chha]

Bashirullah Khan: Hailed from AmjheraState, Central India Agency (now inMadhya Pradesh). Held the post

Chief Minister of Amjhera and wasinvolved in the revolt of 1857 underthe leadership of his king RajaBakhtawar Singh, he was capturedand executed in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Vol. VI, NAIB; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Bassee: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebels of hisarea soon after the outbreak of the1857 Uprising; he marched towardsDelhi while fighting against theBritish forces; he escaped to hisregion after the British reoccupationof Delhi in September 1857; he diedin 1858 while resisting the advancingBritish army in the Bareilly region.[Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc.(Poll), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Basta: Resident of v. Neemuchana, (teh.)Bansoor, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Brahmin. He participatedin the kisan agitatorsí meeting heldat Neemuchana on 14 May 1925 toprotest against the Maharajaís mal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escape routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without any


prior warning. Basta received seriousgun shots in the firing and died onthe spot. Simultaneously with thefiring, the village was set on fire bythe State troops. [Alwar Judl, F.No.315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May,14 June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Batu Ram: Resident of v. Tesagaon, teh.Hindaun, distt. Sawai Madhopur,Jaipur State, Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); he served the British-Indian Army as Sepoy in the 1/8Punjab Regiment; in 1942, he shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy and confronted the British inthe battle fields; he was killed by theenemy in 1944 in the course of heavyfighting on the Burma (nowMyanmar) front in1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.439/INA, 464/INA, 498//INA(1945), 379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM,II, p.29]

Baur Singh: Born in v. Karwari, teh.Hindaun, formerly in Jaipur State(now in distt. Karauli), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); previouslyhe served in the British-Indian Armyas a Sepoy in the 1/8 PunjabRegiment; he joined the IndianNational Army in 1942 and becameNaik in the 3rd Guerilla Regiment;fought against the British on theBurma (now Myanmar) front anddied in the battle field at Kalewa inMyanmar in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498//INA (1945),NAI; WWIM, II, p.29]

Baura: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels duringthe Uprising of 1857, propagatedagainst the oppressive British ruleand incited the people to overthrowit; he was killed in an encounter withthe advancing British forces in 1858;his property was confiscated andhanded over to the British allies.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur, MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Bayjoo Persad: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now uttar pradesh): hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at variousplaces in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region;he also provided financial support tothe rebels in the neighbourhood andencouraged them to attack andplunder the British quarters; he waskilled by the British troops in thecourse of an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Baz Singh: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with theëHindustanií forces in attacking andplundering the British offices duringthe Uprising of 1857; he also incitedothers in challenging the British rule;he was later caught by the Britishtroops and charged with ëseditionand rebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to the transportation forlife with confiscation of his property;


he died in detention in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bechao Sau: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British troops at various placesin Banda; he also took part inplundering the British properties andlooting their treasury to finance therebel course; he was caught by theBritish forces during an engagementin Banda, sentenced to death inSeptember 1858 on the charges ofëplundering the British properties,loot, and rebellioní; he was executedby hanging; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bechoon Oopedhea: Resident ofJaunpore [Jaunpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857, and fought theBritish forces on several occasions;caught by the British in the course ofan engagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), File No. 17, UPRAA]

Bedu Singh: Belonged to v. Bamanwas,teh. Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State(now distt. Alwar), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Rajput. He

took part in the kisan meeting held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toprotest against the Maharajaísmisgovernance and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering of the kisanagitators, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to counter the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal. Manypeople received severe gun shots inthe indiscriminate firing, includingBedu Singh, who died on the spot.Simultaneously with this firing, thevillage was set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Beebee: Born in a village of distt.Muzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); shejoined rebel forces and took part inthe resistance against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; she waskilled during the British attack on therebels in the Muzaffarnagar region.[Mutiny Records, MuzaffarnagarMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, p.37]


Beeha: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at severalplaces in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region;he was killed by the British troops inthe course of an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Beehary Gond: Born in Khamaria,Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh; s/oSaturam Gond; he joined hands withthe rebels of his locality during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces on severaloccasions; caught by the advancingBritish army in Jabalpur, he wassentenced to death on 17 February1858. [Mutiny Records, Poll. Deptt.F. No. 3 (1858), MPSAB]

Beehpaul Singh: Resident ofBhudhohee, Mirzapoor [Mirzapur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857, and fought theBritish forces on several occasions;caught by the British in the course ofan engagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Beenda: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857

Uprising; he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British reoccupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Beenda: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andreached to Bulandshahar whilefighting against the British; he tookpart there in an attack on the Britishofficers and their establishments;caught by the British in the midst ofan the engagement, he was hangedin 1858 on the charges of ëmurder ofthe British officers and plunderingthe Government property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Beerij Lall: Belonged to Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to the neighbour-hood for buying arms and attackingthe British; he was caught by theBritish after their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol.III, No.43D (1859), MSAB]


Beeshaishur Roy: Belonged toShairpoor, Gurruckpoor[Gorakhpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on several occasions; hewas caught by the British in anencounter in the Gorakhpur region,and hanged in 1858. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]

Begam Hazrat Mahal: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); w/oNawab Wajid Ali Shah (the deposedruler of Awadh); she took the controlof Lucknow in association with therebel forces, and set up her son, BirjisQadr, as the ruler of Awadh. Sheassumed real power as the Regentand played a crucial role in theUprising of 1857; she supervised therebel government at Lucknow forrunning the administration, and alsoorganised the rebel forces for the waragainst the British; she wasconstantly in touch with Nana Saheb,took active part in the defence ofLucknow against the British forces,gave a tough fight at Alam Bagh, butultimately had to retreat. She issueda counter-proclamation in November1858, a response to the proclamationof Queen Victoria, guaranteeing therights, honour and dignity of theIndian people and taking over theadministration of Hindustan fromthe British. In this proclamation, theBegam recounted how ëthe Company

professed to treat the Chief ofBharatpore as a son and seized histerritory; the Chief of Lahore wascarried off to London, the Peshwawas imprisoned for life in Bithoorí.She recalled the Companyrajís breachof faith with Sultan Tipu, theirobliterating all traces of the Chiefsof Berar, Orissa and Bengal, etc. andemphasized on their defiance oftreaties and oaths, to take ëourcountry [the Awadh] and propertyí.After this proclamation, she madehectic efforts to reorganise the rebelforces for driving the British awayfrom Awadh, but could not succeed.She left Lucknow to join the rebelforces of Faizabad for attackingShahjahanpur and, followingreverses there, she, along with herfollowers, marched towards Nepaland tried to win the support of JangBahadur (the Prime Minister ofNepal) against the British; althoughgiven asylum there, she could not getthe Nepalese support, and all herefforts to re-group the rebels againstthe British came to naught; she diedthere later on. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; TL,NAI; FSUP, I-II]

Behar Khan: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he accompanied the rebelson various occasions during theRising of 1857 and provided themwith multifarious services in theirfight against the British; he wascaught by the British troops in oneof their raids on this area, andcharged with ësupporting the rebelsin murder and rebellion against the


Britishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Beharee Lal Moharir: Resident ofCawnpore (Kanpur), the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Tehsildar; played animportant role during the Uprisingof 1857 by organizing anti-Britishrebel forces; while encountering theBritish attempts at reoccupyingKanpur from July to December 1857,he was caught by the enemy;sentenced to death on charges ofërebellion against the Britishí inDecember 1857, he was executedsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Kanpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Beharee: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he led the local rebel forcesin fighting against the British duringthe uprising of 1857; he also took partin plundering the British possessionsand passing the proceeds to theëHindustani forcesí for meeting theirmilitary expenses; later the Britishsoldiers arrested him in Banda;charged with ëbeing a leader andinstigator of rebellioní, he wassentenced to death in July 1859 andhis property confiscated. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bekharee: Born in Mynpoory [Mainpuri],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Kayeth [Kaith]; hetook part in the fight against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;

he also offered financial support tothe rebels of his area for buying armsand to attack the Britishestablishments; he was captured bythe British after their reoccupation ofthis area and charged withëplundering the Governmentproperty and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1860 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.29(1860), MSAB]

Beli Ram: Resident of v. Gujran, distt.Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oShiv Saran. He actively participatedin a demonstration in connectionwith the Roti Agitation (demandingcheaper food) on 23 September 1943in Jammu. He was killed in the faceof State police firing on thedemonstrators on the spot. [File No.V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF,pp. 442-45; WWIM, II, p.30; FSK, p.71]

Bendaree Singh: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtby the British in the midst of anengagement, accused of ëplunderingthe British property and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1860 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.29(1860), MSAB]


Benee Singh: Resident of Aligarh, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in thestruggle of the rebels during theUprising of 1857, he also encouragedother people to destroy all the ofsymbols of British authority inAligarh; he was caught by the Britishsoldiers at the time of their attackson the rebels in Aligarh, and chargedwith ëtheft, sedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1858, and executed soonthereafter; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, Proc.F/Deptt. (Judl), NWP, Vol. 74 (1858),UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Beneepershaud: Resident of Pulwar,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtby the British in the course of anengagement, accused of ëplunderingthe British property and rebellionagainst the Britishí, sentenced todeath and hanged. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Beney Pershaud: Belonged to Allahabad,North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Jemadar [Jamadar]under the British Government, butleft it during the Uprising of 1857 andjoined the rebels in their fight againstthe British; he also offered financialassistance to the local people andincited them to attack the British

establishments; he was caught by theBritish troops during their raids onthe Allahabad region, and sentencedto death in July 1857 on the chargesof ëtreason, aiding, abetting andcounselling escape of a rebelí; he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1;TIM, p.204]

Beni Madho Singh: Resident ofShankarpur, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); Rajaof Shankarpur; he joined the Uprisingagainst the British rule in 1857 andplayed a prominent role in organizingthe rebel forces in Awadh; he wasappointed the administrator ofJaunpur and Azamgarh by NawabBirjis Qadr, the proclaimed ruler ofAwadh; he led the rebel troops inseveral battles against the British andcarried on the fight till the resistanceof his forces ended, thereafter heescaped to the Nepal hills along withBegum Hazrat Mahal, the Regent ofAwadh; he continued to repel theBritish attacks on the Nepal borderwhere he was killed during anencounter with the enemy. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.20]

Beni Persad: Born in Muttra [Mathura],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he fought the Britishat several places during the Uprisingof 1857; he was caught by theadvancing British army at the timeof their raids on the Mathura region,and charged with ëmurder andrebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 with confiscation of his


property, and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, MathuraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Bhadar Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Thakur; took part in ameeting of the kisan agitators held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 todemonstrate against the Maharajaísmal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs suffered the most. Hearingthe news of this gathering of the kisanagitators, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to counter the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exits from it and opened fire onthe protesters without any priorwarning of dispersal. With manyothers, Bhadar Singh received bulletwounds in the indiscriminate firingand died on the spot. Simultaneously,the village was also set on fire by theState troops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Bhadario: Hailed from Phelwa underGarhi Jagir in Banswara State (nowdistt. Banswara), Rajputana Agency

(now Rajasthan); took part in theBhagat Bhil movement in southernRajasthan that Govindgiri started in1907, preaching monotheism amongthe Bhils and Kolis of Dungarpur andBanswara States. Soon Govindgiriíssocio-religious endeavour changedinto a politico-economic movement,against the extraction of Begar (forcedlabour) and exploitation of the Bhilsby the petty officials of theDungarpur and Banswara States andSunth (a small state in Gujarat).Bhadario was one among thosethousands of Bhagat Bhils whojoined this movement and warnedthe Dungarpur and Banswara rulersin the first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils or to face theoverthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Bhadario, killed. Theincident did awaken the tribesmenso much that Motilal Tejawat had notfound it difficult to mobilise them in1921-22 against forced labour andhigh rate of land revenue. [F/PollProc (Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March1914; Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47


(referred in connection with theincident)]

Bhadru: Resident of Jagdalpur area(now teh. Jagdalpur), Bastar State(now in Chhattisgarh); took part inthe Adivasi (tribal) Bhumkal ñ revoltof 1910 in Jagdalpur area of Bastaragainst the feudal and colonialexploitation, and the tribesí anxietyfor maintaining their distinct waysof life. On 16 February 1910,following the direct confrontation(Indrawati-ford battle) between therebels and the British where manyon the rebel side died, Bhadru andfew others escaped from the sceneand rallied round the neighbouringUlnar and Netanar villages. ìOn thenight of 25th February, the combinedforces surrounded the Ulnar hill onwhich the men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured.î Bhadru wasone among those who were arrested,charged with ìwaging war againstthe crownî, and prosecuted alongwith others between 13 March and28 April 1910 (known as theJagdalpur trial) under Sections 25/436/395. He was sentenced to oneyear and six monthsí rigorousimprisonment and put behind thebars in Bastar Jail. Later, in June 1910with others Bhadru was shifted tothe Raipur Central Jail and before 7November 1910 he was tortured todeath. [F/Poll (Confidential), Nos 60,29 of 1910, NAI; Jail Records, CentralJail, Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners,cf HTPB, pp.245-57; BTRB, p.75]

Bhaee Khan: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Pathan; he was a Sepoy inthe B. Company under the British-Indian army; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined the rebel forces tofight against the British; he wascaught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhaga/Bhagi: Hailed from v. Mardapal,teh. Kondagaon, Bastar State (nowin Chhatisgarh); s/o Sudam Mahra;took part in the Adivasi (tribal)Bhumkal ñ revolt of 1910 in theKarangal area of Bastar against thecolonial-feudal exploitation, and inthe tribesí anxiety for maintainingtheir distinct ways of life. Under theleadership of Aytu Mahra, Bhaga/Bhagi organized the rebels ofKeshkal valley and launched anagitation against the virtual Britishmilitary occupation of Bastar. Therebels, spearheaded by Bhaga/Bhagiand led by Aytu, drew up a plan foropen armed conflict ñ to raid thegovernment armories, cut offcommunication lines with placesoutside Bastar, destroy telegraph andtelephone lines and block roadwaysfrom the Keshkal town to Jagdalpur,obstruct troops coming into Bastarfrom Raipur and Dhamtari viaKanker. In spite of heavy repressivemeasures and arrests, and despiteJagdalpur remaining under complete


British control, the activities ofBhaga/Bhagi and other tribal rebelsin Keshkal valley went on unabated.Following the British victory over therebels in the Indrawati-ford battle,Bhaga/Bhagi and few others left theKeshkal valley and rallied round theneighbouring villages. When theBritish-led forces followed andsurrounded the rebels, many of themwere arrested, including Bhaga/Bhagi. With others he was chargedwith ìwaging war against theCrownî, and prosecuted on 4 April1910 under Section 457 of IndianPenal Code (known as the JagdalpurTrial). Sentenced to three yearsírigorous imprisonment in Bastar Jailand shifted to Raipur Central Jail inJune 1910, he was severely torturedby the jail authorities and died before7 November 1910. [F/Poll(Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of 1910,NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57; BTRB, pp.79,81]

Bhagbullee: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated during theUprising of 1857 in the rebel attackson the British establishments; he alsoprovided financial support to the localrebels for meeting their militaryexpenses; he was caught by theBritish during their raid on Bandaand sentenced to death in August1858, on the charges of ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritish authority; his property wasalso confiscated. [Mutiny Records,Banda Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhageeruthee: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he joinedthe anti-British forces during theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British on a number of occasions;he was caught by the British in courseof their operations in Banda and putto trial on the charges of ëplundering,murder and rebellioní; he wassentenced to death with the confisca-tion of his property in September1858; he was hanged later on.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhagga Singh: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh) joinedthe anti-British rebel forces duringthe Uprising of 1857; took part infighting the British and destroyingtheir settlements in the Kanpurregion; he was caught by the Britishin the course of fighting in secondhalf of 1857 and charged withërebellion against the Britishauthorityí; sentenced to death inDecember 1857, he was executedsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Kanpur Mutiny Basta, 1857, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858),MSAB]

Bhagirath Mistri: Born in 1898, in v.Kamda, distt, Uttarkashi, UttarPradesh; s/o Shri Julmu; Farmer;took part in the peasantsí movementagainst the despotic Tehri-Garhwalrulerís exorbitantly high landrevenue demand and hisintroduction of unjust new forest law


in 1930; attended a meetingorganized by the peasants at BamanTiladi maidan in the summer of 1930to protest against the highhandedness of the State police andthe killing of 2 innocent peasants on20 May 1930. On second day of themeeting the State armed police force,led by the Dewan Chakradar, hadsurrounded the venue and openedfire on the gathering. It resulted inthe killing of 17 and wounding ofmany. Bhagirath Mistri receivedbullet wounds in the police firing anddied on the spot. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; WWIM,I, p.39; SSKS, GD: p.1]

Bhagirath Silawat: Resident of Indore,Madhya Pradesh; he was an InfantryOfficer in the Holkarís Indore armybut left the service during theUprising of 1857 and led a group ofrebels in fighting the British inIndore; with his followers heproceeded to Delhi to meet EmperorBahadur Shah ëZafarí; he was givensome letters of the Emperor fordelivery to the Holkar ruler; whileon his return journey to Indore, hewas intercepted by the Holkerístroops; he, however, managed toescape to Dipalpur, where he wasarrested by the British and executedin November 1857. [Mutiny Records,Poll. Deptt. Vol. No. 60 (1859),MSAB; WWIM, III, p. 20]

Bhagtin: Resident of Kairaha Bazar, distt.Rai Bareli, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). She took part in ademonstration led by Jhunku Singhin1921 to put the kisansí grievances

before the Riyasat (State) administra-tion. When Jhanku Singh was shot inthe scuffle over the national flag,Bhagtin picked up the flag andrefused to part with it till she wasfired upon and killed by the police.[H/poll. F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI;SSKS, 8, p. Ta]

Bhagwan Das Rathi: Resident of Bhopalstate, the Central Indian Agency(now in Madhya Pradesh). A coremember of Bhopal Hindu Sabha;taking a cue from Gandhian CivilDisobedience, he played a major rolein campaigning against the tyrannicalBhopal Durbar. Bhagwan Das Rathiwas arrested on 15 May 1937 alongwith some others and put behind thebars in the Bhopal Central jail;tortured, indisposed and treated likea criminal accused, he died at homeas soon as he was released. [H/Poll.F.Nos. B.11.97 NZ 75.76, B.4.1898,N.61-62 (R), SAAMB; HBS, p.160]

Bhagwan Din: Belonged to v. Pachpedi,teh. Majra Munda, distt. Kheri (nowLakhimpur Kheri), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Withthe introduction of ProvincialAutonomy, a Congress ministry cameto power in the U.P. in 1937 andstarted undertaking a number ofmeasures to relieve the Kisans of someof their governmental and landlor-distí burdens. Resentful of theministryís liberality, the Zammin-darsósupported by the Britishofficials ñ intensified their offensiveagainst the peasantry. In one of theatrocious attacks on the peasants bythe Zammindarsí men in 1939ñ40,


Bhagwan Din was killed. [H/Poll,F.Nos. 3/6/42; 3/11/42; NAI; SSKS,22, p. fa]

Bhagwan Din: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged other people to attack theBritish establishments; he fought atdifferent locations against the British,and died an encounter in the Chinhat,Lucknow, on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; QT]

Bhagwan Sahi: Resident of v.Narthugarh, distt. Bulandshar, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Ramjas. He was killedin a police firing while taking part ina protest demonstration during theCivil Disobedience movement in1930. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.40]

Bhagwan Singh: Resident of distt.Bulandshahar, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). The protestdemonstration that he took partduring the Salt Satyagraha, wasaccosted by the police and orderedto stop proceeding. When it refusedto obey the order, the police openedfire on it at Gulawati village on 12September 1930. Bhagwan Singh losthis life in the firing. [H/Poll, F.No.3/54/1930, NAI; SSKS, 6, p. chhaWWIM, I, p.40]

Bhagwan Singh: Resident of Saidpur,Muzaffarnagar, the North-Western

Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh);joined hands with the anti-Britishforces during the Uprising of 1857;he accompanied the rebels on anumber of occasions in their marchesto attack the British positions; he wascaught by the British troops in thecourse of an engagement and hangedin 1857, his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bhagwan Singh: Resident of v. Kuchai,p.o. Indara, distt. Azamgarh, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). In the wake of the ìQuitIndiaî movement, the policeinspector and the force under him atthe Madhuban police station hadbeen ordered to raid the Congressoffice in Dubari Division, put downthe National flag flying over it anddestroy everything within. Thisincident on 13 August 1942 soinflamed the sentiments of the peoplethat they started gathering near thepolice station from every part of thedistrict on 15 August 1942. Thedemonstrators thereafter sought theThana in-Chargeís permission forputting up the National flag on thetop of the police station which hecurtly refused on the pretext of theDistrict Magistrateís presence inside.When the agitatorsí request had thusbeen turned down, they began topelt stones on the Thana edifice andwere fired upon by the police frominside the building. In this firingmany people were shot dead andBhagwan Das happened to be one


among those who had been killed onthe spot on that day. [H/poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 124; SSKS, 27,pp. ma, ya, ra la]

Bhagwan: Resident of p.o. Chaura, distt.Gorakhpur, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o RamnathAhir. While the people weredemonstrating during the NonCooperation movement on 5February 1922, the British police ofChauri Chaura thana suddenlyopened fire on them, resulting indeaths and injuries. When they ranout of their ammunition and foundthe gathering infuriated by the firing,the policemen panicked and hidthemselves in their police station.Some in the crowd poured keroseneoil on the thana building and set it onfire, killing all the 23 policemeninside. Bhagwan was accused oftaking part in this well-knownincident, sentenced to death andhanged 2 July 1923. [H/poll, F.No.563/III/1922, NAI; TR, 14 January1923, RSAB; SSKS, 36, p. 1 & 10]

Bhagwana Ram: Resident of v. Dhadot,Jaipur State (now district-Jaipur),Rajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);he was earlier a Lance-Naik in the7/9 Rajput Regiment of the British-Indian Army; in 1942 he decided tojoin the Indian National Army andbecame Naik in the 4 th GuerrillaRegiment; while fighting the British-led forces in pitched battles on theBurma (Myanmar) border, he waskilled in 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos479, 498/INA (1945), NAI; WWIM,II, p.31]

Bhagwana Ram: Resident of v. Dhadot,p.o. Chirawa, Jaipur State, RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); served asLance Naik in the Supply Unit of theBritish-Indian Army till he switchedover his loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy in 1942; he was placed in the4th Guerilla Regiment as a Naik andtook part in fighting the British; hewas killed in action in Burma(Myanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498//INA (1945),NAI; WWIM, II]

Bhagwani: Born in 1831 in a village in ofMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising against theBritish rule in 1857, and participatedin the armed resistance against theBritish forces; she was captured bythe British and executed on thegallows in 1858 on the charges ofësedition and rebellion against theBritish. [Mutiny Records,Muzaffarnagar Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.46 (III)(1858), MSAB; WWIM, III, pp.20-21]

Bhagwati Prasad: Born in 1918 in distt.Allahabad, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). A mill-workerby occupation he enthusiastically tookpart in the ìQuit Indiaî movement.He was critically wounded in theBritish soldiersí firing while takingpart in a demonstration against theGovernment in Allahabad on 13August 1942. Subsequent to theinjuries, he died on the same day.[H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM,I, p.41; BCA, p. 114]


Bhagwati: Born in 1834 in a village inMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); sheparticipated in the armed struggleagainst the British rule during theUprising of 1857; she was caught bythe advancing British army in 1858,and accused of ërebellion against theBritishí; executed on the gallows in1858. [Mutiny Records, Muzaffar-nagar Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.46 (III) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, p.21]

Bhaira: Belonged to Jagdalpur area inIndrawati valley, Bastar State (nowin Chhattisgarh); took part in theAdivasi (tribal) Bhumkal ñ revolt of1910 in the Jagdalpur region of Bastaragainst the feudalñcolonial exploita-tion, and in the tribesí anxiety formaintaining their distinct ways oflife. On 16 February 1910, followingthe direct confrontation (Indrawati-ford battle) between the rebels andthe British where many people diedon the rebel side, Bhaira and fewothers escaped from the scene andrallied round the neighbouring Ulnarand Netanar villages. ìOn the nightof 25th February, the combinedforces surrounded the Ulnar hill onwhich the men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Withothers Bhaira was arrested, chargedwith ìwaging war against thecrownî, and tried between 13 Marchand 28 April 1910 (known as theJagdalpur Trial). Seventy eight of therebels, including Bhaira, were put

behind the bars in Bastar Jail. Laterin June 1910 Bhaira was shifted to theRaipur Central Jail, where he died(before 7 November 1910) sufferingill-treatment and tortures by the jailauthorities. [F/Poll (Confidential),Nos 60, 29 of 1910, NAI; Jail Records,Central Jail, Raipur, List of BastarPrisoners, cf HTPB, pp.245-57]

Bhairaw Singh: Resident of Jaunpur,North-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857; he gatheredinformation about the troopmovements of the British and passedit over to the rebels; he was arrested,put on trial on the charge ofëestablishing contacts with the rebelsíand was awarded capitalpunishment; on 16 October 1857 hewas hanged. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.46 (III) (1858), MSAB]

Bhairo Singh: Resident of Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); he took part inthe Uprising of 1857; joined the anti-British rebel forces and driven outthe Britishers from Jhansi and itsneighbouring areas during 1857-58;with the turn of the table in favourof the British in 1858, the rebel forceswere defeated and pushed back toJhansi; while defending the Jhansifort, Bhairo Singh was caught by theenemy and imprisoned in the JhansiCentral Jail; later he was sentencedto death in 1859 and executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, 1860, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.36 (1860), MSAB]


Bhairon Nauth: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined hands rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British at different places in theFatehpur-Kanpur area; he alsoprovided funds to the local peopleand encouraged them to plunder theBritish establishments; he was killedby the British in one of their attackson the rebels in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta(Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Bhairon Prasad: Resident of Benares[Varanasi], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at variousplaces in Varanasi; he also incited hisneighbours to fight against the Britishand their loyalists; caught by theBritish troops during their operationin this region, and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritish authoritiesí; he was sentencedto death and hanged in 1858; hisproperty was also confiscated.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhairon Singh Jodha: Belonged toGerau, Jodhpur State (now distt.Jodhpur) Rajputana (now Rajasthan);s/o Thakur Ranjit Singh; Jagirdar (ofGerau); along with the Jagirdars ofAuha, Asop, Gular and Alniyawas,he joined the rebel soldiers at Auhaand extended his services (with menand money) to them; fought againstthe British troops led by Brigadier-General Gorge St. P. Lawrence at

Auha in January 1858; Bhairon SinghJodha died in the battlefield whilefighting against the British forces inJanuary 1858. [NR; WWIM, III, p.21;RMSS, p.8-12 RAD, pp.270-274; RKSS,pp.110-125; Sujas, No 4, June-July1998, Jaipur, p.80]

Bhajan Mian: Resident of distt. Deoria,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He received serious bulletwounds in firing by the militarypatrol at Decooghat (Deoria) inAugust 1942 during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement, and died of these on thesame day. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; BCA, p. 126; WWIM, I, p.41]

Bhajan Singh: Inhabitant of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he left the Britishservice to join the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and served it as Sepoyin the 3rd Infantry Battalion; he diedwhile fighting against the Alliedforces at Kindat, Burma (nowMyanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946),NAI;WWIM, II, p.32]

Bhajjun: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 and wentup to Bulandshahar fighting theBritish; he also took part there in anattack on the British officers and theirestablishments; he was caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement and hanged in 1858 onthe charges of ëmurder of the British


officers and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhaktawar Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); participated in a meetingof the kisan agitators at Neemuchanaon 14 May 1925 to remonstrateagainst the Maharajaís oppressiveadministration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to deal stronglywith the rallyists at Neemuchana. Thetroops surrounded the village,blocked all the exits from it andopened fire on the protesters withoutany prior warning. Bhaktawar Singhwas injured in the indiscriminatefiring and died on the same day.Simultaneously with this assault, thevillage was set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Bhakti Singh: Born in 1921 in distt.Azamgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Ppradesh); s/o SarnamSingh; farmer. He joined the protest

demonstration at Madhuban duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement of 1942.When the protesters were indiscrimi-nately fired upon by the Britishsoldiers, Bhakti singh received bulletwounds and died on the spot. [H/Poll, F.N. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I,p.41]

Bhal Singh alias Bhalla: Hailed from v.Neemuchana, (teh.) Bansoor, AlwarState (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Darogha. He participated in the kisanagitatorsí meeting held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toprotest against the Maharajaís mal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs suffered the most. Hearingthe news of this gathering, theMaharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the escaping routes fromit and opened fire on the protesterswithout any prior warning ofdispersal. Bhal Singh alias Bhallareceived severe gun shots in theindiscriminate firing and died on thespot. Simultaneously, the village wasalso set on fire by the State troops.[Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925,RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]


Bhambu: Hailed from Kushalgarh,Banswara State (now distt.Banswara), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); took part in theBhagat Bhil movement in southernRajasthan that Govindgiri started in1907, preaching monotheism amongthe Bhils and Kolis of Dungarpur andBanswara States. Soon Govindgiriíssocio-religious endeavour changedinto a politico-economic movement,against the extraction of Begar (forcedlabour) and exploitation of the Bhilsby the petty officials of theDungarpur and Banswara States andSunth (a small state in Gujarat).Bhambu was one among thosethousands of Bhagat Bhils whojoined this movement and warnedthe Dungarpur and Banswara rulersin the first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils or to face theoverthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Bhambu, killed. Theincident did awaken the tribesmenso much that Motilal Tejawat had notfound it difficult to mobilise them in1921-22 against forced labour andhigh rate of land revenue. [F/Poll

Proc (Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March1914; Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Bhan Singh: Resident of Hinduan, atown in Jaipur State (now in distt.Sawai Madhopur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); took partin the 1857 Uprising in the JaipurState and was arrested; the JaipurState troops stationed at Hinduanbecame rebellious and rescued BhanSingh and other insurgents; alongwith others, he was soon re-capturedand sent to Agra by the PoliticalAgent of Jaipur. Bhan Singh was triedat Agra and executed. [F/Cons, S.C30 April 1858/149-150 A, NAI; Mil/Deptt. No. M-06-1 (Pts.) Pad No.1/2, F. No. 01, Pt.5/3, Jaipur StateRecords, RSAB cited in RSG, V 2,pp.90-91]

Bhandek Ranee: Hailing from Cawnpore(now Kanpur) in the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebellious forces againstthe British in Kanpur during theUprising of 1857; participated inplundering and attacking the Britishsettlements in Kanpur and itssurrounding areas; at the time of theBritish troopsí striking back,Bahndek was caught in the battlefieldand tried for his anti-British role; hewas executed in 1857, [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bhandu Tiwari: Born in 1874, resident


of Chhatarpur, the Central Provincesand Berar (now Madhya Pradesh);s/o Chhau Tiwari. He took part inthe Civil Disobedience movement inthe northern part of the province in1930. Arrested by the police anddetained in the Chhatarpur DistrictJail on 14 January 1931, he died oftortures by the jail authorities. [H/Poll (FR), F.Nos. 18/11/1930, 18/12/1930, 18/13/1930, NAI; FFMPC, I, p.116]

Bhanu: Born in v. Hauz. Jownpore[Jaunpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Zamindar; he organized a group ofrebels, provided them with financialsupport and arms, and attacked theBritish establishments during the1857 Uprising; he also propagatedagainst the British and encouragedhis neighbours to fight the firangis(British); caught by the British troopsduring their attack on this region, hewas executed by hanging in June 1858on the charges of ëmurder, aidingand abetting the rebellioní. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhanwara Singh: Resident v. Kohrri,(teh.) Bansoor, Alwar State (nowdistt. Alwar), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Shekhawat. Heparticipated in a meeting of the kisanagitators held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to demonstrate against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue increased by fifty per

cent. Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering the Maharaja senthis State Army to counter the rallyistsat Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal. Manypeople received severe gun shots inthe indiscriminate firing, includingBhanwara Singh, who dided on thespot. Simultaneously, the village wasalso set on fire by the State troops.[Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925,RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Bhao: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebels of his area andfought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British forces after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bharat Dheemar: Resident of Saugor(Sagar), Madhya Pradesh; heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Sagar region; captured by theadvancing British forces, he wasexecuted by hanging in 1858. [Mutiny


Records, Poll. Deptt. Vol. II, No. 43C(1859), MSAB]

Bharat Singh: Resident of v. Jhapkauli,p.o. Babugarh, ps. Hapur, distt.Meerut, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Kaur Singh.Turned a Congress worker in 1931,he took active part in the IndividualSatyagraha movement and wasarrested and imprisoned for 6months. In 1942 he was againarrested by the police and sentencedto one yearís rigorous imprisonmentfor his role in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He, however, died inAugust 1942 serving his term inMeerut Jail due to tortures by thepolice. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;SSKS, 16, p. da; WWIM, II, p. 33]

Bharesa Roy: Resident of Azimgurh[Azamgarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Rajpoot [Rajput]; he fought theBritish forces at several places inAzamgarh during the Uprising of1857; he also offered financial supportto others for buying arms and toattack the British establishments; hewas caught by the British army aftertheir re-occupation of the Azamgarhregion, and executed by hanging in1859. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bharmal Dhakar: Resident of v. Nimoda,Kota State (now distt. Kota), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan).He took part in the protest againstthe atrocities of the Jagirdars and Begar(force labour) at Nimoda in March-

April 1922. The agitators, includingBharmal Dhakar were influenced byMahatma Gandhi and his movementand they shouted slogans: ëMahatmaGandhi ki Jaií. The Jagirdars could nottolerate it and a few days later whenBharmal Dhakar was working in hisfields, Devi Singh, the son of NimodaJagirdar, reached there and severelybeaten him to death. He also crushedBharmal Dhakar under his horseísfeet, saying: ëwhere is your Gandhinowí. [NR, 30 April 1922, RSAB]

Bharose Beldar: Resident of v. & p.o. Pali,distt. Gorakhpur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). On23 August 1942 approximately 25000people gathered during the ìQuitIndiaî movement in Doharia toresolve to end the British rule andachieve their freedom. When thepeople came in direct confrontationwith the administration and thesituation went out of control, thepolice opened fire on the agitatingsatyagrahis and killed 11 persons.Ghiraw Barai was among those killedin the firing on the same day. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG;SSKS, 36, p. 2 & 26]

Bhau Chitnis: Belonged to Mahidpur,Madhya Pradesh; Amaldar; he joinedthe struggle against the British in1857 and provided financial supportto the rebels of his locality; he alsoparticipated in rebel forcesíconfrontations with the British army;caught by the British during anengagement in Mahidpur, he wasblown away with a cannon on 8January 1858. [Mutiny Records, Poll


Deptt. Vol. II, No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Bhavan: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces in fightingagainst the British during the 1857Uprising, and implored others tosupport the rebel cause; he wascaught by the British troops in themidst of an encounter with then;charged with ësedition, murder andrebellioní, he was sentenced to death,and hanged in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhawan Singh: Hailed from of theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); he wasa Soldier in the 5/18 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army; heshifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itas Sepoy in the 3rd Infantry Battalion;while fighting against the Alliedforces in Burma (now Myanmar) hedied on the battle ground at Trawangin 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,NAI; 221/INA WWIM, II, p.35]

Bhawanee: Born in Jhansee [Jhansi],Uttar Pradesh; joined the rebels inattacking and plundering the Britishoffices in Jhansi region during 1857Uprising; he also provided financialsupport to the rebels and incitedothers to take up their arms againstthe British; he was captured in thecourse of the British operationsagainst the rebels; he was sentencedto transportation for life withconfiscation of his property in 1859on the charges of ëplundering,

murder and rebellion against theBritishí; he died in imprisonmentbefore his transportation. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.106 (1859), MSAB]

Bhawani Dayal Singh: Resident of v.Ramsinghpur, distt. Benaras(Varanasi), the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). A participantin the ìQuit Indiaî movement, hewas killed in the police firing on ananti-British rally he joined at hisnative place in August 1942. [H/poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 123;WWIM, II, p.128]

Bhawani Prasad: Hailed from Sagar, theCentral Provinces and Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); he joined the anti-British rebel forces in the Sagar areaduring the Uprising of 1857; histroops kept attacking the Britishoutposts; he was caught eventuallyby the British force and sent on thegallows on 20 July 1857. [MutinyPapers, Vol. I, NAIB; WWIM, III, pp.16-17]

Bhawani Prasad: Resident of v.Majhgawan, distt. Jabalpur, MadhyaPradesh; s/o Mulai Ram Dhimar.Participated in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement of 1942 from Jabalpurdivision. He was arrested, tried andimprisoned in the Jabalpur DistrictJaily. Released in a critical conditionin November 1942, he died shortlythereafter. [PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA), NAI;MPSSZB, EBIFF, I, p.93]


Bhawani Singh (Salar): Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a leading role in organizingthe rebel forces of his region, and alsoattacking the British authorities inLucknow on several occasions; hedied while fighting against theBritish army at Zard Kothi, Lucknowin 1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bhawani Singh: Belonged to v.Bhainswal, Muzaffarnagar, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); took a leading part inattacking the British outposts duringthe 1857 Uprising near his village; healso led a group of rebels inplundering the British treasury witha view to meet the military expenses;he was captured by the British troopsand executed by hanging in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; PollDeptt, Vol. No.46 (III) (1858), MSAB]

Bhawani Singh: Inhabitant of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he took part in theresistance against the British duringthe Uprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces in differentengagements in the Lucknow region;he was killed by the British army inthe course of an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Bhawani Singh: Resident of Bhaopawar,

Malwa region, the Central IndiaAgency (now Madhya Pradesh);Thakur (landlord) of Sandal; enlistedon the rebel side by Raja Bakhat Bali(ruler of Amjhera) during theUprising of 1857 for resistingunwanted British intrusions in thetribal region; he took part in thetribal attack on the BhopawarPolitical Agency on 3 July 1857; hewas captured by the British forces inthe course of the encounter andhanged till death on 20 July 1857.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. II, NAIB;WWIM, III, pp. 16-17]

Bhawani Singh: Resident of Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at various places in the Unnao-Kanpur region; he also incited othersto plunder the British properties; hewas killed during a confrontationwith the British army in Unnao in1857. [Mutiny Records, UnnaoMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Bheda Singh: Belonged to the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); s/o Udey Singh; Rajput;joined the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British officials and troops in hisvillage; he was caught by the Britishin the course of an engagement andexecuted by hanging in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bheek Singh: Belonged to Jagdishpur,Lucknow, the Oudh [Awadh]


Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Sepoy in the British-IndianArmy but left it to join the rebelsduring the Uprising of 1857; hefought against the British in Lucknowand managed to reach Delhi and thento Haryana; he was caught by theBritish soldiers and convicted forëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authorityí; sentenced to deathat Jhajjar in 1857, he was executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, Judl.Deptt. (Delhi Div), F.No.3 (1858),HSAP]

Bheema: Belonged to v. Neemuchana,teh. Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State(now distt. Alwar), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Brahmin;participated in the kisan agitatorsímeeting held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to demonstrate against theMaharajaís oppressive administrationand his land settlement policy of1923-24. In this settlement theBiswedari rights of the Rajputs wereforfeited and the land revenue hadbeen increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Bheema was seriouslyinjured in the indiscriminate firingand died. Simultaneously, the villagewas also set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June

1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Bheema: Born in Futtehgurh [Fatehgarh],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; hetook part in the fight against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also offered financial support tothe rebels of his area for buying armsand to attack the British establish-ments; he was captured after theBritish re-occupation of this area andcharged with ëplundering theGovernment property and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1858 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bheemsein: Resident of Iradutnugur,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Thakoor[Thakur]; he was a Naick [Naik] inthe A. Company of the British-Indianarmy; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at severalplaces in his region; he died in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, NWP, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bheen Sein: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857


and fought against the British atseveral places; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858-59), UPSAL]

Bheer Singh: Belonged to Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels and fought the British forcesat a number of places in Lucknowduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoparticipated in the rebelsí attackingand plundering the British properties;he died while confronting the Britisharmy at Qaiserbagh, Lucknow, inMarch 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bhekhum: Resident of Munwan,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he was caught by the British whenthey were re-occupying the Ghazipurregion, and executed by hanging in1859. [Mutiny Records, GhazipurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bhijania: Resident of Nimar, CentralIndia Agency (now MadhyaPradesh); a trusted lieutenant ofTantia Bhil, took part in the Bhiltribesí armed resistance againstBritish encroachments into theirterritories, as well as against thesubjection of its people to economicdeprivation in the late 1870s inNimar, Dhar, Jhabua, Hosangabadand Malwa region; he had been

arrested by the British in 1880 anddragged to the gallows in the sameyear. [H/Poll, F.No.28/08/1880,NAI; MPDGN, p.122; TCIAI, p. 18]

Bhikam Khan: Belonged to Dhar,Madhya Pradesh; s/o PeerMohammad; he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Dhar region; caught by the Britishduring an engagement, he wasexecuted on 11 January 1857. [ MutinyRecords, Poll. Deptt. Vol. No. 56(1859), MSAB; WWIM, III, p.23]

Bhikaree: Inhabitant of Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces on several occasions inthe Unnao-Kanpur region; he alsoprovided financial support to therebels for buying arms, andencouraged them for plundering theBritish properties; he was killedduring an encounter with the Britisharmy in Unnao in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Unnao Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Bhilla: Resident of Banswara State (nowdistt. Banswara), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); he took partin the Bhagat Bhil movement insouthern Rajasthan that Govindgiristarted in 1907, preachingmonotheism among the Bhils andKolis of Dungarpur and BanswaraStates. Soon Govindgiriís socio-religious endeavour changed into apolitico-economic movement, against


the extraction of Begar (forced labour)and exploitation of the Bhils by thepetty officials of the Dungarpur andBanswara States and Sunth (a smallstate in Gujarat). Bhilla was oneamong those thousands of BhagatBhils who joined this movement andwarned the Dungarpur andBanswara rulers in the first week ofNovember 1913, either to remove themain grievance of the Bhils or to facethe overthrowing of the Statesíauthority to oppress and ill-treatthem. The militancy of the Bhils andtheir gathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Bhilla, killed. The incidentdid awaken the tribesmen so muchthat Motilal Tejawat had not foundit difficult to mobilise them in 1921-22 against forced labour and high rateof land revenue. [F/Poll Proc(Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March 1914;Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Bhim Ahir: Resident of v. Bhagwanpur,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Wakil Ahir.He took an active part in the ìQuitIndiaî movement of 1942 in his area.While participating in a protest rally

that was fired upon, near the Bairiyapolice station on 18 August 1942,Bhim Ahir received severe bulletinjuries and died of these on the sameday. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;BCA, p. 112]

Bhim Singh Rana: Resident of theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); earlierhe was a Jamadar [Jamadar] in the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army but left it in 1942 to jointhe Indian National Army; he wasposted as Lieutenant in the Ist

Bahadur Group of the INA; whilefighting against the Allied forces inBurma (now Myanmar) he receivedsevere injuries and admitted in ahospital at Mandalay; he died in thehospital in 1945. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.36]

Bhim Singh Thapa: Hailed from distt.Almora, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Sepoy in theBritish Indian Army; enrolledhimself in the Indian National Armyin Malaya in 1943 and served it asCaptain; died while fighting theBritish forces in Burma (Myanmar)in 1945. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.329]

Bhima Naik: Resident of Dholi Bhowlee,Barwani State, Madhya Pradesh; aprominent leader of the Bhils ofNimar; took part in the Uprising of1857 against the British raj; he raisedan anti-British force by bringing inmen from Bhil, Bhilala, Mandoi andNaik tribes, and collaborated with


Tantia Tope; he deployed his troopson the Bhil-populated Bombay[Mumbai] ñ Agra Highway, wherethey constantly disturbed the Britishtroop movements; the Britishauthorities tried hard to corner andcapture Bhima since 1859, butsucceeded in arresting him only in1861 from his jungle hideout; he wasfound guilty, sentenced totransportation for life, and sent toCellular Jail of the Andaman Islands,where he died in detention. [MutinyPapers, I, NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB; WWIM,III, pp. 103-104]

Bhogi Ram: Born in v. Jaspura, teh.Hindaun, formerly in Jaipur State(now in distt. Karauli), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); he servedas Sepoy in the 8th Punjab Regimentof the British-Indian Army; in 1942,he decided to join the Indian NationalArmy in the same rank in the 3rd

Guerrilla Regiment; while fightingthe British in pitched battles, he waskilled in March 1945 near the SitangRiver (Myanmar). [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498//INA (1945),NAI; WWIM, II, p.36]

Bhoja: Born in the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 when itbroke out in his region; he alsoaccompanied the rebel forces inattacking and plundering the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish troops and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhojpal Singh: Hailing from JhansiState, (now Uttar Pradesh); inspiredby the Uprising of 1857 and resentingthe British interference in the Jhansiaffairs, he joined the rebel forces andparticipated in the destruction ofBritish establishments in Jhansi;when the British were recoveringtheir lost ground in Jhansi in 1858,he was captured by them; accused ofëtaking part in the rebellion againstthe Britishí, Bhojpal Singh wasexecuted in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhola Kirad: Resident of resident ofJubbulpore [Jabalpur], CentralProvinces and Berar (now MadhyaPradesh); s/o Antu Kirad, completedschooling up to IV standard. He tookpart in the ìQuit Indiaî movementin the Jabalpur division in September1942. Bhola was arrested, tried andimprisoned in the Jabalpur CentralJail. After being in jail for about ayear, and tortured by the jailauthorities, he died there on 2January 1943. [H/Poll (FR), F.Nos.18/8/1942, NAI; FFMPC, II, p. 319]

Bhola Nath: Resident of Bareilly, nowUttar Pradesh; he took part in theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelforces under the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan, who had declaredhimself to be the ruler of Rohilkhand;he fought against the British forcesat several places in the Rohilkhandregion; he was captured by theBritish during their re-occupation ofthe Bareilly region, and charged withëplundering and rebellion against the


Britishí; he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of his property andexecuted in 1860. [Poll Deptt, Vol.No.36 (1860), MSAB; WWIM, III,pp.23-24]

Bhola Ram: Resident of Hosseinpur,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta, File No. 17,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.36(1859), MSAB]

Bhola Singh: Resident of MadhyaPradesh; previously served as aSepoy in the 52nd Native Infantry ofthe British-Indian Army; during hisposting at Jabalpur he decided to jointhe rebel forces led by Baldev Shukulat Katangi (in Jabalpur), and tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 againstthe British; in the course of fightinghe was wounded seriously, capturedby the British and executed in 1857.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. II, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No. 50 (VII) (1858),MSAB; WWIM, III, p. 24]

Bhola Singh: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the British

service during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebels to challenge theBritish rule; he was caught in 1858while fighting the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Bhola Singh: Resident of Shahjehnpoor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he was a Sepoyin the C. Company under the British-Indian army; he stopped serving theBritish during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebel forces; he wascaught in 1858 while fighting theBritish troops, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bholareh: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces of his area andfought the British at several placesin Ghazipur during the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the Britishduring their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Bhole Nath: Belonged to Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now Uttar


Pradesh); he took part in the armedresistance against the British ruleduring the Uprising of 1857; he diedconfronting the British forces atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Bholey Khan: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels duringthe Uprising of 1857, and alsoprovided financial support to the localpeople and incited them to raise theirarms against the firangis (British); hewas caught during an engagementwith the British troops, and chargedwith ëaiding and abetting therebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to death with confiscationof property in 1859 and executed byhanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.III, No.43D(1859), MSAB]

Bholo: Resident of v. Siawa, Sirohi State(now distt. Sirohi), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Girassia(tribe). He participated in the no-rentcampaign, known as the Ekkimovement, in the BhilñGirassiavillages of Siawa and others inSantnampur tehsil in Sirohi State. TheEkki movement was launched for theprevention of the tribal peasantsíharassment by the State officials andfor their redressal of the grievancesof high rate of Hasil (land revenue),Lag-bags (cesses) and Begar (forcedlabour) in the Sirohi State. The

movement indicated the growingunrest among the tribals of Siawaand their open defiance of the SirohiState authority between March andApril 1922. The headmen of Siawaand other villages spurned the Stateísproposal to assemble at Abu Road fora settlement of their grievances; theBhils of Rohera and the Girassias ofChandela, Girwar and theneighbouering villages of Siawadefied the State by carrying awaycrops from their fields withoutpaying the Stateís dues. Thereupon,the State troops with the support ofthe Mewar Bhil Corps attackedSiawa, the village of the headman ofthe Girassias, on 12 April, 1922. As aresult of their indiscriminate firing,Bholo and several other Girassiaagitators were killed; many otherswere driven away to the hills;thereafter several of their huts andlarge quantity of grain were burnt.[NR, 30 April and 18 June 1922, RSAB;AMR, 1913-1947, pp.101-102]

Bhoman: Belonged to distt. Alwar, theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);served in the 7/8 Punjab Regimentof the British-Indian Army as aSepoy; later shifted his loyalty to theIndian National Army and served its3rd Guerrilla Regiment in the sameposition; he was killed in actionagainst the Br5itish forces in Burma(Myanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers, FileNo. 498/INA (1945), NAI; WWIM, II,p.36]

Bhondu Ram: Belonged to distt. Jaipur,Rajasthan; previously served as aSepoy in the 1/8 Punjab Regiment of


the British-Indian Army; left it in 1942and joined the Indian National Armyas a Naik in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment; he was killed in actionagainst the British forces in Burma(Myanmar) in 1944.[INA Papers, FileNo. 498/INA (1945), NAI; WWIM, II,p.36]

Bhondu: Resident of Jalalabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); cultivator; along with hisneighbourhood, he refused to obligethe British forces with the supply ofrasad (provisions) at Jalalabad duringthe Uprising of 1857; he was caughtby the British for this and hanged inNovember 1857; his entire village wasalso plundered by the British troops.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Bhoodhoo: Belonged to Mahomedabad,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he joinedthe rebel forces of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on several occasions; hewas caught by the British troops inan encounter in the Gorakhpurregion, and hanged in 1858. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bhoojun Roy: Belonged to Shairpoor,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he joinedthe rebel forces of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on several occasions; he

was caught by the British in thecourse of an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhoopal Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Quarter-Master Havildar [Hawaldar] in the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Second Lieutenantin the 3rd Infantry Battalion; he foughtagainst the British forces at severalplaces in Burma (now Myanmar); hewas killed in an air attack at Kalewain 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.38]

Bhoopendar Singh: Born in v. Kurmath,p.o. Banoth, distt. Muzaffarnagar,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He earlier served theHong Kong-Singapore RoyalArtillery of the British-Indian Armyas a Lance- Naik. He shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyand served as Naik in its IntelligenceGroup. He was killed in thebattlefield during the course of hismilitary duties near Kalewa in thelate 1944. [INA Papers, No 1/INA,NAI; ROH, pp. 658-59 WWIM, II,p.37]

Bhooray Khan: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Maivatee [Mewati]; he wasa Sepoy in the A. Company of the


British-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places; he died in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, NWP, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhoorey: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Banda region; he also incitedthe local people to kill the British; andestablish their own authority in placeof the Companyís; he was caught inthe midst of an engagement with theadvancing British troops in Banda,and charged with ësedition, murderand the rebellion against the Britishí;he was sentenced to death withconfiscation of property in July 1858and executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bhoos Lumberdar: Belonged to Banda,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857; he raised a body ofrebels and fought against the Britishforces at various places in the Bandaregion; he also provided financialsupport to the local disgruntled andincited them to take up arms againstthe British; he was caught by theBritish troops at the time of theiroperations in Banda, and chargedwith ësedition, aiding and abettingthe rebellion against the Britishí,

sentenced to death with confiscationof his property in June 1858; he wasexecuted by hanging soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhoowanny: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Bhoree Singh: Resident of Furreh, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Jat; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined hands with the rebelsfor fighting against the British rule;he was caught in 1858 whileencountering the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Bhoriya Ram: Resident of v. Mundiya,teh. Hindaun, formerly in JaipurState (now in distt. Karauli),


Rajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);he was earlier a Sepoy in the 7/8Punjab Regiment of the British-IndianArmy; left it in 1942 and joined theIndian National Army as Sepoy in the3rd Guerrilla Regiment; on beingdeployed on the Burma (Mynmar)front, he fought against the British-led forces and died in the fightingnear Arakan (Myanmar) in 1944.[INA Papers, F.No.15/INA, NAI;WWIM, II, p.38]

Bhoru Ram: Resident of v. Monda, distt.Tehri-Garhwal, Garhwal Division,the United Provinces (now theUttara-khand); s/o Lilanand; Tookpart in the peasant agitation duringthe Civil Disobedience movement of1930 against the oppressive Tehri-Garhwal rulerís imposition of highland taxes. On 20 May 1930, theDistrict Magistrate with his policeforce arrived in Dandal village toconfiscate peasantís lands for non-payment of taxes, and that wasresisted strongly by peasants. Theensuing clash between these tworesulted in sudden opening of policefiring in which Bhoru Ram was killedon the spot. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; WWIM, II,p.5; SSKS, GD: p.1]

Bhowana: Resident of Muttra [Mathura],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Brahmin; he was aSepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined hands with therebel forces; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.

[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhowanee Krn: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he joined theUprising of 1857 and fought againsthands with rebels there; he wascaptured by the enemy in Delhi andcharged with ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed by hanging on18 January 1858. [Mutiny Records,Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div), F.No.3(1858), HSAP]

Bhowanee Purshad: Resident ofFurruckabad [Farrukhabad], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the C. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined the rebelsí fightingagainst the British rule; he wascaught in 1858 while confronting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhowanee: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he provided financialsupport to the rebels of Banda duringthe Uprising of 1857, and incited thelocal people to attack the British; hewas captured by the British duringtheir operations in Banda, chargedwith ëaiding and abetting the


rebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to the transportation forlife in August 1858; he died incaptivity before his transportation.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhowanee: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); Aheer; he was a Sepoy inthe A. Company of the British-Indianarmy; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebel forces tochallenge the British rule; he foughtagainst the British at several places,and died in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra EtawahhMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhowanee: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); took part in the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he also incited thosearound him to take up their armsagainst the British; he was caught bythe Companyís army during anengagement, and charged withësedition and rebellioní; he died injail before his transportation. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhudaram: Resident of v. Ajitpura, JaipurState (now in distt. Sikar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Jat. He joined the kisan agitatorsímeeting held at Kudan in May 1934to remonstrate against the Jagirdarsí

atrocities, the rate of land tax, andits forcible collection. Hearing thenews of the kisan gathering, a SeniorPolice Officer (with a police party)reached there, and ordered for lathicharge first and then for opening fireon the agitators. Many people,including Bhudaram, received severegun shots in the firing, and Budhiramdied on the spot. [Rajasthan, 13 May1934, RSAB; SKAI, p.118]

Bhuddoo Shaikhanee: Resident ofAllahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat different places in the Allahabadand Fatehpur regions; he also incitedthe local people to go all-out foroverthrowing the British rule; he wascaught by the British during theirattacks on Allahabad and chargedwith ëaiding the rebellion and incitingthe people for murdering the Britishí;he was sentenced to death in July1857 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Allahabad MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhugerah: Resident of Jhansee [Jhansi],Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces in fighting against the Britishduring 1857 Uprising; he alsoprovided financial support to rebelsof his area and incited others to attackthe British; he was caught by theBritish at the time of their re-occupation of this area; put on trialon the charges of ëaiding andabetting the rebellioní, he wassentenced to transportation for life


with confiscation of his property in1859; he died in captivity before histransportation. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhugga: Resident of Nimar, Central IndiaAgency, Indore, (now MadhyaPradesh); took a leading part inorganizing the rebel forces to fightthe British during the Uprising of1857 at Mandleshwar; while fightinghe was captured by the British andexecuted in 1858. [Mutiny Papers, VI,NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB; WWIM, III, p. 24]

Bhugooab: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Banda region; he also incited theneighbourhood to take up its armsagainst the British and their allies; hewas caught by the British troops atthe time of their military advance inBanda, and charged with ëseditionand rebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death with confiscationof property in July 1858, he wasexecuted by hanging thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhuguta: Belonged to v. Bijraut, Meerut,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Jat; he participatedin the Uprising of 1857 and alsoincited his neighbourhood to raisetheir arms against the British rule; hefought the British forces at several

places in the Meerut region; he wascaught by the British after the defeatof the rebel forces and charged withëmurder and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; AG (1859), MPSAB;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]

Bhugwan Dass: Belonged to Ghuttea,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Kaith; he wasa Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined hands with the rebelsof the Agra area; he fought theBritish troops in several engage-ments in the Agra-Mathura region;he was killed by the advancingBritish forces when they raided raidson the rebel positions in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bhuja: Belonged to Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh);participated in the Uprising of 1857soon after its outbreak in the Awadhregion; he fought against the Britishtroops and persuaded others to jointhe rebels; he was captured by theBritish and sentenced totransportation for life on the chargesof ësedition and rebellioní; he diedin jail before transportation; hisproperty was also confiscated.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (Judl


Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhujjan Singh: Resident of Vuzeer-poora, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Sepoy in the A. Company ofthe British-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined hands with therebels to fight against the British rule;he died in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bhule Shah: Born in Puthra, Humeer-poor [Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Chuprasee [Chaprasi]; he participatedin the Uprising of 1857 and providedall the assistance to the rebels in theirfight against the British; he wascaught by the Companyrajís troopsand charged with ëtaking part in therebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to transportation for lifein 1859, he died in detention. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur, Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.III, No.43D(1859), MSAB]

Bhullan Singh: Born in v. Dhandar,distt. Meerut, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o GirdharSingh. He was formerly a soldier inNo. 24 IBT Company of the British-Indian Army, but in 1942 heabandoned earlier appointment andjoined the Indian National ArmyísIntelligence Group as havildar[Hawaldar]. Being deployed on theBurma (Myanmar) front, he fought

the British and was killed in actionin 1944. [INA Papers, F. No. 1/INA,NAI; WWIM, II, p.38]

Bhullan Singh: Hailed from v. Dhandar,p.o. Muradnagar, distt. Meerut, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). Before his joining theIndian National Armyís IntelligenceGroup as a Havildar [Hawaldar] heserved the British-Indian Army. Hewas killed in action while engagedin an encounter with Allied forces inBurma (Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, No 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp.654-55]

Bhumani Prasad: Resident of Sagour[Sagar], Jubbulpore Division, theCentral Provinces and Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); previously servedin the State police force as aconstable; joined the anti-Britishrebel forces led by Adil MohammadKhan in Sagour area during theUprising of 1857; he took part inattacking and plundering the Britishoutposts at Rahatgarh; when theBritish succeeded in retrievingposition in this area, they managedto catch Bhumani from his nativevillage; on the charges of ëaiding andabetting the rebellioní, he wassentenced to death by hanging on 25March 1858 [NAI, Poll Proc., file No.134, Letters by and to the GovernorGeneral, Bundle 98, dated 9 March1858; 1857KAVRB, p. 139]

Bhumo/Bhumiyo: Hailed from v.Devala, Udaipur (Mewar) State (nowdistt. Udaipur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); took part


in the Bhagat Bhil movement insouthern Rajasthan that Govindgiristarted in 1907, preachingmonotheism among the Bhils andKolis of Dungarpur and BanswaraStates. Soon Govindgiriís socio-religious endeavour changed into apolitico-economic movement, againstthe extraction of Begar (forced labour)and exploitation of the Bhils by thepetty officials of the Dungarpur andBanswara States and Sunth (a smallstate in Gujarat). Bhumo/Bhumiyowas one among those thousands ofBhagat Bhils who joined thismovement and warned theDungarpur and Banswara rulers inthe first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils or to face theoverthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Bhumo/Bhumiyo, killed.The incident did awaken thetribesmen so much that MotilalTejawat had not found it difficult tomobilise them in 1921-22 againstforced labour and high rate of landrevenue. [F/Poll Proc (Internal-A),Nos 8-67, March 1914; Nos.18-22,August 1914, NAI; BMBSR, pp.20-21,

30-31, 39-41, 45-47 (referred inconnection with the incident)]

Bhungay: Belonged to Cheterkonee,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British forcesat several places in Ghazipur duringthe Uprising of 1857; he alsosupported the rebels financially forbuying arms to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish after their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bhup Singh: Resident of Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); joined the rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857and participated in driving the Britishaway from Jhansi and its neighboringareas; at the time of the Britishrecovery of Jhansi in 1858, he wascaptured by them; accused ofërebellion against the British,í he wassentenced to death in 1859. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bhupal Singh: Born in 1884 in v.Himmatpur Manjhava, distt. Etawah,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Vishwanath. A kisanactivist in the agitation against theexorbitant land taxes in 1931; hejoined a rally to welcome the releasedpolitical prisoners at Nagla Dhakauon 10 May 1931. The police firedupon it without any provocation andBhupal Singh succumbed to his bulletinjuries on the same day. [H/Poll,


F.No. 3/6/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.49]

Bhur Singh: Belonged to v.Neemuchana, (teh.) Bansoor, AlwarState (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Thakur. He participated in the kisanmeeting held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to remonstrate against theMaharajaís oppressive administrationand his land settlement policy of1923-24. In this settlement theBiswedari rights of the Rajputs wereforfeited and the land revenueincreased by fifty per cent. Thoughall agriculturists were affectedadversely by it, the Rajputs sufferedthe most. Hearing the news of thisgathering, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to counter the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escape routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Bhur Singh receivedsevere bullet wounds in the firing anddied on the spot. Simultaneouslywith this assault, the village was seton fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Bhura: Belonged to v. Raotedha, JagirBegun, Udaipur (Mewar)Dhangarmaou, State (now in distt.Chittorgarh, the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); joined theprotestors of Yorav, Dhangarmaou,Neemri, Bhainsrodgarh, Parsoli and

Begun Jagirs in January 1922. Theywere agitating against the atrocitiesof the Mewar police and the localBritish officials committed on thekisans of Sooras, Barlayas andMandalgarh parganas of the MewarState. With others, Bhura was alsoarrested by the police and sent toUdaipur Fort Jail. In jail he was hitbelow the belt by the jail officials andtortured to death. [NR, 29 January1922, RSAB]

Bhure Lal: Born in 1922 at v. Auraiya,distt. Etawah, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Rajjan Lal.He took part in a demonstrationtaken out in connection with theìQuit Indiaî movement at Auraiyavillage on 12 August 1942. Theprotesters had to face police firingon that day in which he receivedbullet wounds and died subsequen-tly. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;BCA, p. 103]

Bhuriyo: Resident of Dhangarmaou Jagirin Udaipur (Mewar) State (now indistt. Udaipur, the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan). The atrocities of theMewar police and the local Britishofficials in Sooras, Barlayas andMandalgarh area of the Mewarcaused widespread unrest in thewhole of the State. The people ofYorav, Dhangarmaou, Begun,Neemri, Bhainsodgarh and ParsoliJagirs agitated against the Maharanaand the British and launched aSatyagraha in January 1922. When alarge crowd of men and women,including Bhuriyo, demonstratedshouting ìBande Mataramî, they


were arrested and put behind thebars in Udaipur Fort Jail. Bhuriyowas also arrested and detained inUdaipur Fort Jail, tortured by the jailauthorities and died in April 1922.[NR, 29 January, 15 April 1922, RSAB]

Bhurjarai Singh: Resident of BhopalState (Madhya Pradesh); he was aprominent rebel leader during theUprising of 1857 in Jhansi; joined therebel forces and fought against theBritish troops in the Jhansi region in1857-58; he was caught by the Britishtroops during their re-occupation ofJhansi and charged with ërebellionagainst the British and aiding therebellioní, Singh was sentenced todeath in 1858 and executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bhusee: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces atvarious places in the Banda region;he also incited the local people totake up arms against the British andtheir faithfuls; he was caught by theBritish troops at the time of theiradvance in Hamirpur, and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí; sentenced to death withconfiscation of his property in 1859,he was executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Bhutia: Resident of Jhalawar State (nowdistt. Jhalawar), the Rajputana

Agency (now Rajasthan). Workedunder Begar (forced labour) for theJhalawar ruler. The Viceroy visitedmeanwhile the Rajputana States inDecember 1927 and his special trainwas to pass by the Jhalwar State on 8December 1927. For the safety of thespecial train, the police forced a largenumber of people from the nearbyvillages and posted each of them at acertain distance on the railway track.Some of the people who resisted toperform this Begar were severelybeaten by the police. Bhutia was sobadly assaulted by the police that hecould barely stand on his feet; hedied a couple of days later. [TR, 19December 1927, RSAB]

Bhuto: Hailed from v. Siawa, Sirohi State(now distt. Sirohi), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); s/o Harlo;Bhil Girassia (tribe). He participatedin the Bhil-Girassia (tribal) revolt of1922 in the Siawa, Valoria and Bhulavillages of Sirohi State against theatrocities of the Sirohi ruler, his landsettlement policy, Begar (forcedlabour) and cesses. In this settlementthe Malgujari had been increased,along with the imposition of freshtaxes. Bhuto was one among thosetwo to three thousand Bhils whogathered at Siawa village on 4/5April 1922 and decided that theywould not give the increasedMalgujari, the Begar, and any othercesses to the State. Hearing the newsof the Bhil gathering, the State Armyand 200 soldiers of the Mewar BhilCorps, led by Major Richards,reached there and opened fire on theBhil agitators on 12 April 1922


without any prior warning ofdispersal. Some of the Bhils couldmanage to escape and fled to the hills.However, a large number of them,including Bhuto, were severelyinjured in the firing and Bhuto diedon the same day. Simultaneouslywith this firing, the village waslooted and set on fire by the troops.[NR, 30 April and 18 June 1922, RSAB;AMR, 1913-1947, pp.101-102]

Bhuwan Sahai: Resident of Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he took part in theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelforces under the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan, who had declaredhimself to be the ruler of Rohilkhand;he fought against the British forcesat several places in the Rohilkhandregion; he was captured by theBritish during their reoccupation ofthe Bareilly, and charged withëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of his property, andexecuted in 1860. [Poll Deptt, Vol. III,No.43D (1859), MSAB, p.150; WWIM,III, p.24]

Bhuwan Singh: Resident of Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he took part in theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelforces under the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan, the self proclaimedruler of Rohilkhand; he fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Rohilkhand area; he was caughtby the advancing British army duringtheir re-occupation of the Bareillyregion, and charged withëplundering, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentenced

to death with confiscation of hisproperty, and executed by hangingin 1860. [Poll Deptt, Vol. III, No.43D(1859), MSAB, p.150; WWIM, III,p.24]

Bhuwaneedeen Singh: Resident ofNewariah, Jaunpore [Jaunpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtby the British in course of anengagement, accused of ëplunderingthe British property and rebellionagainst the Britishí, sentenced todeath and hanged in 1860. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Bhwun Roy: Resident of Dhurnee,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to the rebels forbuying arms to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish after their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bhyrma: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theplundering of the British propertiesduring the Uprising of 1857; he tookpart further in the attack on theBritish army camps and in the pillage


of their arms; he was caught at thetime of the British offensive in Bandaand executed in 1858 on the chargesof ëplundering and rebellion againstthe Britishí; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Bickhai: Belonged to Allahabad, North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Burkundaz[Barqandaz] in police under theBritish, but left it during the Uprisingof 1857 to join hands with the rebelsin fighting the British forces; he alsoincited the local people to attack theBritish and plunder their properties;he was caught by the British troopsin one of their raids on the Allahabadregion, convicted on the charges ofërobbery and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death in July1857, and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, PP, Further PaperNo.1]

Bickrum: Resident of Bhojepoor,Mynpoory [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857for taking part in fighting against theBritish rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]

Bickwa: Belonged to Allahabad, North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels in fighting the British forcesduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoincited the local people to attack theBritish and plunder their properties;he was caught by the British troopsin the course of their raids on theAllahabad region and convicted onthe charges of ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death in July 1857, hewas executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1;TIM, p.207]

Bidhum: Belonged to v. Dumri Khurd,p.o. Chaura, distt. Gorakhpur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Shivcharan. While thepeople were demonstrating duringthe Non-Cooperation movement on5 February 1922, the British police ofChauri Chaura thana suddenlyopened fire on them, causing deathsand injuries to many. Finding theirammunition exhausted and seeingthe infuriated people around, thepolicemen retreated and hidthemselves in the police station. Somein the crowd surrounding the thanasprayed kerosene over it and set iton fire, killing all the 23 policemeninside. Charged with taking part inthis violent Chauri Chaura incident,Bidhum was tried, sentenced todeath and hanged on 2 July 1923. [H/poll, F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI; TR, 14January1923, RSAB; SSKS, 36, p. 1 &10]

Bihari Ram: Resident of v. Pawta, teh.


Mahwa, formerly in Jaipur State (nowin distt. Sawai Madhopur) the,Rajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);a soldier in the 1/8 Punjab Regimentof the British-Indian Army; shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy and served it as Sepoy in the3rd Guerilla Regiment; died whilefighting with the British on the Burma(Myanmar) front in 1944 [INA Papers,F.No.498//INA (1945), NAI; WWIM,II, p.40]

Biharilal Vyas: Resident of Ratlam State,the Central India Agency (nowMadhya Pradesh). At the age of 20,he became an active member ofRatlam State Prajamandal, andfought for civil liberties andresponsible government for theStateís subjects. He was falselyimplicated in a trumped up criminalconspiracy for illegally procuringarms, arrested in 1940 and put intoRatlam jail. He contracted cholerain the jail because of its poorsanitary condition, released onmedical ground and died in thehospital on 6 September 1941.[AISPC Papers (Ratlam State), F.No.148, NMML]

Bijae Singh: Resident of Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces at several places in theUnnao-Kanpur region; he alsoencouraged the rebelsí attacking theBritish establishments andplundering their properties; he waskilled in an engagement with theBritish army in Unnao in 1857.

[Mutiny Records, Unnao MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Bijay Singh: Born in v. Bhanerha, distt.Muzaffarnagar, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); formerly asoldier in the 4/19 HyderabadRegiment of the British-Indian Army,he joined in 1942 the Indian NationalArmy as a Sepoy in the 2nd GuerrillaRegiment. He was killed in the courseof an encounter with the Britishforces in Burma (Myanmar) in 1944.[INA Papers, File No. 498/INA(1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p.40]

Bijay Singh: Born in v. Lukh Larha, distt.Meerut, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Shri BhagatSingh; he was a Sepoy in the 4/19Hyderabad Regiment of the British-Indian Army before joining theIndian National Army in 1942 in its2nd Guerrilla Regiment; he was killedin action against the British forces inBurma (now Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos.1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.40]

Bijayee Singh: Resident of Pulwar,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, he was hanged in 1860.[Mutiny Records, NWP, FatehpurMutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.),UPRAA]

Bije Singh: Resident of v. Bhanerha, p.o.


Elan, distt. Muzaffarnagar, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He was formerly in theBritish-Indian Armyís 4/9Hyderabad Regiment. Hevolunteered to join the IndianNational Army and served as Sepoyin the 2nd Guerrilla Regiment. He tookpart in the battles against the Alliedforces on the Burma (Myanmar) frontand was killed in an encounter withthe enemy troops in 1944. [INAPapers, F.No. 379/INA (1946), NAI;ROH, pp. 666-67 WWIM, II, p.40]

Bije Singh: Resident of v. Lukh Larha,p.o. Kuchesar, distt. Meerut, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He was formerly a soldierof the 4/9 Hyderabad Regimen of theBritish-Indian Army. Following theshifting his loyalty to the IndianNational Army, he was sent to Burmafront as a Sepoy of the 2nd Guerrillaregiment and was killed in the courseof an encounter with the enemytroops in 1944. [INA Papers, F.No.1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 666-67 WWIM,II, p.40]

Bijnya Bheel: Resident of Khargone,Jabalpour division, the CentralProvinces and Berar (now MadhyaPradesh); joined the anti-British rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857;while fighting against the enemy, hewas caught, imprisoned in JabalpurCentral jail and sentenced to deathby hanging in the jail premises.[Mutiny Papers, VI, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, p. 24]

Bijou Bhoi: resident of v. Murchhod,distt. Seoni under Jubbulpore[Jabalpur] Division, Central Provincesand Berar (now Madhya Pradesh).He took part in the JungleSatyagraha of Seoni district and on 9October 1930; and when the raidingpolice party fired upon the satyagrahis,he was shot dead. [H/Poll,F.Nos.23/54/1930; 23/58/1930; (FR)10/1930, NAI; FFMPC, I, p.631]

Bikha Singh: Resident of Pulwar,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtby the British during an engagement,accused of ëplundering the Britishproperty and rebellion against theBritishí, sentenced to death andhanged in 1860. [Mutiny RecordsFatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Bikram Sonar: Resident of v. Shripal Pur,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). A farmeractivist, he participated in a marchorganized at the height of the ìQuitIndiaî movement on 18 August 1942.When the marchers came close toBairiya Thana, they were fired uponby the police. Bikram Sonar receivedfatal bullet wounds in the firing anddied on the spot. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 113]

Bikri Ram: Born in 1923 at v. Sripalpur,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He participated


in the demonstrations taken outduring ìQuit Indiaî movement inBallia and died of bullet injuries hereceived when the police fired upon itin 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.50; BCA, p. 112]

Bilal: Born in Lucknow, the Oudh(Awadh) Province (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and led a smallgroup of rebels in attacking theBritish establishments in Lucknow;he died while fighting against theBritish army at Lucknow in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Bilsnath: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British during theRising of 1857; he also incited hisneighbours to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught duringthe British raids on Banda andcharged with ëaiding and abettingthe rebellioní; he was sentenced todeath in August 1858 and executedby hanging; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bima Singh: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British atvarious places in Lucknow soon afterjoining the rebels during the Uprisingof 1857; he also participated in theransacking of the British properties;he died while confronting the Britisharmy at Qaiserbhagh, Lucknow, in

March 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bimlah: Belonged to Budaon [Badaon],the North-western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Aheer; he joinedhands with the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andmarched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; hereturned to his region after the fallof Delhi in September 1857; he wascaught by the British after theirreoccupation of this area and hangedon the charges of ëmurder andrebellion against the Britishí. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bindad: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857; he also incited theneighbourhood to fight the Britishand their loyalists; he was capturedduring a British operation in theBanda region and charged withímurder and rebellioní; he wassentenced to death in August 1858,executed by hanging; his propertywas also confiscated. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bindey: Resident of Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Aheer; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during the


Uprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for fighting againstthe British rule; he was caught in 1858while confronting the British forces,and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Bindra Ban: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his are during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British forcesat different locales in the Lucknowregion; he was killed while in actionagainst the British army at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Binode Singh: Resident of Roadmolee,Bah, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he was aDuffadar [Dafadar] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison under the BritishGovernment; he left the Britishservice to join the rebels during theUprising of 1857; he marchedtowards Delhi along with the fellowrebels and fought the British atseveral places; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British army.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII)(1858), MSAB]

Bir Singh: Resident of the Garhwal

Division, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); earlier he was a Naikin the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army but shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942 and served it as Naik in the3rd Infantry Battalion; while fightingagainst the British forces in Burma(now Myanmar) he died on the battleground at Trawang in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.41]

Bira Singh: Hailed from distt.Gorakhpur, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He voluntarilyjoined the Indian National Army inMalaya in 1942. As a soldier of INA,he took part in various battle fieldsagainst the British forces in Burma(Myanmar) and died there in actionin 1944. [INA Papers, F. No. 1/INA,NAI; WWIM, II, p.41]

Birbal Ram: Born in Raisinghnagar, inBikaner State (now in distt.Ganganagar), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan). On the occasion ofthe First Political Conference of theBikaner Rajya Prajaparishad atRaisinghnagar (in Ganganagar),Birbal Ram, a Harijan politicalactivist, marched with a tri-colourflagñin defiance of the Bikaner Stateordersñin a procession on 1 July 1946.On their failure to seize the flag fromhim, the State Police opened fire onthe procession. Birbal Ram receivedsevere bullet injuries and died on thespot. [Sardar Mohan Singh Papers,RSAB; RSSS, pp.63-65; BKSSMBKY,pp.338-342]


Birjis Qadr: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); s/o Nawab Wajid Ali Shah(the deposed ruler of Awadh) andBegam Hazarat Mahal; hisproclamation during the Uprising of1857 as the ruler of Awadh, wasratified by the Emperor BahadurShah ëZafarí; under Birjis Qadrísregime (with his mother as Regent)a Council of ministers wasconstituted, and the rebel forcesorganised; various proclamationswere issued for the unity and welfareof the subjects, and the war againstthe British was carried on in his nametill the end of 1858; along with hismother, Birjis Qadr escaped toNepal, fell ill and died of malaria inthe forests of Nepal. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; TL, NAI; FSUP, I-II]

Birju Boi: Resident of v. TuriaChhindwava, Central Provinces andBerar (now Madhya Pradesh). Heparticipated in the Civil Disobediencemovement in Chhindwara in 1930.While taking part in a processionduring the movement, he wasamong those caught in the policefiring and died on the spot. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155,156, 157 (PA), NAI; MPSSZB, EBIFF,I, p.102]

Birjuram: Hailed from v. Pacheri,Shekhawati (now distt. Jhunjhunun),formerly in Jaipur State, the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Ahir. Heparticipated in the anti ñ Thikanadarmovement in 1944 led by PanditTarkeshwar Sharma, Vidyadhar,

Netram, Chaudhary Bhudharam, etc.(who were also associated with theJaipur Praja Mandal movement) anddecided not to pay the Lag-Bags orcesses such as, Khuntabandi and Pan-charai which the Thikanadars ofPacheri were forcibly collecting fromthe tenants. Challenged by them, theThikanadarís men in Dhani ShivaSinghpura opened fire on theprotesters. Birjuram received severebullet wounds in the firing on 16September 1944 and died on the spot.[Sujas, No 4, June-July, 1998, Jaipur,p.85; Judl Records, Jaipur, F.No. 5525,Part II, 1939; Rvnu Records, Jaipur(R-2 Settlement), F. No. 14, 1944,RSAB; SKAI, p.198]

Birsa: Born in 1912, resident of v.Behadidhana, distt. Betul, MadhyaPradesh. He participated in a ìQuitIndiaî movement procession thatwas fired upon; seriously injured inthe firing by the British troops, hesuccumbed to his injuries. [PCJPapers Acc. No. 706; F.Nos 155, 156,157 (PA), INA; JGP, 08 (1930),MPSAB; FFMPC, I, pp.56]

Bisaboo: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he provided financialsupport to the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsopropagated against the British ruleand encouraged the local people toattack the firangis (British); he wascaught and charged with ëaiding andabetting the rebellioní, and sentencedto death in August 1858; he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,


UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bishan Singh: Resident of v. Saunyara,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); a Sepoy in the British-Indian Army, he served on theSingapore-Malaya front and wascaptured by the Japanese force;released at the intervention of theIndian Independence League, hejoined the Indian National Army inits 3/1 Guerilla Regiment and lost hislife while fighting the British on theBurma (now Myanmar) front in 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI;EBIFF, I, p.102]

Bisheshar Singh: Resident of v. Dihs,Dobhi Taluqa, Jownpore [Jaunpur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Zamindar; he tookpart in the Uprising of 1857, andfought in different engagements withthe British troops in the Jaunpurregion; he was caught by the Britishduring their attacks on the rebelforces, and charged with ëmurderand rebellion against the British; hewas sentence to death and executedby hanging from a tree near a villagein Jaunpur in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;WWIM, III, pp.25-26]

Bisram Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the 5/18 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army butshifted his loyalty to the Indian

National Army in 1942 and served itas Havildar [Hawaldar] in the 3rd

Infantry Battalion; he died whilefighting against the Allied forces atKalewa, Burma (now Myanmar) in1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.44]

Bobal: Resident of teh. Sardhana, distt.Meerut, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). During the ìQuitIndiaî movement the Congressworkers organised a public meetingat Bhabhauri village in Sardhanatehsil on 18 August 1942. The policecame to disperse the gathering; lathicharged it, and opened fire on itwithout any prior warning. At leastfive persons were killed and Bobalwas one among them. [H/Poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 16, 1970, p. da]

Bodoollah: Resident of Azimgurh[Azamgarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Sheikh; he was a Sepoy in the C.Company under the British-Indianarmy; he left his employment duringthe Uprising of 1857 to join the rebelforces; he was caught in 1858 whilefighting the British troops, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bohwanee Been: Resident of Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowuttar pradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857, and also


encouraged others to attack theBritish establishments in Allahabad;he was caught by the British at thetime of their attacks on the rebels inAllahabad, and charged with ëtheft,murder and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death in June1857, and hanged; his property wasalso confiscated. [Mutiny Records,Allahabad Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;TIM, p.219]

Bonde: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesagainst the British in Banda duringthe Uprising of 1857; in course offighting, he was caught by the Britishforces and put on trial on the chargesof ëmurder and rebellioní; he wassentenced to be hanged by theSpecial Commissioner of Banda inMay 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Bonyad Khan: Belonged to Moradabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelsífight against the British soon after theoutbreak of the Uprising of 1857 inthe Moradabad region; he alsosupported his comrades with armsand money for ransacking the Britishestablishments; caught by theauthorities and charged withëmurder, plundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí in 1859, he wassentenced to death, with confiscationof property. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Boocha Korku: Born in 1910, hailed fromv. Banjaridhal, distt. Betul, MadhyaPradesh; s/o Nannhu. Cultivator;involved in the Jungle Satyagraha(Civil Disobedience movement), hewas sentenced on 29 November 1930,under Section 333 and 148 I.P.C., tofive yearsí rigorous imprisonment.Put in Betul and Raipur jails, he diedin the latter. [H/Poll, F.No.23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; FFMPC, I,p.70]

Boocha Roy: Belonged to Shairpoor,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish in the midst of an encounterin the Gorakhpur region, and hangedin 1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Boocha: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels on theircall to fight the British during theUprising of 1857; he also encouragedhis family members and neighboursto take up their arms against theBritish and their loyalists; he wascaught by the British in the course ofan encounter in Banda and sentencedto death in September 1858, on thecharges of ësedition, murder andrebellioní; he was executed byhanging; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,


Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Boodha: Belonged to Vuzeerpoora,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857to join the rebels of his area and fightagainst the British rule; he wascaught in 1858 while encountering theadvancing British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Boodhoo Khan: Resident of Shahgunj,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Pathan; he wasa Burkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857, joined hands with the rebels ofthe Agra region and fought theBritish troops in severalengagements in the Agra-Mathuraarea; he was killed by the advancingBritish army during its attacks on therebels in 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.53 (X) (1858), MSAB]

Boodunn Ram: Resident of Moorwa,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by the

British in an engagement, he wasaccused of ëplundering the Britishproperty and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand hanged in 1860. [Mutiny RecordsJhansi Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Boolooah: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Passie [Pasi]; he took partin the fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857, and alsoparticipated in attacking andplundering the British establishmentsin Allahabad; he was caught by theBritish at the time of their attacks onthe rebel positions in Allahabad, andcharged with ëplunder, murder andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in July 1857, andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1;TIM, p.224]

Bora: Resident of Jhansi State, (now UttarPradesh); a bullock-cart driver; hejoined the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and participated inthe destruction of the Britishestablishments in Jhansi and theneighboring areas during between1857 and 1858; when the British wererecovering their lost ground in Jhansiin 1858, he was arrested by them;accused of ëtaking part in plunderingand rebellion against the Britishí,Bora was sentenced to be executedin 1858. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Braj Bahadur Singh: Born in distt. Basti,


the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Jai Bahadur Lal. Aftercompleting his graduation in Artsfrom the Allahabad University hewas appointed as Deputy Collectorand later promoted as Secretary ofthe Sultanpur District Board. He alsobecame an Honorary Lieutenant inthe 11/7 Rajput Battalion, TerritorialForce of the Brtitish-Indian Army.But in 1939 he gave up all his lucrativeGovernment appointments andjoined the Indian National Congress.He took a distinctive part in theIndividual Satyagraha, 1941 andfollowing his arrest, was detained injail without trial. Due to the inhumantortures in the Agra Central Jail, hedied on 20 August 1941. [H/Poll,F.No. 3/11/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.49]

Brij Lal Bhagat: Hailed from distt.Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. Heactively participated in the RotiAgitation on 23 September in Jammudemanding food at cheaper rates. Hewas killed on the spot in the Statepoliceís firing on the demonstratorson that day. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp. 442-45;FSK, p. 71]

Brijlal Srivastava: Born in Jubbulpore(now Jabalpur), the Central Provincesand Berar (now Maharashtra State);he was a civilian employee in theBritish-Indian Army; he left it in 1942to join the Indian National Army asan editor in the Propagandadepartment; working with the coreteam aboard, he kept motivating theINA forces through his writings(articles, pamphlet, slogans,

messages, etc.); during the warperiod he was afflicted withtuberculosis and died of it on 23January 1945. [INA Papers,F.No.498//INA (1945), NAI]

Brijlal: Belonged to v. Khamrabhar, p.o.& ps. Kaptanganj, distt. Deoria, UttarPradesh; s/o Tulsi. He was killed ina police firing while taking part in ademonstration during the ìQuitIndiaî movement in Deoria in 1942.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 36, pp. 25, 26 & ga]

Brindaban Tewari: Resident of v.Chirbara, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oGopichand Tewari. He was killed inthe police firing while taking part ina protest demonstration taken outduring the ìQuit Indiaî movementin Ballia in August 1942. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG;WWIM,I, p.358-359; BCA, p. 118]

Brindrabun: Resident of Azimgurh[Azamgarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the C.Company under the British-Indianarmy; he left the service during theUprising of 1857 to join the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while confrontingthe advancing British forces; he wassentenced to death in 1859 on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]


Bubee: Hailed from Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his comrades,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishreoccupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theUnnao region. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Buchkha Missr: Resident of Newariah,Jaunpore [Jaunpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtby the British in the course of anengagement, accused of ëplunderingthe British property and rebellionagainst the Britishí, sentenced todeath and hanged in 1860. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Buchna: Resident of Muttra [Mathura],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelsin the course of the Uprising of 1857,fought the British forces, and seizedthe Government treasury to use itscontents for buying arms; he wascaught by the advancing British armyin the Mathura region, and accusedof ëplundering the Governmentproperty during the rebellioní;sentenced to death in 1858 withconfiscation of his property, he washanged soon thereafter. [Mutiny

Records, Mathura Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Bucho: Belonged to Jura (near Merpur),Udaipur (Mewar) State (now distt.Udaipur), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Bhil tribal. Participated inthe Bhil tribal agitation against theBegar (forced labour), the atrocitiesof the Jagidars, and the high rate ofland tax, at Merpur, May-June 1922.The Jagirdars of Merpur and of otherneighbouring Jagirs received Britishmilitary (Mewar Bhil Corps) helpthrough the good officers of the Stateto suppress the agitation. Thesoldiers of Mewar Bhil Corpsconfronted the agitators and openedfire on them. A number of Bhils werewounded in the firing and Buchowith two others died in it. [NR, 11June 1922, RSAB]

Buchraj Singh: Resident ofVazeerpoora, Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he wasa Sepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined hands with therebel forces to fight against theBritish rule; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Budar Khan: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British in the


Hamirpur region; he also providedfinancial support to the local peopleand incited them to raise their armsagainst the British and their allies; hewas caught during an engagementwith the advancing British troops,and charged with ësedition andrebellion with violenceí, sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin 1858; he was executed by hangingsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur, Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Buddah: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Buns; Brahmin; hepropagated against the British ruleduring the Uprising of 1857 andincited the local people to raise theirarms against the British; heparticipate in plundering the Britishproperties and passing their proceedsrebels for meeting their militaryexpenses; he was caught during theBritish reoccupation of the Bandaregion and sentenced to death in July1858 on the charges of ëplunderingthe Government property andrebellioní; he was executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Buddeen: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now uttar pradesh): hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British at different placesin the Fatehpur-Kanpur area; he alsoincited other people to attack andplunder the British establishments;he was killed by the British troops at

the time of their raids on the rebelsin 1857. [Mutiny Records, FatehpurMutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Buddha: Resident of Surya Pol Darwaja,Bharatpur State (now distt.Bharatpur), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); chamar. TheBharatpur State police caught twentytwo Chamars, including Buddha,from the Surya Pol Darwaja on 23March 1922, and ordered them tograze the animals of the Bharatpurruler under Begar (forced labour).Buddha and others refused to giveBegar and reminded the Bharatpurruler that he himself had issuedpreviously a Proclamation againstBegar, declaring it unlawful, andhence they should not be forced todo Begar. The Maharaja was furiousat this lowly-bornís audacity andordered the police to imprison andpunish them. All the 22 persons werethen put behind the bars andmercilessly flogged by the police.Buddha was one among those fourpersons who had so severely beenflogged and tortured by the royalpolice that he died in detention.Buddhaís death did not go in vain,and sparked off an agitation of theChamars of that area. They gatheredin large number, demonstratedagainst the Bharatpur ruler andcreated a powerful movementagainst Begar. [NR, 2 April 1922,RSAB]

Budha Roy: Belonged to Shairpoor,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; he


joined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish in the midst of an encounterin the Gorakhpur region, and hangedin 1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Budhia Holaya: Born in 1905, residentin v. Turia, teh. Seoni, JabalpurDivision, Central Provinces andBerar; Labourer; he played a pivotalrole in reviving the ForestSatyagraha (1923) and taking part inan anti-British procession of about4,000 people in Turia on 9 October1930. When the police tried to stopthe procession and opened fire on it,Budhia Holaya received bulletinjuries; arrested and sentenced to 6monthsí imprisonment, his woundsgot infected in the jail and rapidlyworsened there. He died of theinjuries soon after his release. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156,157 (PA), NAI; MPSSZB, EBIFF, I,p.113]

Budho Khan: Resident of Moradabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British at various places in theMoradabad region; he also providedfinancial help to his rebel comradesfor sustaining the fight; caught by theenemy during an engagement andsentenced to the transportation forlife on the charges of ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí, he lost his life in detention

in 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Budho: Resident of teh. Bansoor[Bansur], Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Mochi (shoemaker); tookpart in a kisan agitatorsí meeting heldat Neemuchana on 14 May 1925 toprotest against the Maharajaís mal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs suffered the most. Hearingthe news of this gathering, theMaharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the escaping routes fromit and opened fire on the protesterswithout any prior warning ofdispersal. Budho received seriousbullet wounds in the indiscriminatefiring and died on the spot.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Budhru: Resident of Jagdalpur area inIndrawati valley, Bastar State (nowin Chhattisgarh); participated in theAdivasi (tribal) Bhumkal ñ revolt of1910 in Jagdalpur, Bastar against thefeudal and colonial exploitation, and


for the tribesí anxiety to maintaintheir distinct ways of life. On 16February 1910, following the directconfrontation (Indrawati-ford battle)between the rebels and the Britishwhere many people died on the rebelside, Budhru and few others escapedfrom the scene and rallied round theneighbouring Ulnar and Netanarvillages. ìOn the night of 25thFebruary, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Budhruwas one among those who had beenarrested, charged with ìwaging waragainst the crownî, and triedbetween 13 March and 28 April 1910(known as the Jagdalpur Trial).Budhru was detained in Bastar Jailand later in June 1910 he was shiftedto the Raipur Central Jail; severelytortured by the jail authorities, hedied before 7 November 1910. [F/Poll (Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of1910, NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57]

Budhu Bhar: Resident of v. Siyarahap.o. Gauri Narainpur, ditt.Azamgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). In 1942,during the ìQuit Indiaî movement,a protest demonstration wasorganized in village Siyaraha.When the march started, it wasfired upon by the police in which ña protester ñ Budhu Bhar was killedon the spot. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/

42, NAI; BCA, p. 125; SSKS, 27, p.2; WWIM, I, p.57]

Budloo: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he served a British officeras bearer in Allahabad, but left it toparticipate in the Uprising of 1857;he took part in ransacking the Britishtreasury and passing its contents tothe rebels for buying arms; he wascaught by the British during theiroffensive on Allahabad and chargedwith ëlooting the Governmentproperty and taking part in therebellioní; he was sentenced tohanged till death in June 1857.[Mutiny Records, Allahabad MutinyBasta, UPRAA; TIM, p.217]

Budroodeen: Resident of Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); Syed;he was a Sepoy in the B. Company ofthe British-Indian army; he stoppedserving the British during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for fighting againstthe British rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Buduree Din: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels inattacking and plundering the Britishestablishments as soon as the Risingof 1857 broke out in Banda; he also


participated in capturing the Britishtreasury and passing its contents tothe rebels for use in the fighting; hewas caught by the British troops inthe course of an engagement andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof his property in August 1858, andhanged near a mosque. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Budyar Khan: Resident of Bareilly, UttarPradesh; s/o Mussumut Jumyet; hejoined the rebel forces in Bareillyduring the Uprising of 1857 and tookpart in attacking the British forcesand plundering the British properties;he was caught by the British forcesin the course of an encounter;charged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and executed inJuly 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Bugwan: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 at the callof the rebel forces to fight the British;he fought at various places, and wascaptured by the British during anengagement in his village; he wasexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Buhadoor Bux: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels during

the Uprising of 1857, and alsoprovided financial support to the localpeople and incited them to raise theirarms against the firangis (British); hewas caught in the course of anengagement with the British troops,and charged with ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of property in 1859and executed by hanging soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. III, No.43D (1859), MSAB]

Buhadoor Khan: Hailed from Muttra[Mathura], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Pathan; he was a Jemadar [Jamadar]in the Armed Guards Contingent atthe Agra Central Prison; he left theBritish service in June 1857 toparticipate in the Uprising of 1857.Along with others, he marchedtowards Delhi and joined the rebelsífighting against the British; he diedwhile resisting the advancing Britisharmy in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, S. No. 69,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI]

Buhadoor Khan: Resident ofHumeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857and propagated against the Britishrule and incited the people tooverthrow it; he was killed duringan encounter with the advancingBritish forces in 1858; his property


was confiscated and handed over tothe British supporters. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Buhadoor Singh: Resident of Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British armyat various places in Kanpur; he alsooffered financial support to the localpeople and encouraged them to raisetheir arms against the firangis(British); he was killed while resistingthe advancing British army in theKanpur region in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Buhadur Khan: Resident of Khutaina,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Chowbey; hewas a Sirdar Jemadar [Sardar Jamadar]with the Contingent Guards of theAgra Central Prison; he left theBritish service on 5 July 1857 to jointhe rebel forces; he fought on variousoccasions against the British duringthe Uprising of 1857; he died in thecourse of an engagement with theadvancing British army in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Buhadur: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the A.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British at several places in his

region; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Buharey: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Lodha; he was a Sepoy inthe A. Company of the British-Indianarmy; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels to fightagainst the British rule; he fought theBritish at several places, and died in1858 while resisting the advancingBritish forces. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Bujun Lall: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his associates,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishreoccupation of Delhi in September1857, he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Bukara Singh: Belonged to Budaon[Badaon], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he joined handswith the rebels of his area duringthe Uprising of 1857 and marchedtowards Delhi while fightingagainst the British forces; he


returned to his region after the fallof Delhi in September 1857; caughtby the British after their re-occupation of this area, he washanged in 1859 on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bukht Allee: Resident of Pacaree,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Hamirpur region; he also ralliedthe local people to seize the Britishtreasury and hand over its contentsto the rebels; he was captured duringthe British reoccupation of Hamirpur,and charged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to death with confiscationof property in 1859 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Bukht Kuree: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in 1858 andhanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Bukhtawar: Born in Etawah, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his region during theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British forces in a number ofengagements; he also offeredfinancial support to local rebels andencouraged them to attack theBritish; he was killed while resistingthe advancing British army in theEtawah region in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Bukhut: Belonged to Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to others for buyingarms and plundering the Britishproperties; he was caught by theBritish at the time of their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Bukru Bhoi: Resident of Ramgarh,Mandla, Madhya Pradesh; he joinedhands with the rebel forces of theRani of Ramgarh during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at several places in Ramgarh;he was captured by the British armyat the time of its counter-attacks onthe rebels; he was executed byhanging on 21 January 1858. [MutinyRecords, Judl Deptt. F. No. 12 (1858),MPSAB]


Buldee: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Jemadar [Jamadar]under the British, but left it to jointhe rebel forces fighting the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsotook part in seizing the Britishproperties and utilising its proceedsfor meeting the military expenses; hewas caught by the British troopsduring their attacks on the rebels inAllahabad, and accused ofëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin July 1857 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.210]

Buldeo Dass: Resident of Jhansi State,Uttar Pradesh; s/o Govind Dass;joined the rebel forces in fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857 in Jhansi; and alsoexpanded his rebellious operations toKudhmaha, Elaqua and Gwalior; hewas arrested by the British troops atthe point of their recovery of this areaand charged with ësedition, aidingand abetting the rebellioní, he wasexecuted in April 1858. [MutinyPapers, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]

Buldeo Singh: Resident of Shahgunj,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Brahmin; hewas a Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he gave up the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebel forces of theAgra region; he fought the British at

several places in the Agra-Mathuraarea; he was killed during the Britishattacks on the rebels in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Buldeo Singh: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); took part in attacking theBritish and plundering theirestablishments during the Uprisingof 1857; he was caught later by theBritish troops and charged withëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to imprisonmentfor life in 1858, he died in detention.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Buldeo: Belonged to Allygurh [Aligarh],North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in fightingagainst the British rule in Aligarhduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsomarched in to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish forces at several places; hewas killed in a confrontation with theadvancing British army in Delhi inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Papers, CollNo.57, NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Buldeo: Resident of Kurhul, Mynpooree[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Choubey; he was a Duffadar[Dafadar] in the Contingent Guardsof the Agra Central Prison under theBritish Government; he left theBritish service to join the rebelsduring the Uprising of 1857; he


marched towards Delhi along withthe fellow rebels and fought theBritish at several places; he died in1858 while resisting the advancingBritish army. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Buldeo: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now in Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and fought against them at severalplaces in his region; he died in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, NWP, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Buldev Roy: Belonged to Shairpoor,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish during an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Buldev: Belonged to Etawah, the North-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined hands the rebelsof his area during the Uprising of1857, and fought against the Britishforces in several engagements; hewas killed in an encounter with theadvancing British army in the

Etawah region in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Buldree: Resident of Etawahh, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was aHavildar [Hawaldar] in the C.Company of the British-Indianarmy; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels fortaking part in the fight against theBritish rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the British forces,and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Bulheer: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Sepoy in the A. Company ofBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places in his region; hedied in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bulludev: Belonged to Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857;he fought against the British forcesat several places in the Banda-Hamirpur region, and also incited thelocal people to attack and plunder the


British establishments; he wascaptured during the British re-occupation of this region, andcharged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to transportation for lifewith confiscation of property in 1859;he died in detention. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Bullund Khan: Resident ofShahjehanpore [Shahjahanpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); soon after outbreak of theUprising of 1857; he joined the localrebels in attacking the British andplundering their properties; he alsoarranged arms and ammunitions forthe rebels; he was caught by theBritish soldiers during anengagement with the rebel forces;charged with ëplundering, murderand rebellioní, he was sentenced todeath in March 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bulraj Pasee: Resident of Jaunpore(Jaunpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); onthe call of the anti-British forces, hejoined them in fighting the Britishduring the Rising of 1857; he wascaught by the British during a raidon the Jaunpur area and imprisonedon the charge of ërebellion againstthe Britishí; sentenced totransportation for life, he died incaptivity in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bunda Singh: Born in v. Gumjolee,Meerut, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Bunjara [Banjara]; he participated inthe Uprising of 1857 and also incitedhis neighbourhood to raise its armsagainst the British rule; he fought theBritish forces at several places in theMeerut region; he was caught by theBritish after the defeat of the rebelforces and charged with ësedition andplundering Government propertyduring the rebellioní; he wassentenced to death in 1858 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bundeh: Belonged to Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcesof his area under the leadership ofKhan Bahadur Khan (the rebel leaderof the Rohilkhand region), andfought against the British on variousoccasions during the Uprising of1857; he was captured in the courseof a British offensive on the rebelsand executed by hanging in 1860 atBareilly. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, pp.68.69]

Bundey Allee: Resident of Banda Khas,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857, and fought theBritish forces on several occasions;he was caught by the British in thecourse of an engagement, accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí,


sentenced to death in 1860 andhanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bungay: Resident of Narayanpoor,Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh; he took partin the Uprising of 1857 and foughtthe British forces at several places inthe Jhansi region; he was caught bythe British after the defeat of therebel forces there, and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1861 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Bungoo Singh: Resident of Samurghat,Kanpur, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British forces at severalplaces in Kanpur; caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Bunyad Ali: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also offeredfinancial support to the rebels fortheir fight against the Britishauthorities; he proceeded to Delhi,

joined the rebel army there, andfought in different engagementsagainst in British; he was killed whileconfronting the advancing Britishforces in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Burhan Din : Belonged to Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857;he fought against the British forcesat many places in the Hamirpur-Banda region, and also incited thelocal people to attack and plunder theBritish establishments; he wascaptured during the British re-occupation of this area, and chargedwith ëplundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he wassentenced to transportation for lifewith confiscation of property in1859; he died in detention. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Burjou Singh: Resident of Jhansee[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; he joined therebel forces in fighting the Britishduring the 1857 Uprising; he alsoprovided the local rebels with armsand funds; he was arrested by theBritish during their attack on thisarea in 1859; charged with ëaidingand abetting the rebellion against theBritishí, he was executed in 1859,followed by the confiscation of hisproperty. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Burkut: Born in Humeerpoor


[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Chuprasee [Chaprasi]; he participatedin the Uprising of 1857 and providedall the services the rebels required atthe time of their fighting the British;he was caught by the Companyrajístroops and charged with ëtaking partin the rebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to transportation for lifein 1859, he died in detention. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Burkut Ahmud: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area in their fightingagainst the British forces during theUprising of 1857, and also incitedothers to take their arms against theBritish; he was killed in the courseof figiting the British army in thebattle of Chinhat, Lucknow, in June1857, [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Burma: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at a number of placesin the Banda region; he also incitedthe people of his locality to raise theirarms against the firangis (British) andtheir loyalists; he was caught by theBritish troops at the time of their re-occupation of Banda and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí; sentenced to death withconfiscation of his property in July1858, he was executed by hangingthereafter. [Mutiny Records, Banda

Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Burwah Mulla: Belonged to Allahabad,North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Allahabad region and also incitedthe people to raise their arms againstthe firangi-hukumat (British rule) ; hewas caught by the British troopsduring their raids on the Allahabadarea, and convicted on the chargesof ëplundering and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath in July 1857 executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.207]

Buseer Khan: Belonged to Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought against the British forces atseveral places in Etawah; he alsooffered financial support the localrebels for buying arms; he was killedwhile confronting the advancingBritish army in the Etawah region in1858. [Mutiny Papers, Etawah MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Bushee: Hailed from Paharee,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857and also incited the neighbourhoodto take up arms for overthrowing theBritish rule; he was killed in anencounter with the British army in1858; his property was confiscated


and handed over to the Britishsupporters. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny, UPRAA]

Busheer Allee: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now uttar pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andalso motivated others to rise againstthe firangi-hukumat (British rule); hemarched on to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish troops on several occasions;he died while confronting theadvancing British army in Delhi inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Papers, CollNo.57, NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Bushnu Khan: Belonged to Hinduan, atown in Jaipur State (now in distt.Sawai Madhopur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); took partin the 1857 Uprising in Jaipur Stateand was arrested; the Jaipur Statetroops stationed at Hinduan becamerebellious and rescued Bushnu Khanand other insurgents; with others, hewas again captured and sent to Agraby the Political Agent of Jaipur. Hewas tried at Agra and executed. [F/Cons, S.C 30 April 1858/149-150 A,NAI; Mil/Deptt. No. M-06-1 (Pts.)Pad No.1/2, F. No. 01, Pt.5/3, JaipurState Records, RSAB cited in RSG, V2, pp.90-91]

Bushrul Ally: Resident of Muttra[Mathura], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the fighting against theBritish rule during the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the advancing

British army in the course of anengagement in the Mathura region,and accused of ëmurder and therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and executed by hangingsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Mathura Mutiny, Basta, UPRAA]

Bussarut Khan: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought against theBritish forces at several places; healso offered financial support to thelocal people and encouraged them toattack the British; he died whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in Etawah in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Bussora: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forces;he also provided financial assistanceto his neighbours and incited themto take up their arms against theBritish; he was later caught by theBritish army, and convicted on thecharges of ëaiding and abetting therebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to tranpotation for lifewith confiscation of property in 1859;he died in detention. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Bussunt: Hailed from Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forces


soon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his associates,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theUnnao region. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Busuwan Loll: Resident of Azimgurh[Azamgarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the C.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for fighting againstthe British rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Bux Khan: Born in Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he supplied arms and otherresources to the rebels of his regionduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsopropagated against the firangis(British) and their supporters, andincited his neighbours to attackthem; he was caught in the course ofan engagement and hanged by theBritish troops in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Bux Singh: Born in Futtehpore

[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with rebel forces duringthe Uprising of 1857, and led hisneighbours in fighting the British; healso offered financial support to therebels and encouraged them tooverthrow the British regime; he wascaught by the British during theirattacks on Fatehpur in 1857, andhanged. [Mutiny Records, FatehpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Byeyah: Belonged to v. Hyderpore,Allygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aherya; he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish on several occasions; caughtafter the defeat of the rebel forcesand charged with ëmurder andplundering the Government propertyduring the rebellioní, he wassentenced to death in 1859 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; QT, p.83]

Byjulley Singh: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish forces in the midst of anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]


Byrum Singh: Belonged toShahjehanpoor [Shahjahanpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Sepoy in the C.Company under the British-Indianarmy, he refused to serve the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined the rebelsí fighting against the

British rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces; he was sentenced to death onthe charges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]


Captain Aki Pal Singh: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a leading role in organizingthe rebel forces of his region; alsoattacked the British authorities andtheir establishments in Lucknow onseveral occasions; he died whileresisting the British army atQaiserbagh, Lucknow in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Captain Bhim Singh Thapa: Hailedfrom distt. Almora, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand);enrolled himself in the IndianNational Army in Malaya; died whilefighting the British forces in Burma(Myanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI;WWIM, II, p.329]

Captain Gauri Shanker: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a significant role in organizing

the rebel forces of his region; he ledthe rebels in attacking the Britishauthorities and their establishmentsin Lucknow on several occasions; hewas killed during an engagementwith the British army at Aishbagh,Lucknow in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Captain Sarjoo Singh: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a prominent role in organizingthe rebel forces of his region; he ledthe rebels in attacking the Britishauthorities and their establishmentsin Lucknow on several occasions; hedied while fighting against theBritish army at Bibiapur, Lucknowin 1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Captain Suba Singh: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); heplayed a significant role in organizingthe rebel forces during the Uprisingof 1857, and in leading them to attack

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the British authorities and theirestablishments in Lucknow; he diedwhile resisting against the Britisharmy at Qaiserbagh, Lucknow in1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Captain Surjoo Singh: Belonged toLucknow, the Awadh Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he was a Captain inthe rebel forces during the Uprisingof 1857; he took part in organizingthe rebel regiments and attacking theBritish strongholds; led a rebel forceto encounter the advancing Britishforces (under Colonel Muir) atDilkushabagh, Lucknow, on 5 March1858 where he was killed in theheavy fighting. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;L1857, p.249]

Captain Umrao Singh: Resident ofLucknow, the Awadh Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he was a Captain inthe rebel forces during the Uprisingof 1857; he played a significant rolein organizing the rebels for attackingthe British morchas; led a rebel forceand fought against the advancingBritish army (under Colonel Muir) atDilkushabagh, Lucknow, on 5 March1858; he was killed by the enemy inthe course of a heavy fighting.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; L1857, p.249]

Chaida Lall: Belonged to Moradabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Kaith; he was aSepoy in the B. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprising

of 1857 and joined the rebel forcesfor overthrowing the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while fighting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Chaida Lall: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebelforces; he fought against the Britishat several places, and died in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, NWP, AgraEtawah Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Chairoo: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his associates,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces andescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Chakha: Resident of Dungarpur State(now distt. Dungarpur), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);took part in the Bhagat Bhilmovement in southern Rajasthan thatGovindgiri started in 1907, preaching


monotheism among the Bhils andKolis of Dungarpur and BanswaraStates. Soon Govindgiriís socio-religious endeavour grew into apolitico-economic movement, againstthe extraction of Begar (forced labour)and exploitation of the Bhils by thepetty officials of the Dungarpur andBanswara States (in Rajasthan) andSunth (a small State in Gujarat).Chakha was one among thosethousands of Bhagat Bhils whojoined this movement and warnedthe Dungarpur and Banswara rulersin the first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils or to face theoverthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Chakha, killed. Theincident did awaken the tribesmenso much that Motilal Tejawat had notfound it difficult to mobilise them in1921-22 against forced labour andhigh rate of land revenue. [F/PollProc (Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March1914; Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Chaman Singh: Resident of v. Pahari,p.o. Hindoun, formerly in JaipurState (now in distt. Karauli), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);he served as Naik in the 1/8 PunjabRegiment of the British-Indian Army;shifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and servedin it as Sub-Officer in the 3rd GuerillaRegiment; he fought against theBritish forces wherever he wasdeployed and died in the course ofheavy fighting in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403//INA, 15/INA (1944),NAI; WWIM, II, p.55]

Chanan Sing (h): belonged to v. Kainiri,p.o. Hindaun, formerly in JaipurState (now in distt. Karauli), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);before joining the Indian NationalArmy in 1942, he was serving asSepoy in the British-Indian Armyís5/14 Punjab Regiment; joined the 1st

Guerilla Regiment as Havildar;deployed against the British on theBurma front, he died in action atKalewa (Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos.460//INA, 12/INA,464/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.55]

Chand Khan: Belonged to MadhyaPradesh; s/o Chhote Khan; he joinedhands with the rebel forces in theGwalior region during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishand the allied forces; captured by theBritish in an encounter, he wasexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Poll. Deptt. Vol. No. 56(1859), MSAB]

Chand Khan: Hailed from Katra,


Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels of hislocality during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British; he alsotook part in seizing the Britishtreasury and using its contents forbuying arms; he was caught by theBritish troops at the time of theirmarches on Allahabad, and hangedfrom a tree in 1857 on the charges ofëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí. [Mutiny Records, AllahabadMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Chand Khan: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also incited hisneighbourhood to take up armsagainst the British; he joined theBanda rebelsí march to attack theBritish army camp, and in theencounter that ensued he was killedin 1858; his property was confiscatedlater on. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Chanda Baksh: Resident of Meerut, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, proceeded to Delhiand participated in the defence ofDelhi against the advancing Britisharmy; he was captured by the Britishduring an encounter, and chargedwith ëplundering the Governmentproperty and taking part in rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (Judl

Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Chandan Singh: Belonged to v. and p.o.Hindaun, Jaipur State, the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); a soldier inthe 1/8 Punjab Regiment of theBritish-Indian Army; he switchedover his loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and enrolled himselfas Sepoy in the 3rd Guerilla Regiment;deployed on the Burma (Myanmar)front, he lost his life in fighting theBritish in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 15/INA (1944),NAI; WWIM, II, p.56]

Chandan Singh: Resident of v. Chhand,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was in the serviceof the British-Indian Army as Sepoy,served during the World War II inthe Singapore-Malaya front as aBritish-led Allied forceís soldier;Chandan was captured by theJapanese Axis force in Malaya inFebruary 1942; he was released in1942 when he joined the IndianNational Army in the position ofNaik in its 1st Bahadur Group,sacrificed his life on the Burma(Myanmar) front in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA(1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM,II, p.56]

Chandan Singh: Resident of v. Chinari,p.o. Uchain, Bharatpur State, (nowdistt. Bharatpur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); s/o Manni;he served as Sepoy in the 1/8 PunjabRegiment of the British-Indian Army;in 1942 he joined the Indian National


Army and served it in its GuerillaRegiment; deployed to confront theBritish in Burma (now Myanmar), helost his life in the Anglo-Americanbombardment of Rangoon (nowYangon) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 15/INA (1944),NAI; WWIM, II, p.56]

Chandarma Prasad: Born on 11 October1914 in v. Bajha Misran, distt.Allahabad, the United Provinces(Uttar Pradesh); s/o Vinayak. Afarmer by occupation, he activelyparticipated in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. While taking part in arally in that connection on 11 August1942, he was killed in the police firingon the rallyists. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 103]

Chander Bhan Misr: Hailed from v.Madhwapur, disst. Sitapur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). On 18 August 1942 manypeople from various parts of thedistrict gathered in Motilal Bagh fortaking part in a demonstrationorganized in connection with theìQuit Indiaî movement, ChanderBhan Misr also joined the gathering.Soon the policemen reached thelocation, lathi-charged to disperse thecrowd and opened fire on them. Hereceived severe bullet injuries in thisindiscriminate firing and succumbedto these on that very day. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; SSKS,16, pp. pa & bha]

Chander Bhan: Hailed from distt.Meerut, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). He was killed during

the ìQuit Indiaî movement in a policefiring while taking part in aprocession in the district in 1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 16,p. da]

Chander Singh: Belonged to theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); earlierhe was a Naik in the 5/18 GarhwalRifles of the British-Indian Army butshifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itas Naik in the Ist Guerrilla Regiment;while fighting against the Alliedforces at Trawang, Burma (nowMyanmar) he died in the battle fieldin 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.56]

Chander Singh: Resident of v. Kainiri,p.o. Hindaun, formerly in JaipurState (now in distt. Karauli), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);he was in the service of the British-Indian Army as Sepoy in the 1/8Punjab Regiment; in 1942 he shiftedhis loyalty and joined the IndianNational Army in its 3rd GuerillaRegiment; he was deployed on theBurma front to fight the British andhe died in the enemyís air raid onYen (Burma, now Myanmar) inSeptember 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.498/INA, (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.56]

Chandhi Ram: Hailed from Jammu andKashmir State. He was formerly aSepoy in the 2/17 Dogra Regimentof the British-Indian Army. He lefthis earlier appointment and


voluntarily joined the IndianNational Army as a soldier in the 2nd

Guerrilla Regiment. He fought on theBurma (Myanmar) front against theBritish army where he died in action,possibly late in 1944. [INA Papers, F.No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, p. 673]

Chandi Prasad Srivastava: Resident ofv. Sukhpur, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oBabu Lal Srivastava. While takingpart in a demonstration in Balliaduring the ìQuit Indiaî movement,he was killed in the police firing on22 August 1942. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 114]

Chandidin: Resident of v. Salewa, teh.Gunour, Ajaigarh State, Central India(Bundelkhand Agency), (nowMadhya Pradesh). Took part in thepeasant agitation of 1930-31 inChhatarpur State against theDurbarís exorbitant tax exactions;arrested for this and put in theNagaon Jail; released and on his wayback home, he was arrested by theAjaigarh State authorities; subjectedto tortures in their jail, he died indetention. [H/Poll, F.Nos. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930; H/Poll (FR), F.No.18/12/30, NAI; JABDR, p.62]

Chandra Datt: Resident of v. Kainiri, p.o.Hindaun, formerly in Jaipur State(now in distt. Karauli), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); he was inthe British-Indian Army; left it to jointhe Indian National Army in 1942 asSepoy in the 3rd Guerilla Regiment;he fought against the Allied Forceson the Pyimana (Myanmar) front and

he lost his life in an Anglo-Americanair raid in 1945. [INA Papers, F.No.1/INA, NAI]

Chandradeep Singh: Resident of v.Kharipur, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Ateacher in the D.A.V. College ofBallia, he actively participated in theìQuit Indiaî movement in August1942. He was involved in thesabotage plan for uprooting therailway track on the Belthara RoadStation. When he and other activistswere busy destroying the lines, theBritish military personnel appearedon the scene and opened fire onthem. Chandradeep Singh was killedin the firing on that day. [H/poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 122;WWIM, I, p.64]

Chandrama Prasad: Born on 2 October1914 in v. Bajaba Misran, distt.Allahabad, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Vinauak,farmer. He joined a procession takenout by the farmers towardsAllahabad city in August 1942 duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement. Hereceived bullet wounds in the policefiring on the procession and died ofit on the same day. [H/Poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.64]

Chandrashekhar Azad: Born in July 1906in v. Bhavra, Alirajpur State (now indistt. Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh); s/oPandit Sita Ram Tiwari; received hisearly schooling in Bhavra; left hisparents and fled to Varanasi(Banaras) and stayed with his uncle,Pandit Shiv Vinayak Mishra; got


admission in a Sanskrit pathshala;participated in the Non-Cooperationmovement (1920-21) in Banaras andopposed the sale of foreign goods.During this movement he became afavourite of such local leaders as ShivPrasad Gupta; was arrested and putunder trial in the court of Khareghatwhere the presiding magistrate wasnotorious for his brutality towardsthe freedom fighters.Chandrashekharís attitude in thecourt was defiant, and he wasreported to have announced his nameas ëAzadí, his fatherís name asëSwatantrataí and his residence asëprisoní. Being irritated by this, themagistrate subjected him to fifteenlashes of flogging, and with everylash he shouted ëMahatma Gandhi kijaií, ëBande Mataramí, etc. andearned his name of public honour ñëAzadí. With the suspension of theNon-Cooperation movement, therevolutionary activities again flaredup; Chandrashekharís mind nowturned away from the non-violentmethod of Mahatma Gandhi andmoved towards the armedrevolution. Coming in contact withManmath Nath Gupta and PranaveshChatterjee, he became a member ofthe revolutionary party in Banarasand gained the admiration of theparty leaders, who used to call himëquick-silverí for his restless energy.Involved in the Kakori Mail Robberyin 1925, under the leadership ofRamprasad Bismil, he fled to Jhansiand stayed under the protection ofMaster Rudra Narayan Singh; foundgood associates like Sadashiv RaoMalkapurkar, Bhagwan Das Mahaur

and Vishwanath Vaishampayan inJhansi. When police activitiesincreased in Jhansi, ChandrashekharAzad slipped off to the Orchha State.On 8 and 9 September 1928 an all-India meeting of the revolutionarieswas held at Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi,and the Hindustan SocialistRepublican Association (Army) cameinto existence. Though,Chandrashekhar Azad did not attendthe meeting, but everybody presentthere wanted him to be appointedthe Commander-in-Chief (Supremo).He took active part in the Saunderísmurder on 17 December 1928, and itwas at his instance that Bhagat Singhand Batukeshwar Dutt explodedbombs in the Central LegislativeAssembly on 8 April 1929. He wasindirectly involved in the attempt toblow up the Viceroyís train inDecember 1929; one of the mainaccused in the Second LahoreConspiracy Case, he absconded; hewas betrayed by an associate to thepolice on 27 February 1931 in theAlfred Park, Allahabad; surroundedby a heavily armed police party, hekept his pursuers at bay single-handedly with a small pistol and afew cartridges; even the enemy wasall praise for his shooting skill andcourageous composure. Lefteventually with only one bullet in hisMauser, he fired it at his own templeto live up to his resolve of not gettingarrested or dragged to the gallows.[H/Poll., F.Nos. 130 & K.W. 1930, 4/13/1930, NAI; LCC(TJ), October1930, NAI; IR, III, pp. 51-58; TMDH,pp. 21, 30, 39-40, 114, 118; DD, pp.53, 55, 57, 114, 116]


Chandrika Ojha: Born in 1918 at v.Majahia, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas arrested by the British police andimprisoned for taking part in theìQuit Indiaî movement in August1942. He died in jail suffering brutaltortures of the police. [H/poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 120; WWIM,I, p.257]

Chandru: Hailed from v. Neemuchana,teh. Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State(now distt. Alwar), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Nai(barbar); took part in the kisanagitatorsí meeting held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toremonstrate against the Maharajaísoppressive administration and hisland settlement policy of 1923-24. Inthis settlement the Biswedari rights ofthe Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue increased by fifty percent. Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Chandru was oneamong those who received severebullet wounds and died on the spot.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,

F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Chandu Kunwar: Resident of v. and p.o.Hindaun, formerly in Jaipur State(now in distt. Karauli), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); he was aSepoy in the Bengal Sappers andMiners Regiment of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyand joined the 1st EngineeringCompany of the Indian NationalArmy in 1942; took part inconfronting the British in Burma(now Myanmar); he was missingfollowing a fierce battle with theenemies in 1944; he never returnedhome even after the World War-II.[INA Papers, F.Nos.445//INA, 1/INA, 2/INA, 12/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.57]

Chandu Lal Singh: Bron in v. Gularthi,distt. Bulandshahar, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Theprotest demonstration he took partduring the Salt Satyagraha wasaccosted by the police and orderedto stop proceeding. When it refusedto obey the order, the police openedfire on it at Gulawati village on 12September 1930. Chandu Lal Singhwas killed in this police firing on thatday. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930,NAI; SSKS, 6, p. chha; WWIM, I, p.65]

Chandu Lal: b. at v. Gulaothi, distt.Bulandshar, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He took activepart in the Civil Disobediencemovement in 1930 and, being afarmer, also joined the peasantagitation against the payment of landrevenue. When a protest rally at


Gulaothi was fired upon by theBritish police on 12 September 1930,he received bullet wounds in thefiring and died on the spot. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG;WWIM, I, p.65]

Chandu Lal: Born in v. Bhagpur, distt.Bulandshar, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He was a Sepoyin the 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment ofthe British-Indian Army beforejoining the Indian National Army in1942 as Naik in the 2nd GuerrillaRegiment. On being deployed inBurma (now Myanmar), heconfronted the British army atvarious battle arenas and died in 1944in the course of heavy fighting. [INAPapers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.57; ROH, pp. 6782-73]

Chandu/ Chandru: Resident ofJagdalpur area, Bastar State (now inChhattisgarh); took part in theAdivasi (tribal) Bhumkal ñ revolt of1910 near Jagdalpur in Bastar againstthe feudal and colonial exploitation,and in the tribesí anxiety formaintaining their distinct ways oflife. In the intense battle (Indrawati-ford battle) that took place on 16February 1910 between the rebelsand the British where many peopledied on the rebel side, Chandu/Chandru and few others escapedfrom the scene and rallied round theneighbouring Ulnar and Netanarvillages. ìOn the night of 25thFebruary, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to be

encamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Withothers Chandu/ Chandru wasarrested, charged with ìwaging waragainst the crownî, and triedbetween 13 March and 28 April 1910(known as the Jagdalpur Trial).Seventy eight rebels, includingChandu/ Chandru, were imprisonedin Bastar Jail and later in June 1910shifted to the Raipur Central Jail,where he died (before 7 November1910) suffering ill-treatment andtortures by the jail authorities. [F/Poll (Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of1910, NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57]

Chappu Ghulam: Born in 1894 in distt.Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oLassa Jo Chappu. He activelyparticipated in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.A participant in the rally to protestagainst the autocracy of the Stateruler at Pulwama (Anantnag) inFebruary 1934, he was killed on thespot in the State Armyís firing uponthe rallyists. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; HMKJAMH, p. 324]

Charan Singh: Belonged to v. & p.o.Dhakli, distt. Meerut, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hevolunteered to join the IndianNational Army in 1942 and wasposted in 3rd Guerrilla Regiment as asoldier. He fought against the Alliedforces on the Burma (Myanmar) frontand died there in action in 1944. [INA


Papers, F.No.1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp.672-673 WWIM, II, p.58]

Charan Singh: Belonged to v.Bhoranpur, p.o. Zaherabad, distt.Bulandshahr, United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). He was in the Hong-Kong Singapore Royal Artillery of theBritish-Indian Army as a Lance-Naik. Later, volunteered his servicesto the Indian National Army and wasplaced in the 4th Guerrilla Regiment.He received severe bullet wounds inan encounter with the advancingBritish soldiers on the Burma(Myanmar) front and succumbed tohis injuries in 1944. [INA Papers,F.No.1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 672-673WWIM, II, p.58]

Charan Singh: Hailed from v. Baoli, p.o.Hindaun, formerly in Jaipur State(now in distt. Karauli), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); previouslya Sub-Officer in the 1/8 PunjabRegiment of the British-Indian Army;left it in 1942 to join the IndianNational Army in the same rank inthe 3rd Guerilla Regiment; he reachedImphal (Manipur) front under thecommand of S.A. Malik to fightagainst the British forces; he waskilled in an exchange of fire with theenemy at Maibam Lokpa Ching (nearImphal) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.498/INA, (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.58]

Charanjit: Resident of Jhansi State,Bundelkhand Agency, Central IndiaAgency (now Uttar Pradesh); joinedthe Uprising of 1857, fought againstthe British under the leadership of

Rani Lakshmi Bai in June 1857 fordriving them out from Jhansi and itssurrounding areas; the British struckback and reached Jhansi in June 1858,Charanjit was caught while fightingand charged with ëabetting andrebellion against the British,í he wassentenced to death in 1859. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Chater Singh: Resident of Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); joined the rebelforces in fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857 in Jhansi;under the leadership of Rani LakshmiBai he was involved in driving outthe British from Jhansi region, anddestroying their settlements in Jhansi,Mauranipur and Barwasagar; he wasarrested by British troops duringtheir recovery of this area, andcharged with ëplundering andrebellion against the British, he wasexecuted in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Chator: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he joined therebels in their fight against the Britishduring 1857, also incited hisneighbours to go all-out for endingthe British rule; he also preachedagainst the British policies; ëthey areagainst Hindu and Muslim religionsand have taken away their [Hindusand Muslims] honour and livelihoodí;he was captured during the Britishattack on the Banda region,sentenced to death in August 1858


on the charges of ëmurder, seditionand rebellioní; he was hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51(VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Chattar Singh: Born in Punwaree,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at variousplaces in the Hamirpur region; he alsoprovided financial support to thenative people and incited them totake to arms against the firangis(British); he was caught in course ofan engagement with the advancingBritish troops, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí; he was executed by hangingin 1859. [Mutiny Records, HamirpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Chattar Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Naik in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Naik in the 2nd

Guerrilla Regiment; he fought theAllied forces at Trawang, in Burma(now Myanmar) and died on thebattle ground in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI;WWIM, II, p.59]

Chatterjeet Singh: Resident of Moorwa,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with the

rebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish during an engagement, hewas accused of ëplundering theBritish property and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and hanged in 1860. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Chattu: Resident of Bairiya, distt. Ballia,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Ram Iqbal. A farmeractivist, he participated in a marchorganized in the wake of the ìQuitIndiaî movement on 18 August 1942.When the marchers came close toBairiya Thana, they were fired uponby the police. Chattu received fatalbullet wounds and died on that veryday. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.164; BCA, p. 113]

Chattur Singh: Belonged to Tulhwapar,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he joinedhands with the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish in the course of an encounterin the Gorakhpur region, and hangedin 1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858),MSAB]

Chaund Khan: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Pathan; he was a Sepoy inthe A. Company of the British-Indian


army; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels of hisarea for fighting against the Britishrule; he fought against the British atseveral places in his region; he diedin 1858 while resisting the advancingBritish forces. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59),UPSAL]

Chauthi Nonia: Hailed from distt.Benaras (Varanasi), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hejoined the protest demonstration atCholapur on 13August 1942 duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement of 1942.When the protesters were fired uponindiscriminately by the British police,Chauthi Nonia was hit by bullets anddied on the spot. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.256]

Cheeda: Belonged to Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the fighting againstthe British forces during the Uprisingof 1857; he also encouraged hisneighbours to join the rebels andprovided them with financial help tothem to organize the fighting; he wascaught by the enemy in the midst ofan engagement and charged withësedition, aiding and abetting therebellion; sentenced to imprisonmentfor life, he died in Jail in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Cheetoo: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in the

Uprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Allahabad region, and also incitedthe people to raise their arms againstthe British; he was caught by theBritish troops during their raids onthe Allahabad area, and convicted onthe charges of ërobbery and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.215]

Cheit Singh: Hailed from Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and also encouraged others to raisearms and overthrow the British rule;he marched on to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish troops at several places; hewas caught by the British after theirre-occupation of Delhi, and chargedwith ëmurder and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and shot dead in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.)F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Chendeo Singh: Resident of MaoraCheonka, Jhansi State (now UttarPradesh); joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 againstthe British rule; while defendingJhansi from the advancing Britishforces he was caught and chargedwith ërebellion against the British.íChendeo was sentenced to death in1859. [Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, 8, UPRAA]

Chetanee: Hailed from Unnao, the


North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his fellowrebels, he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the British; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theUnnao region. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, 4, UPRAA]

Cheto: Resident of v. Gothra, Jaipur State(now in distt. Sikar), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); s/o Shyam;Jat. He took part in the kisanagitatorsí meeting held at Kudan inMay 1934 to demonstrate against theJagirdarsí atrocities, the increased landtax, and its forcible collection.Hearing the news of the kisangathering, a Senior Police Officerreached Kudan village with a policeparty and ordered for lathi chargefirst and then for opening fire on theagitators. With others, Cheto wasseverely injured in this attack anddied. [Rajasthan, 13 May 1934, RSAB;SKAI, p.118]

Chhadah; Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and fought against the Britishin the Banda region; he also providedfinancial support to the other rebelsof his area and encouraged them toattack and kill the British and theirloyalists; he was caught in the courseof the British advance in Banda andcharged with ëmurder, aiding and

abetting the rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death withconfiscation of his property in June1858, he was executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51(VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Chhaju Singh: Hailed from Bamanwas,teh. Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State(now distt. Alwar), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Rajput;participated in the kisan agitatorsímeeting held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to remonstrate against theMaharajaís oppressive administrationand his land settlement policy of1923-24. In this settlement theBiswedari rights of the Rajputs wereforfeited and the land revenue hadbeen increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputsturned out to be the worst sufferers.Hearing the news of this gatheringof the kisan agitators the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escape routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal. ChhajuSingh received severe gun shots inthe indiscriminate firing and died.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]


Chhangur Singh: Resident of v.Brahmanpur, Dohi Taluqa, Jownpore[Jaunpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Zamindar; he took part in the Uprisingof 1857, fought in a number ofengagements with the British troopsin the Jaunpur region; he wascaptured by the British during theirattacks on the rebel forces, andcharged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed by hangingfrom a tree near a village in Jaunpurin 1858. [Mutiny Records, JaunpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; WWIM, III,p.31]

Chhatar Singh: Born in v. Tasimo,Dholpur State (now distt. Dholpur),Rajasthan; Thakur; occupationagriculture. He was an activemember of Dholpur Rajya PrajaMandal. Along with other PrajaMandal leaders (Thakur Gulab Singh,Ramcharan Gaur, Chhutan Singh,Pancham Singh, Shankarlal, etc.)Chhatar Singh took part in mobilisingthe people from such villages asTasimon, Brasienavav, Brijgarh,Nagla and Vidhora of Dholpur Statefor a national flag hoisting ceremonyat Tasimo on 8 April 1947. On theappointed day, before a biggathering, Chhatar Singh hoisted theflag. The Area Magistrate, with apolice party led by the DeputySuperintendent of Police, alsoreached the village and ordered thePraja Mandal leaders to remove theflag. Nobody really bothered,forcing the Police Inspector to warnof dire consequences if the flag was

not removed. Chhatar Singh cameforward, bared chest and shoutedthunderously: ìCome and remove theflag, if you have the courageî. TheInspector warned him to leave theplace but Chhatar Singh defied himand remained there. The Inspector,on the orders of the DeputySuperintendent of Police, shot himdead. Chhatar Singh was 37 years oldwhen he attained martyrdom. [Sujas,No.4, June-July 1998, Jaipur, pp.72-73; CDERS, p.181]

Chhatar Singh: Resident of Bharatpur,Bharatpur State (now distt.Bharatpur), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); served as Sepoy in theHong Kong-Singapore RoyalArtillery of the British-Indian Army;shifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and servedin its 2nd Guerilla Regiment; he foughtagainst the British on the Burma(Myanmar) front and died in thecourse of heavy fighting at Kalewain 1944. [INA Papers, F.No.379//INA, (1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.59]

Chheda Lal: Resident of Bharatpur,Bharatpur State (now distt.Bharatpur), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); earlier he was a NaikSepoy in the I.G.H. of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and confronted the British in Burma(now Myanmar); while taking partin the INA campaign against the Axisforces on the Kohima-Manipur fronts,he fell ill and died like of few othersin 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1,2,5,12,/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.61]


Chhokla: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); Jat;he joined the rebel forces of his areaand fought the British forces atseveral places in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British at the time of their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Chhola: Resident of v. Laha, distt.Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oKhuda Bux. He took part in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He participated in a processionat Rajouri on 1 October 1931 to protestagainst the autocratic rule in thestate. The procession was stopped bythe soldiers of the State Army andfired upon, killing Chhola on the spot.[File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.62; EBIFF,Vol.1, p.157]

Chhota Singh: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Rajpoot [Rajput]; he fought theBritish at several places in Ghazipurduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsooffered financial support to othersfor buying arms and looting theBritish treasury; he was caughtduring the British re-occupation ofthe Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Chhote Khan: Belonged to Lucknow,

the Awadh Province (now UttarPradesh); Subedar; he took aprominent part with Agha Mirza, inorganizing and leading the rebelsduring the Rising of 1857; being inthe front of the procession of therebels (from Aishbagh to near theRoomi Gate), he received injuriesduring the British forcesí firing onit; caught by the British army, he washanged at Jelo-Khana of MachchiBhawan, Lucknow in May 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; L1857, pp.59-60]

Chhotkai Harijan: Resident of v. & p.o.Bijayee Kaaf, distt. Deoria, UttarPradesh. While participating in thesabotage, and taking part indestroying a bridge on Majhla Nalain Deoria during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement, Chhotkai Harijan waskilled in the police guardsí firing in1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, vol. 36, distt. Deoraia,1978, pp. 24 & ka]

Chhunchhun: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he joined the rebelforces in the course of an Uprising of1857 and took part in an attack onthe British establishments; caught bythe British during the engagement,he was hanged in 1858 on the chargesof ëmurder of the British officers andplundering the Government propertyduring the rebellioní. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Chhutary: Belonged to Banda, the


North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he provided financialsupport to the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857, andencouraged the local inhabitants totake up their arms against the Britishand their loyalists; he was caught bythe British troops during their attackon Banda and charged with ëaidingand abetting the rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin August 1858 and executed byhanging, his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Chhute: Belonged to teh. Thanaghazi,Alwar State (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Nai (barber); took part in a meetingof the kisan agitators held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toremonstrate against the Maharajaísmisgovernance and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputshad been the hardest hit. Hearing thenews of this kisan gathering, theMaharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the exit points routesfrom it and opened fire on theprotesters without any prior warningof dispersal. Chhute received bulletswounds in the indiscriminate firingand died on the same day.Simultaneously, the village was also

set on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Chhuttan Lal: Resident of v. Bhatona,distt. Bulandshahr, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hetook active part in the CivilDisobedience movement in 1930 and,being a farmer, also joined thepeasant agitation against thepayment of land revenue. Hereceived fatal bullet wounds in theBritish policeís firing on a protestrally at Gulaothi on 12 September1930 and died on the spot. [H/pollF.No. 23/58/30, NAI; WWIM, I, p.73]

Chiddoo: Belonged to Moradabad, theNorth-western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and marchedtowards Delhi while fighting againstthe British forces; he returned to hisregion after the fall of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he was caught bythe British after their re-occupationof this area and hanged in 1859 onthe charges of ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Chimnio: Belonged to Patia under GarhiJagir in Banswara State (now distt.Banswara), Rajasthan; took part inthe Bhagat Bhil movement in


southern Rajasthan that Govindgiristarted in 1907, preachingmonotheism among the Bhils andKolis of Dungarpur and BanswaraStates. Soon Govindgiriís socio-religious endeavour grew into apolitico-economic movement, againstthe extraction of Begar (forced labour)and exploitation of the Bhils by thepetty officials of the Dungarpur andBanswara States and Sunth (a smallstate in Gujarat). Chimnio was oneamong those thousands of BhagatBhils who joined this movement andwarned the Dungarpur andBanswara rulers in the first week ofNovember 1913, either to remove themain grievance of the Bhils or to facethe overthrowing of the Statesíauthority to oppress and ill-treatthem. The militancy of the Bhils andtheir gathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Chimnio, killed. Theincident did awaken the tribesmenso much that Motilal Tejawat had notfound it difficult to mobilise them in1921-22 against forced labour andhigh rate of land revenue. [F/PollProc (Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March1914; Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Chinnajee: Belonged to Cheterkonee,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British troops after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Chiru Kirmu: Resident of v. Pippat,Chhatarpur State, the Central IndianAgency (now Madhya Pradesh).Joined the peasant movement in 1930in Chhatarpur State against its feudaloppression and imposition of cessesand heavy taxes. Participated in thepublic meeting of more than 8,000peasants on 15 January 1931 atSingpur villageís Charanpadukacompound. The meeting wassuddenly surrounded by the troopsof 25 British Corps, led by thePolitical Agent, Fisher, andaccompanied by the Dewan, to pre-empt any law and order problem. Allon a sudden Fisher instructed thetoops to open fire on the gatheringand they sprayed more than 40rounds of bullets, killing 7 (26 claimedby the local) and injuring 26. ChiruKirmu was among those killed in thistragically cruel incident. [F/Poll, F.No.230 (1931); H/Poll, F.Nos.12-14(1931); 2 (41) (1931); 18-XII (1930); 18-31 (1931), NAI; CDG p.247-49]

Chiru Kirmu: Resident of v. Pippat, teh.Laundi, Chattarpur State,Bundelkhand Agency (now


Chhatarpur district in MadhyaPradesh); participated in a publicmeeting which was held at SingpurísCharanpaduka Maidan on 15 January1931, to protest against the feudalexactions, collection of cesses andhigh taxes by the Durbar; all on asudden the venue was surroundedby the British Indian Army (MalwaBhil Corps) under the Political Agentof Bundelkhand, Fisher, and theState police led by the Dewan ofChhatarpur State. Accusing theprotestors of defying the law anddisobeying the authorities, thePolitical Agent commanded hisofficers and corps to teach thepeasants a lesson. Thereafter theforces lathi-charged and fired 40rounds of bullets on the protestors;caught in the melee, Chiru Kirmu wasshot dead. [H/Poll, F.No. 18-XII/30,F. No. 18/31, F. No. 22/31, NAI; F/Poll; F.No. 230-P (Secret)/1931, NAI;MPSGCD, pp. 55-57; MPMAKLA, pp.199-2005]

Chit Bahal: Resident of v. Sarai Harkhu,distt. Jaunpur, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o RamBharosey Kevat. He was killed in thepolice firing while taking part in aprocession during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in his village in August1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.73]

Chittu: Resident of Mandleshwar,Malwa region, Central India Agency(now Madhya Pradesh); s/o MadarBaksh; joined the anti-British rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857 inthe Malwa region; with the British

retrieval of the area and the defeatof the rebels, Chittu was captured athis home and hanged on 23December 1857. [Mutiny Papers, Vol.V, NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB; WWIM, III, p. 30]

Choonnee Loll: Belonged to Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sowar[Sawar] in the Armed GuardsContingent at the Agra CentralPrison; he left the British service inJune 1857 and participated in theUprising of 1857. Along with hisother comrades, he marched towardsDelhi and joined the rebelsí struggleagainst the British rule; he died whilefighting the advancing British armyin the defence of the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, S. No. 69,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Choonnee Loll: Resident of Taj Gunj,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Brahmin; hewas a Duffadar [Dafadar] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison under the BritishGovernment; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857to join the rebelsí fighting against theBritish rule; he marched towardsDelhi along with others andconfronted the British at severalplaces; he died in 1858 while resistingthe British onslaught. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]


Choonnee Loll: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebelforces to fight against the British rule;he fought against the British atseveral places, and died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858-59), UPSAL]

Choora: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); participated in the Uprisingof 1857; he accompanied the rebelforces at various places in Banda tofight against the British.Subsequently he was captured by theBritish forces and charged withëmurder and rebelhioní. He wassentenced to be hanged by theSpecial Commissioner of Banda inMay 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Chotay Khan: Resident of KumbulKutra, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Pathan; he took part in the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishforces at several place; he was caughtby the British during their attacks onthe rebels positions, and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Chotay: Belonged to Serai Suhur,

Futehpore Secree [Fatehpur Sikri],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Hursooka; hejoined the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and took part inattacks on the British officers andtheir establishments; he was caughtby the British in the midst of anengagement and hanged in 1858 onthe charges of ëmurder of the Britishofficers and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Chotey Khan: Born in Puthra,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at variousplaces in the Hamirpur region; he alsoprovided financial support to the localpeople and incited them to raise theirarms against the British; he wascaught in the course of anengagement with the advancingBritish troops, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí; he was executed by hangingin 1859. [Mutiny Records, HamirpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Chotey Khan: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Mewatee [Mewati]; he wasa Sepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the British


at several places in his region; hedied in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Chotey Lall: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he took part inthe Uprising of 1857 and also incitedothers to raise arms foroverthrowing the British rule; hemarched on to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish troops; he was caught by theBritish after their re-occupation ofDelhi, and charged with ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and shot dead in1857. [Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt.(Delhi Div.) F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Chotey Loll: Belonged to Maynpooree[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sirdar Jemadar[Sardar Jamadar] in the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prison;he left the British service on 5 July1857 and joined the fighting againstthe British at various places duringthe Uprising of 1857; he died in thecourse of an encounter with theadvancing British army in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Chotey Ram: Resident of Moorwa,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprising

of 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the midst of anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Choudhary Mohan Singh: Resident ofShamli, Muzaffarnagar, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and fought against the Britishat several places in the Muzaffar-nagar region; he was captured by theBritish in the course of anengagement and sentenced to deathon the charges of ëmurder andrebellion against the Britishí; he wasexecuted on the gallows in 1857.[Mutiny Records, MuzaffarnagarMutiny Basta, UPRAA; WWIM, III,p.98]

Chouree Singh: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); soon after theoutbreak of the Uprising of 1857, hejoined hands with the ëHindustaniíforces in fighting against the British;he also participated in plundering theBritish properties and passing theseon to the rebels for use in defrayingtheir military expenses; he wascaught during the re-occupation ofthe area and sentenced to imprison-ment for life on the charges ofëplundering and rebellioní; he lost hislife in jail. [Mutiny Records, Abst.


Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59),UPSAL]

Choutey: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Sepoy in theBritish-Indian army but left it duringthe Uprising of 1857 and joined therebel forces of his region; he alsopersuaded other native sepoys of theBritish army to take the rebel side;he was caught while defending hisarea against an advancing Britisharmy; charged with ëdesertion,mutiny and seditioní, he wassentenced to death in September 1858and hanged. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Chttur: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British atseveral places in the Hamirpurregion; he was caught subsequentlyby the British army, and convictedon the charges of ërebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced to lifeimprisonment with confiscation ofproperty in 1859; he died in captivity.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Chudamani/Churamani; Born in 1886, inv. Khumand Patti, distt. Almora,Kumaon Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); s/oParamdev; a school drop-out (afterfourth standard); peasant; became aCongress worker and took part in theìQuit Indiaî movement in Kumaon

Division in 1942; joined a protestdemonstration at Sumand Patti(Almora) that was stopped by theBritish forces and fired upon;Churamani received bullet woundsand died on the spot. [PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156, 157(PA), NAI; WWIM, I, p.74; SSKS, KD:p.3; BSAS: p. 129]

Chukki: Born in 1895, belonged to v.Jambada, teh. Multai, distt. Betul,Madhya Pradesh; s/o Rati Ram. Alabourer, he was involved in theJungle Satyagraha (CivilDisobedience movement). Arrestedand convicted under Section 147 in332 I.P.C., he was awarded twoyearsí rigorous imprisonment on 3December 1930. He was put in theHoshangabad District Jail (Nerbuddaadministrative division of the thenCentral Provinces & Berar) andpassed away in jail on 13 January1931. [H/Poll, F.Nos 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI]

Chundee Singh: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of an engage-ment, he was hanged in 1860.[Mutiny Records, NWP, FatehpurMutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.),UPRAA]

Chundeena: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857


Uprising; along with his associates,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region soon after theBritish re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Chundersein: Resident of Mynpooree[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sirdar Jemadar[Sardar Jamadar] in the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prison;he left the British service on 5 July1857 and joined the fighting againstthe British at various places duringthe Uprising of 1857; he died in thecourse of an encounter with theadvancing British army in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Chundowa: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Allahabad region; he also tookpart in plundering the Britishproperties and offering the proceedsto other rebels for buying arms; hewas caught by the British troopsduring their attacks on the Allahabadrebels, and charged with ëplunder,attempt at murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,

Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.207]

Chundun Loll: Hailed fromFarruckabad [Farukhabad], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Kaith; he was a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the Armed GuardsContingent at the Agra CentralPrison; he left the British service inJune 1857 to take part in the Uprisingof 1857. Along with his othercomrades, he marched towards Delhiand joined hands with the rebels inthe fight against the British rule; hedied while resisting the advancingBritish army in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, S. No. 69,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI]

Chundun Roy: Belonged to Khariada,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he joinedthe rebel forces of his village andfought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British after their re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Chundun Singh: Belonged toCawnpore (Kanpur), the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); soon after the outbreak ofthe 1857 Rising, he joined the rebelforce and fought against the Britisharmy in the Kanpur region; he wascaptured by the British during thefighting and tried on the charges of


ëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to behanged in February 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Chundun: Resident of Furrukhabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined hands with therebel forces to fight against theBritish rule; he fought the British atseveral places, and died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Chuni Lal: Resident of Amjhera State,Malwa region, the Central IndiaAgency (now Madhya Pradesh);when the whole of Malwa wasaroused by the Uprising of 1857, hejoined the anti-British rebel forcesand participated in their raids onBhopawar (Political) Agency in thefirst week of July 1857; the IndoreState troops, assisting the British insubduing the rebel forces, defeatedChuni Lalís men; they captured andhanded him over to the British; laterhe was executed in Indore [MutinyPapers, V, NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB; WWIM,III, p.30]

Chunnilal Sharma: Born in v. NimbiJodha in Vikram Samvat 1988, teh.Ladnu, Jodhpur (Marwar) State (nowin distt. Nagaur), Rajasthan; s/o

Umaram; Brahmin. A political activistsince his school days, he washounded out of his village by theSikrali Jagirdar and forced to settledown in Nimbi Jodha. He came incontact with Mahant Chaindas anddecided to stand up against theJagirdari everywhere. Participated inthe Satyagraha launched by theMarwar Lok Parishad in 1942, andwas imprisoned in Jodhpur. Onrelease, he started Harijan Pathshalafor educating Dalit children and tookpart in mobilizing the kisans. Hetravelled all parts of the JodhpurState for organizing a KisanConference in Dabra. When theConference met at Dabra on 13 March1947, the Dabra Jagirdarís menattacked its organisers and even firedon them. Chunnilal received severebullet wounds in the firing and diedon the spot. [Sujas, No.4, June-July1998, Jaipur, pp.74-75; DKAS, pp.2-10]

Churun: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Banda region; he also incitedhis neighbours to raise their arms andkill the British and their supporters;he was caught by the British troopsat the time of their operations inBanda, and charged with ësedition,plundering and rebellion against theBritishí, sentenced to death withconfiscation of property in May 1858;he was executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII)(1858), MSAB]


Chuttur: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the A.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British at several places in hisregion; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc.Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Chutturjeet: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Goojar [Gujar]; he was aSepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places in his region; he

died in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Commander Jahan Sher: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a significant role in organizingand training the rebel forces of hisregion; he led the rebels in attackingthe British authorities and theirestablishments in Lucknow onseveral occasions; he died whilefighting against the British army atHazratganj, Lucknow in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]


D. L. Dass: Resident of v. Ramkatora,distt. Varanasi, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o R. C. Dass.Before joining the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 as a Section Officer inthe Military Police, he was a Havildar[Hawaldar]-Clerk in the AmbulanceService of the British-Indian Army.He died while facing the Alliedforceís assault on Myaung Hospital,Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar) in1945. [INA Papers, F. No. 1/INA,NAI; WWIM, II, p.72]

Dabri Rai: Hailed from distt. Deoria, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Ishwari Pratap Rai. Hewas killed in the police firing whiletaking part in a demonstrationduring the ìQuit Indiaî movementin August 1942. [H/poll, F.No. 3/16/42, NAI; BCA, p. 126; WWIM, II,pp.136-137]

Daem Khan: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British troops in

the Fatehpur area; he was capturedby the enemy during an engagementand charged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to transportation for lifein 1858, he died in jail before histransportation. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Daibeepershaud: Belonged to Etawah,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Brahmin; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857,joined hands with the rebels of hisarea and fought the British troops inseveral engagements in the Agra-Mathura region; he was killed by theadvancing British forces in the courseof their attacks on the rebels in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Daibeepershaud: Resident of Etawah,the North-Western Provinces (now

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Uttar Pradesh); Kaith; he was aDuffadar [Dafadar] in the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prisonunder the British Government; heleft the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined therebelsí fighting against the British; hemarched towards Delhi along withthe fellow rebels and fought theBritish at several places; he died in1858 in the course of a British attackon the rebel forces. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Daiyo: Belonged to Udrasar village inBikaner State (now distt. Bikaner),Rajasthan; betel-seller in Bikaner.Along with the villagers of Udrasarand the representatives of BikanerPraja Mandal, Daiyo went to meetthe Bikaner ruler in 1936 to protestagainst the atrocities of the StatePolice. But the Maharaja did not meetthem and the police atrocitiescontinued. To punish him for daringto protest, the police arrested Daiyo,charged him with theft, took him tothe Kotwali (Police Station) andbeaten him to death. Next morning,the Executive Committee of BikanerPraja Mandal reacted sharply toDaiyoís death, passed a Resolutionon the increase of police atrocities inthe State and submitted it to the PrimeMinister of the State. Daiyoís deathdid not go in vain, it strengthenedthe Praja Mandal movement inBikaner. [H/Deptt (Bikaner State),F.No. C V, 1930, RSAB; BJA, pp. 48-49]

Dakhun Jamahar Singh: Resident of

Deogarh, Jhansi State (now UttarPradesh), he joined the rebel forcesin the Uprising of 1857 against theBritish rule; while encountering theBritish attempts at re-occupyingJhansi in 1858, he was captured bythe enemy; sentenced to death oncharges of ërebellion against theBritishí, Singh was executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Dalam: Belonged to Jagdalpur area,Indrawati valley in Bastar State (nowin Chhattisgarh); joined the Adivasi(tribal) Bhumkal ñ revolt of 1910 inthe Jagdalpur area of Bastar againstthe colonial and feudal exploitation,and the tribesí anxiety formaintaining their distinct ways oflife. On 16 February 1910, followingthe direct confrontation (Indrawati-ford battle) between the rebels andthe British where many people diedon the rebel side, Dalam and fewothers escaped from the scene andrallied round the neighbouring Ulnarand Netanar villages. ìOn the nightof 25th February, the combinedforces surrounded the Ulnar hill onwhich the men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Dalamand some of the rebels were arrested,charged with ìwaging war againstthe Crownî, and tried between 13March and 28 April 1910 (known asthe Jagdalpur Trial). Seventy eightrebels, including Dalam, were putbehind the bars in Bastar Jail. In June


1910 Dalam with others were shiftedto the Raipur Central Jail, where hedied (before 7 November 1910)suffering ill-treatment and torturesby the jail authorities. [F/Poll(Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of 1910,NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57]

Dalehund: Resident of Mundee SyeedKhan, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the C.Company under the British-Indianarmy; he left the service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for fighting againstthe British rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces, and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Dalel Sing: Resident of distt. Meerut,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He was previously asoldier of the British-Indian ArmyísHong Kong-Singapore RoyalArtillery. He shifted his loyalty to theIndian National Army. On joining theINA he was placed in the 2nd

Guerrilla Regiment as a Sepoy. Hewas killed in an Allied forcesíbombardment near Imphal (Manipur)in 1944. [INA Papers, F.No.1/INA,NAI; ROH, pp. 678-679 WWIM, II,p.67]

Dalganjan Singh: Hailed from Singpur,

distt. Saugor (now Sagar), the CentralProvinces and Berar (now MadhyaPradesh); joined the rebel forces andbecame prominent in leading theUprising of 1857 in the valley ofNarmada river; in the course offighting against the British hecollaborated with such other rebelleaders as Dhillain Shah and NarvarShah; he was defeated by the Britishon 23 November 1857, captured,tried and hanged along with anumber of his followers. [MutinyPapers, Vol. IV, NAIB; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, p.31]

Dalip Singh: Hailed from distt. Meerut,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He was a Sepoy in theHong Kong-Singapore RoyalArtillery of the British-Indian Armybut left the British service in 1942 andjoined as soldier in the 2nd GuerrillaRegiment of the Indian NationalArmy. When he was called upon toface the British army on the Burma(Myanmar) front, he fought themnear Kalewa and died on the battleground probably in 1944. [INAPapers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.67]

Dalip Singh: Resident of v. Kharsi, distt.Jodhpur, Rajasthan; employed as anAmbulance Sepoy in the 16th FieldHospital of the British-Indian Army;he shifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itas a Nursing Sepoy in the FourthGuerilla Regiment. He was killed inan engagement with the Britishforces on the Burma (Myanmar)


front. [PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA), NAI;MPSSZB,]

Dalla Singh: Belonged to Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theresistance against the British ruleduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces in differentplaces in the Lucknow region; he waskilled by the British army in anengagement at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Dalla: Resident of Faizabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, proceeded toLucknow, and fought against theBritish at several places in the city;he was caught by the British armyand hanged at Machhi Bhawan,Lucknow, in June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Dallo: Resident of v. Siyawa, Sirohi State(now distt. Sirohi), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); s/oBheemo; Girassia (tribe). He tookpart in the Bhil-Girassia (tribal)revolt of 1922 in the Siawa, Velaliyaand Bhula villages of Sirohi Stateagainst the atrocities of the Sirohiruler, his land settlement policy, Begar(forced labour) and cesses. In thissettlement the Malgujari (landrevenue demand) had been

increased, along with the impositionof fresh taxes. Dallo was one amongthose two to three thousand Bhilswho gathered at Siyawa village on4/5 April 1922 and decided that theywould not give the increasedMalgujari, the Begar and any othercasses to the State. Hearing the newsof this Bhil gathering, the State Armyand 200 soldiers of the Mewar BhilCorps, led by Major Richards,reached there and opened fire on theagitators without any prior warningon 12 April 1922. Some of the Bhilscould manage to escape and fled tothe hills. However, with severalothers, Dallo was severely injured inthe firing and died on the spot.Simultaneously with this assault, thevillage was looted and set on fire bythe troops. [NR, 30 April and 18 June1922, RSAB; AMR, 1913-1947, pp.101-102]

Dalloo: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was aHavildar [Hawaldar] in the ArmedGuard Contingent at the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice in June 1857 and joined theUprising of 1857. Along with otherrebels, he marched towards Delhiand took part in the fighting againstthe British forces; he was killed bythe advancing British army during anencounter in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; MutinyPapers, Coll No. 57, NAI]

Daloo: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-Western


Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at variousplaces in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region;he was killed by the British troops inthe course of an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Dalu Singh: Belonged to v. Rasnalee,Alwar State (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Shekhawat; took part in the kisanmeeting held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to protest against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue increased by fifty percent. Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering, the Maharaja senthis State Army to counter the rallyistsat Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal. Manypeople received severe gun shots inthe indiscriminate firing, includingDalu Singh, who died on the spot.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Dalvo: Hailed from Jerpata of BhukiaJagir in Banswara State (now distt.Banswara), Rajasthan; took part inthe Bhagat Bhil movement insouthern Rajasthan that Govindgiristarted in 1907, preachingmonotheism among the Bhils andKolis of Dungarpur and BanswaraStates. Soon Govindgiriís socio-religious endeavour changed into apolitico-economic movement, againstthe extraction of Begar (forced labour)and exploitation of the Bhils by thepetty officials of the Dungarpur andBanswara States and Sunth (a smallstate in Gujarat). Dalvo was oneamong those thousands of BhagatBhils who joined this movement andwarned the Dungarpur andBanswara rulers in the first week ofNovember 1913, either to remove themain grievance of the Bhils or to facethe overthrowing of the Statesíauthority to oppress and ill-treatthem. The militancy of the Bhils andtheir gathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Dalvo, killed. The incidentdid awaken the tribesmen so muchthat Motilal Tejawat had not foundit difficult to mobilise them in 1921-22 against forced labour and high rateof land revenue. [F/Poll Proc(Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March 1914;


Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Damar Bahadur: Resident of theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); he wasa Soldier in the 5/18 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army; hevolunteered to join the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itas Lance-Naik in the Ist BahadurGroup; while fighting against theBritish forces in Burma (nowMyanmar) he was killed on the battleground at Aizon in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.68]

Damodar Swaroop: Resident of distt.Pilibhit, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Ratan Lal. Acloth merchant by profession, he wasan active participant in the nationalistactivities. He was beaten to deathwhen the police lathi-charged aprotest rally he was leading duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement in August1942 at Pilibhit. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.76]

Daneshee: Resident of Torah, Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebels of the Agraregion; he fought the British troopsat several places in the Agra-Mathuraarea; he died in the midst of an

encounter with the British army in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Danger Singh: Resident of v.Mangaraha, distt. Benaras(Varanasi), the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/oJharkhandey Singh. He activelyparticipated in the Salt Satyagraha of1930 and died due to the severeblows received in a lathi-charge bythe British police during theSatyagraha campaign. His mothercould not bear the loss of her onlyson and she also died. [H/poll F.No.23/58/30, NAI;WWIM, I, p.76]

Daniar Khan: Hailed from Jaunpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); s/o Ghulab Khan; hedeserted the British-Indian Armyand joined the rebel forces in fightingthe British in the 1857 Uprising; hewas arrested, charged with ëbetrayaland rebellion against the King-Emperorí and sentence to death; hewas executed by hanging on 11September 1857. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Daniya: Born in v. Darbha, SukmaZamindari, Bastar State (now inChhattisgarh); s/o Hajariya Banjara;took part in the Adivasi (tribal)Bhumkal ñ revolt of 1910 in theJagdalpur area of Bastar against thefeudal and colonial exploitation, andin the tribesí anxiety for maintainingtheir distinct ways of life. On 16February 1910, following the direct


confrontation (Indrawati-ford battle)between the rebels and the Britishwhere many died on the rebel side,Daniya and few others escaped fromthe scene and rallied round theneighbouring Ulnar and Netanarvillages. ìOn the night of 25 th

February, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured.î Daniya wasone among those arrested, chargedwith ìwaging war against theCrownî, and prosecuted between 13March and 28 April 1910 (known asthe Jagdalpur Trial) under Sections25/436/325. He was sentenced tothree yearsí rigorous imprisonmentand detained in Bastar Jail. Later, inJune 1910 he was shifted, withseventy eight other rebels, to theRaipur Central Jail. Daniya wasseverely tortured by the jailauthorities and died there (before 7November 1910). [F/Poll(Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of 1910,NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57; BTRB, p.81]

Danu Roy: Resident of Dhurnee,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hefought the British forces at a numberof places in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to rebels andincited them to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught by the

British army after their re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Daood Beg: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he took part inthe Uprising of 1857 and alsoencouraged other people to raisetheir arms for overthrowing theBritish rule; he marched on to Delhi,joined hands with the rebels thereand fought the British troops; he wascaught by the British after their re-occupation of Delhi, and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and shot dead in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.)F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Daood Khan; Resident of Paharee,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Hamirpurregion; he also provided financialsupport to the rebels and encouragedthem to attack the firangis (British)and their loyalists; he was caughtduring the British attacks onHamirpur, and charged with ëaidingand abetting the rebellion against theBritishí, and sentenced to death withconfiscation of his property in 1859;he was executed by hangingthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Daoolut Khan: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now Uttar


Pradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857, and accompaniedthe rebels on a number of occasionsin plundering and seizing the Britishproperty/treasury in the Banda area;he was killed in 1858 while defendingthe Banda region from an advancingBritish army. [Mutiny Records,Banda Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Darab Singh: Resident of v. Basrichohar,p.o. Kuli, distt. Agra, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Afterhis joining to the Indian NationalArmy he became Lance-Naik in the3rd Guerrilla Regiment. He wasdeployed on the Burma (Myanmar)front to fight against the British-ledAllied forces where he lost his life inan encounter with enemy in 1944.[INA Papers, F No. 403/INA, NAI;ROH, pp. 680-681 WWIM, II, p.70]

Dariao Singh: Resident of Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); he joined therebel forces in Jhansi in 1857 andfought under the leadership of RaniLakshmi Bai for driving the Britishaway from Jhansi and thesurrounding areas; also took part indefending the Jhansi fort from attacksof the British re-occupying forces inJune 1858; during the fighting he wascaptured by the enemy, charged withëmurder and rebellioní andsentenced to death in 1859 [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, 1859,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Dariyao Singh,: Born in 1795 at Khaga,Fattehpore [Fatehpur], the North-

Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakur; s/o. ThakurMardan Singh; Zamindar; he tookactive part in the Uprising against theBritish rule in 1857; he participatedin several armed confrontations withthe British; he was captured by theBritish during their re-occupation ofthe Fatehpur region, and accused ofëaiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath with confiscation of hisproperty; he was executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.17]

Darman Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the Ist

Guerrilla Regiment; he foughtagainst the British forces at severalplaces in Burma (now Myanmar); hewas killed during an enemy attackon his camp at Trawang in 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.71]

Daroga Singh: Born in v. Gahmar, distt.Ghazipur, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o ChandramaSingh; Farmer. He took part in theìQuit Indiaî movement demonstra-tion at his village organized on10August 1942. When the processionwas fired upon by the British policehe was struck by the bullets and diedthere on the same day. [H/Poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.77]


Daroo Singh: Resident of Shahgunj,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Kaith; he wasa Burkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined hands with the rebelsof the Agra region; he fought theBritish troops at several places in theAgra-Mathura area; he was killed bythe advancing British army in thecourse of its attacks on the rebels in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Darshan Lal: Born in 1912 in v. Piparpur,distt. Etawah, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Bala Din, aTailor. He was killed in the policefiring while taking part in aprocession organized during theìQuit Indiaî movement at Auraiyaon 12 August 1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.77]

Darshan Lal: Born in 1912 in v. Pirpur,distt. Etawah, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Baldin. Atailor by profession, he activelyparticipated in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in 1942. He was killed inthe police firing while taking part ina protest rally on 12 August 1942 inAuraiya village. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 103]

Darshan Singh: Resident of v. Piparpur,distt. Etawah, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Parag Dutt;Farmer; educated up to fourthstandard in school. He received fatal

bullet wounds in the police firingwhile attending a protest rally atAuraiya on 12 August 1942 duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement. He diedon the spot due to those injuries. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I,p.77]

Darshun: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined hands with therebel forces soon after the outbreakof the 1857 Uprising; along with hisfellow rebels, he marched towardsDelhi while fighting against theBritish forces; he escaped to hisregion after the British reoccupationof Delhi in September 1857; he diedin 1858 while confronting theadvancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Darwan Singh: Hailed from v. Kapkot,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); enrolled in the 4/3rd

Guerrilla Regiment of the IndianNational Army as a Sepoy; deputedto the battle fields in Burma (nowMyanmar) to confront the Britishforces, he died in action in Burma in1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos.403/INA,498/INA (1945), 379/INA (1946);NAI; WWIM, II, p.71; EBIFF, I, p.175]

Darya Khan: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British in theHamirpur region; he also provided


arms to the local people and incitedthem to fight against the British; hewas caught during an engagementwith the British army, and chargedwith ëmurder and the rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1859 and executed byhanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Dasrauth Roy: Resident of Dhurnee,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also supportedthe rebels financially to buy arms andattack the British officials; he wascaught by the British forces after theirre-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Dattu: Resident of v. Pacheri, Shekhawati(now distt. Junjhunu), Jaipur State(now distt. and capital of RajasthanState); Khati (Carpenter). He tookpart in the antiñThikanadar movementin 1944 led by Pandit TarkeshwarSharma, Vidyadhar, Netram,Chaudhary Bhudharam, etc. (whowere also associated with the JaipurRajya Praja Mandal movement) anddecided not to pay the Lag-Bags orcesses, such as Khuntabandi and Pan-charai which the Thikanadars ofPacheri were forcibly collecting fromthe tenants. When, on their refusalto pay, the Thikanadarís men firedupon the demonstrators in Pacheri,

a number of them, including Dattu,were seriously injured in the firingon 16 September 1944 and died twodaysí later. [Sujas, No 4, June-July,1998, Jaipur, p.85; Judl Records,Jaipur, F.No. 5525, Part II, 1939;Jaipur Rvnu Records, Jaipur (R-2Settlement), F.No. 14, 1944, RSAB;SKAI, p.198]

Daud Khan: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also suppliedarms to his neighbourhood forfighting against the Britishauthorities; he proceeded to Delhi,joined the rebel army there, andparticipated in different engage-ments with the British; he was killedduring an encounter with theadvancing British forces in Delhi in1857. [Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Daulat Khan: Resident of Puthra,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Hamirpur region; he wascaptured during the British re-occupation of Hamirpur, and chargedwith ëplundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death with confiscation of hisproperty in 1859 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Daulat Rajput: Resident of Saugor (now


Sagar), the Central Province andBerar (now Madhya Pradesh); heorganised a small band of anti-Britishrebels at the height of the 1857Uprising; he led his associates in aseries of attacks on the British troopsstationed in Bushari village ofSaugor; in this process of attacks andcounter-attacks he was captured bythe enemy and executed in July 1857.[Mutiny Papers, VI, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, p.32]

Daulat Singh: Hailed from Hosangabad,Central Province and Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); with outbreak ofUprising in northern India in 1857 heorganised an armed rebel force inHosangabad and joined the fightingagainst the British; his force pushedthe British army from Nimar toHarda in October 1857, and reachedHandia; he confronted the Britishreinforcement under Major Orr atPiplia on 28 October 1857; in thebattle that ensued there, Daulat Singhnot only lost most of his soldiers, buthe himself fell into the British hands,leading to his execution by hanging.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. II, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, p.32]

Daulat Singh: Resident of Jhansi State,Bundelkhand Agency, the CentralIndia (now Uttar Pradesh); took partin the Uprising of 1857 against theBritish in Jhansi; under the leadershipof Rani Lakshmi Bai he participatedin the destruction of the BritishResidency at Jhansi; later in 1858 hefought against the British offensive

(under Hugh Rose) on Jhansi in thecourse of the fighting he wascaptured, charged with ëadding andabetting war against the Britishí, andexecuted by hanging in 1862. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Dawlat: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British troops at several places inBanda; he was captured during theBritish operation in Banda, chargedwith ëmurder and rebellion againstthe Britishí; sentenced to death inAugust 1858, he was executed byhanging; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Daya Ram: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British in theHamirpur region; he also providedarms to the local people and incitedthem to fight against the British; hewas caught during an encounter withthe British army, and charged withëmurder and the rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1859 and executed by hangingsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Daya Ram: Resident of Jammu City,distt. Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Lala Jagat Ram. He actively


participated in a demonstrationdemanding food at cheaper rates(Roti Agitation) on 23 September 1943in Jammu. He was killed on the spotwhen State Police fired upon thedemonstrators. [File No. V, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp.442-45; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.179; WWIM,II, p.73]

Daya: Born in Allahabad, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Allahabad-Fatehpur region; healso incited the local people to riseagainst the British and overthrowtheir exploitative rule; he was caughtby the British during an engagementin Allahabad and executed byhanging in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Dayal Singh: Resident of Senapur, KobhiTaluqa, Jownpore [Jaunpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakur; Zamindar; he tooka leading part in the Uprising of 1857and fought in several engagementswith the British troops in the Jaunpurregion; he was captured by theBritish during their attacks on theJaunpur rebel forces and chargedwith ëmurder and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and executed by hanging froma tree near a village in Jaunpur in1858. [Mutiny Records, JaunpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; WWIM, III,pp.32-33]

Dayal: Born in 1914 in v. Saidabad, distt.Allahabad, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Farmer. Hejoined the farmersí procession toAllahabad city on 2 August 1942during the ìQuit Indiaî movementto protest the Government policytowards the peasantry. He receivedfatal bullet wounds in the policefiring on the procession and died ofthese on the same day. [H/Poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.77;BCA, p. 104]

Dayal: Resident of Allahabad, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also incited thelocal people to take to arms againstthe British; he was caught by theBritish troops during their attacks onthe Allahabad region, and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí; and sentenced to deathwith confiscation of property in 1859;he was executed by hanging in 1860.[Mutiny Records, PP, Further PaperNo.1]

Dayal: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he tookpart in attacks on the British officersand in capturing the Governmenttreasury during the Uprising of 1857;he was caught by the British duringtheir raids on Banda and sentencedto death in September 1858 on thecharges of ëplundering the Britishproperty and rebellioní; he wasexecuted by hanging, his propertywas also confiscated. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,


UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Dayam Ali: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and proceeded to Delhi, tookpart in the fighting against the Britishin different engagements; he waskilled by the advancing British forcesin the midst of an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57, NAI;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858),MSAB]

Deawa Das Prugwal: Resident ofAllahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Allahabad region; he also tookpart in plundering the Britishproperties, and incited the localpeople to overthrow the British rule;he was caught by the British troopsduring their raids on Allahabad, andcharged with ëharbouring and aidingin the escape of rebels and keepingstolen propertyí, he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.205]

Deb Singh: Hailed from the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); earlier he was aHavildar [Hawaldar] in the 5/18Garhwal Rifles of the British-IndianArmy but left the British service tojoin the Indian National Army in1942, and served it as Section Officerin the Ist Guerrilla Regiment; he was

killed in action at Ekabano, Burma(now Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.73]

Deb Singh: Resident of v. Bhaimpura,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); originally a Sepoy inthe 1/3 Gurkha Regiment of theBritish-Indian Army, he left it andjoined the Indian National Army in1942 as a soldier in the 3/1 GuerrillaRegiment; fought against the Britishforces on the Burma (now Myanmar)front; he died in an encounter withthe enemy in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945),379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM, II,p.73; EBIFF, I, p. 180]

Debe Chand: Resident of Katra,Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebels of his locality duringthe Uprising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British in the Allahabadregion; he also took part in seizingthe British wealth and use it forbuying arms; he was caught by theBritish in the course of their marchesin Allahabad, and hanged from a treein 1857 on the charges of ëlooting andrebellion against the Britishí. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Debe Dayal: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857, and also


encouraged others in resisting theBritish rule; he was killed by theBritish army in an encounter atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Debee Sumbr: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he fought against theBritish and their loyalists during theUprising of 1857; he also incited hisneighbours to raise their arms againstthe British authorities; caught by theBritish at the time of their raids onthe Banda region and charged withësedition, plundering and rebellioní,he was sentenced to death in August1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Debee: Born in Allahabad, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a bearer in theservice of a British officer inAllahabad, but left it to join handswith the rebels during the Uprisingof 1857; he accompanied the rebelforce in attacking and plundering theBritish properties; he was capturedby the British troops in the course ofan encounter, and charged withëplundering the Governmentproperty and taking part in therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin June 1857 with confiscation of hisproperty; he was executed byhanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; TIM, p.217]

Debeechurunn Singh: Resident ofBairathee, Azimgurh [Azamgarh],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Azamgarh during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to others for buyingarms and to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish forces after their re-occupation of the Azamgarh region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Debeedeen: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he was caught during an engagementwith the British troops in Banda, andcharged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death with confiscation of propertyin May 1858 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Debeedeen: Resident of Gonda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Koaree [Koeri]; he joinedhands with the rebel forces duringthe Uprising of 1857, and fought theBritish on several occasions; caughtby the British army during anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in


1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Debeesh: Born in Etah, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Tailor; he took part in thefight against the British during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to the rebels of hisarea for buying arms and attackingthe British establishments; he wascaptured after the British re-occupation of this area and chargedwith ëplundering the Governmentproperty and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand executed by hanging in 1861.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Debi Baksh: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British forces at several places,;he also offered financial support tothe rebellious local people andencouraged them to attack and killthe British; he died while resistingthe advancing British army in Etawahin 1858. [Mutiny Papers, EtawahMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Debi Chand: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857, andalso encouraged his neighbours tofight against the British; he wascaptured by the British troops duringtheir offensive against the rebel

position in Fatehpur in 1857, andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Debi Singh: Resident of v. Achhroo,Muttra [Mathura], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Farmer; he joined handswith the rebels forces in their fightagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he was captured bythe British troops in the course of anencounter in Mathura, and chargedwith ëplundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1858 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, MathuraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; WWIM, III,p.35]

Dedla Ram: Born in v. Panchiro,Bharatpur State (now distt.Bharatpur), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); he was formerly a Sepoyin the 1/8 Punjab Regiment of theBritish-Indian Army; motivated bypatriotism, he shifted his loyalty tothe Indian National Army in 1942 andfought against the Allied Forces indifferent battlegrounds of the South-East Asian countries; died fightinghis enemies in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.1,2,5,12,/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.74]

Deeba: Belonged to the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh]; joinedthe anti-British forces and took activepart in fighting against the Britishduring the 1857 Uprising; he alsoincited others to join the fight againstthe British and plunder their


properties; he was caught by theBritish troops at the time of theirraids on the Jaunpur area andcharged with ësedition, murder andrebellioní; he was sentenced to deathand hanged in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.37]

Deeldar Khan: Resident of Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Pathan; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he stopped serving the British duringthe Uprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels to fight against theBritish rule; he was caught in 1858while confronting the British forces,and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Deen allee: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he led a group ofrebels during the Uprising of 1857and fought the British forces atvarious places in Banda; he alsoincited the local inhabitants to raisetheir arms and kill the British; he wascaught by the British troops in oneof their attacks on the rebels in Banda;charged with ësedition, murder andinstigating the rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin September 1858 with confiscationof his property; he was executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,

Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Deen Bux: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Banda region; he was capturedduring the British re-occupation ofBanda, and charged with ëplunderingand rebellion against the Britishí, hewas sentenced to death in August1858 and hanged soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Deen Dayal: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his fellows, hemarched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishreoccupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Deena: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the British forces in the Bandaregion during the Uprising of 1857;he also participated in plundering theBritish properties and looting theGovernment treasury to meet themilitary expenses of the rebels; hewas caught by the British troopsduring their re-occupation of Banda,and charged with ëplundering the


Government property and rebellionagainst the Britishí, sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin August 1858; he was executed byhanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Deenanaath: Belonged to Tulhwapar,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on several occasions; hewas caught by the British in thecourse of an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.51 (VIII) (1858), MSAB]

Deenauh Sahoy: Belonged toCheterkonee, Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he also offered financial support tothe local rebels for buying arms toattack the British establishments; hewas caught by the British after theyre-occupied of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Deendial: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the British during the

Uprising of 1857; he also providedmoney to the local rebels for buyingarms and encouraged them to kill thegoras (British); he was caught in themidst of an engagement with theadvancing British troops in Banda,and charged with ë murder andaiding the rebellion against theBritishí, sentenced to death withconfiscation of property in May 1858;he was executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Deero Singh: Resident of Moorwa,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of an engage-ment, he was accused of ëplunderingthe British property and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and hanged in 1860. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Deesa: Belonged to v. Hyderpore,Allygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and also rallied others around himto march to Delhi and challenge theBritish rule; he was caught by theBritish after the defeat of the rebelforces and charged with ësedition andplundering the Government propertyduring the rebellioní; he wassentenced to death in 1859 and


executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Deesah Sahoy: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he fought theBritish on several occasions inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he also supported his neighbour-hood in fighting the British; he wascaught after the British re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Deewan Singh: Resident of Bairathee,Azimgurh [Azamgarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he foughtthe British forces at several places inAzamgarh during the Uprising of1857; he offered financial support tothe rebels of his area for buying armsand attacking the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish army after their reoccupationof the Azamgarh region, andexecuted by hanging in 1859. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Deiya: Belonged to teh. Thanaghazi,Alwar State (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Kumar [Kumhar] (potter); took partin a meeting of the kisan agitatorsheld at Neemuchana on 14 May 1925to remonstrate against theMaharajaís mal-administration and

his land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland tax had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs suffered the most. Hearingthe news of this kisan gathering, theMaharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the exit points from it andopened fire on the protesters withoutany prior warning of dispersal. Deiyawas hit by bullets in the indiscrimi-nate firing and died on the same day.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Demo Bai: Resident of v. Bhilwa, distt.Seoni under Jubbulpore [Jabalpur]administrative division, CentralProvinces and Berar (now MadhyaPradesh); w/o Jhattu Bhoi; Gond.Involved in the Forest Satyagraha(Civil Disobedience movment) inSeoni district, she was present whena raiding police party had beensurrounded by more than 4,000agitators at Turia village on 9 October1930. In panic the police party openedindiscriminate firing, resulting in thedeath of 3, including Demo Bai. [H/Poll, F.Nos.23/54/1930; 23/58/1930;(FR) 10/1930, NAI; FFMPC, I, p.631]

Denu Shah: Born in Furruckabad


[Farrukhabad], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Sepoy in the British-IndianArmy, but left the service during theoutbreak of 1857 Uprising, andfought at various places against theBritish; he was caught by the Britishtroops during an engagement andexecuted by hanging on 9 July 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Denu Singh: Resident of Furruckabad[Farrukhabad], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oGanesh Singh; Rajput; he was a Sepoyin the 23rd Regiment of the British-Indian army, posted for some timeat Tirhut, Bihar; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and took part in the fighting theBritish forces in the Farrukhabadregion; he was caught by the Britishtroops in the course of an armedencounter and executed by hangingin 1857. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.32]

Denu Singh: Resident of Madhopur,Mohamadabad, Farookhabad[Farrukhabad], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oGanesh Singh; Rajput; he was underthe service of the 23rd RegimentNative Infantry of the British armybut left the service and joined theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British and charged withëdesertion and mutinyí; he wassentenced to death and executed on9 July 1857. [Mutiny Record,Farrukhabad Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Deochurun: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Banda region; he also incited thelocal people to take to arms againstthe firangis (British) and their loyalists;he was caught by the British troopsadvancing towards Banda, andcharged with ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin July 1858, he was executed byhanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII)(1858), MSAB]

Deojeet: Resident of Ghoor ke Mandee,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Brahmin; hewas a Burkundauz [Barqandaz] withthe Contingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels ofthe Agra region; he took part inseveral engagements against theBritish in the Agra-Mathura area; hedied in the British attacks on therebels in 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Deojeet: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now in Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857fought against the British at severalplaces; he died in 1858 while resisting


the advancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Deoki Sonar: Resident of Bairiya, distt.Ballia, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Rekhad Sonar.A farmer and a political activist, hetook part in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement of 1942. While participa-ting in a protest demonstration thatwas fired upon near the Bairiya policestation on 18 August 1942, DeokiSonar received severe bullet injuriesand died of these on the same day.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.79; BCA, p. 113]

Deosen: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought against the British in theAwadh region during the Uprisingof 1857; he was caught by the enemyin the course of an engagement, andimprisoned on the charge ofërebellion against the Britishí; he diedin detention in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Deota Persaud: Belonged to Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British employmentduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the British

authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Despat Bundela: Resident ofChhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh; hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a leading part in organizingthe rebel forces in the Bundelkhundregion; he also fought against theBritish in association with the Raniof Jhansi and other rebel leaders; hewas killed by a British agent soonafter the suppression of the Uprising.[Mutiny Records, F/ Poll.Consultation no. 75/80 (1868), NAI;Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Desraj: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forces;he also offered financial assistance tohis neighbours and incited them toraise their arms against the firangis(British); he was later caught by theBritish army, and convicted on thecharges of ëaiding and abetting therebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to life imprisonment withconfiscation of property in 1859; hedied in captivity. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dev Dutt: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in fightingagainst the British rule during theUprising of 1857, and also incited thelocal people to take part inplundering the British properties;caught by the British troops in the


course of an encounter, and accusedof ëmurder, plundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death and executed by hanging in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Dev Karan: Belonged to Sehore, MadhyaPradesh; Chaprasi; with his associates,he joined the rebel forces under FazilMohammad Kahn of Ambapani andfought against the British forces;given away by a British agent afterthe fall of the Rahatgarh fort, he washanded over to the British; he wasexecuted by hanging on 25 march1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol. No. II,NAIB]

Dev Narain: Born in 1913, resident ofdistt. Balaghat, under Nagpuradministrative division, the CentralProvinces and Berar (nowMaharashtra State), s/o Bhagwandin.Serving in the Great Indian PeninsulaRailway and having developed awider perspective of the country andits people, he was entrenched in therevolutionary movement that hejoined as an adolescent. Hecollaborated with two of hiscomrades in planning the murder ofone British Lieutenant Hacks,executing it on board the Punjab Mailat Dongargaon, distt. Rajnandgaon,on the night of 23 July 1931 andabsconding thereafter. He was,however, arrested for hisinvolvement in the Punjab MailMurder Case and detained inKhandowa Jail. Tried andcondemned to death, he was hanged

on 11 December 1931 in the JabalpurDistrict Jail. [H/Poll, F.Nos.23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, 3/6/42; 3/11/43,NAI; FFMPC, I, pp.18-19; IR, pp.136-138]

Dev Nath Panday: Resident of v.Khiridih, p.o. Atrauli, ditt.Azamgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o SunderPanday. While a demonstration wasbeing held on 23 August 1942 inconnection with the ìQuit Indiaîmovement at Atrauli, the policereached there to stop it, and despiteits organisersí offer to disperse afterholding a peaceful meeting, opendedfire on its participants. A participant,Dev Nath Panday was hit by bulletson his chest, fell down and died onthe spot. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; SSKS, 27, p. tra; BCA, p. 126]

Dev Parikshit: Hailing from Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); took part in therebellion against the British in Jhansiduring the Uprising of 1857; hefought against the British troopswhen they struck back in 1858 underthe leadership of Sir Hugh Rose; Devwas arrested and tried for his anti-British role; he was executed in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Dev Raj Panday: Hailed from v.Khiridih, p.o. Atrauli, ditt.Azamgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o SunderPanday. While a demonstration wasbeing held on 23 August 1942 inconnection with the ìQuit Indiaî


movement at Atrauli, the policereached there to stop it, and despiteits organisersí offer to disperse afterholding a peaceful meeting, openedfire on its participants. One of theparticipants, Dev Raj Panday,received severe bullet wounds andsuccumbed to these after a few days.[H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS,27, 1973, p. tra; WWIM, I, p.262]

Dev Sagar Singh: Resident of v.Dhannapur, distt. Benaras, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He took a leading part in amob attack on Dhannapur Thana toavenge the deaths of 3 protesters inthe police firing on a rally, held on16 August 1942 during the ìQuitIndiaî movement. Four policemen,along with Inspector-in-Charge of thepolice station, were killed by theattacking mob on the same day. Hewas arrested and was made anaccused in that incident. After thetrial for two and a half years, threepersons were sentenced to death,including Dev Sagar Singh. Asaccused no. 44, he was hanged in late1944. [H/Poll. 1 No. 3/31/44, NAI;SSG, 4, pp. 66-67]

Dev Suman: Born on 15 May 1915, v.Jeil, Tehri Garhwal, GarhwalDivision, United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Hari Ram Bareini,took an active part in Salt Satyagrahaof 1930; became a member in thestanding committee of Lok Parishadin 1936; prolific writer on the socio-political issues of Tehri GarhwalState; participated in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in Garhwal division in

1942, arrested twice and put behindthe bars for his involvement in themovement; he was arrested againand imprisoned in the Tehri State Jailon 13 December 1943; he died in thejail on 25 July 1944. [PCJ Papers, Acc.No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA),NAI; SSKS, GD: pp. 1-2; BSAS: p.137]

Deva Din: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], North-Western Provinces(now uttar pradesh); he took part inthe Uprising of 1857 and alsoencouraged other people to raisearms and overthrow the firangi-hukumat (British rule); he moved overto Delhi, joined hands with the rebelsthere and fought the British troops;he was caught by the British aftertheir reoccupation of Delhi, andcharged with ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and shot dead in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt (DelhiDiv.), F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Devaki Singh: Resident of v. Jarasai,Dobhi Taluqa, Jownpore [Jaunpur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Zamindar; he joinedthe rebel forces during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought in severalencounters with the British troops inthe Jaunpur region; he was capturedby the British in one of their raids onthe rebel forces and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand executed by hanging from a treenear a village in Jaunpur in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Jaunpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.34]


Deval Gujar: Belonged to Barar area ofBundi State (now distt. Bundi),Rajasthan; took part in the peasantmovement in the Barar region ofBundi State in 1922 against theatrocities of the Bundi ruler(Raghuveer Singh). In theneighbouring Bijoliya in Mewar Statein the meantime, a peasant movementagainst Begar (forced labour) andother Jagirdari atrocities hadsuccessfully been led by Vijay SinghPathik. The Bijoliya movementinspired the peasants in the Barararea to stand against Begar, Salami(bribes), high rate of rent, and lag-bags (cesses) and demand a largerbatai (share of crops). Deval Gujar,under the influence of PanditNanuram (a popular leader of theHaroti region), took part inmobilizing the kisans. He travelledall over the State for organizing KisanConferences at Namana, Gararda,Dabi and Barundhan villages. On 2April 1922 when a Kisan Conferencewas being held at Dabi, Deval Gujarwith a National flag in his hand andstarted singing: ëPran Mitro Bhale higawana Par na Jhanda yeh NicheJhukanaí, a police party under theSuperintendent of police suddenlyarrived and opened fire on thegathering. Deval Gujar receivedsevere gun shots and died on thespot. [RSSS, pp.70-71; Sujas, No.4,June-July 1998, Jaipur, pp.64-65; AMR,1913-1947, p. 132]

Devasagar Singh: Resident of v.Negura,distt. Benaras (Varanasi), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). As asaboteur of the ìQuit Indiaî

movement, he participated in theburning of the Dhanapur policestation and was arrested in thisconnection. He was sentenced todeath and died on the gallows atVaranasi in late 1942. [H/poll F.No.3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.90]

Deve Din: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat various places; he also incited thelocal people to raise their armsagainst the firangis (British) and theirloyalists; he was caught by the Britishtroops at the time of theiradvancement on Hamirpur, andcharged with ë sedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath with confiscation of hisproperty in 1859, he was executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, HamirpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Devee Gontia: Belonged to the Jabalpurregion, Madhya Pradesh; he joinedhands with the rebels of his regionduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces;caught by the British in the midst ofan engagement, he was executed byhanging on 15 December 1857.[Mutiny Records, Poll Deptt. F. No.10 (1858), MPSAB; TFWI, I, p. 144]

Devee Pershad: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British in the Banda region; healso provided arms to the locally


aggrieved and incited them to fightagainst the firangis (British); he wascaught during an engagement withthe British army in Banda, andcharged with ëmurder and therebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in June 1858 andexecuted by hanging soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Deveshwar: Belonged to p.o. Nabiganj,distt. Mainpuri, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He receivedsevere lathi blows during the ìQuitIndiaî movement when thedemonstration in which he wastaking part had been lathi-chargedby the police at Nabiganj.Subsequently, he succumbed to hisinjuries. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;SSKS, 30, pp. ja& jha]

Devi Baksh: Belonged to Gonda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Raja of Gonda; he tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 and ledhis small army in battles against theBritish forces on several occasionsfrom 1857 to the end of 1858; he waskilled while fighting the British in1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, pp.34-35]

Devi Rai: Born at Padrauna, Deoria, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh; s/o Ishwari Pratap Rai;Farmer; he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought at several placesin the Deoria region; he was caught

by the advancing British army inDeoria and executed by hanging in1857. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.35]

Devi Ram: Resident of v. Chandpur,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Nandu. Hetook part in a demonstration headingtowards the Bairiya police station on18 August 1942 during the ìQuitIndiaî movement. When themarchers were approaching theThana, the police opened fire on them.Devi Ram received serious bulletwounds in the firing and died ofthese on the spot. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; WWIM, I, p.90]

Devi Ram: Resident of v. Padrauna,Deoria, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); joined handswith the anti-British forces of hisregion during the Uprising of 1857;he accompanied the rebels in theirfight and provided them with variousservices; caught by the British troopsduring an encounter, he wasexecuted by hanging in 1858 on thecharges of ëmurder, plundering andrebellion against the British. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Devi Singh: Belonged from Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); joined the anti-British rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 in defence of Jhansiísself-governance; took part inattacking and killing the British inJhansi; caught in the course of theBritish raids on the region in April


1858, tried and sentenced to deathon charges of ërebellion and aidingthe rebellioní; executed in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Devi Singh: Resident of Jhansee [Jhansi],Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces in fighting the British duringthe Uprising of 1857; he also took partin plundering the British propertiesand passing the proceeds on to therebels for their utilization; he wascaptured and executed in 1859 by theBritish at the time of theirreoccupation of this area. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Devi Singh: Resident of Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); took part in theRevolt of 1857 against the Britishdominance over Jhansi; joined therebels and also participated in drivingout the British from Jhansi; he wascaught by the British in the course offighting in April 1858 and chargedwith ërebellion against the Britishauthorityí; sentenced to death, hewas executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Devi Singh: Resident of Seoni,Jubbulpore Division, the CentralProvinces and Berar (now MadhyaPradesh); took a prominent role inspreading the Uprising of 1857 in thesouthern part of C.P. and Berar;organised an anti-British rebel forceand challenged the Britishers in Seoni

district; in the course of fighting hewas defeated, captured, sentenced tocapital punishment and hanged.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. II, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, p. 35]

Devi Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Thakur. He participatedin the kisan agitatorsí meeting heldat Neemuchana on 14 May 1925 toremonstrate against the Maharajaísoppressive administration and hisland settlement policy of 1923-24. Inthis settlement the Biswedari rights ofthe Rajputs were forfeited and theland tax increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escaping routes from it andopened fire on the protesters withoutany prior warning. With many others,Devi Singh received bullet woundsin the indiscriminate firing and diedon the spot. Simultaneously with thisassault, the village was set on fire bythe State troops. [Alwar Judl, F.No.315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May,14 June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Devi: Resident of Nimar, Malwa region,Central India Agency, Indore, (now


Madhya Pradesh); took part in theUprising of 1857 at Mandleshwaragainst the oppressive British policiesof public health, forest and landrevenues. He and his associates triedhard to retain their position inMandleshwar and Dhar but failedagainst the superior British forces.Captured and sentenced totransportation for life, Devi breathedhis last in an overseas jail. [MutinyPapers, Vol. III, NAIB; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB; WWIM,III, p.34]

Devideen: Resident of Raipur, arousedby the speech that Hanuman Singh,Magazine Lashkar in the BritishArmy (who assassinated MajorCidwel at his residence on 18 January1858) delivered before a sepoyaudience on the same day; Devideenjoined the rebel soldiers in Raipur;involved in killing British armyofficers; with 16 other rebel soldiers,he was arrested by the British; tried,convicted and sentenced to death;hanged in Raipur on 22 January 1858.[Parliamentary Papers, (Mutiny)Further Papers, No.4, 1857-58, NAI,CKI, 1740-1947, p.171]

Devta Din: Resident of v. Karauhuan,p.o. Kharwaihan, distt. Kheri (nowLakhimpur Kheri), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oShiv Ratan Lal. He was arrested bythe British police and accused ofviolating prohibitory orders duringthe Non-Cooperation movement in1921. In the trial he was awarded twoyearsí rigorous imprisonment and afine of hundred rupees. While

serving his sentence in the jail, hedied of severe police tortures,probably in 1922. [H/poll. F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI; NAI: SSKS, vol. 22, p.ja]

Dewa: Resident of Allahabad, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he served as Dhobi in the6th Native Infantry of the British-Indian army; he left the job to jointhe Uprising of 1857; accompaniedthe rebels in their marches andrendered his services to them atvarious places; he was caught by theBritish troops during their raids onAllahabad, and charged withëplundering and taking part in therebellioní; sentenced to be hanged tilldeath in June 1857; he was executedsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records, PP.Further Paper No. 6; TIM, p.218]

Dewah: Belonged to Budaon [Badaon],the North-western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Aheer; he joinedhands with the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andmarched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; hereturned to his region after the fallof Delhi in September 1857; he wascaught by the British after theirreoccupation of this area and hangedon the charges of ëmurder andrebellion against the Britishí. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII)(1858), MSAB]

Dewan Ali Mughal: Resident of v.Ghamir Mushalam, distt. Jammu,Jammu and Kashmir; s/o Rajab Ali


Mughal. He actively joined theprocession taken out at Rajouri on 1October 1931 during the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He was killed on the same dayin the State Armyís firing upon theprocession. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.187;WWIM, II, pp.76-77]

Dewan Singh: Born in 1901 at v. PattiShail, distt. Almora, KumaonDivision, United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Gulab Singh;agriculturalist; participated in theìQuit Indiaî movement in Almora in1942 against the British; when theprotest demonstration he took partwas fired upon by the police, hereceived grave bullet wounds anddied of these. [PCJ Papers, Acc. No.706, F.Nos. 180 (PA), NAI; WWIM, I,p.97]

Dewan Singh: Born in v. Saiga, distt.Bulandshahr, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o MusarSingh. Previously he served theHong Kong-Singapore RoyalArtillery of the British-Indian Armyas Naik. Later, he voluntarily joinedthe Indian National Army as ahavildar [hawaldar] in its IntelligenceGroup. On his deployment in Burma(Myanmar), he fought against theBritish forces and died there in thebattle field in 1944. [INA Papers, F.No. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.77]

Dewan Singh: Resident of Pahar Kota,Nainital, Kumaon Division, UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); took

part in the ìQuit Indiaî movementin Nainital in 1942; arrested by thecolonial authorities for hisinvolvement in activities of sabotageand destruction of public properties;imprisoned in Bareilly Central Jail,died in detention in 1943. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156,157 (PA), NAI; SSKS, GD: pp. 1-2;BSAS: p.137]

Dewan Singh: Resident of v. Rasulpur,distt. Bulandshar, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Heleft the British-Indian Armyís HongKong-Singapore Royal Artilleryservice as Naik to join the IndianNational Army. After his inductioninto the INA, he was placed in theIntelligence Group as a SectionOfficer and was killed in the battlefield on the Burma (Myanmar) frontfighting the British in 1944. [INAPapers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.77]

Dewan Singh: Resident of v. Siri, distt.Tehri-Garhwal, Garhwal Division,the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Makhan Singh;served as a Sepoy in the 5/8 PunjabRegiment of the British-Indian Army;left it and joined the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 in Malaya as Lance-Naik in its 4th Guerrilla Regiment,while advancing towards India, hisregiment came under British airattack near Mandalay (in Myanmar),he was killed in this raid. [INAPapers, F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA(1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM,II, p.77; EBIFF, I, p. 187]


Deya Persad: Resident of Katra,Allahabad, North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he joined handswith the rebels of his locality duringthe Uprising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British forces inAllahabad; he also took part in seizingthe British treasury and using itscontents for buying arms; he wascaught by the British troops at thetime of their raids on Allahabad, andcharged with ëlooting and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was executedby hanging from a tree in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Allahabad MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Dhairoraj: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British at several placesin Ghazipur during the Uprising of1857; he also offered financial supportto the neighbourhood for buyingarms and attacking the British; he wascaught by the British after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Dham Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the Ist

Guerrilla Regiment; while fightingagainst the Allied forces at MithaHaka, Burma (now Myanmar) he waskilled in the battle field in 1944. [INA

Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.78]

Dhamsingh Dukhel: Resident of Banda,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he was a Sepoy in theNative Infantry of the British-Indianarmy, left it and joined hands withthe rebels during the Uprising of1857; he fought against the Britishforces at various places in the Bandaregion, and incited the people to raisetheir arms to end the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was captured duringan engagement with the advancingBritish troops in Banda, and chargedwith ëdesertion and murder ofEuropeans during the rebellioní; hewas sentenced to death in July 1858and executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Dhan Bahadur Gurung: Born in v.Fattulian, Dehra Dun, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); he wasa Soldier in the 2/2 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army; heshifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itas Naik in the 2nd Guerrilla Regiment;while fighting against the Alliedforces in Burma (now Myanmar) hewas killed on the battle front in 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.111]

Dhan Singh: Resident of v. Jamilian,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); formerly serving inthe British-Indian Army, he shifted


his loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy in Malaya in 1942 and servedit as Havildar in the 3/1 GuerrillaRegiment, fought against the British-led Allied forces in various battlefields and died in the course offighting in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945),379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM, II,p.78-79; EBIFF, I, p.189]

Dhan Singh: Resident of v. Loharkhet,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); recruited in the IndianNational Army in 1942 and servedas a Sepoy in its 3/1 GuerrillaRegiment; while fighting the Britishon the war front he laid down hislife in action. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945),379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM, II,p.78; EBIFF, I, p.189]

Dhan Singh: Hailed from v. Patti MalaDanpur, distt. Almora, KumaonDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); served as a Sepoy in4/14 Hyderabad Regiment of theBritish-Indian Army; abandoned it tojoin the Indian National Army in 1942which he served as Sepoy in the 1st

Guerilla Regiment; fought against theBritish-led Allied forces on the Burma[Myanmar] front and lost his life inthe battlefield. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945),379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM, II,p.78; EBIFF, I, p.189]

Dhan Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (now

Rajasthan); Shekhawat. Heparticipated in the kisan agitatorsímeeting held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to demonstrate against theMaharajaís oppressive administrationand his land settlement policy of1923-24. In this settlement theBiswedari rights of the Rajputs wereforfeited and the land revenueincreased by fifty per cent. Thoughall agriculturists were affectedadversely by it, the Rajputs sufferedthe most. Hearing the news of thekisan gathering, the Maharaja sent hisState Army to counter the rallyistsat Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Dhan Singh wasseriously injured in the indiscrimi-nate firing and died. Simultaneously,the village was also set on fire by theState troops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Dhani Chand: Born and brought-up inJamilian, distt. Almora, KumaonDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he voluntarily joinedthe Indian National Army in 1942 inMalaya and was posted in the 1st

Guerilla Regiment as a Sepoy; whileconfronting the British-led Alliedforces, he was killed in action in 1945.[INA Papers, F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI;WWIM, II, p.80; EBIFF, I, p. 190]


Dhankuji: Resident of Gwalior State(now Madhya Pradesh); Thakur;organized the rebel troops andplayed a leading role in the Uprisingof 1857 against the British forces inJhansi; while en-countering theBritish attempts at re-occupyingJhansi in 1858, he was caught by theenemy; sentenced to death oncharges of ërebellion against theBritishí, he was executed in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Dhanna: Resident of Banswara State(now distt. Banswara), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); took partin the Bhagat Bhil movement insouthern Rajasthan that Govindgiristarted in 1907, preachingmonotheism among the Bhils andKolis of Dungarpur and BanswaraStates. Soon Govindgiriís socio-religious endeavour changed into apolitico-economic movement, againstthe extraction of Begar (forced labour)and exploitation of the Bhils by thepetty officials of the Dungarpur andBanswara States and Sunth (a smallstate in Gujarat). Dhanna was oneamong those thousands of BhagatBhils who joined this movement andwarned the Dungarpur andBanswara rulers in the first week ofNovember 1913, either to remove themain grievance of the Bhils or to facethe overthrowing of the Statesíauthority to oppress and ill-treatthem. The militancy of the Bhils andtheir gathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those of

the States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Dhanna, killed. Theincident did awaken the tribesmenso much that Motilal Tejawat had notfound it difficult to mobilise them in1921-22 against forced labour andhigh rate of land revenue. [F/PollProc (Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March1914; Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Dhansingh: Resident of Patan, MadhyaPradesh; he took part in the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British forcesin the Patan region; he was caughtby the British forces during theirraids on the rebel camps and wasexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Vol. No. II, NAIB]

Dharam Raj Singh: Belonged toRamgarh, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels in theirfighting against the British during theUprising of 1857, and faced theBritish forces at several places in theAmorha state (now in distt. Basti);he was caught by the British troopsat the time of their attacks onAmorha, and executed by hangingfrom a ëPipal Treeí in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Monument of Chhawani,cited in LL1857, pp.20-26]


Dharam Raj Singh: Resident of Basti, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising against the British rule in1857, and fought at different placesagainst the British troops; he wascaught by the British during theiroffensive on the Basti region, andexecuted by hanging from a tree in1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.35]

Dharam Singh: Born in v. Deoli, p.o.Merakhur, distt. Agra, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Afterhis joining to the Indian NationalArmy he became Lance-Naik in the3rd Guerrilla Regiment. He wasdeployed on the Burma (Myanmar)front to fight against the British-ledAllied forces where he lost his life inan encounter with the enemy in 1944.[INA Papers, F.No.1/INA, NAI;ROH, pp. 680-681 WWIM, II, p.80]

Dharam Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); earlier he was a Soldierin the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army but shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942, and served it as Sepoy in theIst Guerrilla Regiment; he fought theBritish forces on several occasions inBurma (now Myanmar) and waskilled in action at Trawang in 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA (1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p.81]

Dharamdas: Hailed from v. of Khirwa,teh. Laundi, Chattarpur State,Bundelkhand Agency (now

Chhatarpur district in MadhyaPradesh); took part in a publicmeeting at Singpurís CharanpadukaMaidan on 15 January 1931, toprotest against the highhandednessof the Maharaja and Zamindars andtheir collection of excessive cesses,high taxes and irregular exactions.The State invited the Political Agentof Bundelkhand (Fisher) and his 25Malwa Bhil Corps to join the StatePolice under the Dewan ofChhatarpur State for dispersing thegathering. Following some verbalexchanges and jostling with theprotestors at the venue, the PoliticalAgent asked the forces to teach thepeasants a lesson. Consequently theforces lathi-charged and fired 40rounds of bullets on the protestors;Dharamdas was shot and died of hisbullet wounds. [H/Poll, F.No. 18-XII/30, F. No. 18/31, F. No. 22/31,NAI; F/Poll; F.No. 230-P (Secret)/1931, NAI; MPSGCD, pp. 55-57;MPMAKLA, pp. 199-2005]

Dharamdev Misr: Resident of v.Summanthai, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oGokul Misr. A 12 years old, he joinedthe demonstration marching towardsBairiya Police Station at the heightof the ìQuit Indiaî movement at theage of 12. When the demonstratorswere fired upon by the police,Dharamdev received fatal bulletwounds and died on the spot on 18August 1942. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 113]

Dharikshad Rai: Born in v. Amwa Khas,p.o. Karwatahi, distt. Deoria, Uttar


Pradesh; s/o Devi Sharan Rai. Hewas killed in the police firing whiletaking part in an agitation in Deoriain 1942 during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; RORCG; SSKS, 36, pp. 25, 26 &kha]

Dharma Nath Tewari: Resident of v.Summanthai, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hetook part in a demonstration goingtowards Bairiya Police Stationduring the ìQuit Indiaî movement.The demonstrators were fired uponby the police and Dharma NathTewari received severe bulletwounds in the firing. He succumbedto these on the spot on 18 August1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.359; BCA, p. 113]

Dhedoo: Resident of Jhansee [Jhansi],Uttar Pradesh; he fought against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also participated in attacking andplundering the British establish-ments; he was caught by the Britishat the time of their re-occupation ofthis area; charged with ëplundering,murder and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to trans-portation for life with confiscation ofhis property in 1859; he died indetention before his transportation.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Dhela Dusadh: Born in 1910 at v. Neori,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He took partin the anti-British demonstrationsorganized during the ìQuit Indiaî

movement. He was killed in a policefiring at Ballia in August 1942 whileparticipating in a stormy demonstra-tion. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.100]

Dhian Singh: Hailed from v.Tendukhera, Gaddawara, distt.Narshingpur, Nerbudda Division,the Central Provinces and Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); s/o BishramSingh; chief of Gond tribes ofMadanpur; previously he foughtagainst the British expansion in theBundela region in 1842, lost and wasdeprived of his traditional rights;taking advantage of the outbreak of1857 and its effects on the CentralIndia, Dhyan Singh organised an anti-British rebel force, re-occupiedDeori, Chawarpatha and Tendukherafrom the British in 1857 andchallenged the authorities in the Bhil-inhabited areas by using guerillatactics; he was captured during anengagement with Captain Terman-led British troops; executed byhanging from a mango tree in May1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol. II, NAIB;WWIM, III, p. 36]

Dhillanshah Gond: Resident ofMadanpur, Narsinghpur, MadhyaPradesh: he led a group of rebels ofhis area during the Uprising of 1857and fought the British and the alliedforces at several places; he wascaught by the British police andexecuted by hanging on 23 May 1858.[Mutiny Records, Narrative ofEvents, Narsinghpur Collectorate 16-22 November 1858, MPSAB]


Dhingoo: Resident of v. Bhula, SirohiState (now distt. Sirohi), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Bhil (tribe). He took part in the no-rent campaign known as the Ekki(unity) movement for securing relieffrom the harassment of the Stateofficials, high rate of land revenue(Hasil), Lag-bags (cesses) and Begar(forced labour) in the Bhil-Girassiavillages of Valoria, Bhula andNawawas in the Rohera tehsil ofSirohi State in April-May 1922. On 5May 1922, the Sirohi State troops andthe Mewar Bhil Corps suddenlyattacked the agitators of the villagesof Valoria, fired upon them, burnttheir huts, corn and cattle, plunderedtheir goods and chattels, and, drovethem off to the hills. Dhingo receivedserious bullet wounds in the firingalong with other ten Bhil agitators,and died on the same day. TheRajasthan Seva Sangh calledbrutalities and bloodshed by theSirohi and British troops as TheSecond Bhil Tragedy in the SirohiState. [NR, 18 June 1922, RSAB; AMR,1913-1947, pp.101-103]

Dhinhu: Resident of v. Pakauli, distt.Deoria, Uttar Pradesh; s/o Jivan Teli.He participated in a protest marchorganized during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement at the Ramlila ground.When the police opened fire on thedemonstrating crowd Dhinu died inthe firing in 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; SSKS, 36, pp.25, 26 & ka]

Dhiraj Singh: Resident of Datia, MahdyaPradesh; he took part in the Uprising

of 1857 and played a leading role inorganizing the rebel forces in hisarea; he was caught by the Britishduring an engagement and sentencedto life imprisonment on the chargeof ëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he died in captivity in theChunar fort on 18 July 1858. [MutinyRecords, Poll Deptt. Vol. No. 22(1870), MSAB]

Dhiri Singh: Resident of v. ChulhapaliAgra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); took a leadingpart in aiding and organizing anti-British forces during the Uprising of1857; he led the rebels in attackingthe British establishments in the Agraregion, he was captured on the sceneof action and executed by hangingfrom a tree in 1857; his landedproperty was also confiscated by theBritish. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL;WWIM, III, p.36]

Dhoka Singh: Belonged to WesternMalwa region, Central India Agency,Indore, (now Madhya Pradesh); heraised an anti-British local force,when the wave of the 1857 Risingreached the area; he and his troopsconfronted the British troops in anumber of battlefields in the hope ofdealing the British authorities aheavy blow; he died while fightingagainst British troops at Sitamau.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. I, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB;WWIM, III, p.36]

Dholo: Resident of Dungarpur State(now distt. Dungarpur), the


Rajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);took part in the Bhagat Bhilmovement in southern Rajasthan thatGovindgiri started in 1907, preachingmonotheism among the Bhils andKolis of Dungarpur and BanswaraStates. Soon Govindgiriís socio-religious endeavour changed into apolitico-economic movement, againstthe extraction of Begar (forced labour)and exploitation of the Bhils by thepetty officials of the Dungarpur andBanswara States and Sunth (a smallstate in Gujarat). Dholo was oneamong those thousands of BhagatBhils who joined this movement andwarned the Dungarpur andBanswara rulers in the first week ofNovember 1913, either to remove themain grievance of the Bhils or to facethe overthrowing of the Statesíauthority to oppress and ill-treatthem. The militancy of the Bhils andtheir gathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Dholo, killed. The incidentdid awaken the tribesmen so muchthat Motilal Tejawat had not foundit difficult to mobilise them in 1921-22 against forced labour and high rateof land revenue. [F/Poll Proc(Internal-A), Nos. 8-67, March 1914;Nos 18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47

(referred in connection with theincident)]

Dhotal: Resident of Imlea, Rewa, theNorth-Western Provinces (now inMadhya Pradesh) Bhoonhar; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British forces on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement and hanged. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Dhowkhul Khan: Born in Iradutnugger,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Mulkanah; hewas a Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he gave up the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebels of the Agra area;he fought the British troops onseveral occasions in the Agra-Mathura region; he was killed by theadvancing British army at the timeof its attacks on the rebels in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Dhukaldhan: Hailed from BanswaraState (now distt. Banswara),Rajasthan; took part in the BhagatBhil movement in southern Rajasthanthat Govindgiri started in 1907,preaching monotheism among theBhils and Kolis of Dungarpur andBanswara States. Soon Govindgiriíssocio-religious endeavour changedinto a politico-economic movement,against the extraction of Begar (forced


labour) and exploitation of the Bhilsby the petty officials of theDungarpur and Banswara States andSunth (a small state in Gujarat).Dhukaldhan was one among thosethousands of Bhagat Bhils whojoined this movement and warnedthe Dungarpur and Banswara rulersin the first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils or to face theoverthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Dhukaldhan, killed. Theincident did awaken the tribesmenso much that Motilal Tejawat had notfound it difficult to mobilise them in1921-22 against forced labour andhigh rate of land revenue. [F/PollProc (Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March1914; Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Dhum Singh: Belonged to distt.Muzaffarnagar, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He was earliera Sepoy in the Punjab Regiment ofthe British-Indian Army. He shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian National

Army and fought against the Alliedforces in Burma. He was killed bythe enemy soldiers during in anencounter on the Burma (Myanmar)front in 1944. [INA Papers, F.No.1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 676-677 WWIM,II, p.81]

Dhum Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Naik in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Naik in the Ist

Guerrilla Regiment; while fightingagainst the British forces in Burma(now Myanmar) he was killed inaction at Trawang in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.81]

Dhumeer Singh: Belonged to Jhansee[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; he joined therebel forces in fighting against theBritish during 1857 Uprising; he alsoparticipated in looting the Britishtreasury and passing its proceeds tothe rebels for meeting their militaryexpenses; he was arrested by theBritish army during its re-occupationof the Jhansi region; charged withëlooting, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Dhunee Ram: Belonged to Mundee SyedKhan, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was under the Britishas one among the Contingent Guards


of the Agra Central Prison; heparticipated in a secret conspiracy toliberate the prisoners during theUprising of 1857, and escaped withthem while leaving the Britishservice; he took part in severalclashes with the British forces in theAgra region; he died in 1858 whilefighting against the advancing Britisharmy. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Dhuni: Hailed from v. Kharipur inUdaipur (Mewar) State, RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan). Withthousands of kisans, he activelyparticipated in the peasantmovement in the Bijolia Jagir where86 irregular cesses were imposed oncultivators by the Thikanedars. Theexorbitant exactions led the Bijoliapeasants in 1905, and again in 1913-1916, to collectively refuse to cultivatelands and threatened a massmigration to the neighbouring areas.The Bijolia agrarian movementreceived a further thrust when it waslinked up with the nationalmovement by an ex-revolutionary,Vijay (Bijoy) Singh ìPathikî, and anofficial, Manik Lal Verma (who laterbecame the Chief Minister ofRajasthan) of Udaipur, and both ofwhom led a ìno-taxî campaign inBijolia in 1916. Hundreds of peasants,including Dhuni, were arrested,detained and severely tortured bythe Jail authorities in or Central Jail,Udaipur. Dhuni, Anjaan, KrishanMeena and Shribhagwan could notbear these inhuman feudal torturesand died in detention. [BKAI, pp. 100-

11; TR, 31 May 1925, RSAB]

Dhuniya: Hailed from Jura (nearMerpur), Udaipur (Mewar) State(now distt. Udaipur), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Bhil. Hejoined the Bhil tribal agitation againstthe Begar (forced labour), theatrocities of the Jagidars, and theincreased land tax, at Merpur, May-June 1922. The Jagirdars of Merpur andof other neighbouring Jagirs receivedBritish military (Mewar Bhil Corps)help from the Mewar State tosuppress the agitators. The soldiersof Mewar Bhil Corps encircled theagitators and opened fire on them.With others, Dhuniya was alsoseverely injured in the firing and diedon the same day. [NR, 11 June 1922,RSAB]

Dhunput Rai: Born in Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined hands rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British troops at various placesin the Fatehpur-Kanpur region; healso participated in plundering theBritish properties; he was killed bythe British troops in the course of anencounter in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Dhuree: Belonged to Mohanpoora,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces on several occasions;


he was caught by the British army inthe course of an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.53 (X) (1858), MSAB]

Dhurma: Resident of v. Ramnugur,Allygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Jat; he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also rallied hisneighbourhood to march to Delhi tofight against the British; he wascaught by the British after the defeatof the rebel forces and charged withësedition and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Dhurum Singh: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and also incited the local people toraise their arms for overthrowing thefirangi-hukumat (British rule); hemarched in to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish troops; he was caught by theBritish after their reoccupation ofDelhi, and charged with ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and shot dead in1857. [Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt.(Delhi Div.) F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Dhurum Singh: Resident of Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);

Thakoor [Thakur]; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Dhurvarao/Dharma Rao: A famousMuria Leader and Talukdar ofLingagiri Talukóan area of fiftysquare miles consisting of ten villagesin south Bastar, Bastar State (now indistt. Bastar), and the CentralProvinces and Berar (nowChhattisgarh). Encouraged by thenews of rebellion against the EastIndia Company in the north, the anti-British Muria leader called uponBhairamdeva, the Bastar ruler, to jointhe rising against the Britishauthority. He organised threethousand Murias and Telagas andattacked the newly set up Britishestablishment in Bastar. Followingseveral clashes with the British, thearmy of Dhurvarao/Dharma Rao lostthe battle on 3 March 1858 to theBritish forces under Charles Elliott.Captured and sentenced to death,Dhurvaraoís Taluk was confiscatedand passed on to the BhopalpatanamZamindar for the services herendered to the British Government.[ROBD of the Raepore District, NoSl, dated 27th May 1856, Junagarh,and Capt. C.I.R. Glasfurd, 1862;


Lieut. Elliot Dept CommissionerísNotes, C.1856, cf HTPB, PP.64-66]

Dhyarun: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces atvarious places in the Banda region;he also incited the local people toraise arms and go for killing the goras(British); he was caught by the Britishtroops at the time of their re-occupation of the Banda region, andcharged with ësedition, plunderingand rebellion against the Britishí,sentenced to death with confiscationof property in May 1858, he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Dial: Belonged to Allahabad, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Nujeeb [Najib] ofjail under the British authorities, butleft it and participated in theUprising of 1857; he fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Allahabad region and also incitedthe people to take to arms against thefiranig hukumat; he was caught by theBritish troops during their raids onAllahabad, and convicted on thecharges of ërobbery and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1, NAI; TIM, p.204]

Didar Baksh: Resident of Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now

Uttar Pradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at various places in theUnnao-Kanpur region; he alsoencouraged the rebels to attack theBritish establishments and plundertheir properties; he was killedduring an engagement with theBritish army in Unnao in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Unnao MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Dila: Born in 1880 at v. Baria Geeth Patti,distt. Uttarkashi, Garhwal Division,the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Dalpati; joined thepeasantsí movement in the summerof 1930 against the oppression of theTehri Garhwal State and itsimposition of heavy taxes onagriculturalists. The authoritiesarrested, Dila and sentenced him toimprisonment. Subjected to torturesin the Tehri Central Jail, Dila died indetention. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; WWIM, II,pp.82-83; SSKS, GD: p.2]

Dildar Khan: Resident of Mayeethan,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Pathan; he wasa Duffadar [Dafadar] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison under the BritishGovernment; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebel forces; he foughtthe British troops at several places;he died in 1858 in a confrontationwith the advancing British army.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]


Diler Khan: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British; he also incited the peopleto raise their arms against the firangis(British) and overthrow theirexploitative rule; he was killed at thetime of an engagement with theadvancing British troops in 1858; hisproperty was confiscated and handedover to the British supporters.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Diler Khan: Resident of Kotwali,Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British in theAllahabad region; he was caught bythe British troops in the course of anencounter and hanged from a tree in1857. [PP, Further Paper (Mutiny)No.1, NAI]

Diler Singh: Resident of teh. Bansoor[Bansur], Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Rajput. He participated ina kisan meeting held at Neemuchanaon 14 May 1925 to protest against theMaharajaís misgovernance and hisland settlement policy of 1923-24. Inthis settlement the Biswedari rights ofthe Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been increased byfifty per cent. Though allagriculturists were affected adverselyby it, the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of this kisangathering, the Maharaja sent his State

Army to confront the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exits from it and opened fire onthe protesters without any priorwarning. Many peole received severegun shots in the indiscriminate firing,including Diler Singh, who died onthe spot. Simultaneously, the villagewas also set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Dilleah: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Passie (Pasi); he joined thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged others to attack theBritish establishments in Allahabad;he was caught by the British at thetime of their offensive against therebels in Allahabad, and chargedwith ëplundering, murder andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in July 1857, andhanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1,NAI; TIM, p.224]

Diller Khan: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857, and accompaniedthe rebels on various occasions inplundering and seizing the Britishproperty/treasury in the Bandaregion; he was killed in 1858 whiledefending the Banda region from an


advancing British army. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Dilsher Khan: Resident of Nimar,Madhya Pradesh; he led a group oflocal rebels during the Uprising of1857 and fought against the Britishtroops at Mandaleshwar; he wascaught by the advancing British forcesin Nimar and charged with ëleadingthe rebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death and executed in1859. [Mutiny Records, Judl Deptt.Vol. No. 32 (1859), MSAB; WWIM,III, p. 37]

Diman Barial Singh: Belonged to JhansiState (now Uttar Pradesh); he joinedthe rebel forces against the British inJhansi during the Uprising of 1857;took part in the raiding andplundering the British Residency in1857; while defending Jhansi from theBritish onslaught in June 1858 led byHugh Rose in June 1858, Diman wascaptured and put on trial on thecharges of ëmurder and rebellionagainst the British.í He wassentenced to be hanged by themilitary court in 1858. [Mutinypapers, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, 1862,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I, No.43B(1859), MSAB]

Dina Nath: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he took part in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British forces atdifferent places; he died while

confronting the British army in anencounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow in November 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Dip Singh: Hailed from v. Kharsi, p.o.Borunda, Jodhpur State, RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); he wasformerly a male Nurse attached tothe 16 th Field Ambulance of theBritish-Indian Army; shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942 and he served it as NaikSepoy in the 4th Guerilla Regiment;he fought against the British-ledforces on the Burma (now Myanmar),front and died in an encounter therein 1945. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1,2,5,12,/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.83]

Dito: Belonged to v. Siawa, Sirohi State(now distt. Sirohi), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); s/o Dhulo;Girassia (tribe). He took part in theBhil-Girassia revolt of 1922 in theSiyawa, Valoria villages of SirohiState against the atrocities of theSirohi ruler, his land settlementpolicy, Begar (forced labour) andcesses. In this settlement theMalgujari had been increased, alongwith the imposition of fresh taxes.Dito was one among those two tothree thousand Bhils who gatheredat Siawa village on 4 and 5 April 1922and decided that they would not givethe increased Malgujari, the Begar(forced labour), and any other cessto the State. Hearing the news of theBhil gathering, the State Army and200 soldiers of the Mewar Bhil Corps


led by Major Richards, reached Siawaand opened fire on the Bhil on 12April 1922 without any priorwarning. Some of the Bhils couldmanage to escape and fled to the hills.But many others, including Dito,received serious bullet wounds in thefiring and Dito died on the same day.Simultaneously with this firing, thevillage was looted and set on fire bythe troops. [NR, 30 April and 18 June1922, RSAB; AMR, 1913-1947, pp.101-102]

Doa Allee: Hailed from Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his fellows, hemarched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishreoccupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theUnnao region. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Doda Peda: Belonged to Dantewara,Bastar State (now in Chhattisgarh);took part in the Adivasi (tribal)Bhumkal ñ revolt of 1910 in theJagdalpur area of Bastar against thefeudal and colonial exploitation, andin the tribesí anxiety for maintainingtheir distinct ways of life. On 16February 1910, following the directconfrontation (Indrawati-ford battle)between the rebels and the Britishwhere many on the rebel side died.Doda Peda and few others escapedfrom the scene and rallied round theneighbouring Ulnar and Netanar

villages. ìOn the night of 25 th

February, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured.î Doda Pedawas one among those arrested,charged with ìwaging war againstthe crownî, and tried between 13March and 28 April 1910 (known asthe Jagdalpur trial). He was sentencedto two yearsí rigorous imprisonment,and detained in Bastar Jail. In June1910, with other seventy eight rebels,Doda Peda was shifted to the RaipurCentral Jail, where he died (before 7November 1910) due to tortures bythe jail authorities. [F/Poll(Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of 1910,NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57; BTRB, p.75]

Dodhai: Hailed from v. & p.o. Chaura,distt. Gorakhpur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oSamjhawan Bhar. As the people weredemonstrating during the NonCooperation movement, the Britishpolice of Chauri Chaura thanasuddenly opened fire on them,causing deaths and injuries to many.When they ran out of ammunitionand found the gathering infuriatedby the firing, the policemen retreatedand hid themselves inside the policestation. Some in the crowd sprayedkerosene oil on the building and setit on fire, killing all the 23 policemen,inside. Dodhai was accused of takingpart in the Chauri Chaura case,


sentenced to death and hanged on 2July 1923. [H/poll, F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI; TR, 14 January 1923,RSAB; SSKS, 36, p. 1 & 10]

Domushah alias Oojeer: Hailing fromHamirpur (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oDoorjun Singh; took part in theUprising of 1857 against the British;participated in driving the Britishaway from Jhansi and itsneighbouring areas; in the course ofthe fighting he was caught by theBritish forces and put behind the barsin the Alipur jail as an under-trial;later, he was sentenced to death in1859. [Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Donga: Belonged to v. Gothra, JaipurState (now in distt. Sikar), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); s/o Hukma;Jat. He took part in a meeting of thekisan agitators held at Kudan in May1934 to demonstrate against theJagirdarsí atrocities, high rate of landtax, and its forcible collection.Hearing the news of this peasantsígathering, a Senior Police Officer(with a police party) reached there,and ordered for lathi charge to befollowed by firing on the agitators.Many people were injured in thisunprovoked attack. Donga, with hisbrother Tiku, received seriouswounds in the firing and died on thespot. [Rajasthan, 13 May 1934, RSAB;SKAI, p.118]

Doobey Roy: Belonged to Shairpoor,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now Uttar

Pradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish following an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Doodh Nath: Born in 1882 in v. Gahmar,distt. Ghazipur, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o ChhediKoeri; Farmer. He participated in aprocession on 10 August 1942 that wastaken out from his village inconnection with the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He received severe bulletwounds when the police fired uponthe procession and he died on thesame day. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; WWIM, I, p.98]

Doodhan: Born in v. Narahi, distt. Ballia,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He was killed in the policefiring on a demonstration in whichhe was taking part during the ìQuitIndiaî movement in Ballia in 1942.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, II, p.84; BCA, p. 118]

Doodil: Resident of Imlea, Rewa, theNorth-Western Provinces (now inMadhya Pradesh); Lohar; he joinedhands with the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British forces on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, and hanged in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi Mutiny


Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. II,No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Doojan: Resident of Saugor (Sagar),Madhya Pradesh; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Sagar region;he was caught by the British in themidst of an engagement and hangedin 1858. [Mutiny Records, Poll Deptt.Vol. No. 60 (1859), MSAB]

Doojaul Singh: Resident of Jhansi, UttarPradesh; he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also incited hisneighbourhood to take to armsagainst the British; he fought theBritish forces at several places; hewas caught by the British after thedefeat of the rebel forces in hisregion, and charged withëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi (Div.)Mutiny Basta, File Sl. No.117,UPRAA; AG (1859), MPSAB]

Dookhee: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he also providedmoney to the local rebels for buyingarms and encouraged them to kill thefirangis (British) and their loyalists;he was caught by the British troopsat the time of their advance in Bandaand charged with ëmurder and aidingthe rebellion against the Britishí, andsentenced to death with confiscationof his property in July 1858, he was

executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Doolah Ram: Resident of Jalaisur, Muttra[Mathura], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Kaith; he was a Duffadar [Dafadar] inthe Contingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison under the BritishGovernment; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels intheir fighting against the British rule;he fought the British troops at severalplaces, and died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British army.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Doolareh: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he was caught atthe time of the British re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dooli Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Shekhawat; joined thekisan agitatorsí meeting held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 todemonstrate against the Maharajaísoppressive administration and hisland settlement policy of 1923-24. Inthis settlement the Biswedari rights of


the Rajputs were forfeited and theland tax increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to confront therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Dooli Singh wasseriously injured in the indiscrimi-nate firing and died. Simultaneouslywith this assault, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Doollah Raee: Born in Bailungunj, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Brahmin; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebels of the Agra area;he fought the British troops in severalbattle grounds in the Agra-Mathuraregions; he was killed by theadvancing British army during itsattacks on the rebel positions in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Doorga Persad: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Sepoy in the

British-Indian army but left it as soonas the 1857 Uprising broke out; hejoined the rebels and fought againstthe British troops in the Banda region;he also encouraged his counterpartsin the British army to come over tothe rebel side and fight the firangis(British); he was caught by the Britishduring an engagement and sentencedto death in September 1858 on thecharges of ëdesertion, mutiny andmurder during the rebellioní; he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Doorga Purshad: Resident of Benares[Varanasi], Uttar Pradesh; Brahmin;he was a Sepoy in the C. Companyunder the British-Indian army; he leftthe British employment during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels to fight against theBritish rule; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing the Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Doorga Roy: Belonged to Tulhwapar,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he joinedhands with the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish following an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]


Doorga Singh: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he wasa Sepoy in the B. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined hands with therebels for fighting against the Britishrule; he was caught in 1858 whileconfronting the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Doorga: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Banda region; he also providedfinancial support to the local rebelsand encouraged them to attack thefirangis (British) and their loyalists;he was caught during the Britishadvance in Banda, charged withëaiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí, and sentenced todeath with confiscation of hisproperty in July 1858; he wasexecuted by hanging thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Doorga: Resident of Jhansi, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea and fought against the Britishat various places of Banda during the1857 Uprising; he also providedfinancial support to the local

inhabitants and incited them to attackthe British offices; he was caught atthe time of a British raid and chargedwith ëaiding and abetting therebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in August 1858and executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Dowlut Ram: Resident of Vuzeerpoora,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Brahmin; hewas a Sepoy in the A. Company ofthe British-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined hands with therebel forces; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Dowlut Singh: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Burkundauz[Barqandaz] in the Contingent Guardsof the Agra Central Prison; he leftthe British employment during theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelforces of the Agra region; he foughtthe British in various engagementsin the Agra-Mathura area; he died inthe midst of British attacks on therebels in 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Dowlut: Belonged to Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at several


places in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to other for buyingarms; he was caught after the Britishre-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Drogoo: Resident of Nimar, MadhyaPradesh; s/o Madar Bux; he foughtagainst the British forces at severalplaces in the Nimar region during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British army in the course of anengagement at Mandleshwar, andexecuted by hanging in December1857. [Mutiny Records, Poll. Deptt.Vol. No. 60 (1859), MSAB; WWIM,III, p. 37]

Dubee Singh: Resident of Jhansi, UttarPradesh; he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also incited hisneighbourhood to raise its armsagainst the British rule; he fought theBritish forces at several places in theJhansi region; he was caught by theBritish after the defeat of the rebelforces, and charged with ëplunderingand rebellion against the Britishí; hewas sentenced to death in 1858 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi (Div.) Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; AG (1859), MPSAB]

Dubey Pundit Gayadin: Born in 1803at v. Korain, Futtehpore [Fatehpur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Pundit SitaramDubey; Zamindar; he joined handswith the rebels of his area and foughtagainst the British at several places

during the Uprising of 1857; he alsohelped the rebels with arms andmoney, and encouraged them inattacking and plundering the Britishestablishments; soon after the defeatof the rebels in the Fatehpur region,he was caught by the British troopsand sentenced to death in 1858 onthe charges of ëaiding and abettingthe rebellion against the Britishí; hecommitted suicide in the jail beforehis execution. [Mutiny Records,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.38]

Dukee: Hailed from Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his comrades,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishreoccupation of Delhi in September1857, he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theUnnao region. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dukhanti: Hailed from v. Ratanpur, p.o.Gauri Bazar, distt. Deoria, UttarPradesh; s/o Jokhan Gaderi. He wasone of those volunteers engaged insabotage in connection with theìQuit Indiaî. When taking part in thedestruction of a road bridge overMajhla Nala in Deoria, Dukhanti wasfired upon by the police, and died ofhis bullet injuries on the same day in1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 36, pp. 25, 26 & ka,Kha]


Dukhi Koeri: Born in v. Khoripur, distt.Ballia, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). He received seriousbullet wounds in the police firingwhile participating in a demonstra-tion in Ballia during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He died of his injuries inAugust 1942 at the age of 20. [H/Poll.F.No. 3/30/42, SSKS, 2, p.303]

Dukhi Ram Katua: Resident of v.Katuapur, p.o. Mau Nath Bhanjan,dist. Azamgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o DewanKatua. When the Congress leaderswere arrested by the colonialadministration in the wake of theìQuit Indiaî movement, a protestdemonstration was organized and itadvanced towards Bazar Thana fromD.A.V. School at around 11 oíclockon 14 August 1942. They were lathi-charged by the police when theyreached near the police station. Thelathi-charge so enraged the marchersthat they began to pelt stones on thepolice personnel. When the mobseemed uncontrollable, the policeopened fire on them. Dukhi RamKatua was hit by a revolver bulletfired by the Deputy Superintendentof Police. He fell down and died onthe spot. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; BCA, p. 125; SSKS, 27, p. sha;WWIM, I, p.99]

Dukhi: Resident of distt. Rai Bareli, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). The police arrest of thekisan leaders during the Non-Cooperation movement (1921) wasdeeply resented by the kisans of thedistrict. Shouting slogans against the

administration, thousands of themgathered in Munshiganj fordemanding their leadersí immediaterelease. When the gatheringappeared to have turned hostile, thepolice opened fire on it, killing Dukhion the spot. [H/poll. F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI; SSKS, 8, p. ja; BCA, p. 119]

Dulal Shah: Born in Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels duringthe Uprising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British; he providedfinancial support to the local rebelsand also incited the neighbourhoodto raise its arms against the firangis(British) and overthrow theirexploitative rule; he was killed whilefighting the British troops in 1858; hisproperty was confiscated thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Dulare Gond: Resident of Nimar,Madhya Pradesh; he participated inthe Uprising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British forces on severaloccasions; he was caught and hangedby the British army in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Poll Deptt. Vol. No. 60(1859), MSAB]

Dularey Lal Tiwari: Born in 1905 in v.Nunara, distt. Fatehpur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oShiv Narain Tiwari. He first took partin the Civil Disobedience movementof 1930 and later actively joined theagitation against payment of stiffland revenue led by his father.Confronted by the police, he along


with his brother, uncle and otherinhabitants of his village had put upa brave resistance against them.When the Tehsildar shot his father(Shiv Narain Tiwari), resulting in hisdeath, Dularey attacked and killedhim on the spot. He was arrested,tried for murder and sentenced todeath. He died on the gallows in theNaini Central Jail (Allahabad) in 1932.[H/poll F.No. 33/54/30, NAI;WWIM, I, p.364]

Dulat Singh: Belonged to Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857,and fought the British at severalplaces in Etawah; he also providedfinancial support to the local rebelsand encouraged them to destroy theBritish establishments; he was killedby the advancing British army in theEtawah region in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Duleep Singh: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtand accused of ëplundering the Britishproperty and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1860 and hanged soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, NWP, FatehpurMutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.),UPRAA]

Dulela Singh: Resident of Lucknow, the

Oudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); joined hands with the rebelforces in fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857 in theLucknow regions; he was capturedby the British troops during theirreoccupation of the region, andimprisoned for life on the charges ofërebellion against the Britishí; he diedin detention. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59),UPSAL]

Dulganjun: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebels of his area andfought the British at several placesin Ghazipur during the Uprising of1857; he was caught at the time ofthe British re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dulgunjisi: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British forces inthe Banda region during the Uprisingof 1857; he also participated inplundering the British property andlooting the Government treasury tomeet the military expenses of therebels; he was caught by the Britishtroops at the time of their advancein Banda, and charged withëplundering the Governmentproperty and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death withconfiscation of property in May 1858,he was executed by hanging soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, Banda


Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Duljeet Singh: Hailed from Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined hands withthe rebel forces soon after theoutbreak of the 1857 Uprising andmarched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British; heescaped to his region after the Britishreoccupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Duljeet: Resident of Kanpur, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forceof his area during the Uprising of1857, and fought against the Britishforces in Kanpur; he also offeredfinancial support to the local peoplefor buying arms and encouragedthem to attack the firangis (British);he died while resisting the advancingBritish army in the Kanpur region in1857. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dullaosh: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea and fought the British forces atseveral places in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British during their re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dulpauthnath: Born in Ghazeepoor

[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to others for buyingarms and attacking the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish after their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dulput: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot[Rajput]; heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Banda region; he also providedfinancial support to the local rebelsand encouraged them to attack thefirangis (British) and their allies; hewas caught during the British re-occupation of the Banda region, andcharged with ëaiding and abettingthe rebellion against the Britishí; hewas sentenced to death withconfiscation of property in May 1858;he was executed by hanging soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dulraj: Resident of Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined hands with the rebelsfor fighting against the British rule;he was caught in the course of theBritish re-occupation in 1858, and


sentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Dumoduree: Inhabitant of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he wasa Sepoy in the C. Company under theBritish-Indian army; he left theservice during the Uprising of 1857to join the rebel forces in fightingagainst the British rule; he wascaught in 1858 while resisting theBritish offensive, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Dunkee Singh Lumbudou: Resident ofCawnpore (Kanpur), the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); inspired by the Rising in1857, he joined the rebel forces andparticipated in the onslaughts on theBritish establishments in Kanpur inJune 1857; when the British wererecovering their lost ground inKanpur between July and December1858, he was arrested by them andaccused of ëtaking part in therebellion against the Britishí; DunkeeSingh was sentenced to death inDecember 1857 and executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, 1857, UPRAA]

Durg Pal Singh: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (now

Uttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels and fought the British inLucknow during the Uprising of1857; he also participated inplundering the British properties andseizing their treasury; he died whileconfronting the British army atQaiserbagh, Lucknow, in March 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Durga Persad: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British forces ondifferent occasions in the Lucknowregion; he was killed by the Britisharmy in an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Durga Prasad: Resident of Raipur,aroused by the speech that HanumanSingh, Magazine Lashkar in theBritish Army (who assassinatedMajor Cidwel at his residence on 18January 1858) delivered before asepoy audience on the same day;Durga Prasad joined the rebelsoldiers in Raipur; involved in thekilling of British army officers; with16 other rebel soldiers, he wasarrested by the British; tried,convicted and sentenced to death;hanged in Raipur on 22 January 1858.[Parliamentary Papers, (MutinyFurther Papers), No.4, 1857-58, NAI,CKI, 1740-1947, p.171]


Durga Singh: Belonged to Jaunpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Shiv Lal Singh; he tookpart in the rebellion of 1857; he wasinvolved in various incidents offighting the British, plundering of theGovernment properties andmurdering the British officials;following his arrest, he was put ontrial on the charge of ëloot andmurderí and awarded capitalpunishment; he was hanged till deathon 13 September 1858. [MutinyRecords, Jaunpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Durga: Resident of Allygurh [Aligarh],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also encouragedother people to raise their arms andoverthrow the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he marched on to Delhi,joined hands with the rebels thereand fought the British troops; he wascaught by the British after theirreoccupation of Delhi, and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and shot dead in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.),F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Durga: Resident of Jalalabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); cultivator; along with hisvillage fellows, he refused to obligethe British forces with rasad(provisions) at Jalalabad during theUprising of 1857; he was captured bythe British for this and hanged inNovember 1857; his entire village wasalso ransacked by the British troops.


Durrowa: Belonged to Nugla Noonair,Mynpoory [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces onseveral occasions; he was caught bythe British during their operationagainst the rebels, and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Duyaa Ram: Born in Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and also led his neighbours intofighting against the British; heoffered financial support to therebels for buying arms andencouraged them to go foroverthrowing the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was killed by theBritish forces during their re-occupation of Fatehpur in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Dwara: Belonged to v. Hyderpore,Allygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aherya; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces at several places; hewas caught by the British after thedefeat of the rebels and charged withëmurder and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní; he was sentenced to death


in 1859 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Dwarika Prasad: Born in 1920 in distt.Allahabad, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). On 14 August1942 when a procession wasorganized in connection the ìQuitIndiaî movement in Allahabad, hetook part in it as a student. Hereceived severe bullet wounds whenthe police fired on the protesters anddied on the same day. [H/Poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.100]

Dwarka Das Rai: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh (Awadh) Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857, and led the rebelsin fighting the British authorities inLucknow on several occasions; hedied while resisting the British armyat Talab Jarnail Bagh, Lucknow in1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Dwarka Das: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the armedresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857, he also encouraged hisneighbourhood to join it; he diedfighting the British forces at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Dwarka Singh: Born in Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British at

various places in Lucknow duringthe Uprising of 1857; he also joinedothers in plundering the Britishproperties; he died while confrontingthe British army at Qaiserbagh,Lucknow, in March 1858. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Dwarka Singh: Hailed from Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces soon after the outbreak of the1857 Uprising; along with his fellows,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857, he died in 1858 whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Dwarka: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he participated inthe fighting against the British duringthe Uprising of 1857, and also incitedothers to take on the British inAllahabad; he was caught by theBritish at the time of their raids onthe rebels in Allahabad, and chargedwith ëmurder and rebellion againstthe Britishí; sentenced to death inJune 1857, and hanged; his propertywas also confiscated. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; PP, Further Paper No.1,NAI; TIM, p.222]

Dwarka: Belonged to Etawah, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the


Uprising of 1857, and also incited thelocal people to attack the Britishestablishments; he was killed whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in the Etawah region in 1858.[Mutiny Papers, Etawah MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Dwarka: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also incitedothers to join the resistance againstthe firangi-hukumat (British rule); hewas killed by the British army duringan encounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Dyal Singh: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Sepoy in theBritish-Indian army, left it to join therebels during the Uprising of 1857;

he fought against the British troopsat many places in the Banda region;caught by the British at the time ofan engagement and charged withëmutiny, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death in September 1858 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I, No.43B(1859), MSAB]

Dyal: Belonged to Kamasin, Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he was caught during an engagementwith the British troops in Banda, andcharged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin July 1858, he was executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Banda Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]


Ebadut Khan: Resident of KumbulKutra, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Pathan; he took part in the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British onseveral occasions in the Agra region;he was caught by the British duringtheir operations against the rebels,and executed by hanging in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ebaz/Ewag Khan alias Khewas Khan:Resident of Kota State (now distt.Kota), Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); s/o Inayatullah Khan;soldier in the Kota State Army; joinedthe military and civil uprising againstthe British Government in Kota in1857; led by Mehrab Khan (Risaldarin the Kota State Army) and LalaJaidayal (the civilian leader of therebels), he took part in the attack onthe British Political Agentís house inKota on 15 October 1857 where thePolitical Agent, Capt. C.E. Burton,and his two sons were killed; foughtagainst the British forces led by

General Roberts following thesacking of the Agency House;captured by the British troops andsentenced to death, he was hangednear the Agency House, Kota, in1860. [F/Poll, Nos 1-2, September1858; F/Poll ëAí, Nos 428-36,February 1858, Nos 3146-47,December 1858, WWIM, III, p.74;RSG, pp.96-97; RKSS, pp.124-43 Sujas,No 4, June-July 1998, Jaipur, p.81]

Edoo: Resident of Cawnpore (Kanpur),the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Coffee seller; joinedthe Revolt of 1857 against the Britishin Cawnpore (Kanpur) and surroun-ding areas; he participated inattacking and destroying the BritishResidency in Cawnpore (Kanpur)and other British outposts nearby inJune 1857; he was later caught by theBritish in the course of the fightingand charged with ërebellion againstthe British authorityí; sentenced todeath, he was executed in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, 1857, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.53 (X) (1858), MSAB]

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Elahee: Hailed from Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his associates,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theUnnao region. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Elalee Buksh: Born in Mundee SyudKhan, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Shaikh; he was a Burkundauz[Barqandaz] with the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prison;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857, joined hands withthe rebels of the Agra area andfought the British troops in severalengagements in the Agra-Mathuraregion; he died in repelling theBritish attacks on the rebels in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Emam Khan: Resident of Teela AjmerooKhan, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Mewatee [Mewati]; he took part inthe Uprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces at a number of placesin Agra; he was caught by the Britishduring their operations against therebels, and executed by hanging in1858. [Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Enayet Allee: Belonged to Allygurh

[Aligarh], North-Western Provinces(now uttar pradesh); he took part inthe Uprising of 1857 and alsomotivated others to fight against thefirangis (British); he marched on toDelhi, joined hands with the rebelsthere and fought the British forcesat several places; he died whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in Delhi in September 1857.[Mutiny Papers, Bundle No.57, NAI;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V) (1858),MSAB]

Etimad Ali Khan: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh (Awadh) Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857 and played a leadingrole in guiding the rebel forces of hisarea; he led the rebels in attackingthe British authorities and theirestablishments in Lucknow; he diedwhile fighting against the Britisharmy at Lucknow in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Ewaz Khan: Born in Wuzeerpoora, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh);Mewattee [Mewati];he was a Burkundauz [Barqandaz]with the Contingent Guards of theAgra Central Prison; he left theBritish employment during theUprising of 1857, joined hands withthe rebels and fought the Britishtroops in several engagements in theAgra-Mathura region; he was killedby the advancing British troopsduring their attacks on the rebels in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA]


Faiyaz Allee: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his region during theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British at several places in Agra,he was caught by the British troopsand accused of ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death with confiscation of hisproperty, and executed soonthereafter in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Faiz Allee: Resident of Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he took part in the Uprisingof 1857 and joined the rebel forcesunder the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan, the rebel leader andruler of Bareilly; he fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Rohilkhand area; he was capturedby the British during their re-occupation of the Bareilly region, andcharged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof his property and executed in 1860.[Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X) (1858),

MSAB; WWIM, III, p.39]

Faizoollah Beg: Resident of Shekooabad,Mynpoori [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Moogul [Mughal]; he wasa Duffadar [Dafadar] in the Contin-gent Guards of the Agra CentralPrison under the British Govern-ment; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hemarched towards Delhi along withothers, and engaged the Britishforces at several places; he died in1858 while resisting the Britishattacks. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Fakhiroodeen: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at severalplaces in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region;he also provided financial support tothe local people and encouraged them

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to storm the British positions; he waskilled by the British troops in thecourse of an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Fakiray: Born in v. Bhaisora, distt.Benaras (Varanasi), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oDashrath Ram, a farmer. He activelyparticipated in the ìQuit Indiaîagitations in 1942 and was shot andkilled in the indiscriminate policefiring on the agitators in August 1942.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM,I, p.102]

Faqir Ali: Born in distt. Srinagar, Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Nasir-ud-Din. Acommitted political worker, hecontributed significantly to theorganizing of the movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. While leading ademonstration in 1931 for its sakenear the mosque at Gaw Kadal, Sri-nagar, he was killed in the indiscrimi-nate State Police firing on thedemonstrators. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II, p. 87; FSK,pp. 48-49; HMKJAMH, p. 324]

Faqir Gujar: Resident of v. Saj, distt.Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oSamundah Gujar. He joined a rallyat Rajouri on 1 October 1931 tocastigate autocracy and demandresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. He was killed on thatday in the firing on the rallyists bythe State Army soldiers. [File No. IV,8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM,II, p.87]

Faquir Mohomed: Belonged to Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels in fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857 and alsoincited others to take part in it; hewas caught by the British troops inthe course of an engagement, andcharged with ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath with confiscation of hisproperty, he was executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Faquirey: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and persuaded his neighbours to jointhe fight against the British; he alsoencouraged his comrades to go foroverthrowing the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was captured by theBritish troops during their attacks onthe rebels in a village in Fatehpur in1857; he was hanged in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Farhat Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area in their fightingagainst the British forces during theUprising of 1857, and also incitedothers to take to arms against theBritish; he was killed confronting theBritish army in the battle of Chinhat,Lucknow, on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]


Farhaz Khan: Belonged toBoolandshahur [Bulandshahar], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in fighting theBritish and plundering theirproperties in the Bulandshahar areasduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoencouraged others in his locality tojoin the rebels; he was arrested bythe British and charged withësedition and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to imprisonmentfor life in March 1859, he died inprison. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Farzand Khan: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat several places in the Hamirpurregion; he also led a group of rebelsin seizing the British treasury; he wascaptured during the British re-occupation of the Hamirpur area, andcharged with ëlooting and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death in 1859 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Fasahat Jahan: Belonged to Jaunpur,North-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he deserted the British-Indian Army and joined the rebelforces in Jaunpur to fight against theBritish rule during the Rising of 1857;he also participated in the plunderingof British properties; he was caught,sentenced to death and executed byhanging on 6 January 1858. [Mutiny

Records, Jaunpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Fasahat Jahan: Born at v. Mahul,Azamgarh, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); Rajaof Mahul; he took a leading part inthe Uprising of 1857; he offeredfinancial support to many rebels andencouraged them to attack the Britishofficials and plunder their properties;he himself led a group of rebels infighting the British forces at differentplaces in the Azamgarh region; hewas captured by the British duringtheir onslaught on the region, andcharged with ëaiding and abettingthe rebellion against the Britishí; hewas sentenced to death and executedby a British officer with a sword in1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.40]

Fateh Mohammad Beg: Belonged todistt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Iqbal Beg. He took aleading part during the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.When he was heading a protest rallyagainst the autocratic rule at Uri(Baramulla), the State Army soldierssuddenly opened fire on it in 1931,killing many, including Beg, on thespot. [File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; HMKJAMH, p. 323]

Fateh Mohammed Beg: Born in 1874 inv. Sarseal, distt. Baramulla, Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Iqbal Beg. Hejoined the political movement forresponsible government in Jammu


and Kashmir and took part in ademonstration at Uri (Baramulla) toprotest against the autocratic rule inthe State. He was killed in 1934 whenthe State Army fired upon thedemonstrators. [File No. IV, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF,Vol.1, p.73; WWIM, II, p.]

Fateh Shah Khan: Resident of theRohilkhand region, Uttar Pradesh; hetook a leading part in the Uprisingof 1857 as one of the chief lieutenantsof the rebel leader, Khan BahadurKhan of Bareilly; he fought in severalbattles against the British troops inthe Rohilkhand region; he was caughtby the British following the defeatof the rebels forces, and charged withëmurder, plundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL;WWIM, III, p.40]

Fateh Singh alias Futty: Resident ofNimar, the Central India Agency,Indore, (now Madhya Pradesh); s/oKesari Singh; joined the anti-Britishrebel forces during the Uprising of1857 in Malwa region; under theleadership of Sita Ram he took partin a number of encounters against theBritish; in the course of fighting atNimar he was caught and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Papers, I, NAIB;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB; WWIM, III, p.40]

Fateh Singh Dangi: Resident of Hirapur,Madhya Pradesh; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during the

Uprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Sagar region; he was caught bythe British army in the course of anengagement and hanged in 1857.[Mutiny Records Poll Deptt. Vol. No.60 (1859), MSAB]

Fateh Singh: Hailed from the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Naik in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it on the same rank in theIst Guerrilla Regiment; while fightingagainst the British forces in Burma(now Myanmar) he was killed in1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,403/INA,NAI; WWIM, II, p.88]

Fateh Singh: Resident of teh. Sardhana,distt. Meerut, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). In connectionwith the ìQuit Indiaî movement, theCongress workers organized aprotest meeting at Bhabhauri villagein Sardhana tehsil on 18 August 1942.The police suddenly reached thevenue, encircled it and lathi-charged.Eventually they also opened firekilling at least five persons and FatehSingh was one among them. [H/Poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 16, p. da;WWIM, II, p.88]

Fazal Haq: Resident of Shahjahanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); maulavi; he took aprominent part in the Uprisingagainst the British rule in 1857, led agroup of rebels, and fought in severalengagements with the British forces;


he was killed in an encounter withthe British troops near Etawah inDecember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.40]

Fazil (Miss): Resident of distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir. She participatedin a rally organized by the womenof the city against the autocracy ofthe Maharaja during the agitation forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. Just when theprocession reached at Maisuma Bazaron 24 September 1931, the StateArmy unprecedentedly opened fireon the women protestors. Fazil waskilled in that firing on the spot. [FileNo. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;KFFF, p. 405]

Fazil: Resident of Bag Muzaffar Khan,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he joined therebel forces of his area during theUprising of 1857 and went up toBulandshahar while fighting againstthe British; he also took part there inan attack on the British officers andtheir establishments; caught by theBritish in the course of an engage-ment, he was hanged in 1858 on thecharges of ëmurder of the Britishofficers and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Fazle Husain: Belonged to the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also motivatedhis neighbourhood to attack the

British authorities; he proceeded toDelhi, joined the rebel forces there,and fought the British on differentoccasions; he was killed whileconfronting the advancing Britishforces in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Fazl-i-Haqq (Allama): He was a Maulavifrom Khairabad (now in distt Sitapur,Uttar Pradesh); Sarishtadar of DelhiResidency; he left the British serviceto join the Uprising of 1857; as ascholar, he rendered importantservices to the rebelsí cause byframing a ëConstitutioní for theRebelsí Government in Delhi. Afterthe fall of Delhi in September 1857,he returned to Khairabad and ralliedthe rebel forces there; he wascaptured by the British after their re-ocupation of the Khairabad region,and sentenced to the transportationfor life; transported to the Andamansin 1858 where he died later on.[Mutiny Papers, NAI; AS; BSZWD]

Fazl-Ullah Khan: Hailed from Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces soon after the outbreak of the1857 Uprising; along with his fellows,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Feda Ally: Resident of Atrowlee,


Allygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Syud [Syed]; he took partin the Uprising of 1857 and alsoincited his neighbourhood to raisearms to challenge the British rule; hefought the British forces at severalplaces and was caught by the Britishafter the defeat of the rebel forces;charged with ësedition andplundering the Government propertyduring the rebellioní, he wassentenced to death in 1858 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, File Sl.No.117, UPRAA]

Feku Bhagat: Resident of v. Tair Buzurg,p.o. Maanipur, ps. Khampar, distt.Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. He was killedin the police firing in Deoria whiletrying to unfurl the Indian flagduring the ìQuit Indiaî movementin 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 36, pp. 25, 26 & Kha]

Feroze Shah: Resident of Jhansi, UttarPradesh; he fought against the Britishforces at various places in Jhansiduring the Uprising of 1857; moreactive in pouncing upon the enemyin the forest areas, he was killed inan encounter on 26 August 1859.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Fida Husain (Salar): Belonged toLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a significant role in organizingthe rebel forces of his region; he ledthe rebels in attacking the British

authorities and their establishmentsin Lucknow on several occasions; hedied while fighting against theBritish army at Sikanderbagh,Lucknow in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Fida Husain: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857, and also incitedothers to raise their arms against theBritish; he fought the British forcesat different places in Lucknow; hewas killed while confronting theBritish army in the battle of Chinhat,Lucknow, on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Finiya: Resident of Bikaner State (nowdistt. Bikaner), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Grocer. Along withthe villagers of Udrasar and therepresentatives of Bikaner PrajaMandal, Finiya went to meet theBikaner ruler in 1936 to protestagainst the atrocities of the StatePolice. But the Maharaja did not meetthem and the police atrocitiescontinued. To punish him for daringto protest, the police arrested Finiya,charged him with theft, took him tothe Kotwali (Police Station) andbeaten him to death. The police menbrought his dead body and left it infront of his shop. Next morning, theExecutive Committee of BikanerPraja Mandal reacted sharply toFiniyaís death, passed a Resolutionon the increase of police atrocities inthe State and submitted it to the PrimeMinister of the State. Finiyaís death


did not go in vain, it strengthenedthe Praja Mandal movement inBikaner. [H/Deptt (Bikaner State),F.No. C V, 1930, RSAB; BJA, pp. 48-49]

Freechi/Fariza: Born in 1895 in MohallahJalal Sahib, distt. Baramulla, Jammuand Kashmir; d/o Ghulam RasulBahroo and w/o Khawaja Razaq JooBohru. She actively joined thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.When the procession, in which shewas taking part, faced the State Policefiring at Kheryarbal (Baramulla) in1931, she hurled a kangri on a policeofficer and disfigured his face.Consequently, she was fired uponwith vengeance and she succumbedto her bullet injuries later on. [FileNo. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;KFFF, p. 404; WWIM, II, p.89;HMKJAMH, p.324]

Fukeer Bux: Resident of Gorackpore[Gorakhpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Zamindar; he led the local rebels infighting the British in the Gorakhpurregion during the Uprising of 1857;he also provided the rebel forceswith arms and ammunitions, as wellas with money; he was arrested bythe British at the time of their re-occupation of the area; charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin February 1859. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Funda Singh: Belonged to the Saugor

(Sagar) region, Madhya Pradesh; heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought the British forces in hisarea; caught by the British during anencounter in the Sagar region; he wasexecuted by hanging in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Poll Deptt. Vol. No. 60(1859), MSAB]

Futeh Singh: Chowdhury [Choudhri] ofFuttehpore [Fatehpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); a leading figure in theUprising of 1857, he organised thelocal rebels and led them in attackingthe British establishments in Fatehpurand its adjoining areas; he wascaptured by the British forces andsentenced to death in June 1859 onthe charge of ëaiding and abettingrebellion against the Britishí. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Futey Singh: Resident of Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought against theBritish forces at places in Kanpur; healso supplied arms to the local peopleand encouraged them to plunder theBritish properties; he was killedwhile resisting the advancing Britisharmy in the Kanpur region in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Futta: Resident of Nimar, the CentralIndia Agency, Indore, (now MadhyaPradesh); joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857; whilefighting against the British forces at


Mandleshwar in 1857, he wascaptured by the enemy and sentencedto transportation for life. Futtapassed away as a captive in anoverseas jail. [Mutiny Papers, Vol. I,NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB; WWIM, III, p.42]

Futteh Singh: Belonged to Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in fighting against theBritish rule in Aligarh during theUprising of 1857; he also marched onto Delhi, joined hands with the rebelsthere and fought the British troopsat several places; he was killedduring a confrontation with theadvancing British army in Delhi inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Papers,Bundle No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Fuz Allee: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British troops in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region; he also providedfinancial support to the rebels andencouraged them to attack the Britishofficers; he was killed by the British

troops in an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Fuzal Imam: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged other people to take partin fighting the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule); he fought the British troops inAgra and was captured by them inthe course of an engagement, andaccused of ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1858 with confiscation ofhis property, he was executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Fyz Allee: Resident of Banda Khas, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, he was hanged in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]


Gabar Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he volunteered to jointhe Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the Ist

Guerrilla Regiment; while fightingagainst the Allied forces in Thailandhe was killed at Bangkok in 1945.[INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA, (1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.89]

Gabar Singh: Resident of v.Chakargoan, distt. Tehri-Garhwal,Garhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand), servedin the British-Indian Army as a Sepoyand deployed on the Singapore-Malaya front against the Japaneseforces in December 1941; captured bythe Japanese in February 1942, hebecame a Japanese prisoner of war;shifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and joined itas a Sepoy in its 1st GuerrillaRegiment; fought against the British-led Allied forces and sacrificed hislife while fighting on the Burma

(now Myanmar) front in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA(1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM,II, p.89; EBIFF, I, p.225]

Gabdu: Resident of v. Neemuchana, teh.Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State (nowdistt. Alwar), Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); s/o Jagi. He joinedthe meeting of the kisan agitators heldat Neemuchana on 14 May 1925 toprotest against the Maharajaís mal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs suffered the most. Hearingthe news of this gathering of the kisanagitators, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to counter the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troops surroun-ded the village, blocked all the escaperoutes from it and opened fire on theprotesters without any prior warningof dispersal. Many of the agitators,including Gabdu, received serious

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bullet wounds in the indiscriminatefiring and Gabdu died of these.Simultaneously with this firing, thevillage was set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Gadadhar Nath Pandey: Resident of v.Daya Chhapra, distt. Ballia, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He actively participated ina stormy demonstration thatmarched for seizing the Bairiya policestation on 18 August 1942 during theìQuit Indiaî movement. He wasseverely wounded in the police firingnear the Thana and died of it on thesame day. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; RORCG; WWIM, I, p.262; BCA,p. 113]

Gadadhar Tiwari: Resident of Jubbulpore(Jabalpur), Saugor and NerbuddaDivision, the Central Provinces andBerar (now Madhya Pradesh);served as a Sepoy in the British-Indian army; unable to put up withthe ill-treatment of his senior Britishofficers, he attacked his companyísAdjutant, Mr. Miller, with his musketon 16 June 1857; overpowered by theother soldiers and detained in theircustody, he was blown off in publicby a canon despite the medicalofficerís declaring him as mentallyunstable. [Mutiny Papers, III, NAIB;MPGJ, p.84]

Gafoor Khan: Born in 1918, Ratlam State,

Central India Agency, (now MadhyaPradesh). Joined Ratlam State PrajaMandal, and fought for civil libertiesand responsible government inRatlam State in January 1941. He wasarrested on the false charge ofillegally procuring arms and was sentto Ratlam jail. He became criticallyill in jail, and was released on the eveof his death at Ujjain in September1941. [AISPC Papers (Ratlam State),F.No. 148, NMML]

Gahar Singh: Born in v. Bamanwas;Nizamat (teh.) Bansoor, Alwar State(now distt. Alwar), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); s/o KishanSingh; Shekhawat. He participated inthe kisan agitatorsí meeting held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toremonstrate against the Maharajaísmal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue enhanced by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this peasant gathering, theMaharaja sent his State Army to takethe rallyists on Neemuchana. Thetroops surrounded the village,blocked all the escaping routes fromit and opened fire on the protesterswithout any prior warning. GaharSingh received severe gun shots inthe indiscriminate firing and died onthe spot. Simultaneously, the villagewas also set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta


No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Gajadhar Singh: Belonged to v. GarhiSahja, teh. Etmadpur, distt. Agra, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). In 1930 Agra witnessed aCongress-backed kisan agitation fornon-payment of taxes during theCivil Disobedience movement. When,consequent to this ìno-taxîcampaign, the peasants of Garhi Sahjavillage received some reprieve fromland taxes, a few Zamindars of thetehsil maneuvered ñ with the help oflocal officials ñ to secure confiscationwarrants for non-payment. Theyinduced the police to startconfiscating the peasantsí crops andcattle, resulting in serious kisan-police clashes. Gajadhar Singh ñ oneof the kisan resisters ñ was involvedin a clash such as these, and died ofpolice firing on the spot. [H/Poll,F.Nos. 23/54/1930, NAI; SSKS, 33,p. 46 & 47; WWIM, I, p.105]

Gajadhar Singh: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh (Awadh) Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he took part in thethe Uprising of 1857 and led therebels in attacking the Britishauthorities and their establishmentsin Lucknow at several places; he diedwhile fighting against the Britisharmy at Mohammad Bagh, Lucknowin 1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Gajadhur Singh: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now Uttar

Pradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the midst of an engage-ment, he was hanged in 1861.[Mutiny Records, NWP, FatehpurMutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.),UPRAA]

Gajendra Singh: Hailed from v. AskokThamu, distt. Almora, KumaonDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); enrolled as a Sepoy inthe Indian National Army in 1942 inMalaya and was posted in its 3rd

Guerrilla Regiment; fought againstthe British on various battle frontsand died in the course of heavyfighting at Maymy,o Burma (nowMyanmar) on 26 September 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI;WWIM, II, p.91; EBIFF, I, p. 226]

Gajju Panday: Hailed from Jaunpur,North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Shiv Sahai Panday; hejoined the rebellious force of the 1857Uprising; he took part in attacks onthe Government officials and Britishloyalists and was involved in killinga Patwari (local revenue official); hewas captured and charged withëmurderí and received capitalpunishment; he was hanged till deathon 30 October 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Gamal Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); earlier he was aHavildar [Hawaldar] in the 5/18


Garhwal Rifles of the British-IndianArmy but shifted his loyalty to theIndian National Army in 1942 andserved it on the same rank; he diedwhile fighting against the Alliedforces in Burma (now Myanmar) in1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.91]

Gandarohi Singh: Born in v. Kandol,Etawah, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oBhagat Singh; Jagirdar; he led anarmed group of rebels in attackingand plundering the Britishestablishments during the 1857Uprising; he also propagated againstthe British and encouraged hisneighbours to join the rebellion; hewas captured during an engagementwith the British troops, and chargedwith ësedition, plundering andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof his all properties, and executed in1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gandhurva Singh: Resident of v.Pindara, Pargana-Malthaun of Saugor(Sagar), Madhya Pradesh; he joinedhands with the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces in the Sagarregion; he was captured by theBritish in the course of anengagement and hanged on 20 March1858. [F/ Poll (Sup. Proc), S. No. 1351,30 Dec (1859)]

Ganesh Khangur: Resident of the Saugor(Sagar) region, Madhya Pradesh; hefought the British forces at several

places in the Sagar region during theUprising of 1857; caught by theBritish troops in the midst of theiroperations against the rebels, he wasexecuted by hanging in 1857. [MutinyRecords, F/ Poll, Consultations nos.581-92, 30 Oct (1857, NAI]

Ganesh Panday: Hailed from v. Turtipur,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He wasarrested on the charge of taking partin anti-British activities during theìQuit Indiaî movement in August1942. He died (at the age of 45) in jailin the same year on account of theinhuman tortures he suffered there.[H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA,p. 120]

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi: Born in 1890in a Srivastava Kayastha family at hismaternal grandfatherís place.Resident of v. Haithgaon, distt.Fatehpur (near Kanpur), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oJagat/Jai Narain, an AssistantTeacher in the Anglo-VernacularSchool at Mooangavali (in GawaliorState). He received his earlyeducation at home and at his fatherísschool in Gwalior. Passed hismatriculation in 1907, but povertyprevented him from pursuing highereducation, though he continued hisprivate studies. He worked for sometime in the currency office at Kanpur,but resigned from it to become ateacher in Prathvinath High Schoolfor some time. Gradually hedeveloped a taste for journalism byreading the Hindi dailies, startedwriting in Hindi on social and


educational problems and soonattracted the attention of MahavirPrasad Dwivedi. He joined Saraswatiñ the renowned monthly Hindimagazine published from Allahabadóand assisted Mahavir PrasadDwivedi in running it from 1911 to1913. In November 1913 Vidyarthihimself started a Hindi paper, Pratap,from Kanpur and continued as itsfounder-editor till his death in 1931.The newspaper suffered fromfinancial difficulties and often earnedthe Governmentís displeasure. ButGanesh Shankar Vidyarthi wasunperturbed and the reading publicremained supportive. Pratap underhis editorship became the topmostamong the Hindi nationalist papersof Northern India and it wasregarded as the symbol of nationalistaspirations. Vidyarthi also becamean active member of the IndianNational Congress and of the HomeRule movement. By his completefreedom from any communal bias, heendeared himself to all parties andcommunities. Peasants at severalplaces in U.P. rose against theatrocities of the zamindars in 1920 andthe police fired upon them at RaiBareilly. Vidyarthi vehementlycriticised the Government and thezamindars for their high-handedness.He was accused by the BritishGovernment for spreading unrestand was arrested before their forcingPratap to deposit a security of Rs.15,000/-. He was released in May1922, re-arrested in 1923 for hisspeech delivered as the President ofFatehpur District PoliticalConference, and was released in

January 1924. Chosen the Presidentof U.P. Provincial CongressCommittee, he remained a memberof the U.P. Legislative Councilbetween 1926 and 1929. GaneshShankar Vidyarthi was closelyconnected with the revolutionarymovement of Northern India withKanpur as its centre of activities.Famous revolutionariesóChandra-shekhar Azad, Vijay Kumar Sinha,Bhagat Singh, Batukeshwar Dutt andothers were close to him and got helpand inspiration from him. Vidyarthicriticised those Hindus who thoughtmerely in terms of a Hindu Rashtraand also those Muslims who dreamtonly of Kabul and Mecca. An Indiannation for him consisted of all thepeople living in the country and notdominated by any particular religionor sect. When communal riots flaredup in Kanpur in March 1931,Vidyarthi fearlessly tried his best toestablish communal peace and savedthe lives of many Hindus andMuslims. While visiting riot-affectedarea in Kanpur on 25 March 1931 hewas murdered at the age of 41 bythe frenzied communal rioters.Throughout his life he fought againstthe evils of communalism and died amartyr for the establishment ofcommunal harmony. [MOMI, p.106;SSG,4, Shahidnama, pp.86-7; EISFF,p.227; DNB, IV, pp.423-25; TLD,pp.248-50, 309-12; Ptp.20, 26 March1923, 21 April, 29 September, 21October and 1 December 1924; GSVR,4, pp.7-55]

Ganesh: Resident of distt. Aligarh, UttarPradesh; younger brother of Dev


Dutt. He was tied with a tree andseverely beaten by the police for nottelling the whereabout of his brotherñ an absconder ñ in the AligarhStation Bomb Incident during theìQuit Indiaî movement. Ganesh (an8/9 years old child) could not bearthe police atrocities and died on thespot in August 1942. [H/Poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 34, p. ja]

Ganesh: Resident of Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at different places in theUnnao-Kanpur region; he alsoencouraged the neighbourhood toattack the British establishments andplunder their properties; he waskilled while confronting the Britisharmy in Unnao in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Unnao Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Ganesh: Resident of v. Khajura,Chhatarpur State, Bundelkhandregion, the Central India Agency(now Madhya Pradesh); agriculturallabour. He supported the no-taxmovement that was taking place inChhatarpur State in 1930 under theleadership of Pandit Sukhdev, JagatSingh and Ram Sahai Tiwari. Whenhe refused to pay the phenomenallyincreased land revenue, the Collectorand his police personnel had soseverely beaten him up at hisresidence that he died on the spot.[F/Poll, F. No.230 (1931); H/Poll,F.Nos.12-14 (1931); 2 (41) (1931); 18-XII (1930); 18-31 (1931), NAI; CDGp.247-49]

Ganeshjoi: Resident of Jhansi State,Bundelkhand Agency, the CentralIndia (now Uttar Pradesh); inspiredby the Uprising of 1857 and resentingthe interference in the Jhansi affairs,he joined the rebel forces andparticipated in attacking the Britishestablishments in Jhansi and itsneighbouring areas; when the Britishwere recovering their lost ground inJhansi in 1858, he was captured bythem; accused of ërebellion againstthe Britishí, Ganeshjoi was sentencedto be executed in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I, No.43B(1859), MSAB]

Ganga Datt: Born in 1909 in v. KhumandPatti, Distt. Almora, KumaonDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Tika Ram;agriculturalist; joined the CongressParty and took part in a processionduring the ìQuit Indiaî movementat Sumand Patti (Almora) in 1942; theBritish armed personnel came downto stop its progress and opened fireon the processionists; Ganga Dattwas shot dead in the firing along withhis brother, Kheemanand. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156,157 (PA), NAI; WWIM, I, p.106; SSKS,KD: p.3; BSAS: p. 129]

Ganga Dhar Marahatta: Resident ofJhansi State (now Uttar Pradesh);joined the anti-British rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857; he tookpart in attacking and killing theBritishers in the Jhansi region; caughtduring the British raids on the areain April 1858 and sentenced to death


on charges of ërebellion and aidingthe rebellioní, he was executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. II, No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Ganga Persad: Belonged to Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857, and also incited hisneighbourhood to raise its armsagainst the British; he fought atseveral places against the British anddied in the battle of Chinhat,Lucknow, on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Ganga Sagar Dikshit: Resident of v.Sikandarpur, distt. Farrukhabad, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o C.K. Diskshit. Beforeshifting his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 as a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the 1st Bahadur Group,he was in the service of the British-Indian Army as Havildar [Hawaldar]-Storekeepar. He fought on theBurma front against the British-ledAllied forces and lost his life in thebattle ground in 1944. [INA Papers,F. No. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.82]

Ganga Singh: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);during the Uprising of 1857 he joinedthe anti-British rebel forces in themonth of June and fought the Britishin order to throw them out ofKanpur; in July 1857 he was caughtby the British troops, re-occupyingKanpur and charged with ërebellion

against the British and aiding therebellioní, Ganga Singh wassentenced to death in December 1857and executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, 1857, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ganga: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Hamirpur region; he alsoprovided all assistance to the rebelsduring their onslaughts on the Britishstrongholds; he was caught duringthe British re-occupation ofHamirpur, and charged with ëmurderand rebellion against the Britishí,sentenced to death in 1859; he washanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Gangadhar Mahatta: Resident of Jhansi(now Uttar Pradesh); participated inthe Uprising of 1857 by joining therebel forces and fighting the Britishtroops in the Jhansi region in 1857-58; Gangadhar was caught by theBritish troops during their re-occupation of Jhansi and chargedwith ëaiding and taking part inrebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to death in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Gangadhar: Born in 1912 in v. Beyawara,Rajgarh State (now distt. Rajgarh), theCentral India Agency (now MadhyaPradesh); s/o Harlal Sahu. As an


executive member of the Prajamandalin the State, he took prominent partin the national movement in 1943. Hewas arrested by the State police andtortured to death in the Rajgarh jailin 1943. [JPP, June, 1943, MSAB;MPKSSKS, III, p.111]

Gangadhar: Resident of Jhansee [Jhansi],Uttar Pradesh; soon after theoutbreak of the Uprising of 1857, hejoined the rebellious forces andfought in various regions of Jhansi;he was caught by the British duringtheir operations against the rebels inJhansi, and charged withëplundering, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (Judl.Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gangaram: Resident of Mundee SyedKhan, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Duffadar [Dafadar]in the Contingent Guards of theAgra Central Prison under the BritishGovernment; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels intheir fighting against the British rule;he died in 1858 while defendingagainst the advancing British army.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Gani Lal: Hailed from v. Banapur, distt.Etawah, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Khem Lal, aFarmer, educated up to secondstandard in school. He died in police

firing while taking part in a protestrally during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in August 1942. [H/Poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I,p.108]

Gania Singh: Resident of v. Bisaloo, teh.Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State (nowdistt. Alwar), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Shekhawat. Heparticipated in a meeting of the kisanagitators at Neemuchana on 14 May1925 to remonstrate against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been increased byfifty per cent. Though allagriculturists were affected adverselyby it, the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of this gatheringof the kisan agitators, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Gania Singh receivedfatal bullet wounds in theindiscriminate firing and died on thespot. Simultaneously with this firing,the village was set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Ganjam Singh: Hailed from distt.Narsinghpur, Nerbudda Division,the Central Provinces and Berar (now


Madhya Pradesh); rich landlord;joined the anti-British rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 inNarsinghpur district andcontinuously fought for regaining thepower and position he lost to theBritish; he was killed in an ambushby the British troops. [MutinyPapers, II, NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB; WWIM,III, p.43]

Ganpat Pandey: Born in 1914 at v.Gopalpur, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oRaghunath. He voluntarilyparticipated in a procession taken outduring the ìQuit Indiaî movement.He died when the processionstswere fired upon by the police inAugust 1942. [H/poll. F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.262; BCA, p. 118]

Ganpati Nonia: Resident of v. Kolwar,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He took partin the anti-British demonstrationsorganized during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He was killed at the ageof 24 in a police firing at Ballia inAugust 1942 while participating in avolatile protest demonstration. [H/Poll. F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 2,p.204]

Ganput: Belonged to Garhakota, Saugor(Sagar), Madhya Pradesh; he joinedhands with the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at severalplaces in the Sagar region; he wascaught by the advancing British armyand executed by hanging on 5 March

1858. [Mutiny Records, Poll Deptt.Vol. I, No. 43B (1859), MSAB]

Ganzi/Gazi Khan: Resident of Raipur,Central Provinces and Berar (nowChhattisgarh); Havildar in the British-Indian Army; aroused by the speechthat Hanuman Singh, MagazineLashkar in the British Army (whoassassinated Major Cidwel at hisresidence on 18 January 1858)delivered before a sepoy audience onthe same day; Ganzi/Gazi Khanjoined the rebel soldiers in Raipur;involved in killing British armyofficers; with 16 other rebel soldiers,he was arrested by the British; tried,convicted and sentenced to death;hanged in Raipur on 22 January 1858.[Parliamentary Papers ñ reg. Mutinyfurther Papers, No.4, 1857-58, NAI,CKI, 1740-1947, p.171]

Gaohur Allee: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857, andled his neighbours into fighting theBritish; he also encouraged the localrebels to go for overthrowing thefirangi-hukumat (British rule);captured by the British troops at thetime of their raids on Fatehpur in1857, he was hanged. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Gauhar Allee: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his locality during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British in Allahabad-Fatehpur


region; he also took part in seizingthe British arms and distributingthese among the rebel ranks; he wascaptured by the British troops duringtheir attacks on Allahabad, andhanged from a tree in 1857 on thecharges of ëtheft and rebellionagainst the Britishí. [Mutiny Records,Allahabad Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]

Gauhar Allee: Resident of Paharee,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Hamirpurregion; he also assisted the rebels invarious ways during their campaignsagainst the British strongholds; hewas caught during the British attackson Hamirpur, and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí, sentenced to death in 1859;he was hanged soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Gauhar Khan: Hailed from Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined hands withthe rebels of his area soon after theoutbreak of the 1857 Uprising; alongwith his fellows, he marched towardsDelhi while fighting against theBritish forces; he escaped to hisregion after the British re-occupationof Delhi in September 1857, he diedin 1858 while resisting the advancingBritish army in the Bareilly region.[Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc.(Poll), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gauhur Allee: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Banda region; he alsopropagated against the British ruleand incited the people to raise theirarms to end the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was caught duringan engagement with the advancingBritish troops in Banda and chargedwith ësedition and murder ofEuropeans during the rebellioní; hewas sentenced to death in August1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Gaura Bai Katai: Born in 1902, residentof v. Chichli, teh. Gadarwara,distt.Betul, Nerbudda division, theCentral Provinces and Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); w/o Pati RamKatia; weaver. She was involved inthe ìQuit Indiaî movement at Chichliand died in the indiscriminate policefiring on the agitators on 23 August1942. [H/Poll (FR), F.Nos. 18/8/1942,FFMPC, II, p. 437]

Gauree Shanker: Resident of Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined the rebel forceof his area during the Uprising of1857, and fought against the Britishrule at a number of places in Kanpur;he incited the local people andencouraged them to attack the firangis(British); he died while resisting theadvancing British army in theKanpur region in 1857. [Mutiny


Records, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Gauree: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British in theHamirpur region; he also propagatedagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule) and incited the people tooverthrow it; he was caught duringan engagement with the advancingBritish army, and convicted on thecharges of ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death with confiscation of propertyin 1859 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Gauru alias Gora: Born in 1907 in v. BadliDashgi, distt. Uttarkashi, GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Sinkiya. He tookpart in the peasantsí agitation duringthe Civil Disobedience movement in1930 against the Tehri-Garhwal Staterulerís exorbitant land revenuedemand, and also against theimplementation of new forest laws.He attended in this connection thepublic meeting called at Baman Tiladimaidan to protest against the killingof two innocent peasants by the Statepolice on 20 May 1930. In the midstof the proceedings the State armedpolice force led by the DewanChakradhar arrived and opened fireon the meeting, resulting in thekilling of 17 persons, including Gauruon the spot. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/

1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; SSKS, GD,14, p.1]

Gaus Khan: Belonged to Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat several places in the Hamirpurregion; he was captured during theBritish re-occupation of Hamirpur,and charged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to death with confiscationof property in 1859 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Geegla: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offered armsto others for attacking the Britishofficials; he was caught by the Britishafter their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Geerdharee: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he joined therebels and fought the British forcesat several places in Ghazipur duringthe Uprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to other rebels forbuying arms and attacking the Britishforces; he was caught by the Britishduring their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed by


hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Geerdhur: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British troopsat various places in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region; he was killed by theBritish troops in the course of anencounter in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Geerdhuree: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and also encouraged his neighboursto fight for overthrowing the firangi-hukumat (British rule) ; he wascaptured by the British troops duringtheir re-occupation of Fatehpur in1857, and hanged soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Geetaram Aukhrilal: Resident ofChamoli, Garhwal Division, theUnited Provinces (nowUttarakhand); was arrested for hisinvolvement in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in Chamoli district in 1942;succeeded in escaping from jail in1942, he died while at large in 1943.[H/Poll, F. Nos.3/16/42, 3/30/42,NAI; SSKS, GD: pp. 1-2; BSAS: p.137]

Genda Roy: Resident of Dhurnee,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; he

fought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to the rebels forbuying arms to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish forces after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Genda Singh: Born 1829, at v. Harar,Futtehpore [Fatehpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Thakur Kharag Singh;he took a leading part in the Uprisingagainst the British in 1857; heprovided financial support to therebels and encouraged them to attackthe British establishments; he also leda group of rebels and fought inseveral encounters with the Britishin Fatehpur; he was caughtsubsequently by the British andexecuted by hanging in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta(Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA; WWIM, III,p.44]

General Fatehadaula: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andplayed a leading role in training therebel forces of his region; he led therebels in attacking the Britishauthorities and their establishmentsin Lucknow on several occasions; hewas killed during the fight againstthe British army at Hazratganj,Lucknow in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]


Ghaffar Channa: Belonged to distt.Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oFateh Channa. He joined the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmirwhen it was growing intense. He waskilled in the firing by State Armysoldiers on the day he participatedin a demonstration against theautocratic rule at Uri (Baramulla) in1934. [File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar]

Ghafoor Allee: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also arranged financial support forthe local people and incited them totake up arms against the firangis(British); he was caught during anengagement with the British troopsin Banda, and charged with ësedition,aiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath with confiscation of hisproperty in July 1858, he wasexecuted by hanging soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ghani Butt Kawa: Born in 1896 in v.Gaginag, distt. Islamabad[Anantnag], Jammu and Kashmir; s/o Rahman Butt. When the people ofIslamabad observed a complete hartalto register their protest against thearrest of Sheikh MohammadAbdullah ñ a prominent leader of themovement for responsiblegovernment on 23 September, he

took part in such a protest demons-tration organized at Shopian(Islamabad) on that very day. Whilethe procession was being taken outnoisily, the State military forceintervened in its advancement. Theprotesters had resented the militaryaction and demanded free passagewhich was stubbornly refused. In theensuing clash between two, themilitary suddenly opened indiscrimi-nate firing on the rallyists in whichGhani Butt Kawa was killed on thespot at the age of 35. [File No. V, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF,pp.409-10; EBIFF, I, p. 256; WWIM,II, p. 95]

Ghani Darzi: Born in 1901 in distt.Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammu andKashmir; s/o Ramazan. When thepeople of Islamabad observed acomplete hartal on 23 September 1931to register their protest against thearrest of Sheikh MohammadAbdullah ñ a prominent leader of themovement for responsible govern-ment, he (a tailor by profession) tookpart in the protest demonstrationorganized at Shopian (Islamabad).While the procession wasvociferously moving on, the Statemilitary force intervened to stop it.In the ensuing scuffle between thetwo, the military force suddenlyopened indiscriminate firing on therallyists in which Ghani Darzi waskilled on the spot. [File No. V, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF,pp.409-10; EBIFF, I, pp. 255-56;WWIM, II, p. 95]

Ghanshyam Das: Inhabitant of


Lucknow, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now in Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged other people to raisetheir arms against the British; he waskilled in an engagement with theBritish army in the battle of Chinhat,Lucknow, on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Ghasee: Resident of Cawnpore (Kanpur),the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh) joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 inKanpur; participated in attacking theBritish civilians and troops in theKanpur region; he was caught in thecourse of the British raids on Kanpurbetween July and December 1857,sentenced to death on charges ofërebellion against the Britishí inDecember 1857, and executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, 1857, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ghasi Ram: Resident of v. Mating, distt.Durg (created in 1905), Chhattisgarhdivision, Central Provinces andBerar (now Chhattisgarh); s/oLoknath. Actively involved in theìQuit Indiaî movement, and also inthe spreading of the Congressinfluence in the Hindu Mahasabha-dominated Durg. He was arrestedand put behind the bars (in RaipurDistrict Jail under Section 129 Defenceof India Rules) on 31 October 1942.Ill-treatments and tortures caused hisuntimely death in detention on 27February 1943. [H/Poll (FR), F.Nos.

18/9/1942, NAI; FFMPC, I, p. 157]

Ghaurun: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also provided financial support tothe local rebels and incited them toraise arms against the firangis (British)and their loyalists; he was caughtduring an engagement with theBritish troops in Banda, chargedwith ësedition, aiding and abettingthe rebellion against the Britishí, andsentenced to death with confiscationof his property in June 1858; he wasexecuted by hanging thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Ghaus Allee: Inhabitant of Faizabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces during the 1857 Uprising andstarted for Lucknow; he foughtagainst the British at several placesin Lucknow city; he was caught bythe British army in the midst of anencounter and hanged at MachhiBhawan, Lucknow, in June 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Ghaus Allee: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he joined handswith the local rebels during theUprising of 1857 and took part in theirmarches to attack the Britishestablishments in the Banda region;


he also incited his neighbours to raisearms and kill the goralog (British); hewas caught by the advancing Britishtroops in Banda, and charged withësedition, murder of Europeans andrebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin July 1858 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Ghaus Khan: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857, and accompaniedthe rebels on various occasions inplundering and seizing the Britishproperty/treasury in the Bandaregion; he died in 1858 while fightingagainst an advancing British army inBanda. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Ghazi Khan: Resident of Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought against the British forces atseveral places in Kanpur; he alsooffered financial support to the localpeople and encouraged them toattack the British establishments; hedied while resisting the advancingBritish army in the Kanpur region in1857. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Ghiraw Barai: Born in v. Bikurha, p.o.Pali, distt. Gorakhpur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). On23 August 1942, approximately 25000people gathered during the ìQuit

Indiaî movement in Doharia toresolve to end the British rule andearn their freedom. When the peoplecame in direct confrontation with theadministration and the situationwent out of control, the police openedfire on the agitating satyagrahis andkilled 11 persons. Ghiraw Barai wasamong those killed in the firing onthe same day. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; SSKS, 36, p. 2 &26]

Ghiru: Hailed from v. Patia under GarhiJagir in Banswara State (now distt.Banswara), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); took part in theBhagat Bhil movement in southernRajasthan that Govindgiri started in1907, preaching monotheism amongthe Bhils and Kolis of Dungarpur andBanswara States. Soon Govindgiriíssocio-religious endeavour changedinto a politico-economic movement,against the extraction of Begar (forcedlabour) and exploitation of the Bhilsby the petty officials of theDungarpur and Banswara States andSunth (a small state in Gujarat). Ghiruwas one among those thousands ofBhagat Bhils who joined thismovement and warned theDungarpur and Banswara rulers inthe first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils or to face theoverthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarh


hill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Ghiru, killed. The incidentdid awaken the tribesmen so muchthat Motilal Tejawat had not foundit difficult to mobilise them in 1921-22 against forced labour and high rateof land revenue. [F/Poll Proc(Internal-A), Nos. 8-67, March 1914;Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Ghisooah: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Chowkidar[Chaukidar] under the British, but leftit to join the rebel forces in theirfighting against the British during theUprising of 1857; he also took part inplundering British properties andsupplying their proceeds to the rebelsfor meeting their military expenses;he was caught by the British at thetime of their attacks on the rebels inAllahabad, and accused of havingëplundered and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin July 1857 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.206]

Gholam Abbas: Belonged toMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesernProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought against the British at severalplaces in Muzaffarnagar during the

Uprising of 1857; he died in 1857 inthe course of an engagement with theBritish army. [Mutiny Records,Muzaffarnagar Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Gholam Abbas: Resident of Atrowlee,Allygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Syud [Syed]; he played aleading part in the Uprising of 1857and also rallied his neighbourhoodto rise against the British rule; he ledthe rebel forces and fought the Britishat several places; he was caught bythe British after the defeat of therebels and charged with ëleading therebels, sedition and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Gholam Alie: Resident of Furruckabad[Farrukhabad], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 when itbroke out in the Farrukhabad region;he also prompted his neighbours tojoin in the fighting against the Britishand plundering their properties;caught by the British soldiers duringan engagement, he was hanged on 8November 1858 for ëtaking part in therebellion and inciting others for ití.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gholam Allee: Belonged to Rohilkhand,Uttar Pradesh; he was a Sepoy in the62nd Native Infantry of the British-Indian army; he shifted his loyalty


to the ëHindustanií forces during theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British in the Rohilkhand region;he was captured by the British at thetime of their re-occupation of the areacharged with ëmurder and rebellioní,he was sentenced to death in July1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gholam Hoosein: Resident ofMoradabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857; he tookpart in attacking the British andplundering their properties; in thecourse of fighting, he was caught bythe British forces and tried forëplundering and rebellioní; sentencedto death, he was reported to havebeen executed on 16 May 1859.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gholam Khan: Hailed from Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces soon after the outbreak of the1857 Uprising; along with his fellowrebels, he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Ghoochur: Resident of Bhudhohee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with the

rebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Ghoolam Allee Khan: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857; foughtagainst the British troops in Lucknowon various occasions and alsoparticipated in looting Britishproperties; he was caught by theenemy during their re-occupation ofthe region and sentenced to death in1858 on the charges of ëlooting,plundering and rebellioní. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Ghoolam Ghaus: Resident of Jhansi,Uttar Pradesh; he was master gunnerin the army of Maharani Lakshmi Baiof Jhansi; he fought valiantly inseveral armed engagements with theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he was killed while fighting indefence of Jhansi against theadvancing British army in June 1858.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.45]

Ghoorba: Resident of Munwan,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he fought the


British forces on several occasions inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he was caught by the British army atthe time of their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Ghorain Singh: Resident ofShahjehanpore [Shahjahanpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the anti-Britishforces and fought against the Britishduring the Rising of 1857; he alsoprovided financial support to the localrebels and incited others to take partin the rebellion; he was caught by theBritish soldiers in the midst of acombat and charged with ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to transportationfor life in 1859, he died in prisonbefore his sentence began. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Ghosee: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces atvarious places in the Hamirpurregion; he was captured in course ofan encounter with the advancingBritish army in Hamirpur, andcharged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death with confiscation of hisproperty in 1859 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur, Bundle No. 4, UPRAA]

Ghulam Ahmad (Maulana): Hailed fromMohallah Mir Sahib, distt. Baramulla,Jammu and Kashmir; s/o AbdulGaffar. He participated in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He joined a demonstration atBaramulla against the autocratic ruleof the Maharaja in 1934. When therallyists had been fired upon by theState Armyís soldiers, GhulamAhmad was killed on the spot. [FileNo. V; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar]

Ghulam Ahmad Dar: Belonged toMohallah Naushadra, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir. A participantin the political campaign forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State, he joined thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar to protest against thedetention of Abdul Qadeer Khan(arrested on 25 June 1931), aprominent leader of the movement.When the demonstrators waitedoutside the jail, five of them wereunprovokedly arrested by the policeat the instance of the Governor. Thehigh-handed arrests so infuriated thedemonstrators that they began toraise anti-government slogans,demanded the immediate release oftheir leader, and also sought thepermission for watching theproceedings of his trial. Instead ofgiving permission, the Governor(Trilok Chand) ordered the police toopen fire on them. Ahmad Darreceived severe bullet wounds in thepolice firing on 13 July 1931andsuccumbed to those injuries on thesame day at the age of 50. [File No.


V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; TheHindu, 28 July 1931; AC, pp.88-89;KFFF, pp. 373-9; FSK, pp. 48]

Ghulam Ahmad Kalbaf Butt: Residentof Mohallah Fateh Kadal, distt.Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Aparticipant in the political movementfor responsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State, he joined thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar to protest against thedetention of Abdul Qadeer Khan(arrested on 25 June 1931) ñ aprominent leader of the agitation.When the demonstrators waitedoutside the jail, five of them weresuddenly arrested by the police at theinstance of the Governor (TrilokChand). The arrests so infuriated thedemonstrators that they began toraise anti-government slogans,demanded the immediate release oftheir leader, and also sought thepermission for watching theproceedings of the trial. Instead ofgiving permission, the Governorordered the police to open fire onthem. In the police firing GhulamAhmad Kalbaf was killed on the spoton 13 July 1931at the age of 32. [FileNo. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;GCR, c.f. FSK, pp. 48, 73; The Hindu,28 July 1931; AC, pp.88-89; KFFF, pp.373-9; WWIM, II, p.2; FSK, p. 71;HMKJAMH, p. 323]

Ghulam Ahmad Malik alias AhadZargar: Born in 1881 in distt.Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammu andKashmir; s/o Habib Malik;Goldsmith. When the people ofIslamabad observed a complete hartal

on 23 September 1931 to register theirprotest against the arrest of SheikhMohammad Abdullah ñ a prominentleader of the movement forresponsible government ñ he tookpart in a protest demonstrationorganized at Shopian (Anantnag).While the vociferous procession wasmoving on, the State military forceintervened to stop it. In the ensuingclash between the two, the militaryforce suddenly openedindiscriminate firing on the rallyistsin which Ghulam Ahmad Malik waskilled on the spot at the age of 50.[File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; KFFF, pp.409-10; WWIM, II,p. 181; HMKJAMH, p. 327]

Ghulam Ahmad Rather: Resident ofMohallah Naushadra, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir. Taking part inthe political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State, he joined thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar on 13 July 1931 toprotest against the detention ofAbdul Qadeer Khan (arrested on 25June 1931), a prominent leader of theagitation. When the demonstratorswaited outside the jail, five of themwere suddenly arrested by the policeat the instance of the Governor. Thearrests so infuriated thedemonstrators that they began toraise anti-government slogans,demanded the immediate release oftheir leader, and also sought thepermission for watching theproceedings of the trial. Instead ofgiving permission, the Governor(Trilok Chand) ordered the police to


open fire on them. Ahmad Ratherreceived fatal wounds in the firingand died on the same day at the ageof 30. [File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; GCR, c.f. FSK, pp. 48, 73;The Hindu, 28 July 1931; AC, pp.88-89; KFFF, pp. 373-9]

Ghulam Ahmad Zev: Resident of distt.Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammu andKashmir. When the people ofIslamabad observed a complete hartalon 23 September 1931 to register theirprotest against the arrest of SheikhMohammad Abdullah ñ a prominentleader of the movement forresponsible government ñ he tookpart in the protest demonstrationorganized at Shopian (Islamabad).While the procession was moving onvociferously, the State military forceintervened to stop it. In the ensuingclash between the two, the militaryforce suddenly openedindiscriminate firing on the rallyistsin which Ghulam Ahmad Zev waskilled on the spot at the age of 36.[File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; KFFF, pp.409-10]

Ghulam Ali: Born in the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the fighting against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857and also incited his neighbourhoodto join the struggle and overthrowthe British rule; he proceeded toDelhi, joined the rebel army there,and fought the British at differentplaces; he died while resisting theadvancing British troops in Delhi in1857. [Mutiny Papers, Coll. No.57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)

(1858), MSAB]

Ghulam Ghaus Khan: Resident of PirGate, Mirapur, Muzaffarnagar, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); joined the rebel forces ofhis village against the British soonafter the outbreak of the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the Britishtroops during an engagement andcharged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and hanged in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. Judl. Deptt.NWP, Vol.74 (1858), UPSAL; WWIM,III, p.46]

Ghulam Hasan Khan: Born in 1913 indistt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.A carpet-weaver by occupation, hewas an activist in the NationalConference-led movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. He participated in 1946in a demonstration to protest againstthe Maharajaís autocratic rule at theKhankah-i-Mualla in Srinagar. Whenthe State Army opened fire on thedemonstrators, Ghulam Hasan Khanwas hit and died then and there. [FileNo. IV, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;EBIFF, Vol.1, p.294; WWIM, II, p.96;HMKJAMH, p.326]

Ghulam Hussain Malik: Belonged todistt. Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Shahid GhulamAhmad Malik. When the people ofIslamabad observed a complete hartalon 23 September 1931 to register theirprotest against the arrest of SheikhMohammad Abdullah ñ a prominentleader of the movement for


responsible government ñ he tookpart in the protest demonstrationorganized at Shopian (Anantnag).While the vociferous procession wasmoving on, the State military forceintervened to stop it. In the ensuingscuffle between the two, the militaryforce suddenly opened indiscrimi-nate firing on the rallyists in whichGhulam Hussain Malik was killed onthe spot. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp.409-10;WWIM, II, pp. 182; HMKJAMH, p.327]

Ghulam Hussain: Born in 1915 in v.Fatuchogan, distt. Jammu, Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Allah Datta; Heactively participated in ademonstration in connection with theRoti Agitation (demanding forcheaper food) on 23 September 1943in Jammu. He was killed on the spotwhen the State police opened fire onthe demonstrators. [File No. V, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp.442-45; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.294; WWIM,II, p.97; FSK, p. 71; HMKJAMH, p.324]

Ghulam Khan: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857, and accompaniedthe rebels on various occasions inplundering and seizing the Britishproperty/treasury in the Bandaregion; he died in 1858 while fightingagainst an advancing British army inBanda. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ghulam Mohammad Butt: Born in 1907

in distt. Srinagar, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Samad Butt. Acommitted political worker, heplayed a significant role in organizingthe political movement forresponsible government in his nativeplace in Jammu and Kashmir. He wasarrested by the Maharajaís police anddetained in 1932. He died as a resultof severe caning during hisconfinement in the Kothi Bagh policestation in Srinagar. [File No. IV, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF,Vol.1, p.114; WWIM, II, pp.51-52;HMKJAMH, p. 323]

Ghulam Mohammad Halwai: Born in1906 in distt. Srinagar, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Rahmat Halwai. Aparticipant in the political movementfor responsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State, he joined thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar to protest against thedetention of Abdul Qadeer Khan(arrested on 25 June 1931), aprominent leader of the agitation.When the demonstrators waitedoutside the jail, five of them weresuddenly arrested by the police at theinstance of the Governor. The arrestsso infuriated the demonstrators thatthey began to raise anti-governmentslogans, demanded the immediaterelease of their leader, and alsosought the permission for watchingthe proceedings of the trial. Insteadof giving permission, the Governor(Trilok Chand) ordered the police toopen fire on them. In the police firingGhulam Mohammad Halwai waskilled on the spot on 13 July 1931atthe age of 25. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,


J&KSA, Srinagar; GCR, c.f. FSK, pp.48, 73; The Hindu, 28 July 1931; AC,pp.88-89; KFFF, pp. 373-9;HMKJAMH, p.324]

Ghulam Mohammad Khan: Born in 1906in Pulwama, distt. Islamabad(Anantnag), Jammu and Kashmir; s/o Amir Khan. He took active part ina rally held at Pulwama (Anantnag)in February 1934 to protest againstthe autocratic rule of the Maharajaof Jammu and Kashmir and todemand responsible government.When the State Army soldiers openedfire on the rallyists, he was killed inthe firing on the same day. [File No.V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF,Vol.1, p. 295; WWIM, II, p. 97;HMKJAMH, p.326]

Ghulam Mohammad Naqash: Born 1909in Mohallah Kani Kadal, distt.Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oSultan Naqash, a wood-carver byprofession. Participating in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState, he joined the demonstrationoutside the Central Jail in Srinagarto protest against the detention ofAbdul Qadeer Khan (arrested on 25June 1931), a prominent leader of theagitation. When the demonstratorswaited outside the jail, five of themwere suddenly arrested by the policeat the instance of the Governor.These arrests so infuriated thedemonstrators that they began toraise anti-government slogans,demanded the immediate release oftheir leader, and also sought thepermission for watching the

proceedings of the trial. Instead ofgiving permission, the Governor(Trilok Chand) ordered the police toopen fire on them. In the police firingGhulam Mohammad Naqash waskilled on the spot on 13 July 1931atthe age of 22. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; GCR, c.f. FSK, pp.48, 73; The Hindu, 28 July 1931; AC,pp.88-89; KFFF, pp. 373-9; WWIM, II,p.96; HMKJAMH, p.326]

Ghulam Mohammad Soofi: Resident ofMohallah Dari Bal, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir. A participantin the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State, he joined thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar to protest against thedetention of Abdul Qadeer Khan(arrested on 25 June 1931), aprominent leader of the agitation.When the demonstrators waitedoutside the jail, five of them weresuddenly arrested by the police at theinstance of the Governor. The arrestsso infuriated the demonstrators thatthey began to raise anti-governmentslogans, demanded the immediaterelease of their leader, and alsosought the permission for watchingthe proceedings of the trial. Insteadof giving permission, the Governor(Trilok Chand) ordered the police toopen fire on them. In the police firingGhulam Mohammad Soofi receivedfatal bullet wounds on 13 July1931and died of it at the age of 20.[File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; The Hindu, 28 July 1931; AC,pp.88-89; KFFF, pp. 373-9; FSK, p. 48;WWIM, II, p. 309; HMKJAMH, p. 330]


Ghulam Mohammad: Born in 1898 inPulwama, distt. Islamabad(Anantnag), Jammu and Kashmir; s/o Ghulam Rasool. He actively partici-pated in the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. He was killed atPulwama on 5 January 1933 while theanti-autocracy procession he wastaking part had come under the StateArmyís firing. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.295;WWIM, II, p.97; HMKJAMH, p.326]

Ghulam Mohammed Teli: Born in 1886in Nowshera, distt. Srinagar, Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Ghulam RasoolTeli. An oil merchant by occupation,he joined the procession held atNowshera demonstrating against theautocratic rule of the Dogra Raja anddemanding responsible governmentfor the subjects in Jammu andKashmir State in 1931. When theprotesters were fired upon by StateArmy soldiers Ghulam MohammadTeli was killed in the firing on thespot. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.97; EBIFF, I,p. 295; FSK, pp. 48-49; HMKJAMH,p.324]

Ghulam Nabi Kalawal: Born in 1902 inMohallah Pandan, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir; s/o AbdulKalwal. Participating in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState, he joined the demonstrationoutside the Central Jail in Srinagarto protest against the detention ofAbdul Qadeer Khan (arrested on 25June 1931), a prominent leader of the

agitation. When the demonstratorswaited outside the jail, five of themwere unprovokedly arrested by thepolice at the instruction of theGovernor (Trilok Chand). The arrestsso infuriated the demonstrators thatthey began to raise anti-governmentslogans, demanded the immediaterelease of their leader, and alsosought the permission for watchingthe proceedings of the trial. Insteadof giving permission, the Governorordered the police to open fire onthem. In the police firing GhulamNabi Kalawal was killed on the spoton 13 July 1931 at the age of 27. [FileNo. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;GCR, c.f. FSK, pp. 48, 73; The Hindu,28 July 1931; AC, pp.88-89; KFFF, pp.373-9; WWIM, II, p.140]

Ghulam Nabi Shawal: Born in 1922 indistt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Qadir Shawal. A shopkeeper anda committed political worker of theNational Conference, he played asignificant role in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He was arrested in 1946 on thecharge of taking part in themovement against the Maharaja in1946. He died in detention in theCentral Jail of Srinagar in the sameyear. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.298;HMKJAMH, p. 322]

Ghulam Qadir Ganai: Born in 1896 indistt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Mohammad Ganai;Butcher. He was arrested by the Statepolice on the charge of participating


in the political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. Taking him intocustody, the police flogged him todeath on the same day at Baramullain 1934. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.226;WWIM, II, p.91]

Ghulam Qadir Khan: Belonged toMohallah Bahandin, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir. Taking part inthe political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State, he joined thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar to protest against thedetention of Abdul Qadeer Khan(arrested on 25 June 1931) ñ aprominent leader of the agitation.When the demonstrators waitedoutside the jail, five of them weresuddenly arrested by the police at theinstance of the Governor. The arrestsso infuriated the demonstrators thatthey began to raise anti-governmentslogans, demanded the immediaterelease of their leader, and alsosought the permission for watchingthe proceedings of the trial. Insteadof giving permission, the Governor(Trilok Chand) ordered the police toopen fire on them. In the police firingon 13 July 1931 Ghulam Qadir Khanwas fatally wounded and died ofinjuries on that very day at the ageof 22. [File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; The Hindu, 28 July 1931; AC,pp.88-89; KFFF, pp. 373-9; FSK, pp.48; HMKJAMH, p.326]

Ghulam Rasool Hakroo: Born in 1903 indistt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir;

s/o Ahmed Hakroo. A boatman byprofession and an activist in themovement for responsible govern-ment in Jammu and Kashmir, hejoined the rally taken out against theMaharajaís autocratic rule in 1931.When the rallyists were fired uponby the State police near the JamaMasjid in Srinagar, he was killed inthis random firing shouting sloganagainst the Maharaja. [File No. IV, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF,Vol.1, p.400]

Ghulam Rasool Sheikh: Born in 1903 indistt. Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Qadir Sheikh.When the people of Islamabadobserved a complete hartal on 23September 1931 to register theirprotest against the arrest of SheikhMohammad Abdullah ñ a prominentleader of the movement forresponsible government ñ he (atailor) took part in the protestdemonstration organized at Shopian(Anantnag). While the vociferousprocession was moving on, the Statemilitary force intervened to stop it ñto the resentment of the protestors.In the ensuing clash between the two,the military force suddenly openedindiscriminate firing on the rallyistsin which Ghulam Rasool Sheikh waskilled on the spot at the age of 28.[File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; KFFF, pp.409-10; WWIM, II,pp. 299-300; HMKJAMH, p. 329]

Ghulam Rasool Wani: Born in 1872 inv. Barasipora, distt. Baramulla,Jammu and Kashmir; s/o MaqsoodWani. A farmer and a participant in


the movement for responsiblegovernment, he joined a protest rallyat Hindwara to protest against theMaharajaís autocratic rule in theJammu and Kashmir State. When thedemonstrators were fired upon bythe State Army in February 1932, hewas killed in the indiscriminate firingon the spot. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.347]

Ghulam Rasul Dar: Hailed from MohallahAhmad Kadal, distt. Srinagar, Jammuand Kashmir. Participating in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState, he joined the demonstrationoutside the Central Jail in Srinagarto protest against the detention ofAbdul Qadeer Khan (arrested on 25June 1931), a prominent leader of theagitation. When the demonstratorswaited outside the jail, five of themwere arrested by the police withoutprovocation at the instance of theGovernor. The arrests so infuriatedthe demonstrators that they beganto raise anti-government slogans,demanded the immediate release oftheir leader, and also sought thepermission for watching theproceedings of the trial. Instead ofgiving permission, the Governor(Trilok Chand) ordered the police toopen fire on them. In the police firingGhulam Rasul Darzi was killed on thespot on 13 July 1931at the age of 23.[File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; GCR, c.f. FSK, pp. 48, 73;The Hindu, 28 July 1931; AC, pp.88-89; KFFF, pp. 373-9; HMKJAMH, p.324]

Ghulam Rasul Dora/Bakro: Resident ofMohallah Gotapura, distt. Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir. Taking part inthe political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State, he joined thedemonstration outside the CentralJail in Srinagar on 13 July 1931 toprotest against the detention ofAbdul Qadeer Khan (arrested on 25June 1931), a prominent leader of theagitation. When the demonstratorswaited outside the jail, five of themwere suddenly arrested by the policeat the instance of the Governor(Trilok Chand). The arrests soinfuriated the protesters that theybegan to raise anti-governmentslogans, demanded the immediaterelease of their leader, and alsosought the permission for watchinghis trial proceedings. Instead ofgiving permission, the Governorordered the police to open fire onthem. Ghulam Rasul Dora/ Bakroreceived fatal wounds in the firingand died on the same day at the ageof 27. [File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; The Hindu, 28 July 1931; AC,pp.88-89; KFFF, pp. 373-9; FSK, pp.48]

Ghulam Shah: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat various places in the Hamirpurregion; he was captured during theBritish re-occupation of theHamirpur area, and charged withëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to death


with confiscation of property in 1858and hanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Ghuman Singh: Resident of v. Bilali,(teh.) Bansoor, Alwar State (nowdistt. Alwar), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Rajput. Heparticipated in the kisan agitatorsímeeting held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to remonstrate against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been increased byfifty per cent. Though all agricultu-rists were affected adversely by it,the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of this gathering,the Maharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the escape routes from itand opened fire on the protesterswithout any prior warning ofdispersal. Many of the agitators,including Ghuman Singh, receivedsevere gun shots in the indiscriminatefiring and Ghuman Singh died ofthese. Simultaneously, the villagewas also set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Ghummoo: Belonged to Gutteah, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Sweeper; he was a

Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels ofthe Agra region; he assisted the rebelforces in several armed confronta-tions in the Agra-Mathura area; hewas killed by the advancing Britisharmy at the time its raids on therebels in 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ghumroo: Hailed from Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his fellowrebels, he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Unnao region. [MutinyRecords, Unnao Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Ghunu Singh: Resident of Belaunja, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Bustee Rai; Bhaut; hewas under the service of the 23rd

Regiment Native Infantry of theBritish army but left the service andjoined the Uprising of 1857; he wascaught by the British and chargedwith ëdesertion and mutinyí; he wassentenced to death and executed on9 July 1857. [Mutiny Record,Allahabad Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Ghure Jogi: Resident of v. Tarauli, distt.


Mathura, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). During the ìQuitIndiaî movement, a protestdemonstration was taken out toshow public resentment against theBritish rule. An active participant inthe demonstration, he was arrestedwhen it headed for seizing the Thana.While serving a sentence in jail he fellill under unhygienic circumstances,and was taken to the hospital wherehe died in 1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 25, p. bha]

Ghuttra: Belonged to Jhansi State, UttarPradesh; s/o Govind Dass;agricultural labourer; joined the anti-British rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 in Jhansi; involvedin the rebellion of the Kudhmaha,Elaqua and Gwalior areas; he wasarrested by the British troops at thetime of their recovery of this area andcharged with ësedition, aiding andabetting the rebellioní, he wasexecuted in April 1858. [Mutinypapers, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Ghuzenffur Hossein Khan: Belonged toFurrukhabad [Farukhabad], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces in Farukhabad duringthe Uprising of 1857; he incitedothers to join the fight against theBritish and also provided them withfinancial help; he was caught by theBritish troops and sentenced to deathon the charges of ëtreason, murderand rebellion against the Britishauthorityí; he was executed in July

1859, and his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Gian Singh Bisht: Resident ofUttaranchal, enrolled in the AzadHind Fauz (Indian National Army) asa Lieutenant, posted in Burma (nowMyanmar) to confront the British,and moving towards the Imphalfront, he and his men were sent tooccupy a strategic hill near the Indo-Burma border; engaged in a fierce-fighting with the British troops forabout two hours, they succeeded inforcing the enemy to evacuate fromits position on 16 March 1945;causalities on both sides were heavyand Gian Singh, with more than fortyINA soldiers, lost his life in the battle.[INA Papers, F.Nos.379/INA (1946);NAI; WWIM, II, p.43]

Gian Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Lance-Naikin the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army; he shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942 and served it as Naik in theIst Guerrilla Regiment; while fightingagainst the Allied forces in Burma(now Myanmar) he was killed in thebattle field in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA (1946), NAI;WWIM, II, p.98]

Giany: Born in the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebel forces intheir fight against the British duringthe Uprising of 1857; he was captured


by the British troops during anencounter in his village, and executedby hanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.46]

Gilli Ram: Resident of v. Chandan, p.o.Hindaun, formerly in Jaipur State(now in distt. Karauli), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); previouslyhe was employed as Sepoy in the 1/8 Punjab Regiment of the British-Indian Army; he left it to join theIndian National Army where heserved as Sepoy in the 2nd GuerrillaRegiment; he fought against theAllied Forces on the Burma (nowMyanmar) front and died fighting theenemy in 1944. [INA Papers,F.No.498/INA (1945), NAI; WWIM,II, pp.98-99]

Ginnon: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels in fighting the British forcesduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoincited the local people to attack theBritish and plunder their properties;he was caught by the British troopsat the time of their raids on theAllahabad region, and convicted onthe charges of ërobbery and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath in July 1857, he was executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.215]

Giraj Singh: Hailed from v. Jailgaon,p.o. Hindaun, formerly in JaipurState (now in distt. Karauli),Rajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);he served as Sepoy in the 1/8 Punjab

Regiment of the British-Indian Army;in 1942, he shifted his loyalty to theIndian National Army and served itas soldier in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment; he fought against theBritish led Allied Forces on theBurma (now Myanmar) front, hedied in the battlefield in 1944. [INAPapers, F.No.498/INA (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.99]

Girdharee: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Girdharee: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British atseveral places; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858-59), UPSAL]

Girdhari Lal: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the armed


resistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British forces atdifferent places in the Lucknowregion; he was killed by the Britisharmy in an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Girdhari: Resident of distt. Benaras(Varanasi), the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He wasarrested for participating in ademonstration taken out inconnection with the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He was inhumanlytortured in the jail by the police anddied there in August 1942. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.114]

Giriraj Singh: Born in v. Jailgaon, distt.Jaipur, Rajasthan; he was a soldier inthe 1/8 Punjab Regiment of theBritish-Indian Army; later he shiftedhis loyalty to the newly establishedIndian National Army in 1942 andserved as a soldier in its 3rd GuerrillaRegiment; he was killed in actionwhile resisting the British forces inBurma (now Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, File No. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.99]

Girund: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andincited others to fight against theBritish forces; he was caught by theadvancing British army, and chargedwith ërebellion against the Britishí;

he was sentenced to lifeimprisonment with confiscation ofproperty in 1859; he died in captivity.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Girwar Singh: Born in 1831, Rahatgarh,Saugor (now Madhya Pradesh); s/oDev Singh; during the Uprising of1857, joined the rebel forces underthe leadership of Nawab Fazil AliMohammad Khan at Rahatgarh;fought against Hugh Roseís Britishforce who came to re-occupy theRahatgarh fort in January 1958;captured in the encounter and triedfor anti-British role, Girwar Singhwas executed by hanging in the frontgate of Rahatgarh fort on 29 January1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol. III, NAIB;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Girwur Singh: Resident of Shahjehanpor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 whileencountering the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Gobind Singh: Resident of Banda, the


North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on various occasions in theBanda region; he also incited the localpeople to plunder and seize theBritish property/treasury, and passthe contents on to the rebels formeeting their military expenses; hewas captured by the British troopsduring their re-occupation of theBanda region, and charged withëplundering the Governmentproperty and rebellion withviolenceí; he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of property in June1858 and hanged soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53(X) (1858), MSAB]

Gobind: Resident of Aulumgung[Alamganj], Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Naick [Naik] inthe A. Company of the British-Indianarmy; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at severalplaces; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gokool Chund: Belonged to Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and also incited the localpeople to take up arms and attack thefirangis (British); he was killed whileresisting the advancing British army

in the Kanpur region in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Gokul Brahmin: Resident of Didonia,Bijawar State, the Central IndiaAgency (now Madhya Pradesh); tookpart in agitations against the BijawarState Durbarís exorbitant landrevenue exaction from the peasants.Inspired by the peasant mobilizationin the neighbouring ChhatarpurState, he rallied about 150 peasantsaround him and took them to theMagistrate of Rampura to vent outtheir grievances. The Magistrateresponded by ordering the police toopen fire on them. The firing resultedin a number of deaths and injuries,and it killed Gokul on the spot.[JBDR, pp.44-45]

Golab Singh: Resident of Bulandshahar,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought Britishauthorities; he was arrested by theBritish forces in the course anengagement and put on trial on thecharge of ërebellion against theBritish authorityí; sentenced toimprisonment for life, he died in Jailin 1859 while undergoingimprisonment. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Golam Russool Khan: Resident ofBijnaur, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);earlier he was a Sawar in the British-Indian Army, but left it during theUprising of 1857 for taking part in


fighting the British troops in theDelhi-Haryana region; he was caughtby the British forces and convictedof ëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authorityí; sentenced todeath, he was executed by hangingat Jhajar in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.), F.No.3(1858), HSAP]

Golam Sufder Khan: Belonged toGwalior, (now in Madhya Pradesh);Mughal; he went to Delhi and tookpart in fighting against the British atthe time of the Uprising of 1857; hewas caught by the British during theirre-occupation of Delhi in September1857, charged with ërebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and executed by hanging on 8January 1858. [Mutiny Records, Judl.Deptt. (Delhi Div.), F.No.3 (1858),HSAP]

Golami: Hailed from Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in fightingthe British forces in Allahabad-Fatehpur area during the Uprising of1857; he also incited the local peopleto plunder and seize the Britishwealth; he was caught by the Britishtroops in the course of their raids onthe Allahabad region, and chargedwith ërobbery and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin July 1857 and executed by hangingsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.215]

Golman Seth: Born in 1897, resident ofChichli (now Chicholi) teh.

Gadarwara, distt. Betul, the CentralProvinces and Berar (now MadhyaPradesh); s/o Raoji Seth; retailer. Heparticipated in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement from Chicholi, arrestedthere on 21 August 1942 and put inthe Nagpur District Jail, he died indetention in 1943. [PCJ Papers, Acc.No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA),NAI; MPSSZB, EBIFF, p.312]

Gona Purangwa: Resident of Chhatarpurstate, the Central India Agency (nowMadhya Pradesh). Took part in theanti-state peasantsí movementagainst the atrocities and feudalexactions in Chhatarpur state.Attended the peasantsí meeting atSingpur village (Charanpadukacompound) on 15 January 1931. Thecombined forces of the State and theBritish Indian Army raided themeeting place and opened fire on thegathering; it killed 7 persons,including Gona Parangwa, and 26others left wounded. [F/Poll; F.No.230 (1931); H/Poll; F.Nos.12-14(1931); 2 (41) (1931); 18-XII (1930); 18-31 (1931), NAI; CDG p.247-49]

Gonda: Resident of Kherwara inUdaipur (Mewar) State (now distt.Udaipur), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); took part in the BhagatBhil movement in southern Rajasthanthat Govindgiri started in 1907,preaching monotheism among theBhils and Kolis of Dungarpur andBanswara States. Soon Govindgiriíssocio-religious endeavour changedinto a politico-economic movement,against the extraction of Begar (forcedlabour) and exploitation of the Bhils


by the petty officials of theDungarpur and Banswara States andSunth (a small state in Gujarat).Gonda was one among thosethousands of Bhagat Bhils whojoined this movement and warnedthe Dungarpur and Banswara rulersin the first week of November 1913,either to remove the main grievanceof the Bhils or to face theoverthrowing of the Statesí authorityto oppress and ill-treat them. Themilitancy of the Bhils and theirgathering in Mangarh hill sounnerved the British that they senttheir own troops along with those ofthe States to lay siege on Mangarhhill and disperse the gathering. On17 November 1913 the combinedtroops attacked the Bhil position andthe tribesmen resisted shouting ëëJaiGuru Govind Maharajíí. They didnot give up till many of them wereinjured, 900 captured and 25,including Gonda, killed. The incidentdid awaken the tribesmen so muchthat Motilal Tejawat had not foundit difficult to mobilise them in 1921-22 against forced labour and high rateof land revenue. [F/Poll. Proc.(Internal-A), Nos 8-67, March 1914;Nos.18-22, August 1914, NAI;BMBSR, pp.20-21, 30-31, 39-41, 45-47(referred in connection with theincident)]

Goodha Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Rajput. He took part inthe kisan meeting held at Neemuchanaon 14 May 1925 to remonstrateagainst the Maharajaís oppressive

administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landtax had been increased by fifty percent. Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the gathering of the peasantagitators, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to confront the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escape routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Many of the agitators,including Goodha, received severegun shots in the indiscriminate firingand Goodha Singh died of these.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl. F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Goolab Khan: Resident of the Nimarregion, Madhya Pradesh; he foughtagainst the British forces at severalplaces during the Uprising of 1857;he was caught by the British in oneof their raids on the rebel forces inthe Nimar region, accused of ëmurderand rebellioní; he was sentenced totransportation for life in 1858; he diedin captivity in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Judl Deptt. Vol. 32 (1860), MSAB;WWIM, III, p. 43]

Goolab Shah: Resident of Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh; he joined hands


with the rebels during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British andthe allied forces at several places inBhopal; he also took part in thedefence of the Rahatgarh fort againstthe British army; he was caught bythe British after the fall of the fortand executed by hanging on 25February 1858. [Mutiny papers, Vol.II, NAIB]

Goolab Singh: Resident of Jhansee[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; he foughtagainst the British and participatedin the plundering of their propertiesduring the Uprising of 1857; he wascaught by the British forces in thecourse of their operation against therebels in 1859; he was sentenced todeath in 1859 on the charges ofëplundering, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Goolab Singh: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he wasa Sepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 to join the rebels of his areato take part in the fight against theBritish rule; he fought against theBritish at several places; and died in1858 while resisting the advancingBritish forces. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59),UPSAL]

Goolab: Resident of Allygurh [Aligarh],the North-Western Provinces (now

uttar pradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also motivatedothers to rise against the firangi-hukumat (British rule); he marched onto Delhi, joined hands with the rebelsthere and fought the British troops;he died while encountering theadvancing British army in Delhi inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Papers, CollNo.57, NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Goolab: Resident of Garhakota, Saugor(Sagar), Madhya Pradesh; he foughtagainst the British forces at severalplaces during the Uprising of 1857;he also supplied arms to the localrebels to fight the British rule; he wascaught in the midst of an engagementby the British and executed byhanging on 5 March 1858. [MutinyRecords, Poll Deptt. Vol. I, No. 43 B(1859), MSAB]

Goolah Singh: Resident of Kotealah,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he was a Sepoyin the C. Company under the British-Indian army; he left his serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while confrontingthe advancing British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Goolam Ali Khan: Belonged to Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Pathan; he was a


Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined the rebel forces ofthe Agra region; he fought the Britishon several occasions in the Agra-Mathura area; he was killed by theadvancing British army in the midstof its raids on the rebels position in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Goolaub: Resident of Jugunpoor, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Mullah; he was aSepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places; he died in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, NWP, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Goomanee: Born in Gushaen, Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oMoolay; Thakoor [Thakur]; he tookpart in the fight against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsooffered financial support to therebels of his area for buying arms andto attack the British establishments;he was captured after the British re-occupation of this area and chargedwith ëplundering the Governmentproperty and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1861 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,

UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.60(1859), MSAB]

Goondur Ally: Belonged toMohanpoora, Gurruckpoor[Gorakhpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Sheikh; he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British onseveral occasions; he was caught bythe British forces in the course of anencounter in the Gorakhpur region,and hanged in 1858. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Goonsaee: Hailed from v. Oorain,Mynpoori [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he wasa Sepoy in the Permanent ArmedGuard at the Agra Central Prison; onhis being deputed at Bulandshaharon escort duty, he left the Britishservice in June 1857 to participate inthe Uprising of 1857. Along with theother rebels, he marched towardsDelhi and joined their struggleagainst the British; he died whilefighting against the advancing Britisharmy in defence of Delhi inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; MutinyPapers, Coll. No. 57, NAI]

Goordial: Resident of Shahjehanpor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 to join hands withthe rebels of his area and fight


against the British rule; he wascaught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Goordut: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now in Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the A.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British at several places; he diedin 1858 while resisting the advancingBritish forces. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59),UPSAL]

Goordyal: Belonged to Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hislocality during the Uprising of 1857,and also incited others to take partin attacking the firangi-hukumat(British rule); fighting the British atdifferent places in Agra, he wascaught by the British troops in anengagement; accused of ësedition,murder and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin 1858 with confiscation of hisproperty, and executed by hangingin 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Goorshoy: Belonged to Mahomedabad,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he joined hands

with the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on several occasions; hewas caught by the British forces inthe midst of an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Gopal Roy: Belonged to Cheterkonee,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also supportedthe rebels financially for buying armsto attack the British establishments;he was caught by the British aftertheir re-occupation of the Ghazipurregion, and executed by hanging in1859. [Mutiny Records, GhazipurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Gopal Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the Ist

Bahadur Group; he fought the Britishforces at several places in Burma(now Myanmar) and died in actionin 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.101]

Gopal: Resident of Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces at various places in the


Unnao-Kanpur region; he also incitedothers to attack the Britishestablishments and plunder theirproperties; he was killed during anencounter with the British army inUnnao in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Gopi Ram: Resident of v. Budhpura, p.o.Dadri, distt. Bulandshahr, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas a Sepoy in the Punjab Regimentof the British-Indian Army beforeshifting loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy. On his joining to the INAís 3rd

Guerrilla Regiment as Naik, he wassent on the Burma front to take partin the pitched battles against theBritish troops. He was killed in thebattle field near Pyinmara, Burma(now Myanmar) in March 1945. [INAPapers, F. No. 403/INA, NAI; ROH,pp. 688-689 WWIM, II, p.102]

Gopilal Mahaeshwari: Resident ofBundi (city), Bundi State (now distt.Bundi), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan). When the Bhatiyani Raniof Bundi State died in 1931, RamnathKudal was asked to cut his hair andperform the rite of cremation as perthe practice of Begar in the State.Ramnath refused to cut his hair andalso to take part in the cremation riteas Begar. On the order of the ruler,the police arrested Ramnath, tied himwith a rope and dragged him by ahorse. Ramnath could not bear thewounds and died. After his death apublic meeting was held in the marketof Bundi town, and its participants,including Gopilal, marched in aprocession to Mahakma Khas (office of

Diwan ñ Meghwan Bohra) to registertheir protest. As a reprisal, the Stateofficials ordered the police to openfire on them. Gopilal was seriouslyinjured in the firing among manyothers, and died on the same day.[Sujas, No.4, June-July 1998, Jaipur,p.65]

Goray Lal: Resident of v. Buapur, distt.Etawah, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Khem Lal,farmer. He died in police firing whiletaking part in a protest rally duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement in August1942. [H/Poll; F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;WWIM, I, p.118; BCA, p. 118]

Goree Shunker: Resident of Kaimgung,Furruckabad [Farrukhabad], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebel forces against theBritish rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishtroops, and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Gorishankar Singh: Hailed from v.Neemuchana, teh. Bansoor [Bansur],Alwar State (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Shekhawat. He took part in a kisanmeeting at Neemuchana on 14 May1925 to remonstrate against theMaharajaís mal-administration and


his land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been increased byfifty per cent. Though allagriculturists were affected adverselyby it, the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of this peasantgathering, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to counter the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal.Gorishankar Singh was seriouslyinjured in the firing and died on thesame day. Simultaneously with thisassault, the village was set on fire bythe State troops. [Alwar Judl; F.No.315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May,14 June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Goru Singh: Hailed from v. Gioori, teh.Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State (nowdistt. Alwar), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Shekhawat. Heparticipated in a meeting of the kisanagitators held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to protest against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been increased byfifty per cent. Though allagriculturists were affected adverselyby it, the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of this gathering,

the Maharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the escape routes from itand opened fire on the protesterswithout any prior warning ofdispersal. Goru Singh received fatalbullet wounds in the indiscriminatefiring and died on the spot.Simultaneously with this firing, thevillage was set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl; F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Goru/Gora: Born in 1907, v. Kasmda,distt. Uttar Kashi, Garhwal Division,United Provinces (now inUttarakhand); he was supportive ofthe local agriculturistsí discontent inthe Tehri-Garhwal State over suddenincrease in land revenue andimposition of taxes on forest landsand cattle-grazing fields. Thediscontentment resulted in the arrestof some peasant leaders on 20 May1930 in Teladi. When a village mobgathered to oppose the arrests, thepolice resorted to firing on it, killingtwo. The killings so inflamed thevillagers that they convened a protestmeeting next day (21 May) on theBaman Teladi maidan to give ventto their feelings. Goru/Gora joinedthis civilian protest meeting whichwas soon surrounded by the armedforces of the Durbar under itsDewan, Chakradhar. The meetingdispersed when it was fired upon bythe State forces, and later on 17 of its


peasant-participants were killed nearthe Jamuna river, including Goru/Gora. [H/Poll; F.No. 23/54/1930,23/58/1930, NAI; WWIM, II, p.103;SSKS, GD, p.1]

Gouri Shankar Rai: Belonged to v.Madhubani, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oRam Brikch Rai. He took part in ademonstration marching towardsBairiya Police Station during theìQuit Indiaî movement. When thedemonstrators were fired upon bythe police, Gouri Shankar Raireceived severe bullet wounds anddied on the spot on 18 August 1942.[H/poll; F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA,p. 113]

Gouri Shankar Sonar: Born on 26January 1923 in v. Sukhpura, distt.Ballia, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Jamuna Ram. Abusinessman by profession, heparticipated in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He was fatally woundedin the police firing whiledemonstrating against the Britishrule. He died on the spot in August1942. [H/poll; F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;BCA, p. 121; WWIM, I, p.118]

Govind Singh: Resident of Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces under the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan (the rebel ruler of theRohilkhand region) during theUprising of 1857, and participated infighting against the British forces ata number of places; he was capturedby the British army advancing onRohilkhand and executed by hanging

in 1860 at Bareilly. [Mutiny Records,Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Govind Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Lance-Naikin the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army; shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942 where he was posted as Naikin the Ist Guerrilla Regiment; whilefighting against the British forces inBurma (now Myanmar) he was killedon the battle ground in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.104]

Govind: Born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh;he joined the rebel forces under theleadership of Khan Bahadur Khan(the rebel leader of the Rohilkhandregion), and took part in fightingagainst the British at several placesduring the 1857 Uprising; he wascaught by the advancing British armyand executed by hanging in 1860 atBareilly. [Mutiny Records, MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,pp.68.69]

Gowara Sahu: Hailed from V. Kanki,distt. Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh; s/o Upakga Gowara; educated in a localschool up to the primary standard;agriculturalist. Took a leading rolein the Flag Satyagraha at Nagpur in1923; involved in the anti-Britishdemonstration in Balaghat in supportof the ìQuit Indiaî movement in1942. Arrested in August 1942; andsentenced to 12 monthsí imprison-


ment, he fell critically ill in the jailand died after his release on medicalgrounds. [PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA), NAI;MPSSZB, EBIFF, 1, p.341]

Gowrah: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebels during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against theBritish; he also incited the local peopleto raise their arms against the firangis(British) and overthrow theirexploitative rule; he was killed in anengagement with the British troopsin 1858; his property was confiscatedlater on. [Mutiny Records, Hamirpur,Bundle No. 4, UPRAA]

Gowurdhan: Belonged to v. Keerwarba,Muttra [Mathura], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and assisted therebel forces in plundering the Britishproperties; he was caught by theBritish after the defeat of the rebelsand charged with ëplundering theGovernment property during therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1859 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Grajpal Singh: Inhabitant of theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); earlierhe was a Lance-Naik in the 5/18Garhwal Rifles of the British-IndianArmy but shifted his loyalty to theIndian National Army in 1942, and

served it as Naik in the Ist GuerrillaRegiment; while fighting against theBritish forces in Burma (nowMyanmar) he died on the battleground in 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI;WWIM, II, p.105]

Grecee Roy: Belonged to Shairpoor,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish during an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Gried Singh: Belonged to Kotwali,Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh; s/o LucheeSingh; he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he returned to his region afterthe fall of Delhi in September 1857;he was caught by the British aftertheir re-occupation of this area andhanged in 1859 on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Gujandhur Teewary: Belonged to theNarsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh; hewas a Sepoy in the 52nd NativeInfantry of the British-Indian army,but left his service during the


Uprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels of his area; he wascaught by the British in the course ofan engagement; he was blown awaywith a cannon on 10 October 1857 atNarsinghpur. [Mutiny Records,narrative of Events, 5-11 October1857, Narsinghpur Collectorate,MPSAB]

Gujjoo: Belonged to Allahabad, North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Kidmatgar[Khidmatgar] under the British, butleft it during the Uprising of 1857 torender his services to the rebelsfighting the British; he also incitedthe local people to attack the Britishand plunder their properties; he wascaught by the British troops at thetime of their marches on theAllahabad region, and convicted onthe charges of ërobbery and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath in July 1857, he was executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.204]

Gukul: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule) during the Uprising of 1857 andalso incited others to attack theBritish establishments; he was killedby the British army in the course ofan encounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Gul Mohammed Nishanchi, Hafiz:

Belonged to the former Tonk State(now in distt. Tonk), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Gunner inthe Tonk State Army; joined the rebelsoldiers of Tonk State Army whorevolted against the Tonk Nawaband the Britishers; he marched withthe rebels towards Delhi in 1857 tojoin the Mughal Emperor in battlesagainst the British at several places;Gul Mohammed died while fightingagainst the British forces in Delhi in1857. [F/ Poll; F.No. 12, 1857, NAI;MR; Sujas, No 4, June-July 1998,Jaipur, p.80; RMSS, pp.8-12; RSG,p.12]

Gul Mohammed: Resident of Karauli,Karauli State (now distt. Karauli), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);younger brother of Risaldar MehrabKhan (the leader of rebel soldiers inKota State); Jamadar in the Kota StateArmy; joined the military and civilianrising against the British rule in 1857in Kota; fought in several battlesagainst the joint forces of theMaharao (Kota ruler) and the British;participated in the attack on theAgency House, Kota, on 15 October1857, in which Captain C.E. Burtonand his two sons were killed; GulMohammed was captured by theMaharaoís soldiers and killed inMarch 1858. [F/Poll; F.Nos.1-2,September 1858; F/Poll ëAí, Nos 428-36, September 1860; F/Poll;F.Nos.3146-47, December 1858, NAI;RKSS, pp.124-43; Sujas, No 4, June-July 1998, Jaipur, p.80; RMSS, pp.8-12; RSG, p.92]

Gulab Rai: Resident of Amjhera State,


Malwa region, the Central IndiaAgency, Indore, (now MadhyaPradesh); Dewan of Amjhera State;he succeeded in organising a rebelforce by assembling mercenaries,patriots and deserters of the British-Indian Army and the State-ownedarmies in July 1857 for throwing theBritish out from the State; withpermission of his Highness RajaBakhtawar Singh (ruler of Amjhera),he invaded and occupied theBhopawar Political Agency (BritishResidency of Amjhera State) on 3July 1857; however, continuouspolitical and military pressures fromthe powerful pro-British Indore Stateof Holkar and Captain Hutchinsonof the British troops, resulted in RajaBakhtawar Singhís losing his nervesand surrendering his Dewan, GulabRai, to the British as the rebel leaderresponsible for plundering anddevastating the British Residencyproperties at Bhopawar; the hero ofAmjhera State became overnight apolitical victim of his weak ruler; hewas hanged till death on 11 July 1857.[Mutiny Papers, II, NAIB; WWIM, III,p.43; ROCIM, pp. 141-42]

Gulab Shah: Born in 1798, Bhopal State(now Madhya Pradesh); s/o SheithShah; joined the anti-British rebelforces of the Nawab of Ambapani;participated in attacking andthrowing out the Britishers fromAmbapani, Sehore and Rahatgarhareas in 1857; when the Britishreinforcement under Hugh Rosecame to re-occupy the Rahatgarh forton 24 January 1858, Gulab Shahfought furiously against it for four

days; caught by the enemy on 28January 1858 and charged withërebellion against the Britishí, he wasexecuted by hanging at the RahatgarhFort on 29 January 1858. [MutinyPapers, Vol. IV, NAIB; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Gulab Singh Gosain: Resident ofMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andjoined the rebel forces in their attackson the British quarters; he wascaught by the British troops in thecourse of their raids and hangedfrom a tree in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gulab Singh: Hailed from Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh; s/o Luxman Singh;studied up to VII standard; attractedby the August Kranti of 1942, hejoined the anti-British protestdemonstrations on 19 September1942. Following a scuffle with thepolice force, the protestors wereindiscriminately fired upon; GulabSingh was seriously injured in thepolice firing, hospitalised for sometime and passed away on 5November 1942. [PCJ Papers, Acc.No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA),NAI; MPSSZB, EBIFF, I, p.351]

Gulab Singh: Hailed from v. Pago, distt.Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal Division,the United Provinces (Uttarakhand);a Sepoy in the 18th Garhwal Rifles ofthe British-Indian Army, he left it in1942 and joined the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 as a Sepoy in its 3rd


Guerrilla Regiment; fought againstthe British forces on the Burma (nowMyanmar) front; died in an encounterwith the enemy in 1945 [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945),379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM, II,p.107; EBIFF, I, p.351]

Gulam Rassool: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and also encouraged his neighboursto fight against the British rule; hewas captured by the British duringtheir re-occupation of Fatehpur in1857, and hanged soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Gulam Sheikh: Resident of Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelsof his locality during the Uprising of1857 to take part in fighting theBritish; he also participated in seizingthe British treasury and using itscontents for buying arms; he wascaught by the British troops in courseof their marches on Allahabad, andhanged from a tree in 1857 on thecharges of ëlooting and rebellionagainst the Britishí. [Mutiny Records,Allahabad Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Gulan Singh: Belonged to v. Birua,Seetapore [Sitapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in attackingand plundering the British in his areaduring the Uprising of 1857; whilethe British troops were conducting araid on his village, he managed to

escape and moved towards Nepal;later on, he was reported to havebeen killed by the British forces nearthe Nepal boarder in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gulaooden: Hailed from Hinduan, atown in Jaipur State (now in distt.Sawai Madhopur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); took partin the 1857 Uprising in Jaipur Stateand was arrested; the Jaipur Statetroops stationed at Hinduan becamerebellious in the meantime andrescued Gulaooden and other rebels;he was soon re-captured and sent toAgra by the Political Agent of Jaipur.Gulaooden was tried at Agra andexecuted. [F/Cons, S.C 30 April1858/149-150 A, NAI; Mil/Deptt.No. M-06-1 (Pts.) Pad No.1/2, F. No.01, Pt.5/3, Jaipur State Records, RSABcited in RSG, V 2, pp.90-91]

Guleen: Hailed from Raipur, aroused bythe speech that Hanuman Singh,Magazine Lashkar in the BritishArmy (who assassinated MajorCidwel at his residence on 18 January1858) delivered a speech before asepoy audience on the same day;Guleen joined the rebel soldiers inRaipur; took part in the killing ofBritish army officers; with 16 otherrebel soldiers, he was arrested by theBritish; tried, convicted andsentenced to death; hanged in Raipuron 22 January 1858. [ParliamentaryPapers ñ reg. Mutiny further Papers,No.4, 1857-58, NAI, CKI, 1740-1947,p.171]


Guli Rai: Born in 1902 at v. Chaura, distt.Ballia, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). He took part in theagitation taking place in his nativeplace in Ballia during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement of 1942. He was beatento death in a protest rally that thepolice indiscriminately lathi-charged.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.284; BCA, p. 119]

Gulzar: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andparticipated in attacking andplundering the British quarters; hedied while fighting against theBritish army at Qaiserbagh,Lucknow, in March 1858. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Gulzari Lal: Resident of Kalhi, Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh; s/o Kunji Lal. Hetook part in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in 1942; active in hislocality, he was arrested andsentenced to imprisonment. Put inthe Jabalpur District Jail; he wassubjected to severe physical tortures,resulting in his death in detention in1930. [PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA), NAI;MPSSZB, EBIFF, I, p.384]

Gulzi Ram: Resident of v. Khora, AlwarState (now distt. Alwar), RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); served asSepoy in the 7/8 Punjab Regiment ofthe British-Indian Army; he shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy and served in its 3rd Guerrilla

Regiment as Sepoy. He was killedwhile he was confronting the Britishforces in 1944. [INA Papers, F.No.379(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p. 107]

Guman Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the Ist

Guerrilla Regiment; he foughtagainst the British forces at severalplaces in Burma (now Myanmar) andwas killed in action in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.108]

Guman: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his locality during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces in differentengagements; he was killed by theBritish army in an encounter atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Gumbheeru: Resident of distt.Futtehpore [Fatehpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); took part in the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishin Fatehpur and its surroundingareas; he also plundered the Britishtreasury in the locality and passedthe booty on to the rebel forces fordefraying their military expenses; atthe time of the British re-occupation


of the area, he was caught by theauthorities and put on trial forëplundering and rebellion againstthe Britishí; sentenced to transpor-tation for life in 1859, he died injail before the commencement ofsentence. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Gunduroo: Born in 1870 in v. Dhakara,Patti Kamla, distt. Uttarkashi,Garhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now in Uttarakhand);s/o Sagroo. He actively participatedin the Civil Disobedience movementin 1930, and was arrested by theTehri-Garhwal State police in thisconnection. Sent to Tehri jail, he diedin imprisonment in 1932. [H/Poll,F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI;SSKS GD, 14, p.2]

Gunesh Pathak: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857, and encounteredthe British forces at several places inEtawah; he also offered financialsupport to the local people andencouraged them to attack the firangis(British); he was killed while resistingthe advancing British army in theEtawah region in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Gunesh Singh: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Sepoy in the 6th

Native Infantry of the British-IndianArmy, left it during the Uprising of1857 and joined hands with the rebels

in their fighting against the British;he was caught at the time of aBritish advance into the Bandaregion and charged with ëmutinyand murder of Europeansí;sentenced to death in July 1858 withconfiscation of his property; he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Gunesh: Born in Mynpoory [Mainpuri],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Burhaee [Barahi]; hetook part in the fight against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also offered financial support tothe rebels of his area for buying armsand attacking the British establish-ments; he was captured by the Britishforces, and charged with ëplunderingthe Government property andrebellion against the Britishí; Guneshwas sentenced to death in 1860 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Gunesh: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also provided financial support tothe local rebels and encouraged themto attack and kill the firangis(British) and their faithfuls; he wascaught during the British advancein Banda, charged with ëmurder,aiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí, and sentenced


to death with confiscation of hisproperty in June 1858; he wasexecuted by hanging thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol.No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Gunesh: Resident of Peepul Mundee,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Brahmin; hewas a Burkundauz [Barqandaz] withthe Contingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined hands with the rebelsof the Agra region; he fought theBritish troops in several engage-ments in the Agra-Mathura area; hewas killed by the advancing Britishforces during their attacks on therebels in 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Guneshee: Hailed from Allygurh[Aligarh], North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he took part inthe Uprising of 1857 and alsoencouraged others to raise their armsfor overthrowing the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he marched on to Delhi,joined hands with the rebels thereand fought the British troops; he wascaught by the British after their re-occupation of Delhi, and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and executed in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.)F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Guneshwa: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forces

soon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his associates hemarched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Gunga Deen: Hailed from Jalaun, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was aHavildar [Hawaldar] in the ArmedGuards Contingent at the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice in June 1857 for joining theUprising of 1857. Along with hiscomrades, he marched towards Delhiand took part in the fight against theBritish; he was killed during anencounter with the advancing Britisharmy in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; MutinyPapers, Coll No. 57, NAI]

Gunga Deen: Resident of Koonani,Jaloun, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Brahmin; hewas a Havildar [Hawaldar] in the A.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British at several places in hisregion; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]


Gunga Din: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces atvarious places; he also incited theneighbourhod to raise its armsagainst the firangis (British) and theirloyalists; he was caught by the Britishtroops at the time of theirreoccupation of the Hamirpur region,and charged with ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death with confiscationof his property in 1859, he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Gunga Din: Resident of Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British at several places inKanpur; he also incited the localpeople to attack the Britishprovisions; he was killed whilefighting against the advancing Britisharmy in the Kanpur region in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Gunga Pershad: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Jemadar[Jamadar] in the Armed GuardsContingent at the Agra CentralPrison; he left the British service inJune 1857 to participate in theUprising of 1857. Along with hiscomrades, he marched towards Delhi

and joined the rebelsí fighting againstthe British; he died while resistingthe advancing British army in theDelhi region in September 1857.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI]

Gunga Pershaud: Hailed from Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces soon after the outbreak of the1857 Uprising; along with his fellowrebels, he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British re-occupied of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Gunga Ram: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at variousplaces in the Fatehpur-Kanpurregion; he also provided financialsupport to the local rebels andencouraged them to attack andplunder the British offices; he waskilled by the British troops in thecourse of an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Gunga Singh: Hailed from Allygurh[Aligarh], North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he participatedin the fighting against the British ruleduring the Uprising of 1857 and also


encouraged other people to raisearms and go for killing the firangis(British); he moved in to Delhi, joinedthe rebel forces there and fought theBritish at several places; he wascaught by the British after the fall ofDelhi, and charged with ësedition,murder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand shot dead in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.)F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Gunga Singh: Inhabitant of a village inMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British army at anumber of places in theMuzaffarnagar region; he wascaptured by the British in the thickof an encounter, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëmurder andrebellion against the Britishí; he wasexecuted on the gallows in 1857.[Mutiny Records, MuzaffarnagarMutiny Basta, UPRAA; WWIM, III,p.98]

Gunga Singh: Resident of Furrukhabad[Farukhabad], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);earlier he was a Subedar in the 41st

Native Infantry of the British-Indianarmy; left it during the Uprising of1857 and took part in the fightingagainst the British in the Farukhabadregion; caught by the British duringan engagement, he was charged withëdesertion, murder and rebellioní; hewas sentenced to death and executedin July 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst.

Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Gunga: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Banda region; he was capturedduring the British re-occupation ofthe Banda area, and charged withëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin May 1858 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Gungadeen: Hailed from Allahabad,North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Nujeeb [Najib]under the British authority, but leftit to participate in fighting the Britishforces in Allahabad-Fatehpur areaduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoincited local people to plunder andseize the British wealth; he wascaught by the British troops duringtheir attacks on the Allahabad area,and charged with ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof property in July 1857 and executedby hanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1;TIM, p.206]

Gungadhur: Resident of Murahi-Churdha, the Saugor (Sagar) region,Madhya Pradesh; Lambardar; he led agroup of rebels during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British forces;he was caught by the British troops


in the course of an encounter andexecuted by hanging in 1857. [MutinyRecords, F/Poll. Consutations nos.581-92, 30 Oct (1857), NAI]

Gungapashard: Resident of Bah, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Brahmin; he was aHavildar [Hawaldar] in the A.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebel forces to fight againstthe Companyraj; he fought against theBritish at several places in his region;he died in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gungooab: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Banda region; he also incited thelocal people to raise their armsagainst the firangis (British) and theirloyalists; caught by the British troopsat the time of their advance in Banda,and charged with ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof his property in July 1858; he wasexecuted by hanging thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Gunjan Singh: Belonged to theNarsinghpur region, MadhyaPradesh; he joined the Uprising of

1857 and fought the British forces onseveral occasions; caught by theBritish troops during an engagement,he was executed by hanging on 23November 1857. [Mutiny Records,Poll Deptt. F.No. 10B (1857), MPSAB;TFWI, I, p. 127]

Gunnaram: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he was caught by the British aftertheir re-occupation of the Ghazipurregion, and executed by hanging in1859. [Mutiny Records, GhazipurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Gunnesh: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined in the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged his neighbours to attackthe British establishments inAllahabad; he was caught by theBritish at the time of their raids onthe rebels in Allahabad, and chargedwith ëmurder and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath in July 1857, and hanged; hisproperty was also confiscated.[Mutiny Records, PP, Further PaperNo.1; TIM, p.223]

Gunnesh: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebels of hisarea soon after the outbreak of the1857 Uprising; along with the fellowrebels, he marched towards Delhifighting against the British forces; he


escaped to his region soon after theBritish re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Gunnesh: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Koomhar [Kumhar]; hewas a Sepoy in the A. Company ofthe British-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishon several occasions; he died in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, NWP, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Gunni: resident of v. Kunsiya, Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh; s/o Mohan Gond;he participated in the Uprising of1857 and fought against the Britishin the Jabalpur region; he was caughtby the British in the course of anencounter and sentenced to death on17 February 1858 on the charge ofërebellion against the Britishí.[Mutiny Records, Poll F.No.3 (1858),MPSAB]

Gunsoo: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British forces inthe Banda region during the Uprisingof 1857; he also participated inplundering the British property andlooting the Government treasury tomeet the military expenses of therebels; he was caught by the British

troops in the course of their advancein Banda, and charged withëplundering the Governmentproperty and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death withconfiscation of property in June1858; he was executed by hangingsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Banda Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]

Gur Narain: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces on different occasions;he died while confronting theBritish army at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc.Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Gur Sing: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British atseveral places; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858-59), UPSAL]

Gurbaksh Singh: Resident of v.Bahdara, p.o. Chhanir, Bikaner State(now distt. Bikaner), the RajputanaAgency (now in Rajasthan); formerlyhe was a Sepoy in the 7/6 Rajutana


Rifles of British-Indian Army, butshifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in Malaya in 1942; hefought against the British forces onthe Burma front as Sub-Officer in theINAís 1st Bahadur Group; he lost hislife in Burma (Myanmar) in the courseof heavy fighting in August 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos.460/INA, 12/INA, 464/INA, 2/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.109]

Gurdoo: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Rising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British in Banda and itssurrounding areas; he was caught bythe British army at the time of theirre-occupying of the area; convictedof the charge of ërebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to trans-portation for life in 1859, but died injail before the commencement ofsentence. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Gurga: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his comrades inarms, he marched towards Delhifighting against the British; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Gurhoo: Resident of Banda, the North-

Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he also providedfinancial aid to the local rebels andincited them to attack the firangis(British); he was caught by the Britishtroops in the course of an engagementand was charged with ëmurder,plundering and rebellioní; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof his property in August 1858, andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I, No.43B(1859), MSAB]

Gurmuk Singh: Inhabitant of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he fought the Britishforces at different places in Lucknowduring the Uprising of 1857 and alsoincited others to storm the Britishestablishments; he was killed whileconfronting the British army atQaiserbhagh, Lucknow, in March1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Gurwar Singh: Belonged to Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces on various occasions inthe Unnao-Kanpur region; he alsoparticipated in the plundering of theBritish properties; he was killedduring an encounter with the Britisharmy in Unnao in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Unnao Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Gussa Singh: Born in Gushaen,


Mynpoory [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Net Ram; Thakoor[Thakur]; he took part in thefighting against the British duringthe Uprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to the rebels of hisarea for buying arms and forattacking the British establishments;he was caught by the British afterthe re-occupation of Mainpuri andcharged with ëplundering theGovernment property and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in 1861 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. III, No.43D(1859), MSAB]

Guturoo: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged others to raise their armsagainst the British; he fought theBritish at different places, and diedin the battle of Chinhat, Lucknow,on 20 June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; QT]

Guzunffor Allee: Resident of Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Allahabad region; he also stoodby the local people in their fightagainst the British; he was capturedduring the British raids on theAllahabad sector, and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to death

with confiscation of property andexecuted by hanging from a tree in1860. [Mutiny Records, AllahabadCollectorate, Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Gyadeen: Born in Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces and fought theBritish at several places in Ghazipurduring the Uprising of 1857; he wascaught by the British after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Gyadeen: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and plundered theBritish properties at various placesin the Banda region; he was caughtby the British troops at the time oftheir re-occupation of Banda, andconvicted on the charges ofëplundering and rebellion againstthe Britishí, sentenced to death in1858; he was executed by hangingand his property was alsoconfiscated thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Gyan Chund Sharma: Belonged toSisauli, Muzaffarnagar, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Pandit; he participated inthe Uprising of 1857 and also incitedothers to join the rebel forces for


fighting against the British rule; hewas captured by the British soonafter the defeat of the rebel forcesand charged with ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí; he was

sentenced to death in 1859 andhanged. [Mutiny Records,Muzaffarnagar Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.135]


Habeeba: Born in 1833 in a village inMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); sheparticipated in the armed oppositionto the British rule during theUprising of 1857, and also mobilisedher neighbourhood to raise its armsagainst the British; she was caughtwhen the British attacked theMuzaffarnagar region, and executedin 1858. [Mutiny Records,Muzaffarnagar Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.49]

Habib Butt: Born in 1899 in distt.Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir;adopted s/o Khizr Butt. Aparticipant in the movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. He joined a protestrally against the tyrannical rule of theMaharaja at Pulwama (Anantnag) inFebruary 1934. When the State Armysoldiers opened fire on the rallyists,he was killed in the firing on the sameday. [File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.115; WWIM,II, p.52; HMKJAMH, p. 323]

Habib Dar:Born in 1902 in v. Kothpore,distt. Anantnag, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Shaban Dar. He joinedthe protest rally at Bijbihara(Anantnag) in 1934 held against theautocratic rule of the Maharaja duringthe movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. The rallyists were fired uponby the State Army as soon as theyreached the market-place. Habib Buttwas killed in that firing on the spot.[File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.69; EBIFF,Vol.1, p. 173; HMKJAMH, p. 322]

Habib Kamrazi: Born 1899 in Bijbihara,distt. Anantnag, Jammu andKashmir. A labourer; he joined theprotest rally at Bijbihara (Anantnag)in 1934 held against the autocraticrule of the Maharaja. It grew out ofthe political movement forresponsible government in Jammuand Kashmir. The rallyists were firedupon by the State Army soon as theyreached in the market-place. HabibKamrazi was killed in that firing onthe spot. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,

HHHHH


J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.2, p.666;WWIM, II, p.141; HMKJAMH, p. 326]

Habib Khan: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought against the British forces inseveral engagements; he also offeredfinancial support to the rebels andincited many others to attack thefirangis (British); he died whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Etawah region in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Habib Ullah Saraf: Born in 1906 in distt.Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oMahada Joo Saraf. As a student ofclass tenth, he participated in thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and KashmirState. He joined a demonstration atBaramulla to protest against theautocratic rule of the Maharaja in1931. When the procession reachedKheryarbal, the State Armyís soldierssuddenly started firing, in whichHabib Ullah Saraf was killed on thespot. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.287]

Habib Wani: Born 1909 in Maliknag,distt. Anantnag, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Maqsood Wani. Heactively participated in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.While participating in a rally toprotest against the despotic Stateruler at Maliknag in 1931, he waskilled on the spot in the State Armyís

firing upon the rallyists. [File No. V,4; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;HMKJAMH, p. 331]

Habib Wani: Born in 1901 in distt.Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oSamad Wani. When the people of thedistrict observed a complete hartal on23 September 1931 to register theirprotest against the arrest of SheikhMohammad Abdullah ñ a prominentleader of the movement forresponsible government ñ he tookpart in the protest rally organized atShopian (Anantnag). While thevociferous procession was movingon, the State military force intervenedto stop it. In the ensuing clashbetween the two, the military forcesuddenly opened indiscriminatefiring on the rallyists in which HabibWani was killed on the spot at theage of 30. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp.409-10;WWIM, II, pp. 347]

Hafiz Abdus Sama: Belonged to theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area in their fightingagainst the British forces during theUprising of 1857, and also incitedothers to take to arms against theBritish rule; he was caught by theBritish army and hanged in June1857. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Haider Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh (Awadh) Province (now UttarPradesh); he participated theUprising of 1857 and led the rebelsin attacking the British


establishments in Lucknow at severalplaces; he died while fighting againstthe British army at Bridge of Boats,Lucknow in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Haider Khan: Belonged to Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he took part in thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged others to rise against thefirangi-hukumat (British rule); he waskilled by the British army in anencounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow in November 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Haider Khan: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British at several placesin the Agra-Mathura region; he wascaught by the re-occupying Britishtroops and accused of ëmurder andrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death with confiscationof his property; he was executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Haikaru Das: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in challengingagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule) during the Uprising of 1857 andengaged the British forces indifferent battle grounds; he waskilled by the British army in anencounter at Bailley Guard,

Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Hajee Ruheem: Hailed from Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces soon after the outbreak of the1857 Uprising; along with his fellowrebels, he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Haji Amin: Resident of Nimar, theCentral India Agency, Indore (nowMadhya Pradesh); a popular leader,he organized the anti-British rebelforces and led an armed revoltagainst the pro-British ruler inMandleshwar during the Uprising of1857; in course of the fighting he wascaptured by the British army andexecuted in 1859. [Mutiny Papers, IV,NAIB; WWIM, III, p.50]

Hakim Abdul Haq: Resident of Alwar,Rajasthan; he joined the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British forces in the Alwarregion; he was caught by the Britisharmy in the course of an engagementand hanged in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Poll Deptt. Part I, Vol. No. 44 (1858),MSAB]

Hakeem: Born in Muttra [Mathura], theNorth-Western Provinces (now Uttar


Pradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British rule at thetime of the Uprising of 1857; he alsotook part in plundering theGovernment properties and usingtheir proceeds for buying arms; hewas caught by the advancing Britisharmy in the Mathura region, andcharged with ëmurder andplundering during the rebellioní;sentenced to death in 1858 withconfiscation of his property, he washanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Mathura Mutiny, Basta,UPRAA]

Hakim Taffazzul Hosein: Resident ofAlygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British forceson several occassions in Aligarhduring the Uprising of 1857; caughtby the British at the time of theirraids on the rebels, he was executedby hanging in 1857 on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; his property was alsoconfiscated [Mutiny Records, AligarhMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt.Part-1, Vol. No. 44 (1858), MSAB]

Halkai Ahir: Resident of v. Bandhiaea,teh. Laundi, Chhattarpur State,Bundelkhand Agency (nowChhatarpur district in MadhyaPradesh); he joined a public meetingat Singpurís Charanpaduka Maidanon 15 January 1931 to voice thepeasantsí protest against the Stateísforced collection of cesses and hightaxes, as well as against the irregularfeudal extractions by the Zamindars.The Durbar [Darbar] invited the

Political Agent of Bundelkhand(Fisher) and his 25 Malwa Bhil Corpsto side with the Dewan [Diwan] andthe State police in dispersing themeeting. Following some verbalarguments and jostling, the PoliticalAgent asked his officers and corpsto teach the peasants a lesson.Thereafter, the armed forces lathi-charged and fired 40 rounds ofbullets on the protestors; Halkai Ahirwas hit by the bullets and died onthe spot. [H/Poll, F.No. 18-XII/30,F. No. 18/31, F. No. 22/31, NAI; F/Poll; F.No. 230-P (Secret)/1931, NAI;MPSGCD, pp. 55-57; MPMAKLA, pp.199-2005]

Halkai Singh Charkhar: Belonged todistt. Hamirpur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas a prominent political worker andone of the leading figures of the PrajaParishad of Hamirpur. He played asignificant part in organizingagitations against the colonial rulers.Arrested and imprisoned in a jail, hedied in 1940 on account of severetorture by the police. [H/Poll, F.No.3/11/42, NAI; WWIM, II, p.59]

Halkayeen Singh: Resident of mohallahCharkhari, distt. Hamirpur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). In the wake of theIndividual Satyagraha of 1940-41, hedemonstrably moved about the townwith a Congress flag in his hand asan act of defiance of the districtauthoritiesí prohibitory orders.Suddenly the police fired upon himfor this, and he died in a hospital in1941 due to severe bullet wounds.


[H/Poll, F.No. 3/11/42, NAI; WWIM,II, p.112]

Hameed Husein: Belonged to Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he was a Munshif inBareilly under the British, but left itto join hands with the anti-Britishrebel forces during the Uprising of1857; he also encouraged others totake up their arms against the Britishauthorities; he was sentenced to thetransporta-tion for life soon after hiscapture by the British on the chargesof ëdisloyalty and rebellion againstthe British authorityí; he died indetention in 1859 before histransportation. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hamid Alli: Resident of Sumbhul[Sambal], Moradabad, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Tehseeldar[Tehsildar]; during the Uprising of1857, he led the local anti-colonialforces in his region; also providedmaterial support to the rebels fightingagainst the British rule; he wascaptured and put on trial on thecharge of ëbeing a leader andinstigator of rebellioní; sentenced todeath in June 1859 by the AssistanceCommissioner on Special Duty.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hamir Singh: Born in Pali, Jhansee[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; he joined therebel forces in fighting the Britisharmy during the 1857 Uprising; healso took part in plundering theBritish properties and passed on the

proceeds from these to the rebels fordefraying their military expenses;caught by the British army in Jhansi;he was charged with ëplundering,murder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand executed in 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hanif Alli: Resident of Sumbul [Sambal],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); a Tehseeldar[Tehsildar]; he played an active rolein organizing the local rebels infighting against the British during theUprising of 1857; he also providedfinances to the ëHindustani forcesí formeeting their military expenses; hewas caught by the British and put ontrial on the charge of ëaiding andabetting rebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death and executed inApril 1859 in Sambal. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hanif Darji: Resident of v. Guramma,p.o. Indara, distt. Azamgarh, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). In the wake of the ìQuitIndiaî movement, the policeinspector and the force under him atthe Madhuban police station hadbeen ordered to raid the Congressoffice in Dubari Division, put downthe National flag flying over it anddestroy everything within. Thisincident on 13 August 1942 inflamedthe sentiments of the people and theystarted gathering near the policestation from every part of the districton 15 August 1942. The demonstra-


tors thereafter sought the Thana in-Chargeís permission for putting upthe National flag on the top of thepolice station which he rudelyrefused on the pretext of the DistrictMagistrateís presence inside. Whenthe agitatorsí request was thusturned down, they expressed theirdissatisfaction by pelting stones onthe Thana edifice and were fired uponby the police from inside the building.In this firing a number of people wereshot dead and Darji happened to bethe one among those who had beenkilled on the spot. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 124; SSKS, 27,pp. ma, ya, ra la; WWIM, I, p.128]

Hans Raj: Resident of v. Banjarpur, distt.Bulandshahr, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). Before hisjoining the Indian National Army, hehad served the British-Indian Army.As an INA soldier in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment, he was deployed to fightthe British soldiers on the Burma(Myanmar) front where he lost hislife in the battle-field in 1944. [INAPapers, F. No. 403/INA, NAI; ROH,pp. 698-699]

Hans Ram: Hailed from Alwar, AlwarState (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);he was in the service of the British-Indian Army as a Soldier in the 4/19Hyderabad Regiment; left it in 1942and enrolled with the IndianNational Army; he was placed in the1st Guerrilla Regiment as a Sepoy andtook part in fighting the British-ledforces on the Burma (now Myanmar)front; he died in action at Kalewa in

1945. [INA Papers, F.No.379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p. 113]

Hansa: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat several places in the Hamirpurregion; he also propagated againstthe firangis (British) and incited thelocal people to overthrow the firangi-hukumat (British rule); he wascaptured during the British re-occupation of Hamirpur, and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí, he was sentenced todeath with confiscation of hisproperty in 1858 and hanged. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Hanuman Singh: Belonged to teh.Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State (nowdistt. Alwar), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Rajput. Heparticipated in a meeting of the kisanagitators held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to protest against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been increased byfifty per cent. Though allagriculturists were affected adverselyby it, the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of this peasantgathering, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to counter the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked all


the exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal. HanumanSingh was hit by bullets in theindiscriminate firing and died on thespot. Simultaneously, the village wasalso set on fire by the State troops.[Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925,RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Hanuman: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British at several placesin Agra; caught by the British troopsclosing in on Agra, he was accusedof ëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin 1858 with confiscation of hisproperty and executed by hangingsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Hanuman: Hailed from v. Palhari, Distt.Jaipur, Rajasthan; joined the IndianNational Army in Malaya and servedas Lance Naik; died fighting againstthe British forces at Kalema, Burma(Myanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.1/INA, 379/INA (1946),NAI;WWIM, II, p.113]

Hanuman: Inhabitant of Jalalabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); cultivator; along withthe other villagers, he refused tooblige the British forces with rasad

(provisions) at Jalalabad during theUprising of 1857; consequently, hewas caught by the British troops andhanged in November 1857; his entirevillage was also looted by the Britishforce. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Har Narain: Born in 1914 in distt.Allahabad, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). As a Universitystudent he participated in the publicprocession taken out on 4 January1932 in protest against the arrest ofMahatma Gandhi in Bombay duringthe Civil Disobedience movement.He was trampled to death in a meleeoccasioned by the district policeísviolent lathi-charge in Johnstonganj(Allahabad) on the same day. [H/Poll, F.Nos. 3/6/42, 3/11/42, NAI;WWIM, I, p.129]

Har Persad: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisregion during the Uprising of 1857,and fought against the British onseveral occasions; he also offeredfinancial support to the rebels locallyand encouraged them to attack thefirangis (British); he died whileresisting the advancing British armyin Etawah in 1858. [Mutiny Papers,Etawah Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Har Sahai: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area and fought theBritish forces during the Uprising of1857; he also incited other people toraise their arms against the British;


while resisting the British army, hedied in the battle of Chinhat,Lucknow, on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Har Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); earlier he was a Soldierin the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army but decided toshift his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itas Lance-Naik in the Ist GuerrillaRegiment; while fighting against theBritish forces in Burma (nowMyanmar) he died on the battleground in 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA, 498/INA (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.114]

Harak Singh: Hailed from v. Narsinghbari, distt. Almora, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); earlierhe was a Sepoy in the British-IndianArmy; he shifted his loyalty to theIndian National Army in Malaya in1943 and served as a Major; he diedwhile confronting the British forceson the Burma (Myanmar) front in1944. [INA Papers, File No. 1/INA,NAI; WWIM, II, p.114]

Harak Singh: Resident of v.Narsinghbari, distt. Almora, KumaonDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); a Sepoy of the British-Indian Army, he was deployed in theSouth-East Asian front to fight theJapanese during the World War-II inDecember 1941; subsequent to theBritish defeat in the hands of theJapanese Army in Malaya in February

1942, he remained a prisoner of wartill the political intervention of theIndian Independence League on hisbehalf; joined the Indian NationalArmy as a Major in 1943; leading histroops towards the Imphal front bypassing through Burma (nowMyanmar) on the Indo-Burmaborder, he confronted the enemy andlaid down his life while performinghis duties in 1945. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945),379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM, II,p.114]

Harak Singh: Resident of v.Narsinghbari, distt. Almora, theUnited Provinces (now Uttara-khand); originally a Sepoy in theBritish-Indian Army, he left it andjoined the Indian National Army in1943 and served as a Major; foughtagainst the British forces on theBurma (now Myanmar) front; hedied in an encounter with the enemyin 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.114]

Harda Singh: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces in differentengagements in the Lucknow region;he was killed while encountering theBritish army at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]


Hardan Singh: Hailed from v.Narainpur, (teh.) Bansoor [Bansur],Alwar State (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Rajput. He participated in a meetingof the kisan agitators held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toprotest against the Maharajaísoppressive administration and hisland settlement policy of 1923-24. Inthis settlement the Biswedari rights ofthe Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been increased byfifty percent. Though all agricultu-rists were affected adversely by it,the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of this gathering,the Maharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the exit points from it andopened fire on the protesters withoutany prior warning. Hardan Singh wasinjured in the indiscriminate firingand died on the same day. Simulta-neously, the village was also set onfire by the State troops. [Alwar Judl,F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31May, 14 June 1925; News-papersíCuttings, Basta No 29, F.No. 2,Riyasat, 13 November 1936, RSAB;PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166,191 (PA), NAI]

Hardayal Singh: Resident of v. Dhirpura,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Zamindar; heplayed a leading part in organizingthe local rebels in the Agra regionduring the Uprising of 1857; hehimself fought in several armedconfrontations with the Britishtroops; he was killed by the British

forces in the course of an encounter in1857; his property was confiscated lateron. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; WWIM, III, p. 51]

Hardayal: Hailed form Kama, BharatpurState (now distt. Bharatpur), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Bhatnagar; younger brother ofJaidayal (the civilian leader of therebels in Kota); sepoy in the KotaState Army; under the leadership ofMehrab Khan (leader of the rebelsoldiers in Kota) and Jaidayal, heparticipated in the military and civiluprising against the British and theruler of Kota State in 1857 in Kota;involved in the attack on the BritishPolitical Agentís House in Kota on15 October 1857, in which CaptainC.E. Burton and his two sons werekilled by the rebels; fought againstthe British troops under the commandof General H.G. Roberts at Kota andwas killed in March 1858. [RKSS, pp.124-43; RSG, p.93 Sujas, No 4, June-July 1998, Jaipur, p.80; F/Poll; F.Nos.324-27, August 1859; F/Poll; Nos 1-2, September 1858; F/Poll ëAí, Nos428-36, February 1858, NAI]

Hari Datt: Belonged to distt. Alwar, theRajputana Agency, (now Rajasthan);previously served as a sepoy in the4/12 Hyderabad Regiment of theBritish-Indian Army; later joined theIndian National Army as a soldier inthe 1st Guerrilla Regiment; sustainedinjuries while confronting the Britishforces and died in the MayoHospital, Burma (Myanmar) in 1944.[INA Papers, File No. 1/INA, NAI;WWIM, II, p.116]


Hari Mohan Singh: Belonged to distt.Pratapgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); served as aSepoy in the British-Indian Army;switch over to the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and served as aHavildar [Hawaldar]; fought againstthe British forces on the Kaladon frontin Burma (Myanmar) and died inaction there in 1944. [INA Papers, FileNo. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.116]

Hari Ram: Hailed from v. Baidpura, distt.Bulandshahr, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). Before hisjoining the Indian National Army, hehad served the British-Indian Army.As an INA soldier in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment, he was deployed to fightthe British soldiers on the Burma(Myanmar) front where he lost hislife in the battle-field in 1944. [INAPapers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp.698-699 WWIM, II, p.116]

Hari Singh Dimar: Resident of Saugor(Sagar), Jubbulpore (Jabalpur)Division, the Central Provinces andBerar (now Madhya Pradesh); joinedthe rebel forces fighting against theBritish rule in the Uprising of 1857 inthe Jabalpur region; under hisleadership many British outpostswere continuously attacked andplundered; later the British troopscaptured him and sentenced him tocapital punishment. He was executedon 14 July 1857. [Mutiny Papers, IV,NAIB; WWIM, III, p.52]

Hari Singh Rawat: Resident of the Tehri-Garwal, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the

5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as an IntelligenceOfficer; he was killed by the Britishforces in Burma (now Myanmar)during an attack on his camp in 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.272]

Hari Singh: Belonged to v. Mehanpore,teh. Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State(now distt. Alwar), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Rajput; tookpart in kisan meeting held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toprotest against the Maharajaís mal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs suffered the most. Hearingthe news of this kisan gathering, theMaharaja sent his State Army toconfront the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the escape routes from itand opened fire on the protesterswithout any prior warning ofdispersal. Many of the agitators,including Hari Singh, receivedserious bullet wounds in theindiscriminate firing and Hari Singhdied of these. Simultaneously, thevillage was also set on fire by theState troops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,


Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Hari: Born in 1919 at v. Sultanpur, distt.Ballia, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). He participated in aprotest rally organized at Rasra inAugust 1942 during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. Receiving bullet injurieswhen the police opened fire on it, hedied of these on the spot. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG;WWIM, I, p.130; BCA, p. 118]

Haridwar Rai: Born in 1902 at v.Narainpur, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas arrested on the charge of takingpart in anti-British activities duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement in August1942. He died in jail in 1942 onaccount of the inhuman tortures hesuffered there. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; WWIM, I, p.285;BCA, p. 120]

Harihar Singh: Resident of v. Mahuar,p.o. Indra, distt. Azamgarh, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); 25 yearsí old; teacher. On17 August 1942 the people of KopaDivision attacked Indra railwaystation as a part of the sabotage planfor the ìQuit Indiaî movement. Theyunfurled the National Flag there anddestroyed all official documents.Receiving the information from theStation Master, the DistrictMagistrate, along with his policeforce, hurried to the spot. While theprotesters were leaving the stationthey were fired upon by the police.Harihar Singh was killed in the firing

on the spot on that day. [H/poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 125;SSKS, 27, pp. la & wa; WWIM, I,p.132]

Harikrishna Upreti: Resident of v.Meleepar, Deghat, p.o. Choukot,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division,United Provinces (now Uttara-khand); cultivator; took part in aprocession during ìQuit Indiaîmovement at Deghat (Almora) in1942; the procession was fired uponby the British forces and Upreti wasseriously injured; he subsequentlysuccumbed to his injuries. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156,157 (PA), NAI; WWIM, I, p.370; SSKS,KD: p.3; BSAS: p. 130]

Haripal Singh: Belonged to Dhirauli, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe advancing British army during anencounter in the Amorha State (nowin distt. Basti), and executed byhanging from a ëPipal Treeí in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Monument ofChhawani, cited in LL1857, pp.20-26]

Hariram: Born in 1904, in v. Kamda, p.o.Jalya, teh. Rajgadi, distt. Uttarkashi,the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Ruipram;participated at the time of the CivilDisobedience movement in thepeasant agitation against theoppressive rule of the Tehri Garhwalruler, his exorbitantly high revenuedemand and the unjust forest laws;attended a meeting organized by the


peasants at Baman Tiladi maidan inthe summer of 1930 to protest againstthe State police firing and the killingof 2 innocent peasants on 20 May1930. While the meeting was inprogress, the State armed policeforce, led by Dewan Chakradar,surrounded the venue and openedfire on the gathering. It resulted inthe deaths of 17 persons and injuriesof many. Hariram was shot dead onthe spot. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930;23/58/1930, NAI; WWIM, II, p.103;SSKS, GD: p.1]

Harma Muria: Hailed from Pusmar,Jagdalpur area in Indrawati valley,Bastar State (now Chhattisgarh);took part in the Adivasi (tribal)Bhumkalórevolt of 1910 in theJagdalpur region of Bastar against thefeudal and colonial exploitation, andin the tribesí anxiety for maintainingtheir distinct ways of life. On 16February 1910, following the directconfrontation (Indrawati-ford battle)between the rebels and the British,where many people died on the rebelside, Harma Muria and few othersescaped from the scene and ralliedround the neighbouring Ulnar andNetanar villages. ìOn the night of25th February, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Alongwith others Harma Muria wasarrested, charged with ëwaging waragainst the Crowní, and triedbetween 13 March and 28 April 1910

(known as the Jagdalpur trial).Seventy eight of the rebels, includingHarma Muria, were put behind thebars in Bastar Jail. Later in June 1910Harma Muria was shifted to theRaipur Central Jail and died (before7 November 1910) due to tortures bythe jail authorities. [F/Poll(Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of 1910,NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57]

Harman: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); joinedhands with the rebels in fighting theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also incited his neighbours to takeup arms against the British; caughtby the British troops in an engage-ment in Awadh in 1858, he wasimprisoned for life on the charges ofësedition and rebellion against theBritishí; he died in detention by theend of 1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59),UPSAL]

Harmohan Singh: Resident of distt.Pratapgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He joined theIndian National Army as a Havildar[Hawaldar]. He, along with his unitsoldiers, attacked a well-defendedenemy position on the crest of a hillin the Kaladan sector (Indo- Burmaborder). While storming the enemyposition and demolishing it, he waskilled in severe exchange of fire inApril 1944. [INA Papers, F. No. 403/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 696-697 WWIM,II, p.116]


Harnam Singh: Born in 1828 inMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oKura Singh; took active part infighting the British forces inMuzaffarnagar during the Uprisingof 1857; he was captured by theBritish troops while defending hisareas from the enemy attack, andexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Harnarain Agrahari: Resident of v.Dhannapur, distt. Benaras, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He took a leading part in amob attack on Dhannapur Thana toavenge the deaths of 3 protesters inthe police firing on a rally held on 16August 1942 during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. Four policemen, alongwith Inspector in-Charge of thepolice station were killed by theattacking mob on the same day. Hewas arrested and was made anaccused in that incident. After thetrial for two and a half years, threepersons were sentenced to death,including Harnarain Agrahari. Asaccused no. 44, he was hanged in late1944. [H/Poll. 1 No. 3/31/44, NAI;SSG, 4, pp. 66-67]

Harpal Singh: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he took part in therebelsí fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged other people to attack theBritish; he was killed by the Britishin an encounter in Chinhat, Lucknow,on 20 June 1857. [Mutiny Records,

Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; QT]

Harpal Singh: Resident of v. DhirauliBabu, Basti, North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces during theGreat Rising of 1857 in attacking andplundering the British establishmentsin his neighbourhood; he was caughtby the British troops in the course ofan encounter and hanged from a treeat Chhaoni, Basti in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Harpal: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area and fought againstthe British during the Uprising of1857; he was killed in the battle ofChinhat, Lucknow, while resistingthe British troops on 20 June 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; QT]

Harpall Singh: Resident of Muzaffar-nagar, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he joined thefighting against the British during the1857 Rising in his area; he also incitedhis neighbours to attack the Britishand their loyalists and plunder theirhouses and offices; he was caught bythe British while marching for anattack on a British establishment, andhanged in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. Judl. Deptt. NWP, Vol.74(1858), UPSAL]

Hasan Beg: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British forces


during the Uprising of 1857 and alsoencouraged others to challenge thefirangi-hukumat (British rule); he waskilled by the British army in anengagement at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Hasan Khan: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857, andled the rebels locally into fightingagainst the British; he also offeredfinancial support to them andencouraged them to go foroverthrowing the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was killed by theBritish during their raids on Fatehpurin 1857. [Mutiny Records, FatehpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Hasan Khan: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought at several placesin Agra; he was caught by the Britisharmy in the course of an engagement,and accused of ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed by hanging in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Hasan Khan: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857, and fought the British army at

different places; he was killed by theBritish in the midst of an engagementat Bailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Hasan Khan: Resident of Puthra,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Hamirpur region; he alsopropagated against the firangis(British) and incited the local peopleto overthrow their rule; he wascaptured during the British re-occupation of the Hamirpur, andcharged with ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death with confiscation of hisproperty in 1859 and hanged. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. III, No.43D(1859), MSAB]

Hasan Mohomed Khan: Resident ofFurruckabad [Farrukhabad], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he led the local rebels infighting the British during theUprising of 1857; he also providedfinancial and physical support to therebels of the nearby areas; he wasarrested by the British during theirre-occupation of the region; chargedwith ëaiding and leading the rebellionagainst the Britishí, and sentenced todeath in February 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]


Hashim Allee: Born in Faizabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and proceeded to Lucknow; hefought against the British in severalengagements in Lucknow city; hewas caught by the British army andhanged at Machhi Bhawan, Lucknow,in June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1857),UPSAL]

Hashmat Gujar: Resident of v. Palanger,distt. Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Jhanda Gujar. He activelyparticipated in the political move-ment for responsible government inJammu and Kashmir State. He waskilled in the State Armyís firing on ademonstration he took part at Rajouriin October 1931, to protest againstthe Maharajaís autocratic rule in theState. [File No. V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.118]

Hasmat Khan: Belonged to Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces under the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan (the rebel leader ofthe Rohilkhand region), and foughtagainst the British forces at severalplaces during the Uprising of 1857;he was captured by the advancingBritish troops in an encounter, andexecuted by hanging in 1860 atBareilly. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, pp.68.69]

Hatim Alee Beg: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-Western

Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and led a group of rebels into fightingagainst the British; he also offeredfinancial support to these rebels; hewas captured by the British troopsduring their raids on Fatehpur in1857, and executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Hatim: Resident of Jalalabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); cultivator; along with hisvillage fellows, he refused to obligethe British forces with the supply ofrasad (provisions) at Jalalabad duringthe Uprising of 1857; he was caughtby the British troops and hanged inNovember 1857; his entire village wasalso ransacked by the Britishsoldiers. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Hazari Lal: Belonged to Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857, and also encoura-ged others for overthrowing theBritish power; he died whileconfronting the British army in thebattle of Chinhat, Lucknow, on 20June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Hazari Ram Pandey: Born on 10 June1878 in v. Bankat Baraut, distt.Allahabad, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). Before hisparticipation in the ìQuit Indiaîdemonstration as a political mobiliser,he had already served more than ten


yearsí imprisonment for taking partin several political movementsagainst the British Government. InAugust 1942 he received severe bulletwounds in the police firing on theprocession he led, and succumbed tothese injuries on the same day. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I,p.262]

Hazrat Ali: Resident of v. Kheri,Muzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andaccompanied the rebels in theirattacks on the British positions; healso provided arms and ammunitionsto the rebels; he was captured by theBritish troops in one of their raidson his village and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hazrat Khan: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels in fighting and overthrowingthe British during the Uprising of1857; he participated in the rebelattack on the British troops in hisvillage; he was captured there by theBritish and hanged in1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hedayut Khan: Resident of Kotwali,Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British in theAllahabad region; he was caught bythe British troops in the course of an

engagement in the Allahabad areaand hanged from a tree in 1857. [PP,Further Paper No.1]

Heera Lall: Born in Ghuttea, Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Kaith; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined the rebel forces ofthe Agra area; he fought the Britishin several engagements in the Agra-Mathura region; he was killed by theadvancing British soldiers in thecourse of their attacks on the rebelsin 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Heera Lall: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he joined therebel forces of his area and foughtthe British at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he also offered financial support toother rebels for buying arms; he wascaught at the time of the British re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Heera Loll: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought against theBritish forces at various places; healso incited the local people to attack


the British offices; he was killed whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in Etawah in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Heera Loll: Resident of Shahjehnpoor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Kaith; he was a Sepoy in the C.Company under the British-Indianarmy; he left the British employmentduring the Uprising of 1857, joinedhands with the rebels and foughtagainst the British; he was caught in1858 while resisting the advancingBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Heera Singh: Belonged to Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Sepoy in theArmed Guards Contingent at theAgra Central Prison; he left theBritish service in June 1857 to takepart in the fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857. Alongwith others, he marched towardsDelhi and joined the rebel forcesthere; he died while resisting theadvancing British army in the Delhiregion in September 1857. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI]

Heera Singh: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with the

rebels during the Uprising of 1857,and also encouraged other people totake part in fighting against thefirangi-hukumat (British rule); hefought the British at several placesin the Agra-Mathura region; caughtby the British troops in the midst ofan engagement, and accused ofësedition and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to death1858 with confiscation of hisproperty; he was executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Heera Singh: Hailed from Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and also incited the local people toraise arms against the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he marched into Delhi,joined hands with the rebels thereand fought the British troops; he wascaught by the British after their re-occupation of Delhi, and chargedwith ësedition and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and shot dead in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.)F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Heera Singh: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); took part in the Uprisingof 1857 in the Lucknow region; hefought against the British forces onvarious occasions, and waseventually, caught by the Britishduring a confrontation; he wasimprisoned on the charges of ëmurderand rebellioní and sentenced to deathin April 1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst.


Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59),UPSAL]

Heera Singh: Resident of Shaharanpur,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh), Brahmin; he came toDelhi during 1857 Uprising andjoined hands with the rebel forceagainst the British; he was caught bythe British troops during their re-occupation of Delhi in September1857, charged with ërebellion againstthe Britishí, he was sentenced todeath and executed by hanging on10 December 1857. [Mutiny Records,Judl. Deptt., (Delhi Div), F.No.3(1858), HSAP]

Heera: Resident of Charsoodurwaza,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he was aDuffadar [Dafadar] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison under the BritishGovernment; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857to join the rebelsí fight against theBritish rule; he marched towardsDelhi along with the fellow rebelsand fought the British at severalplaces; he died in 1858 while resistingthe British onslaught. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Heera: Resident of Etah, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels ofhis area; he fought against the British

at several places in Etah. He died in1858 while resisting the advancingBritish forces. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Heera: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat several places in the Hamirpurregion; he also led a group of rebelsin seizing the British treasury; he wascaptured during the British re-occupation of Hamirpur, and chargedwith ëlooting and rebellion againstthe Britishí, he was sentenced todeath in 1858 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Herdeo Singh: Hailed from v.Khirkhera, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Shekhawat. He took partin the meeting of the kisan agitatorsat Neemuchana on 14 May 1925 toremonstrate against the Maharajaísmal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering the Maharaja senthis State Army to counter the rallyistsat Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escape routes from it and opened


fire on the protesters without anyprior warning. With many others,Herdeo Singh received bulletwounds in the indiscriminate firingand died on the spot. Simultaneously,the village was set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Het Singh: Resident of v. Neemuchana,teh. Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State(now distt. Alwar), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Thakur. Hejoined the kisan agitatorsí meetingheld at Neemuchana on 14 May 1925to protest against the Maharajaís mal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering of the kisanagitators, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to deal sternly with therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escape routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal. Many ofthe agitators, including Het Singh,received serious bullet wounds in theindiscriminate firing and Het Singhdied of these. Simultaneously withthis firing, the village was set on fireby the State troops. [Alwar Judl,F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31

May, 14 June 1925; NewspapersíCuttings, Basta No 29, F.No. 2,Riyasat, 13 November 1936, RSAB;PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166,191 (PA), NAI]

Hidayeet: Resident of Furruckabad[Farukhabad], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); soonafter the outbreak of the Uprising of1857, he joined hands with theëHindustanií forces in theFarrukhabad region, and foughtagainst the British at various places;he also delivered anti-Britishspeeches exhorting others to fightagainst the British; he was caught bythe British and sentenced toimprisonment for life in 1858 on thecharges of ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he died in jail.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hikmatullah Pathan: Resident ofKanpur, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Deputy Collector at Fatehpurunder the British Government; hemaintained secret liaison with therebel leaders during the Uprising of1857, and joined them after theysucceeded in capturing the Fatehpurregion; he worked as chief of therebel administration in Fetehpur, andplayed a prominent role in re-organising the rebel forces; he wascaptured by the British after thedefeat of the rebels and executed byhanging from a tree in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.55]


Himachal Singh: Born in 1826 at ThanaBhavan, Muzaffarnagar, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakur; he participated inthe Uprising against the British rulein 1857, and also incited the localpeople to attack the Britishestablishments; he was killed whilefighting against the British forces inMuzaffarnagar in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Muzaffarnagar MutinyBasta, UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.55]

Himachal Singh: Resident ofMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces in theirfighting against the British during theUprising of 1857; he accompanied therebels in their attack on the Britishholdings, and assisted them in everypossible way; he was killed at last inthe course of an attack on his area bythe British in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Himmat Singh Patel: Resident ofNarsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh; hefought the British forces at severalplaces in the Narsinghpur regionduring the Uprising of 1857; he wascaught by the British troops duringan engagement in 1857; he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Poll. F. No. 10B (1857),MPSAB; TFWI, I p.61]

Himmat Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Quarter-Master Havildar [Hawaldar] in the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-

Indian Army; he volunteered to jointhe Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Section Officer in theIst Guerrilla Regiment; whileconfronting the British forces on theBurma (now Myanmar) front, hedied in action in 1943. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.120]

Himmut Singh: Resident of GoodreeMansoor Khan, Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakur; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined hands with the rebelsof the Agra region; he fought theBritish troops in several engage-ments in the Agra-Mathura area; hewas killed by the advancing Britishforces during their onslaughts on therebels in 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Hingun Khan: Belonged to Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857, and led the rebelsin attacking and killing the British inAllahabad; he was caught by theBritish in one of their raids on therebels in Allahabad, and chargedwith ëmurder and leading therebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in July 1857, andhanged; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.225]


Hingun Khan: Resident of Allahabad,North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Chuprasee[Chaprasi] under the British authority,but left it during the Uprising of 1857and rendered his services to the rebelforces in their fighting against theBritish in the Allahabad region; healso incited local people to raise theirarms against the firangis (British); hewas caught by the British troops atthe time of their attacks on theAllahabad area, and charged withërebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in July 1857 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1;TIM, p.206]

Hingun Mussulman: Resident ofAllahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the local rebelsduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British troops inthe Allahabad-Fatehpur region; hewas caught by the British in one oftheir raids on Allahabad, andcharged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in June 1857 withconfiscation of his property; he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; TIM, p.218]

Hira Lal Hakim: Belonged to Lucknow,the Awadh Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces and fought the Britishon various occasions during theUprising of 1857; commandingLashkar (Division) of rebel army

against the British at Charbag on 25September 1857, he was killed by theenemy on the battle ground. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; L 1857, p.158]

Hira Lal Sharma: Resident of distt.Benaras (Varanasi), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oSharma. He took part in a processionat the Dasaswamedh Ghat during theìQuit Indiaî movement on 13August1942. He received bullet wounds inthe police firing on the processio-nists there and died of those injurieson the spot. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.333; BCA, p.107]

Hira Singh: Beonged to Alwar,Rajasthan, he joined the Uprising of1857, and trained a group of rebelsto fight the British forces in theAlwar region; along with hisassociates, he also marched towardsDelhi to assist the Delhi rebel forcesand fought the British; he was caughtin the course of an engagement andhanged in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Poll Deptt. Part 1, Vol. No. 44 (1858),MSAB]

Hira Singh Manral: Born in v. Songaon,Distt. Almora, the United Provinces(now Uttarakhand); he was in theservice of the British- Indian Armyas a Sepoy till 1943; then he decidedto shift his loyalty to the IndianNational Army and joined it inMalaya; he was sent to fight theAllied forces on the Burma(Myanmar) front, he died there in1945. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA,


379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.188]

Hira Singh: Born on 8 July 1818 in v.Nanta, Kota State (now distt. Kota),Rajputana (now Rajasthan); Risaldarin the Kota State Army; participatedin the military and civil uprisingagainst the British and the Maharaoof Kota State in 1857; joined the rebelsoldiers who attacked on the PoliticalAgency at Kota on 15 October 1857,resulting in the murder of CaptainC.E. Burton, Political Agent, and histwo sons; also participated in thesiege of Kota Fort in November 1857;Hira Singh was killed while fightingagainst the loyal troops of theMaharao of Kota. [F/Poll, Nos 1-2,September 1858; F/Poll ëAí, Nos 428-36, February 1858, NAI; Sujas, No 4,June-July 1998, Jaipur, p.80; RSG,p.93, RKSS, pp.124-43]

Hira Singh: Resident of Almora,Kumaon Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); servedas Sepoy in the 4/19 HyderabadRegiment in the British-Indian Army;shifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in Malaya in 1942 andjoined the 1st Guerilla Regiment;deployed on the Burma (nowMyanmar) front to confront theBritish-led Allied forces; his regimentfaced an air-raid at Toungoo Camp,Burma, in July 1944 and he was killedin it. [INA Papers, F.Nos.403/INA,498/INA (1945), 379/INA (1946);NAI; EBIFF, II; p.474]

Hira Singh: Resident of Mandsaur town,Malwa region, the Central India

Agency, Indore (now MadhyaPradesh); staunch follower ofShahzada Firuz, a charismatic MuslimHaji, leader of the 1857 Rising, whodrove the British out from Mandsaurwith the help of hundreds of his rebelfollowers in August 1857; he alsoplayed a prominent role in leadingShahizadís rebel forces in attackingthe British Cantonment at Mahidpuron 8 November 1857 and in resistingthe British reinforcement nearKhichipura; in the battle of Gauria on23 November 1857, he died fightingagainst the British troops. [MutinyPapers, IV, NAIB; WWIM, III, pp.55-56]

Hira Singh: Resident of v. Hingutgarh,distt. Benaras (Varanasi), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hetook part in the Salt Satyagraha of1930, as well as in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement of 1942. On 13 August1942 when the police fired on thesaboteurs for their attempt at settingthe Dhanapur police station on fire,he was severely wounded in thatfiring and died there on the spot. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I,p.137]

Hiraman: Resident of v. Narahi, distt.Ballia, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Raghunath. Hetook active part in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement of 1942. He was killedwhen the British police fired on ananti-British demonstration heparticipated at Ballia in 1942. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG;WWIM, II, p.121; BCA, p. 118]


Hiramani Upreti: Resident of v.Meleepar, Deghat, p.o. Choukot,distt. Almora, Kumaon Division,United Provinces (now Uttara-khand); cultivator; he, along with hisbrother Harikrishna, participated ina procession during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement at Deghat (Almora) in1942; when the British forces triedto stop the procession and openedfire on it, Hiramani and his brotherwere wounded seriously and diedsoon thereafter. [PCJ Papers, Acc.No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA),NAI; WWIM, I, p.370; ; SSKS, KD: p.3;BSAS: p. 130]

Hisamuddaula: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh (Awadh) Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels during the Uprising of 1857and led the rebel froces in attackingthe British authorities in Lucknow onseveral occasions; he died whilefighting against the British army atHazratganj, Lucknow in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Hookimah: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British force at several places inthe Allahabad region; he also tookpart in plundering the Britishproperties and using the proceeds forbuying arms; he was caught by theBritish troops during their attacks onthe rebels, and charged with ëhavingplundered the property and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executed

by hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.203]

Hoolas: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a sepoy in theNative Infantry of the British-Indianarmy, left the service to join handswith the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857; he fought againstthe British troops at various placesin the Allahabad-Fatehpur region; hewas caught by the British during anencounter in Allahabad, andsentenced to death in June 1857 onthe charges of ëdesertion andrebellion against the Britishí; he washanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; TIM, p.217]

Hoolashee: Belonged to Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh);Rajput; he came to Delhi during theUprising of 1857 and took part infighting against the British troops; hewas caught by the British at the timeof their re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857, charged withërebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to death and executed byhanging on 18 January 1858. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div),F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Hosein Khan: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Subsequent to his activeparticipation in the Uprising of 1857,he was captured by the British troopsduring their advancement in theBanda region; on the charges ofëtaking part in the rebellion against


the Britishí, he was hanged in 1858and his property was confiscated andhanded over to the British loyalists.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Hoseinbux: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Chuprasee[Chaprasi] under the British authority,but left it and participated in theUprising of 1857;he was with therebels to fight the British at variousplaces in the Allahabad region andalso incited the people to raise armsagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule); he was caught by the Britishtroops during their raids on theAllahabad area, and convicted on thecharges of ërobbery and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.209]

Hoshyar Khan: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and encouraged his neighbours tojoin the fight against the British; hewas captured by the British troopsin the course of an encounter inFatehpur in 1857, and executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Hriday Shah: Belonged to MadhyaPradesh; he was in the service of theBritish-Indian army but left it duringthe Uprising of 1857; he foughtagainst the British forces in theMandla region; he was caught by the

British troops during an encounterand charged with ëdesertion andmutinyí; he was sentenced to deathand executed by hanging on 25 July1857. [Mutiny Records, Poll. Deptt.Vol. I, No. 43 B (1859), MSAB]

Hubeeb: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to the neighbour-hood for buying arms and attackingthe British; he was caught by theBritish after their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Hudayut Khan: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); a participant in the Uprisingof 1857, he was caught by the Britishtroops during their operation in theBanda region and hanged on thecharges of ëtaking part in the rebellionagainst the Britishí; his property wasalso confiscated and handed over tothe British loyalists. [Mutiny Records,Banda Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Hudoot Singh: Resident of Moorwa,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in the course of anengagement, he was accused of


ëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Hulari: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesand fought the British at variousplaces in Lucknow during theUprising of 1857; he also took part inplundering the British properties toraise funds for buying arms; he diedwhile confronting the British armyat Qaiserbagh, Lucknow, in March1858. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Hulli Bhoi: Resident of Harrakot,Panchmarhi, Madhya Pradesh; joinedthe anti-British rebel forces ofJagirdar Vibhuti Singh and acted asthe commander of the fight againstthe British troops during the Uprisingof 1857; he fought continuously from1859 till his capture by the Britishforces in January 1860, imprisonedfor long in the Jabalpur Central jail,he was put on the gallows in 1862.[Mutiny Papers, III, NAIB; WWIM,III, p.57]

Humeed Beg: Hailed from Allygurh[Aligarh], North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he took part infighting the British during theUprising of 1857 in Aligarh for sometime, and thereafter marched on toDelhi, and joined hands with therebels; he was caught by the Britishsoon after the fall of Delhi, and

charged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt. (DelhiDiv.) F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Hunooman Pershaud: Resident ofAllahabad, North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he participatedin the Uprising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British forces at variousplaces in the Allahabad region; he alsoincited the local people to take up(thier) arms against the firangis(British); he was caught by the Britishtroops during their attacks on theAllahabad area, and charged withërobbery and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin July 1857 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.209]

Hur Lall: Resident of Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he stopped serving the British duringthe Uprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels to fight the British;he was caught in 1858 while resistingthe British troops, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hurbhan: Resident of Uta, Gwalior (nowUttar Pradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; hewas a Sepoy in the A. Company ofthe British-Indian army; he left the


British service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined hands with therebels of his area; he fought theBritish forces at several places; hedied in 1858 while confronting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hurchurn Roy: Belonged to Shairpoor,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish in the course of an encounterin the Gorakhpur region, and hangedin 1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Jhansi (Div.) Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Hurdeo: Born in Rawutparha, Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Uheer [Aheer]; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebel forces of theAgra area; he fought the British atseveral places in the Agra-Mathuraregions; he died in the midst of theBritish attacks on the rebels in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Hurdeo: Resident of Kuchaihree Ghaut,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Thakoor[Thakur]; he was a Sepoy in the A.Company of the British-Indian army;

he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebel forces to fight againstthe British rule; he fought the Britishat several places and he died in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, NWP, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hurdeva: Born in Bulandsharer, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); took part in the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British atvarious places in Bulandshaher; incourse of fighting he was capturedby the British and put on trial on thechargers of ëplundering andrebellion.í He was convicted andsentenced to the transportation forlife; prior to the carrying of hissentence, he died in the Meerut JailHospital on 29 June 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hurdut Singh: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtby the British in the course of anengagement, accused of ëplunderingthe British property and rebellionagainst the Britishí, sentenced todeath and hanged. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Huree Singh: Hailed from Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now Uttar


Pradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857,provided financial support to the localrebels and incited them to raise theirarms against the firangis (British); hewas caught in the course of anengagement with the British troopsin Banda, and charged with ësedition,aiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death with confiscation of hisproperty in May 1858 and executedby hanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Hurgobind Singh: Zamindar of mouzahMundawul, Goruckpore [Gorakh-pur], the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he joined therebels during the Rising of 1857 andfought against the British; at severalplaces in Gorakhpur; arrested by theBritish forces, and charged withëmurder and rebellioní; he wassentenced to death in July 1859.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hurgobind: Born in Jugunpoor, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; hewas a Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels ofthe Agra area; he fought the Britishtroops in several engagements in theAgra-Mathura regions; he was killedby the advancing British army at thetime of its attacks on the rebel

positions in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Hurjeet: Resident of the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels to fight against theBritish; he was caught in 1858 whileresisting the British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Hurnarain Roy: Resident of Jhukhan,Azimgurh [Azamgarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he foughtthe British forces at several places inAzamgarh during the Uprising of1857; he also offered financial supportto the rebels for buying arms toattack the British establishments; hewas caught by the British at the timeof their re-occupation of theAzamgarh region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. III, No.43D (1859),MSAB]

Hurnarm: Resident of, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Nayee [Nai]; he was aSepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprising


of 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places in his region; hedied in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hurree Singh: Hailed from muzaJugunpoor [Jaganpur], Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Naick [Naik] inthe Armed Guards Contingent at theAgra Central Prison, but left theBritish service in June 1857 to join theUprising of 1857. Along with hiscomrades, he marched towards Delhiand joined the rebel forcesí armedstruggle against the British rule; hedied in September 1857 whilefighting the advancing British armyfor the defence of Delhi. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI]

Hurree Singh: Resident of Jugunpoor,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Tanwar; he wasa Naick [Naik] in the A. Company ofthe British-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places in his region; hedied in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Hursookh Lall: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); he

took part in the Uprising of 1857 andalso encouraged other people to raisetheir arms and overthrow the firangi-hukumat (British rule); he marched onto Delhi, joined hands with the rebelsthere and fought the British troops;he was caught by the British aftertheir re-occupation of Delhi, andcharged with ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and shot dead in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt. (DelhiDiv.) F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Husain Ali Khan: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he took part in thefight against the British during theUprising of 1857 and also encouragedothers to raise their arms foroverthrowing the British power; hewas killed by the British army in anencounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Husain Bakhsh: Belonged to the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also helped hisneighbourhood in fighting against theBritish authorities; he proceeded toDelhi, joined the rebel forces there,and fought the British in severalengagements; he died whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll. No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Husein Allee: Belonged to Kanpur, the


North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area and fought againstthe British rule during the Uprisingof 1857; he was killed while resistingthe advancing British army in theKanpur region in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Husein Bux: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British forces in severalengagements; he also incited the localpeople and encouraged them toattack the British; he died whileresisting the advancing British armyin Etawah in 1858. [Mutiny Papers,Etawah Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Husein Khan: Resident of Katra,Allahabad, North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he joined therebel forces of his area during theUprising of 1857 and participated inthe fighting against the British; healso took part in seizing the Britishtreasury and making use of itscontents for buying arms; he wascaught by the British troops in thecourse of their marches intoAllahabad, and accused of ëtheft andrebellion against the Britishí; he washanged from a tree in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Hussain Khan: Resident of (Kanpur), theNorth-Western Provinces (now Uttar

Pradesh); he joined the anti-Britishrebel forces during the Uprising of1857; also took part in attacking theBritish establishments in Kanpur inJune 1857; when the British weremaking a comeback in Kanpurbetween July and December 1857, hewas caught by them; accused ofëtaking part in plundering andrebellion against the Britishí, Khanwas sentenced to death in December1857 and executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Hussun Allee: Hailed from Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Unnao region. [MutinyRecords, Unnao Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Hussun Beg: Hailed from Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hegave financial support to the localrebels during the Uprising of 1857and incited them to kill the firangis(British); he also marched on to Delhi,joined hands with the rebel forcesthere and fought the British onseveral occasions; he was caught bythe British after their re-occupationof Delhi, and charged with ëaidingand abetting the rebellion against the


Britishí; he was sentenced to deathand executed in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.)F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Hussun Khan: Belonged to Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces in their fighting against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also took part in plundering theBritish properties and using theirproceeds for meeting the militaryexpenses; he was caught by theBritish in the course of their attackson the rebels in Allahabad, andaccused of ërobbery and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.204]

Hutta Kulloo: Resident of Aligarh, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); coinciding with thespreading of the Uprising of 1857, hejoined hands with the anti-colonialforces against the British in Aligarhand its surrounding areas; he wascaught by the British army in themidst of fighting in Aligarh;imprisoned on the charge of ëmurderand rebellion against the Britishauthoritiesí; he died in detention inApril 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Huwa Singh: Hailed from v. Alampore,Alwar State (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Rajput; participated in a meeting ofthe kisan agitators held at

Neemuchana on 14 May 1925 toremonstrate against the Maharajaísoppressive administration and hisland settlement policy of 1923-24. Inthis settlement the Biswedari rights ofthe Rajputs were forfeited and theland tax increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering, the Maharaja senthis State Army to counter the rallyistsat Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Huwa Singh receiveddeep bullet wounds in theindiscriminate firing and died on thespot. Simultaneously, the village wasalso set on fire by the State troops.[Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925,RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Hybut Khan: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels duringthe Uprising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British forces at variousplaces; he also incited others to assistthe rebels in fighting against thefirangis (British); he was killed in anengagement with the British army inHamirpur in 1858; his property wasconfiscated later on. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]


Hyder: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Chaprassie[Chaprasi] in a Government office; heleft the service to join the Uprisingof 1857; he also incited other peoplein his work place to join the rebels infighting aginst the British rule; he was

captured by the British during theirraids on Allahabad, and charged withësedition and taking part in therebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death, he was hangedin 1857. [Mutiny Records, AllahabadMutiny Basta, UPRAA; TIM, p.220]


Ibrahim Ali Khan alias AbdullahKhan: Resident of Jaipur State (nowdistt. Jaipur), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); s/o Abdul KarimKhan; took part in the 1857 rebellionin Jodhpur; arrested from Paota,Jodhpur State (now distt. Jodhpur),sent to the Assistant Political Agent,Kanod, and hanged. [F/Deptt, PartA, F. No. 7-9, dated May 1860; F/Deptt, Poll No. 180, dated 19Novemebr 1860; NAI, cited in RSG,V 2, pp.92-93]

Ibrahim Khan: Resident of Malwa, theCentral India Agency [now MadhyaPrradesh]; formerly served as aSepoy in the Native Infantry of theBritish-Indian Army; he deserted itand joined the rebel forces; took partin the Uprising of 1857 in the Malwaregion; in the course of fighting hewas captured by the British troopsand given the capital punishment on26 February 1857. [Mutiny Papers, III,NAIB; WWIM, III, p.58]

Ikbalmund Khan: Belonged toFurrukhabad [Farukhabad], the

North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels infighting the British forces during theUprising of 1857; he also participatedin attacking and plundering theBritish establishments; he was caughtin the course of a combat and chargedwith ëplundering, murder andrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death, he was executedin July 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Ilahee Bux: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);joined hands with the rebel forces infighting against the British during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British troops and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death inDecember 1858, his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Ilahi Bakhsh II: Resident of the North-

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Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also offeredarms to the rebels for attacking theBritish authorities; he proceeded toDelhi, joined the rebel forces there,and fought the British in severalengagements; he died while fightingthe advancing British forces indefence of Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ilahi Bakhsh: Belonged to the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also stood byhis neighbourhood in their fightingagainst the British forces; he marchedtowards Delhi, joined the rebelsthere, and fought the British indifferent engagements; he was killedwhile resisting the advancing Britishforces in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Ilahi Bux: Belonged to Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, and encounteredthe British at several places inKanpur; he also offered arms to thelocal people and encouraged them toattack the firangis (British); he diedwhile defending Kanpur against theadvancing British army in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Ilam Chand: Born in v. Saraspur, distt.Meerut, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Munna Ram. He

decided to volunteer his services tothe Indian National Army and joinedit in Malaya. On his becoming aregular of the INA, he was sent toBurma (Myanmar) front for takingpart in the battles against the British.He died there in action in 1944. [INAPapers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI; WWIM,II, p.122]

Illahee Buksh: Born in Shahgunj, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Shaikh; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined the rebels of the Agraregion; he fought the British atseveral places in the Agra-Mathuraarea; he was killed by the advancingBritish forces in the course of theironslaught on the rebels in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Illahee Bux: Resident of Meerut, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he went up to Delhito join the rebels in fighting theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also provided financial support tothe rebel forces for procuring armsand ammunitions; he was capturedby the British at the time of their re-occupation of Delhi in September1857; charged with ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to death,and executed by hanging on 18January 1858. [Mutiny Records, Judl.Deptt. (Delhi Div), F.No.3 (1858),HSAP]


Illahi Baksh: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; Shaikh; he was a Sepoy inthe Armed Guards Contingent at theAgra Central Prison; he left theBritish service in June 1857 toparticipate in the Uprising of 1857.Along with others, he marchedtowards Delhi and joined the rebelsífighting against the British; he diedwhile resisting the advancing Britisharmy in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; MutinyPapers, Coll No. 57, NAI]

Illahi Buksh: Resident of Bijnorr [Bijnor],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Sheikh; he was aSepoy in the B. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish employment during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for taking part infighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Illahi Bux: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his locality during theUprising of 1857 and participated inthe fight against the British; he alsotook part in plundering the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish troops in the course of theirraids on Allahabad, and hanged froma tree in 1857 on the charges of

ëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí. [Mutiny Records, AllahabadMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Illahi Bux: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857,and encouraged his neighbours toraise their arms against the Britishrule; he also offered financial supportto the rebels for buying arms; he waskilled by the British troops duringtheir attacks on Fatehpur in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Illahi Khan: Belonged to Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces at anumber of places in the Hamirpurregion; he also provided arms to thelocal rebels and encouraged them toattack the British establishments; hewas caught during an engagementwith the British troops, and chargedwith ëmurder, aiding and abetting therebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof property in 1859 and executed byhanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Imad Alee: Hailed from Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Chuprasee[Chprasi] under the British authority,but left it and participated in theUprising of 1857; he took part infighting the British at various places


in the Allahabad area and also incitedthe people to raise their arms againstthe firangi-hukumat (British rule); hewas caught by the British troopsduring their raids on the Allahabadregion, and convicted on the chargesof ërobbery and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin July 1857 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.209]

Imam Ali: born in 1788, distt. Saugor,Jubbulpore Division (now MadhyaPradesh); s/o Meer Sultan Ali; servedas British authorityís security guardat Rahatgarh fort; he deserted it andjoined Nawab Fazil MohammadKhanís anti-British rebel troopsduring their occupation of Rahatgarhin October 1857; he fought from 24to 28 January 1858 against the Britishtroops who came to re-occupyRahatgarh Fort under Sir Hugh Rose;in the course of the fighting he wascaptured and charged with ëseditionand rebellion against the Britishí; hewas executed by hanging atRahatgarh Fort on 29 January 1858along with thirty rebels(approximately). [Mutiny Papers,Vol. VI, NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Imam allee Khan: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also offered financial support tothe local people and incited them tokill the firangis (British); he was caughtduring an engagement with the

advancing British troops in Banda,and charged with ësedition, aidingand abetting the rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death withconfiscation of his property in May1858, he was executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Imam Allee: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; Shaikh; he was a Sepoy inthe Permanent Armed Guards at theAgra Central Prison; he was deputedat Bulandshahar on escort duty, butleft the British service in June 1857to join the Uprising of 1857. Alongwith others he marched towardsDelhi and took part in fightingagainst the British; he died whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; MutinyPapers, Coll No. 57, NAI]

Imam Allee: Resident of Saugor (Sagar),Madhya Pradesh; s/o Mir SooltanAllee; he joined hands with the rebelsduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British and theloyalist forces in the Sagar region; hetook part in the defence of theRahatgarh fort against the Britishonslaught; caught after the fall of thefort, he was executed by the Britisharmy on 25 February 1858. [MutinyPapers, Vol. No. II, NAIB]

Imam Ally Shah: Born in v. Khujuwur,Meerut, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Faqueer; he took part in the Uprising


of 1857 and also incited hisneighbourhood to raise its armsagainst the British rule; he fought theBritish forces in several engage-ments; he was caught by the Britishafter the defeat of the rebel forces inthe Meerut region, and charged withëmurder and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi (Div.)Mutiny Basta, File Sl. No.117,UPRAA; AG (1859), MPSAB; QT,p.45]

Imam Ally: Resident of Banda Khas, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtby the British following anengagement, accused of ëplunderingthe British property and rebellionagainst the Britishí; and sentenced todeath in 1860. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Imam Ally: Resident of Vuzeerpoora,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Syed; he was aSepoy in the B. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish employment during theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelsof his area for overthrowing theBritish rule; he was caught in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces, and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.

[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Imam Baksh: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he led a group ofrebels during the Uprising of 1857and fought at several places in Banda;he also propagated against the Britishand announced: ëthe firangis (British)are against the honour and religionof Hindoostanisí, incited the localpeople to destroy all symbols ofBritish authority; he was caught bythe British during their re-occupationof the region, charged with ësedition,aiding and instigating the rebellioní;he was sentenced to the transporta-tion for life in August 1858 and diedin detention at the time oftransportation. [Mutiny Records,Banda Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Imam Bux: Born in Bengal but residedin the Saugor (Sagar), MadhyaPradesh; s/o Sheikh Nabi; heparticipated in the defence of theRahatgarh fort against the Britisharmy during the Uprising of 1857; hewas caught after the fall of the fortand executed by the British atRahatgarh on 25 February 1858.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. No. II, NAIB]

Imam Bux: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he led a group of rebelsduring the Uprising of 1857 andattacked the British establishments atseveral places in the Allahabadregion; he also supplied arms to thelocal people and encouraged them to


fight against the firangis (British); hewas caught by the British troops atthe time of their raids on theAllahabad area, and charged withëaiding the rebellion against theBritishí, sentenced to death in 1859and executed by hanging in 1860.[Mutiny Records, Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Imam Bux: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 soon after it brokeout in his area; he accompanied therebel forces on several occasions inplundering and attacking the Britishquarters; he was caught during anengagement with the British andexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Imam Din: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British forces in severalengagements; he also offeredfinancial support to the local rebelsand encouraged them to attack thefirangis (British); he was killed whileresisting the advancing British armyin Etawah in 1858. [Mutiny Papers,Etawah Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Imam Khan: Resident of Malwa, theCentral India Agency, Indore (nowMadhya Pradesh); served as Risaldarin the Native Infantry of the British-Indian Army till he deserted it in1857; he joined the rebel forces andtook part in fighting against the

British forces in the Malwa regionduring the Uprising of 1857; wascaptured by the enemy from the frontand executed at Shahjahanpur in 1857.[Mutiny Papers, III, NAIB; WWIM,III, p.59]

Imam Khan: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Mewatee; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British atseveral places; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858-59), UPSAL]

Iman Allee: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also provided financial support tothe neighbours and encouraged themto raise arms against the firangis(British); he was caught during anengagement with the advancingBritish army in Banda, and convictedon the charges of ësedition, aidingand abetting the rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of property in May1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Imdad Allee: Belonged to Faizabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands with


the rebel forces of his area during theUprising of 1857 and proceeded toLucknow; he fought against theBritish at several places in Lucknowcity; captured by the British army inthe course of an engagement, he washanged at Machhi Bhawan, Lucknow,in June 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1857),UPSAL]

Imdal Ali: Belonged to Boolundsheher[Bulandshahar], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heled the local rebels in fighting theBritish forces during the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the Britishtroops in the course of an engagementand imprisoned on the charge ofëbeing a leader of rebellioní;sentenced to death in August 1859,his property was also confiscated bythe British authorities. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Imtiyaz Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he fought against theBritish forces on several occasionsduring the Uprising of 1857, and alsoincited others to resist the firangi-hukumat (British rule); he died whileconfronting the British army atBailley Guard, Lucknow inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Inam Khan: Belonged to Katra,Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); he

joined hands with the rebels of hislocality during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin Allahabad; he also took part inseizing the British wealth and usingit for the rebel causes; he was caughtby the British troops at the time oftheir raids on Allahabad, andcharged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí; he washanged from a tree in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Inam: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British in theHamirpur region; he also propagatedagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule) and incited the local people tooverthrow it; he was caught duringan engagement with the advancingBritish army, and convicted on thecharges of ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin 1859, he was executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Hamirpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Inamdar Khan: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andalso incited others to attack theBritish establishments; he marchedon to Delhi, joined the rebel forcethere and fought the British troops;he was caught by the British aftertheir re-occupation of Delhi, andcharged with ësedition and rebellion


against the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and shot dead in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt. (DelhiDiv.) F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Inamdar Khan: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea in fighting the British forcesduring the Uprising of 1857; he wascaught by the British while defendinghis area against an advancing Britisharmy in Banda; charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin September 1858 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Indashaw Narain: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);participating in the Uprising of 1857,he joined the rebel forces to fightagainst the British in the Kanpurregion in June 1857; he was capturedby the British troops during their re-occupation of Kanpur, tried andcharged with ërebellion against theBritishí, Indashaw was sentenced todeath and executed in the latter halfof 1857. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Inder Kaur: Resident of Muzaffarnagar,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); she participated inthe armed struggle against the Britishauthorities during the Uprising of1857, and also inspired other peopleto raise their arms for overthrowing

the foreign rule; she was caught bythe British and executed on thegallows in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Muzaffarnagar Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.60]

Inder Singh: Belonged to the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Lance-Naik in the Ist

Guerrilla Regiment; he died whilefighting against the British forces inBurma (now Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.123]

Inder Singh: Resident of v. Jhubian-Brahminandian, p.o. Ramgarh, distt.Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. Hevolunteered his services to the IndianNational Army and joined it inMalaya as a soldier in its 3rd guerrillaRegiment. Soon after his induction,he was sent to Burma (Myanmar) toconfront the Allied forces and he diedthere in an exchange of fire in 1944.[INA Papers, 1/INA, NAI; ROH,pp.700-701; WWIM, II, p.123]

Indergiri Gosain: Hailed from distt.Hoshangabad, Central India Agency(now Madhya Pradesh); s/o TulsiGiri. He was arrested on the chargeof his actively participating in theìQuit Indiaî movement in 1942. Hehad been on hunger strike for amonth during his imprisonment inHoshangabad jail. An attempt toforce-feed him by the jail authoritiesresulted in his death late in 1942. [H/


Poll F.No.97-C, 1942, MSAB;MPKSSKS, V, p.325]

Inderjeet Singh: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish forces during an engagement,he was hanged in 1861. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Inderjit: Resident of Rampur Takuwa,p.o. Chaura, distt. Gorakhpur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Shri Bharosa. While thepeople were demonstrating againstthe authorities during the NonCooperation movement, the Britishpolice of Chauri Chaura police stationsuddenly opened fire on them, killingand injuring a number of protesters.When they ran out of ammunitionand found the gathering infuriated,the policemen retreated and hidthemselves in side the police station.Some in the encircling crowd sprayedkerosene oil over the building andset it on fire, killing all the 23policemen inside. Arrested and triedin the Chauri Chaura case, Inderjitwas sentenced to death and hangedon 2 July 1923. [H/poll, F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI; TR, 14 January, 1923,RSAB; SSKS, 36, p. 1 & 10]

Indragini Gosain: Resident of v.Rampur, distt. Hosangabad, MadhyaPradesh; s/o Tulsigiri, educated upto the primary level. Involved in the

anti-British ìQuit Indiaî movementin 1942 in Hosangabad region, hewas arrested and sentenced to 9monthsí rigorous imprisonment. Putin Hosangabad District Jail, on 29March 1943 on account of ill treatmentand physical tortures died in jailpremises. [PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 155, 156, 157 (PA), NAI;MPSSZB, EBIFF, I, p.325]

Indu Bikram Singh: Hailing fromCawnpore (Kanpur), the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); joined the anti-British rebelforces during the Revolt of 1857; tookpart in the rebelsí attacks on theBritish settlements in Kanpur and itsneighborhood in June 1857; caughtby the British during their recaptureof this area between July andDecember 1857, and charged withëtaking part in the rebellion againstthe Britishí; sentenced to death inDecember 1857, he was executedsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Kanpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Indu Narain: Resident of Faizabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he participated in the1857 rebellion against the British rule,proceeded to Lucknow, and foughtagainst the British in severalengagements there; he was caught bythe British army and hanged atMachhi Bhawan, Lucknow, in June1857. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Inyat Hussain: Hailed from Bhopal State,


the Central India Agency (NowMadhya Pradesh); served as Jamadarin the Cavalry Regiment of theBhopal State Army; the outbreak ofthe Uprising of 1857 in northern andcentral regions of India inspired himand his comrades to rise against theBritish Residency; he played aprominent role in the attacks on theBritish forces at Sehore in 1857; in thecourse of fighting he was capturedby the enemy along with hundredsof rebels; tied onto the canon of afield gun, he was blown to death on13 January 1858. [Mutiny Papers, V,NAIB; WWIM, III, pp. 59-60]

Iradat Jahan: Belonged to Jaunpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he deserted the British-Indian Army and joined the anti-British forces in Jaunpur to fightagainst the British rule during theRising of 1857; he also took part inthe plundering of British properties;he was caught, sentenced to deathand executed by hanging on 6 January1858. [Mutiny Records, JaunpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Irrah Ram: Hailed from Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hetravelled to Delhi for taking part inthe anti-British fighting during theUprising of 1857; he also incitedothers to join the fight against theBritish and march to Delhi; he wascaught by the British troops in thecourse of their operations in Delhi inSeptember 1857; charged withësedition and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathand executed by hanging on 18

January 1858. [Mutiny Records, Judl.Deptt. (Delhi Div), F.No.3 (1858),HSAP]

Irshee Singh: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Zamindar; took a leading part in theUprising of 1857 and merged his ownfollowers with the anti-British rebelforces; while encountering the Britishattempts at re-occupying Kanpur inJune 1857, he was caught by theBritish forces; sentenced to death oncharges of ërebellion against theBritishí, and sent on the gallows inDecember 1857; his estate and otherproperties were confiscated. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Isaaree Pershad: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at a number of placesin the Banda region; he was capturedduring the British re-occupation ofthe Banda region, and charged withëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of his property inJuly 1858 and hanged thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Isavi Singh: Belonged to Jaunpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Sultan Singh; he joinedthe rebel forces in fighting the Britishat Jaunpur during the Uprising of


1857; he also took part in robbing aGovernment godown and killing itscustodian, Davis, on the spot; he wascaught, put on trial on the charge ofëmurder and robberyí and sentencedto death; he was hanged till deathon 1 June 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Ishee Prasad: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);actively participated in the rebellionagainst the British in Cawnpore(Kanpur) during the Uprising of 1857;he also took part in resisting theBritish army when it struck back inDecember 1857; in the course of thefighting Prasad was caught and triedfor his anti-British role and executedin December 1859. [Mutiny Records,Kanpur Mutiny Basta, 1857, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. III, No.43D (1859),MSAB]

Ishree: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); soonafter the outbreak of the Uprising of1857, he joined the rebel forces infighting against the British in theAwadh region; he also providedfinancial support to the fellow rebelsfor meeting their military expenses;he was captured by the British in 1858and imprisoned on the charges ofëaiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí; he died indetention there. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Ishwar Singh: Belonged to Jaipur, Jaipur

State (now distt. Jaipur) theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);served as Sepoy in the 7/8 PunjabRegiment of the British-Indian Army;shifting his loyalty to the IndianNational Army, he served in its 3rd

Guerilla Regiment; confronting theBritish forces, he died fighting in1944. [INA Papers, F.No.379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.124]

Ishwar Singh: Resident of v. Kharora,Alwar State (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Served in the 7/8 Punjab Regimentof the British-Indian Army as a Sepoytill 1942; later shifted his loyalty tothe Indian National Army and servedits 3rd Guerrilla Regiment; whilefighting against the British-led Alliedforces on the Burma (Myanmar) fronthe was killed in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.439/INA (1946); 498//INA(1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p. 124]

Ishwari Pandey: Resident of Azamgarh,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he was Sepoy in theBritish-Indian army; he refused toobey the orders of his Europeanofficers during the 1857 Uprising andjoined hands with his comrades inattacking the British forces; he wascaught and hanged in 1857 on thecharges of ëdesertion and murderduring the rebellioní. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,p.60]

Ishwari Shukla: Belonged to teh.Haraiya, Basti, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); he


joined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought against the British troops onvarious occasions; he also providedfinancial support to the rebels and ledthem to attack the Britishestablishments; he was captured bythe British troops at the time of theirattack on the Basti region, andexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. Judl. Deptt.NWP, Vol.74 (1858), UPSAL]

Ismail Khan: Belonged to Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he fought the Britishforces at several spots in Lucknowduring the Uprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged others to take part in theresisting of the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was killed by theBritish army in an encounter atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Isooree: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857; he also incited thelocal people to raise their armsagainst the firangis (British) and theirloyalists; he was caught by the Britishtroops at the time of theiradvancement into the Banda region,charged with ësedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death in July 1858 with confiscationof his property; he and his familymembers were hanged together in1858. [Mutiny Records, Banda

Collectorate, Basta No.3, UPRAA]

Isree: Resident of Allahabad, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Buneah [Bania]; he tookpart in the fighting against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857, and alsooffered financial support to otherrebels for buying arms; he wascaptured by the British troops at thetime of their raids on the rebels inAllahabad, and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death in July1857, and hanged; his property wasalso confiscated. [Mutiny Records,PP, Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.223]

Iswarey: Resident of Etawah, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea in their fight against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged the local people to attackand destroy the firangis (British); hedied while confronting theadvancing British army in theEtawah region in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Iswari Shukla: Resident of Belare, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of the Amorha state (now indistt. Basti) during the Uprising of1857, and fought the British at severalplaces; he was caught by the Britishtroops in the course of their attackson the Amorha rebels, and executedby hanging from a ëPipal Treeí in1858. [Mutiny Records, Monument ofChhawani, cited in LL1857, pp.20-26]


Itwar: Born in 1912 at v. Tanguniyan,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o KhetuBhar. He was one of the kisansaboteurs who took part indestroying the railway track nearSiyar village during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. When the activists werefired upon by a military patrol partythere, Itwar was shot dead on thespot in August 1942. [H/poll, F.No.3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 122; WWIM,I, p.142]

Iuzzut Aheer: Resident of Gurruckpoor[Gorakhpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces in fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he took part in theattacking and plundering the Britishestablishments in the Gorakhpurregion; he was caught by the Britishand imprisoned in Gorakhpur Jail onthe charges of ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí; he diedin jail in 1859 during his trial. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Izharat Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also encouragedother people to raise their armsagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule); he fought the British forces atdifferent places in the Lucknowregion; he was killed by the British

army in an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Jabal Singh: Belonged to v. Ghat, AlwarState (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);s/o Man Singh; Shekhawat. Heparticipated in a meeting of kisanagitatorsí held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to protest against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue increased by fifty percent. Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering, the Maharaja senthis State Army to counter the rallyistsat Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Jabal Singh wasinjured in the indiscriminate firingand died on the same day.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]


Jabal Singh: Resident of Muzaffarnagar,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); took active part insupplying arms and providingfinancial support to the anti-Britishrebel forces during the Uprising of1857; he also participated in thedefence of his area whenever theBritish troops raided it; he wascaught in the course of one of theBritish attacks and executed byhanging in 1858; his property wasalso confiscated later on. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jabar Khan: Born in 1902 in v. MadanChogal, distt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Ramzan Khan. Afarmer by occupation, he activelyparticipated in the politicalmovement for responsible govern-ment in Jammu and Kashmir. Hejoined an agitation at Hindwara inBaramulla district in February 1932,organized against the Maharajaísautocracy in the State. He was killedon the same day in the State Armyísfiring on the demonstrators. [File No.

V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;WWIM, II, p.125]

Jabbar Ganani: Born in 1898 at Sopore,distt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Fateh Ganani; When thepolitical movement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmirwas spreading in 1931, he activelyjoined it. As a participant of a protestdemonstration in that connection atSopore, he was killed in the Statepoliceís firing on the demonstrators.[File No. IV, 8; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.226; WWIM,II, p.91]

Jabbar Mir: Born in 1896 in v. Dardasun,ps. Reshigund, distt. Baramulla,Jammu and Kashmir; s/o Aziz Mir.A farmer, he joined a rally atHindwara to protest against thedespotic rule of the Maharaja inJammu and Kashmir at the height ofthe movement for responsiblegovernment there. When thedemonstrators were fired upon bythe State Army in February 1932 hewas killed in this indiscriminate firing

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on the spot. [File No. IV, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.195;HMKJAMH; p. 327]

Jadheewa: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he participated inthe Uprising of 1857 and incited hisneighbours to take up their armsagainst the British and Britishloyalists; he also financed the rebelmarches to attack the British armycamps; caught during a Britishoperation in the Banda region, andcharged with ëaiding and abettingthe rebellioní, he was sentenced todeath in August 1858 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jadia: Resident of Ratlam, Sailana, MalwaAgency, Central India, MadhyaPradesh; belonged to Bhilcommunity. The Holkar Stategovernmentís declaration of BamniaMandi as ëfree marketí, and therepealing there of import & exporttaxes, attracted the peasants of itsneighbouring states; Jadia alongwith70 peasants, including women andchildren, were going to this marketto sale their raw cotton of 66 maundson 17 January 1941. While thepeasants were crossing the JhabuaState territory near the boarder ofIndore State, the awaiting the JhabuaState police & custom officialsí teamof 25 persons, led by CustomSuperintendant Bidwai, hadencircled this peasantsí group fromall directions without giving any formof warning; they also started firing

on the peasants and chasing themresulting in the injuries to 30 people.Out of 4 seriously injured peasants,Jadia was the one who succumbedto his injury at the dawn of 18 January1941. [SPC No.7 pp.1-42]

Jagan Nath Mal: Resident of v. Barauli,p.o. Khukhundu, distt. Deoria, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Prag Mal. He took partin a procession at Barhaj Bazar duringìQuit Indiaî movement. He, alongwith few Congress volunteers,marched ahead of the crowd andbegan shouting slogans in the face ofthe Superintendent of the Police,Hoogwork. Incensed by the noisyarrogance, the police suddenlyopened fire on the demonstrators.Being at the front, Jagan Nath Malwas hit in the first round of firingand died on the spot in August 1942.[H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 36, p. 25]

Jagan Ram: Resident of v. Gowta, p.o.Mandora, Jaipur State (now distt.Jaipur), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); earlier served in the 7/8Punjab Regiment of the British-IndianArmy as Lance Naik; in 1942 hejoined the Indian National Army andserved the 3rd Guerilla Regiment inthe same rank; fought on the Burma(Myanmar) front against the AlliedForces and died in action in 1944.[INA Papers, F.No.498/INA (1945),NAI; WWIM, II, p.126]

Jagannath Bhai: Born in 1904 in v.Papreha, distt. Banda, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/o


Bharosey. A Manager of a KhaddarBhandar in Banda town, he wasarrested by the British police for hisinvolvement in the CivilDisobedience Movement in 1932. Hedied in jail in 1932 on account of thepolice tortures. [H/poll F.No. 3/11/42, NAI; WWIM, II, p.126]

Jagat Singh: Born in v. Bamanwas, teh.Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State (nowdistt. Alwar), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Rajput. He tookpart in a kisan agitatorsí meeting atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 todemonstrate against the Maharajaísmal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering, the Maharaja senthis State Army to counter the rallyistsat Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exits from it and opened fire onthe protesters without any priorwarning of dispersal. Many peoplereceived severe gun shots in theindiscriminate firing, including JagatSingh, who died on the spot.Simultaneously with this assault, thevillage was set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Jagat Singh: Inhabitant of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the 5/18 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army; shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 where he was placedthe same rank in the 3rd Battalion;took part in several battles againstthe British forces in Burma (nowMyanmar) and was killed in actionin 1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.127]

Jagatbali Sonar: Hailed from v. p.o. Pali,distt. Gorakhpur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oGopal Sonar. During the ìQuit Indiaîmovement a mass gathering of almost25000 people took place on 23 August1942 in Doharia. There the partici-pants expresed the determination towin their countryís freedom bythrowing the British out of India.When the gathering turned restlessand the protestors directlyconfronted the administration on 23August 1942, the police opened fireon them. Jagatbali Sonar was amongthose killed in the firing on the spot.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 36, p. 2 & 26]

Jagdish Prasad Sharma: Belonged tomohallah Bhatti, dist. Moradabad, theUnited Province (now UttarPradesh); s/o Pandit Babu Ram. Hewas killed in a police firing whiletaking part in the procession takenout during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement at Dariba Paan on 10August 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42,


NAI; RORCG; SSKS, 12, p. cha]

Jagdish Prasad Sharma: Born in distt.Moradabad, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Babu RamSharma. He was critically injuredwhen the police opened firing on thedemonstrating mob at Moradabadduring the ìQuit Indiaî movement.He died later on the same day inAugust 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; RORCG; WWIM, I, p.333]

Jagdish Prasad Sharma: Hailed fromdistt. Moradabad, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oBabu Ram Sharma. He took part inthe demonstration organised duringthe ìQuit Indiaîmovement from theMoradabad High School on 10August 1942. The protesters, whichincluded the students of the school,were later fired upon by the Britishpolice. Many were injured in thatindiscriminate firing and one, JagdishPrasad, was killed on the spot on thatday. [H/Poll F. No. 3/80/42 & KW,NAI; SSG, 4, pp. 94; BCA, p. 115]

Jageshar: Born in v. & p.o. Hata, distt.Deoria, Uttar Pradesh; s/o ShivHarkh Lonia. He was killed in policefiring while taking part in anagitation in Deoria in 1942 during theìQuit Indiaî movement. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; SSKS,36, pp. 25, 26 & ka]

Jaggarnauth: Resident of Muttra[Mathura], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Duffadar [Dafadar]with the Contingent Guards of the

Agra Central Prison under the BritishGovernment; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels intheir fighting against the British; hemarched towards Delhi along withother rebels and encountered theBritish at several places; he died in1858 while resisting a Britishonslaught. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Jaglal Singh: Resident of v. Marhi, DobhiTaluqa, Jownpore [Jaunpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Zamindar; he joined therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and fought in severalengagements with the British troopsin the Jaunpur region; he wascaptured by the British in course oftheir raids on the rebel forces andcharged with ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and executed by hangingfrom a tree near a village in Jaunpurin 1858. [Mutiny Records, JaunpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; WWIM, III,pp.61-62]

Jagmail Singh: Resident of v. Togna, p.o.Chaproli, distt. Meerut, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas formerly a soldier in the HongKong- Singapore Royal Artillery ofthe British-Indian Army. He shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy and served as Sepoy in the 2nd

Guerrilla Regiment. He fought theBritish army on the Burma(Myanmar) front and died in thebattle field in 1944. [INA Papers, F.


No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 704-705WWIM, II, p.127]

Jagmeg Singh: Resident of v. Tagama,p.o. Barat, distt. Meerut, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas previously a Sepoy in the HongKong-Singapore Royal Artillery ofthe British-Indian Army. He shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy and served in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment as a soldier. On hisdeployment on the Burma front, hefought with the Allied forces anddied in action in 1944. [INA Papers,F. No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 706-707 WWIM, II, p.127]

Jagoo: Resident of Allahabad, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his locality during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British; he also took part inransacking the British treasury andusing its contents for buying arms;he was caught by the British troopsat the time of their marches intoAllahabad, and hanged from a treein 1857 on the charges of ëplunderingand rebellion against the Britishí.[Mutiny Records, Allahabad MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jagrup Ram: Belonged to v. Rithi, distt.Jaunpur, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh), farmer. He took partin the ìQuit Indiaî movement of 1942and was arrested in this connectionin 1943. During his detention forinterrogation, the police brutallyassaulted and tortured him. Due tothese inhuman tortures, he died in

the Police custody after three daysof arrest. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; RORCG; WWIM, I, p.145]

Jahangeer Khan: Belonged to the Saugor(Sagar) region, Madhya Pradesh; hefought against the British forces inthe Sagar region during the Uprisingof 1857; he was caught by the Britishtroops in the course of an engagementand executed by hanging in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Poll Deptt. Vol. III,No. 43D (1859), MSAB]

Jahangir Khan: Belonged to Lucknow,the Awadh Province (now UttarPradesh); he was joined hands withthe rebel forces during the Uprisingof 1857; fought the British on severaloccasions and encouraged the rebelregiments to attack the Britishstrongholds; led the rebels infighting the advancing British forces(under Colonel Muir) at Dilkusha-bagh, Lucknow, on 5 March 1858where he was killed by the enemy inthe course of fighting. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; L1857, p.249]

Jahangir Khan: Resident of Bhopal State(now Madhya Pradesh); s/o NamdarKhan, took part in the Uprising of1857 against the British in Saugordistrict; joined the rebels under theleadership of Nawab FazilMohammad Khan of Ambapani andparticipated in attacking andplundering the British establishmentsat Ambapani, Sehore and Rahatgarhin 1857; during the last week ofJanuary 1858, he fought against theBritish troops who came to re-occupy


Rahatgarh Fort under Hugh Rose; inthe course of the fighting he wascaptured by the enemy and sent onthe gallows on 29 January 1858.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. IV, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jahangir: Inhabitant of Jalalabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); cultivator; along withthe other villagers, he refused tooblige the British forces with thesupply of rasad (provisions) atJalalabad during the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the Britishtroops for this and hanged inNovember 1857; his entire village wasalso looted by the British soldiers.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jaharia: Belonged to distt. Bulandshahar,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh). The protest demonstrationhe took part during the SaltSatyagraha was accosted by thepolice and ordered to stopproceeding. When they refused toobey the order, the police opened fireon it at Gulawati village on 12September 1930. Jaharia was killedin this police firing on the spot. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930, NAI; SSKS,6, p. chha]

Jahur Beg: Resident of Banda Khas, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in an engagement, he washanged in 1859. [Mutiny Records,

Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jai Bai: Resident of Cawnpore (nowKanpur) in the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); joined the rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857and participated in attacking andplundering the British establishmentsin Kanpur; at the time of the Britishrecovery of Kanpur in 1857, he wascaptured by them; accused of ëtakingpart in plundering and rebellionagainst the British,í he was executedin 1857. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jai Lal Singh (Raja): Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Wazir (minister) in the court ofBegum Hazrat Mahal (the RebelGovernment at Lucknow in 1857); hetook a prominent part in organizingthe rebel forces in Lucknow andprovided all kinds of support for theirfighting against the British; he alsoparticipated in the resistance againstthe advancing British forces, andwhile doing so, he was captured bythe British and executed on 1 October1858. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jai Mangal Singh: Born in v. Borasar,Dobhi Taluqa, Jownpore [Jaunpur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Zamindar; he led thelocal rebel during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British at severalplaces in the Jaunpur region; he wascaught by the British forces in thecourse of their attacks on the rebels


and charged with ëmurder andrebellion against the British; he wassentenced to death and executed byhanging from a tree near a village inJaunpur in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;WWIM, III, pp.63-64]

Jai Narayan Singh: Belonged to Bhanpur(Dumariyaganj), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels of theAmorha state (now in distt. Basti)during the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces at severalplaces; he was caught by the Britishwhen they marched into this region,and executed by hanging from aëPipal Treeí in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Monument of Chhawani, cited inLL1857, pp.20-26]

Jai Singh: Belonged to Atwa, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of the Amorha state (now indistt. Basti) during the Uprising of1857, and took part in the fightingagainst the British forces at severalplaces; he was caught by theadvancing British forces andexecuted by hanging from a ëPipalTreeí in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Monument of Chhawani, cited inLL1857, pp.20-26]

Jai Singh: Resident of v. Gopawali, JaipurState (now distt. Jaipur), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);he was in the service of the British-Indian Army as a Sepoy in the 7/8Punjab Regiment; later he decided tojoin the Indian National Army as

Sepoy in its 3rd Guerilla Regiment;reported to be killed in 1945 in abloody encounter with the Britishtroops on the Burma (now Myanmar)front. [INA Papers, F.No.498/INA(1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p.124]

Jaidayal: Born on 4 April 1812, in Kama,Bharatpur State (now distt.Bharatpur), Rajputana (nowRajasthan); Bhatnagar, well-educated; AgencyVakil of Kota State;aided by Mehrab Khan, Risaldar in theKota State Army, he organised andled the military and civilian uprisingagainst the Kota ruler and the Britishin Kota in 1857; being the chiefcivilian leader of the rebellion, he,along with Mehrab Khan, wasresponsible for directing the militaryoperations against the British;involved allegedly in provoking therebel soldiers to attack the AgencyHouse, Kota, on 15 October 1857,where Captain C.E. Barton ñ theBritish Political Agentóand his twosons were killed by the rebels;following the siege of Kota, Jaidayaland Mehrab Khan took over thecharge of administration of KotaState for several months; he led themilitary and civilian resistanceagainst the British attack in 1858;after the defeat of the rebels by theBritish-led forces in March 1858, hefled towards the Sheopur river andtook shelter in the territory of RajaMan Singh of Parone for few months;afterwards, he marched towardsKalpi (small state in Bundelkhand)and he stayed with Thakur DaulatSingh of Undarki (under GwaliarState) for two months; disbanding his


army in Bikaner State, he travelledto Alwar State incognito with highrewards on his head from the rulersof Kota and Jaipur; betrayed by aninformer disciple, and arrested invillage Bairat of former Jaipur Stateon 15 April 1860, he was brought toJaipur and then shifted to Deoliwhere he was tried in the court ofW.H. Benan, Political Agent ofHaroti; charged with ëactivelyinvolved in the attack on the AgencyHouse in Kotaí and convicted of thecrime of the ëmurder of Major Burtonand his two sonsí, Jaidayal wassentenced to death and executed byhanging near the Agency House inKota on 17 September 1860. [F/Poll,F.Nos. 324-27, August 1859; F/Poll;Nos 1-2, September 1858; F/Poll ëAí,Nos 428-36, February 1858, NAI;Sujas, No 4, June-July 1998, Jaipur,p.81; WWIM, III, pp.62-63; RKSS,pp.124-43; RSG, pp.93-95]

Jaijit Singh: Resident of v. Ramsinghpur,distt. Benaras (Varanasi), the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Heparticipated in the ìQuit Indiaîmovement of 1942. He was killed inthe police firing on an anti-Britishrally he took part at his native placein August 1942. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p.123; WWIM, II, p.128]

Jaikurrun Roy: Belonged to Shairpoor,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar]; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by the

British in the midst of an encounterin the Gorakhpur region, and hangedin 1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jalal-ud-Din: A Sepoy in the NativeRegiment of the British-Indian Army,posted at Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 byrefusing to obey his British officersand joining hands with the rebelforces in their fighting against theBritish; he escaped towardsRajasthan after the defeat of the rebelforces at Agra; he was captured bythe British-allied forces in Rajasthanbut rescued by the rebels aftersometime; he was recaptured by theBritish during an engagement andsent to Agra; sentenced to death onthe charges of ëdisloyalty, murderand rebellion against the Britishí, hewas executed by hanging in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.64]

Jalim Singh: Resident of Kurhul,Mynpoory [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he wasa Sepoy in the B. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and joined hands with therebels to fight against the British; hewas caught in 1858 while confrontingthe British forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]


Jalleem: Resident of Garhakota, Saugor(Sagar), Madhya Pradesh; he joinedthe Uprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at several places in the Sagarregion; he was caught by the Britishtroops during an engagement andexecuted by hanging on 5 March 1858.[Mutiny Records, Vol. No. 56 (1859),MSAB]

Jallu Ram: Resident of Jammu andKashmir State. He earlier served theDogra Regiment of the British-IndianArmy as a Sepoy. Soon after hisjoining the Indian National Army in1942, he was sent to the Burma(Myanmar) front. He was killedduring a fierce engagement with theBritish troops in 1944. [INA Papers,F. No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, p. 707]

Jama Wani: Hailed from distt. Islamabad[Anantnag], Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Samad Wani. When the peopleof Islamabad observed a completehartal on 23 September 1931 to registertheir protest against the arrest ofSheikh Mohammad Abdullah ñ aprominent leader of the movementfor responsible government ñ he tookpart in the protest demonstrationorganized at Shopian (Islamabad).While the vociferous rallyists weremoving on, the State military forceintervened to stop them. In theensuing clash between the two, themilitary force suddenly openedindiscriminate firing on the rallyistsin which Jama Wani was killed on thespot. [File No. V, 4; MMCR, J&KSA,Srinagar; HMKJAMH, p. 331]

Jamahan Singh: Hailing from Jhansi

State (now Uttar Pradesh); he joinedthe anti-British rebel forces duringthe Uprising of 1857; involved infighting the British in Jhansi and itsadjoining areas; he was arrested bythe British troops during theirrecovery of this area and chargedwith ësedition, aiding and abettingthe rebellioní, he was sentenced todeath in 1858, and executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, 8, UPRAA]

Jamahar Khan: Born in Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area and fought theBritish at several places during theUprising of 1857; he was killed bythe British army in an encounter inChinhat, Lucknow, on 20 June 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jamal Vigy: Hailed from distt. Islamabad[Anantnag], Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Karim Vigy. When the people ofIslamabad observed a complete hartalon 23 September 1931 to registertheir protest against the arrest ofSheikh Mohammad Abdullah ñ aprominent leader of the movementfor responsible government ñ he tookpart in the protest demonstrationorganized at Shopian (Islamabad).While the vociferous rally wasmoving on, the State military forceintervened to stop it. In the ensuingclash between the two, the militaryforce suddenly opened indiscrimi-nate firing on the rallyists in whichJamal Vigy was killed on the spot atthe age of 25. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,


J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp.409-10;WWIM, II, p. 345]

Jamalu Din: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces during the 1857 Uprisingand fought actively at various placesin Banda; he also incited hiscountrymen ëto attack and kill thefirangis (British) who havedishonoured themí; captured by theBritish troops at the time of theiroperation in Banda and charged withësedition and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin August 1858 and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Jamaluddin: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he encouraged hisneighbourhood to take part in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857 and himself fought the Britishforces in different places in theLucknow region; he was killed bythe British army in an encounter atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Jaman Singh: Born in 1881 v. Kaseru,distt. Uttar Kashi, Uttar Pradesh;s/o Lachhoo Singh; participated in thepeasantsí movement against theoppressions of the Tehri-GarhwalState and the imposition of heavytaxes on cultivators in 1930; Jaman

was arrested and imprisoned in theTehri State Jail; his health suffered aset back on account of ill-treatmentand he died in detention in 1931.[ H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930,NAI; WWIM, II, p.130; SSKS, GD: p.2]

Jamdar Singh: Born in v. Khertu, p.o.Hindaun, formerly in Jaipur State(now in distt. Karauli) the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); served asSepoy in the 1/8 Punjab Regiment ofthe British-Indian Army;subsequently he joined the IndianNational Army and served its 3rd

Guerilla Regiment; confronted theAllied forces on the battle fronts anddied fighting the enemy in Burma(now Myanmar) in 1944. [F.No.498/INA (1945), NAI]

Jamila: Born in 1835 in a village inMazaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); shetook part in the Uprising against theBritish rule in 1857, and also incitedothers to raise their arms foroverthrowing the firangi-hukumat(British rule); she was captured bythe British forces and executed on thegallows in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Muzaffarnagar Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, pp.64-65]

Jammuna Mali (Mrs.): Resident of v.Gherauwan, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh).While she was grazing her cattlenearby, the unnerved policemen inthe village fired on her in the chaosof the ìQuit Indiaî movement. Shedied on the spot in August 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG;


WWIM, I, p.147]

Jamna Das: Resident of Cawnpore,(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 inKanpur; participated in fightingagainst the British troops during thefirst half of 1857; caught by the Britishtroops during their re-occupation ofKanpur and charged with ërebellionagainst the Britishí, Jamma Das wassentenced to death in December 1857.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Jamna Prasad Tripathi: Hailed from p.s.Bewar, disst. Mainpuri, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oAyodhya Prasad Tripathi. When thefrontline Congressmen were beingarrested by the colonial police at thewake of the ìQuit Indiaî movement,the people strongly protested. As theprotesters marched towards Bebwarpolice station and approached theThana, the police started firing inwhich Jamna Prasad Tripathi waskilled on the spot. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 30, pp. ja& jha;WWIM, I, p.365-66]

Jamshed Ali: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the fightingagainst the firangi-hukumat (Britishrule) during the Uprising of 1857 andalso provided financial support toother rebels for buying arms; he waskilled by the British army in thecourse of an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.

[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Jamuna Prasad: Born in January 1899 inBewar, distt. Mathura, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oAyodhya Prasad. Before taking partin the ìQuit Indiaî movement of 1942he had been involved in otherpolitical agitations against Britishrule. He was killed in the police firingon a protest rally at Bewar on 14August 1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, II, p.130]

Jamuna Rai: Born in 1900 at v. ChetanKishore, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oNawal Rai. A farmer political activist,he received serious bullet wounds inpolice firing while participating in ademonstrations taken out during theìQuit Indiaî movement. Hesuccumbed to his injuries in August1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.285]

Jamuna Singh: Born in 1914 at v.Chittapisaon, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas arrested in August 1942 on theground of his taking part in theagitation during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. He was imprisoned anddied in jail in the same year onaccount of severe physical tortures.[H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM,I, p.147-148; BCA, p. 120]

Jan Begum: Belonged to MohallahKhawajapura, teh. Nowshera, distt.Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir; w/o


Abil Lone. A supporter of theagitation for responsiblegovernment, she joined a rally atNowshera in 1931 to protest againstthe Maharajaís autocratic rule inJammu and Kashmir. When therallyists were fired upon by the StateArmy, Jan Begum was killed in thatindiscriminate firing on the spot atthe age of 35. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, p. 404]

Jan Mahomed: Belonged to Uchnera,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Sheikh; he tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces at anumber of places; he was caught bythe British during their offensiveagainst the rebels, and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Janba: Resident of Nimar, Malwa region,the Central India Agency (nowMadhya Pradesh); played a leadingrole in organizing the rebel forces inthe Nimar area against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; whileconfronting the British troops led byCaptain Keating at Beejgarh on 9October 1858, along with 19 braverebels, he laid down his life for thecause of freedom of Bhopal. [MutinyPapers, V, NAIB; WWIM, III, p. 65]

Janbaz Khan: Resident ofMuzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Duffadar [Dafadar] in the 4th

Irregular Cavalry of the British-Indian army; he left the British

service soon after the outbreak of theUprising of 1857 and also succeededin persuading other army-men to jointhe fight against the British; he wascaptured by the British forces in thecourse of fighting in Muzaffarnagar;charged with ëmutiny and murder ofthe British officalsí, he was sentencedto death in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jand Singh: Belonged to v. Neemu-chana, teh. Bansoor [Bansur], AlwarState (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Thakur. He participated in a meetingof the kisan agitators held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 todemonstrate against the Maharajaísmisgovernance and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal. JandSingh received severe gun shotwounds in the indiscriminate firingand died of these. Simultaneouslywith this assault, the village was seton fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,


F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Janee Aga Shankar: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought the British forces onseveral occasions in Aligarh; he wascaught by the British during theiroperations against the rebels, andwas hanged in 1857 on the chargesof ëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; his house was also razed tothe ground. [Mutiny Records, AligarhMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt.Part-1, Vol. No. 44 (1858), MSAB]

Jangi Singh: Resident of v. Manipar, p.o.Samoghar, distt. Gorakhpur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He joined the IndianNational Army in Burma. On hisdeployment, he fought against theBritish forces in the battles nearIrrawadi River and Popa Hills, Burma(Myanmar). He was killed in a grimexchange of fire with the enemyforces in the battle-field in 1944. [INAPapers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp.702-703 WWIM, II, p.131]

Jankee Ram: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], North-Western Provinces(now uttar pradesh); he took part inthe Uprising of 1857 and alsoencouraged other people to raisetheir arms and overthrow the firangi-hukumat (British rule); he came overto Delhi, joined hands with the rebelsthere and fought the British troops;he died while confronting the

advancing British army in Delhi inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Papers, CollNo.57, NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Jankee Singh: Resident of Aligarh, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightagainst the British during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged the local people to attackthe British offices in the Aligarhregion; he was caught by the Britishat the time of their re-occupation ofAligarh, and accused of ëtheft,murder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1858, and hanged soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Proc. F/Deptt.(Judl), NWP, Vol. 74 (1858), UPSAL]

Janki Chaube: Resident of distt. Deoria,Uttar Pradesh. He participated in aprotest rally during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement at a place named Sewarahiin Deoria. He was killed when thepolice fired upon the agitating peoplein 1942. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 36, pp. 25, 26 & ka]

Janki Kumari: Born in 1929 at v. Bankwa,distt. Ballia, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). She activelyparticipated in the demonstrationorganized at her native place duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement. She waskilled in police firing on theprotesters in August 1942. [H/poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 121;WWIM, I, p.150]

Janki Prasad: Born in 1911, resident ofv. Piparia Kalan, Jubbulpore Division,


Central Provinces & Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); s/o Ram Prasad;took part in an anti-Governmentdemonstration in connection with theCivil Disobedience movement; on thecharge of causing public unrest, hewas arrested and sentenced to fourmonthsí rigorous imprisonment;died in detention. [H/Poll, F.Nos.23/54/1930; 23/58/1930; NAI; H/Poll(FR) 18/4/30; NAI; EBIFF, II, p.584]

Janmohan Singh: Hailing from JhansiState (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebel forces in fightingthe British troops in the Jhansi regionin 1857-58; he surrendered to theBritish troops during their re-occupation of Jhansi, tried andcharged with ërebellion against theBritish and aiding the rebellioní;Singh was sentenced to be executedin 1858. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Janu Kunwar: Hailing from Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); took part in theUprising of 1857 against the Britishin Jhansi; under the leadership ofRani Lakshmi Bai he participated inthe destruction of British residencyat Jhansi; later in 1858 he foughtagainst the British offensive onJhansi; in the course of the fightinghe was killed by the enemy in 1858at Jhansi. [Mutiny Records, Jhansi(Div.) Mutiny Basta, 11, 1862,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.65]

Janu Kunwar: Resident of Jhansie[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857

at Jhansi, and fought against theBritish forces under the leadershipof Rani Lakshmi Bai; he also suppliedarms to the local rebels andencouraged them to attack the Britishpositions; he was killed whilefighting in the defence of the Jhansifort during the British attacks in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.65]

Jaskaran Misra: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces of his region and fought theBritish at various places in Lucknowduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoparticipated in the plundering of theBritish properties; he was killedwhile fighting the British army atQaiserbagh, Lucknow, in March 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jaswant Singh: Resident of Jhansee[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; heparticipated in the fighting againstthe British during 1857 Uprising; healso accompanied the rebels inattacking and looting the Britishoffices and the treasury; caught bythe British during the re-capture ofthis area, and charged with ëlooting,murder and rebellion against theBritishí, he was sentenced to deathin 1859. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Jaswant: Resident of Faizabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesof his area during the Uprising of


1857 and proceeded to Lucknow; hefought against the British troops atvarious places in Lucknow city; hewas caught by the British army in anencounter and hanged at MachhiBhawan, Lucknow, in June 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Jat Ram: Resident of v. Udham, p.o.Murson, distt. Aligarh, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas formerly a soldier in the British-Indian Army. He shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army andserved as havildar [Havaldar] in the3rd Guerrilla Regiment. He fought theBritish troops in various battles inBurma (Myanmar) and lost his life inaction in 1944. [INA Papers, F. No.1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 704-705WWIM, II, p.132]

Jatan: Resident of v. & p.o. Gauri Shukl,distt. Deoria, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh) s/o Chanarman.He was killed in the police firingwhile taking part in an agitation inDeoria in 1942 during the ìQuitIndiaî movement. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG; SSKS, 36, pp.25, 26 & ka]

Jawahar Ali Khan: Resident ofLucknow, the Oudh (Awadh)Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 and ledon several occasions a group of rebelsin attacking the British authoritiesand their establishments in Lucknow;he died while fighting against theBritish army at Lucknow in 1858.


Jawahar Rai: Resident of Faizabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined theUprising of 1857, proceeded toLucknow and fought against theBritish at several places; he wascaught by the British army there, hewas hanged at Machhi Bhawan,Lucknow, in June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Jawahar Rajput: Belonged to Saugar[now Sagar] Jubbulpore Division, theCentral Provinces and Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); joined the anti-British rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 in Saugor district;he took part in raiding andransacking the British outposts; laterhe was captured by the enemy andawarded capital punishment on 14July 1857. [Mutiny Papers, V, NAIB;WWIM, III, p.66]

Jawahar Singh: Resident of Jubbulpore(Jabalpur), Central Provinces andBerar (now Madhya Pradesh); heorganized a rebel force by collectingthe local anti-British elements andjoined the Uprising of 1857 in theJubbulpore region; he fought againstthe British forces at Gadaghat on 23October 1857, and died in thebattlefield. [Mutiny Papers, VI,NAIB; WWIM, III, p.66]

Jawahar Singh: Resident of Nimar,Malwa region, the Central India


Agency (now Madhya Pradesh);joined the anti-British rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857; playeda leading role in fighting against theBritish troops at Mandleshwar in1857; he was captured, sentenced totransportation for life and died indetention in the Andamans. [MutinyPapers, VI, NAIB; WWIM, III, p.66]

Jawahar Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); earlier a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army, he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the 3rd

Battalion; while fighting against theBritish forces at several places inBurma (now Myanmar) he was killedin the battle field in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.132]

Jawahir Singh: Resident of Shahjehanpor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Pathan; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British employmentduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined the rebels to take part in thefight against the British rule; he wascaught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jawala Prasad: Belonged to the Kanpurregion, the North-Western Provinces

(now Uttar Pradesh); he took aprominent part in the Uprising of1857 and led the rebel army atKanpur and fought in severalengagements against the Britishforces; he become the chief-lieutenant of Nana Saheb; JawalaPrasad was also present at SatichauraGhat with Tantiya Tope, AzimullahKhan, Bala Saheb and Tikka Singhwhen the British were leavingKanpur; Jawala Prasad was capturedby the British and sentenced to death;he was executed on the gallows atSatichaura Ghat, Kanpur, on 3 May1860. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; TIM, p.180;WWIM, III, 68]

Jawala Singh: Born in 1880 in v. Palar,distt. Uttarkashi, Garhwal Division,the United Provinces (now inUttarakhand); s/o Jamna Singh. Anactive participant in the CivilDisobedience movement in 1930, hewas arrested by the Tehri-GarhwalState police for his taking part in theagitations against the State ruler. Hewas sent to Tehri jail where he diedin imprisonment in 1931. [H/Poll,F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI;SSKS GD, 14, p.2]

Jawala Singh: Born in 1880, resident ofv. Palar, distt. Uttarkashi, GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces(Uttarakhand); s/o Jamuna Singh;took part in the peasantsí movementagainst the ruler of Tehri-GarhwalState and his durbarís newly imposedland revenue and forest measures inthe summer of 1930; he was arrested,imprisoned and tortured, resulting


in his death in Tehri Central Jailpremises in 1931. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; WWIM,II, pp.82-83; SSKS, GD: p.2]

Jawan Singh: Born in v. Neemuchana,(teh.) Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State(now distt. Alwar), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Thakur. Heparticipated in the kisan agitatorsímeeting held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to remonstrate against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue enhanced by fifty percent. Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this peasant gathering, theMaharaja sent his State Army to takethe rallyists on at Neemuchana. Thetroops surrounded the village,blocked all the escape routes from itand opened fire on the protesterswithout any prior warning. JawanSingh received severe gun shots inthe indiscriminate firing and died onthe spot. Simultaneously with thefiring, the village was set on fire bythe State troops. [Alwar Judl, F.No.315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May,14 June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Jawar Singh: Resident of v. Jali, JaipurState (now distt. Jaipur), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);he was a Sepoy in the 11/5 Punjab

Regiment of British-Indian Army;later he decided to join the IndianNational Army as Sepoy in its 3rd

Guerrilla Regiment; he fought battleson the Burma (Myanmar) frontagainst the Allied forces; he lost hislife in the course of heavy fighting in1945. [INA Papers, F.No.498/INA(1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p. 132]

Jay Loll: Resident of Peepul Mundee,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Kaith; he wasa Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857,joined the rebel forces of the Agraregion and fought the British inseveral engagements in the Agra-Mathura area; he was killed by theadvancing British troops during theirattacks on the rebels in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Jeddhu: Belonged to Mahomedabad,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on several occasions; hewas caught by the British army in thecourse of an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jedev: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); he


fought the British at several placesin the Ghazipur region during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to his neighbour-hood for buying arms and attackingthe British forces; he was caught bythe British after their re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jeekhoo: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with the fellow rebelshe marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theBareilly region. [Mutiny Records, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Jeeloo: Belonged to Mohanpoora,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British on several occasions; hewas caught by the British forces inthe course of an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jeet Ram: Resident of v. Bias, Jaipur State(now distt. Jaipur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan), s/oLachchhoo; enrolled as a Sepoy in theJat Regiment of the British-Indian

Army and served it till 1942 whenhe switched over his loyalty to theIndian National Army and joined its2nd Guerilla Regiment; deployedagainst the British on the Burma(now Myanmar) front, he fought onthe Mount Popa (Central Myanmar)in April 1944 and was killed in action.[INA Papers, F.No.498/INA (1945),NAI; WWIM, II, p. 132]

Jeevaram Aheer: Born in Chitkon, DobhiTaluqa, Jawnpore [Jaunpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British in differentengagements in the Azamgarhregion; he was captured by theBritish troops in Senapur village, andexecuted by hanging from a mangotree in May 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta. UPRAA;WWIM, III, p.67]

Jegoor Pandey: Resident of Muriahoo,Jaunpore [Jaunpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caughtby the British in the midst of anengagement, accused of ëplunderingthe British property and rebellionagainst the Britishí, sentenced todeath and hanged in 1860. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per. Srs.), UPRAA]

Jejah: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he propagated


against the British rule during theUprising of 1857 and incited hisneighbours to raise their arms againstthe firangis (British); he was caughtby the British troops at the time oftheir advancement into the Bandaregion, charged with ësedition,murder and rebellioní sentenced todeath in July 1858 with confiscationof his property, he was executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jemadar: Resident of Aligarh, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged others to attack theBritish forces; he was caught by theBritish in one of their raids on therebels in Aligarh, and charged withësedition, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1858, and executed soonthereafter; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, Proc.F/Deptt. (Judl), NWP, Vol. 74 (1858),UPSAL]

Jeodhun: Resident of Munwan,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he also offered financial support tothe rebels for buying arms to attackthe British establishments; he wascaught by the British after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.

[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jeolal: Belonged to Gopalpoor, Benares(Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh; Brahmin;he fought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to the local rebelsfor buying arms to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish after their re-occupation of theGhazipur region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jethu Prasad: Resident of v. Tharraparalias Ghaghra, distt. Gorakhpur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). On 23 August 1942approximately 25,000 peoplegathered during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in Doharia to resolve toend the British rule and earn theirfreedom. When the people came indirect confrontation with theadministration and the situationwent out of control, the police openedfiring on the agitating satyagrahis andkilled 11 persons. Jethu Prasad wasamong those killed in the firing on thesame day. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; RORCG; SSKS, 36, p. 2 & 26]

Jewa Ram: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Kaith; he was a Sepoy inthe B. Company of the British-Indianarmy; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels to fightthe British forces; he was caught in1858 while resisting the British


troops, and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Jewa: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857, attacked the Britishestablishments and plundered theirproperty in the Banda region; he alsoprovided financial support to hisneighbours and incited them to raisetheir arms against the firangis(British); he was caught during anengagement with the advancingBritish troops in Banda, andconvicted on the charges ofëplundering, sedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí, and sentenced todeath with confiscation of propertyin June 1858; he was executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jewahir: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels ofBanda during the Uprising of 1857and fought ardently against theBritish troops; he also led a group ofrebels in plundering the Britishestablishments and seizing theirtreasury; he was caught in the courseof a British operation in Banda,charged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof his property and executed byhanging in 1858. [Mutiny Records,

Banda Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jewarakhua: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he fought against theBritish army during the Uprising of1857; he also provided financialsupport to the rebels for buyingarms; caught in the course of a Britishoperation in the Banda region andcharged with ëmurder, aiding andabetting the rebellioní, he wassentenced to death in August 1858and hanged. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Jhabru: Hailed from Jagir Dhangarmaou,Mewar State (now in distt. Udaipur)the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); joined the agitators ofYorav, Nimari, Bhansroadgarh,Parsoli, Begun and DhangarmaouJagirs in January 1922. They wereagitating against the atrocities of theMewar police and local Britishofficials committed on the kisans ofSooras, Barlayas and Mandalgarh ofthe Mewar State. Many of theprocessionists, including Jhabru,were arrested and imprisoned in theUdaipur Fort Jail. Jhabru was badlybeaten up in the jail and died of it.[NR, 29 January 1922, RSAB]

Jhahmut Ali: Resident of Bareilly, UttarPradesh; Sheikh; he went up to Delhifor taking part in fighting the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsoprovided financial support to otherrebels for continuing the fight; hewas caught by the British troops


during their re-occupation of Delhiin September 1857; charged withëaiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto death and executed by hanging on18 January 1858. [Mutiny Records,Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div), F.No.3(1858), HSAP]

Jhakoo Deen: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he played an importantrole during the Uprising of 1857 inconveying the messages of rebellionfrom one place to another; he alsoacted as a spy of the rebel forces,went to the British camps andgathered information about theirmovements; he was caught during aBritish attack on the Banda region,charged with ëspying and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in September 1858 andhanged. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Jhandoo Singh: Inhabitant of BagMuzuffur Khan, Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was aDuffadar [Dafadar] in the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prisonunder the British Government; heleft the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for fighting againstthe British rule; he died fighting in1858 while confronting the Britisharmy. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53(X) (1858), MSAB]

Jhandu: Resident of Tajgung [Tajganj],Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857to join the rebels of his area; hefought against the British at severalplaces in Agra; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Jhankar Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he left the Britishservice in 1942 to join the IndianNational Army and served it asSepoy in the 3rd Battalion; he diedwhile fighting against the Britishforces in Burma (now Myanmar) in1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.132]

Jhao Looneeah: Resident of Chail,Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the fighting againstthe British during the Uprising of1857, and also encouraged others toplunder the British establishments inAllahabad; he was caught by theBritish at the time of their attacks onthe rebels in Allahabad, and chargedwith ëtheft, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857, and hanged;his property was also confiscated.[Mutiny Records, PP, Further PaperNo.1; TIM, p.223]


Jhaoo Singh: Resident of, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he wasa Sepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places in his region; hedied in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jhau Lal: Resident of Sagar Sarai, distt.Moradabad, the United Province(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Tota RamJato. He was killed during the ìQuitIndiaî movement when theprocession in which he participatedwas fired upon by the police in 1942.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 12, p. cha]

Jheodhun: Belonged to Mahomedabad,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he joined the rebelforces of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British armyon several occasions; he was caughtby the British in an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jhihen Singh: Resident of Manikpur,Jhansi State (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakur; he was leading the rebeltroops during the Uprising of 1857in the Jhansi region; Jhihen wasarrested by the British troops at the

time of their recovery of Jhansi andcharged with ërebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death in 1858,he was executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jhingan: Hailed from Jaunpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Makaran; he joined therebel forces during the Uprising of1857; he took part in killing a Britishofficer and was arrested for hisinvolvement in the murder; he wassentenced to death and was hangedon 18 November 1857 at the age of30. [Mutiny Records, Jaunpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jhoons Singh alias Jhannoo Singh: Bornin 1912, resident of v. Nagadgaon,distt. Uttarkashi, Garhwal Division,the United Provinces (now Uttara-khand); s/o Kharag Singh; joined thepeasant protest during the CivilDisobedience movement in 1930against the oppressive Tehri-Garhwal State and its imposition ofhigh taxes. When the DistrictMagistrate came with a police partyin Dandal village to confiscatepeasantsí lands for non-payment oftaxes, the peasants resisted on 20 May1930 and were fired upon; Jhoonsdied in the firing. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; WWIM,II, p.5; SSKS, GD: p.1]

Jhora Siraha: Resident of Bastar State(now distt. Bastar), the CentralProvinces and Berar (nowChhattishgarh); took prominent part


in the agitation of the Murias againstthe steady loss of forest rights andthe joint exploitation of forestcontractors and landlords (or thoserevenue officials who had turnedhereditary owners of land under theìThikedariî system), in league withthe British authorities. The agitationresulted in the Muria risings betweenJanuary and March 1876 in Marenga,Kurungpal and Jaldalpur; and inJagdalpur in May 1876 Jhora Sirahaled a large number of rebels to laysiege on the Bastar rulerís palace. TheGovernment reacted by sending astrong contingent of the army underMacgregor, the Deputy Commissio-ner of Sironcha, to break open theencirclement. In the ensuingengagement many of the rebels werearrested and put behind the bars;Jhora Siraha was also captured andshot dead by the British soldiers. [F/Poll (Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of1910, NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.178-93]

Jhubba Khan: Hailed from Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he participated infighting the British forces inAllahabad-Fatehpur area during theUprising of 1857; he also incited thelocal people to plunder and seize theBritish wealth; he was caught by theBritish troops in the course of theirraids on the Allahabad region, andcharged with ërobbery and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death with confiscation of propertyin July 1857 and executed by hangingsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records, PP,

Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.204]

Jhuggoor: Resident of Munwan,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the Britishforces following their re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, andexecuted by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jhulkan Lodhi: Belonged to MadhyaPradesh; he took part in the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishforces in the Mandla region; he wascaught by the British troops duringan engagement and charged withëdesertion and mutinyí; he wassentenced to death and executed byhanging on 25 July 1857. [MutinyRecords, Poll. Deptt. Vol. I, No. 43 B(1859), MSAB]

Jhummoo: Belonged to Gutteah, Agra,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Sweeper; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he gave up the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels ofthe Agra region; he assisted the rebelsin several engagements in the Agra-Mathura area; he was killed by theadvancing British troops during theirattacks on the rebels in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]


Jhummun Lall: Resident of v. Kurhul,Mynpooree [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Kaith; he was a Jemadar[Jamadar] with the Contingent Guardsof the Agra Central Prison; heescaped with his arms on 23 June1857 to join hands with the rebelforces during the Uprising; he movedtowards Delhi with other rebels tofight against the British there; he waskilled in 1857 in an encounter withthe British army. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jhummun Singh: Inhabitant ofWazeerpoora, Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was aDuffadar [Dafadar] in the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prisonunder the British Government; heleft the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels in fighting against theBritish rule; he marched towardsDelhi along with his fellow rebelsand fought the British at variousplaces; he died in 1858 whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jhuna Singh: Born in 1912 in v.Nagadgaon, distt. Uttarkashi,Garhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); s/oKharag Singh. He participated in thepeasant agitation against theoppressive Tehri-Garhwal Stateísimposition of heavy land revenueand other taxes during the CivilDisobedience movement in 1930. He

joined in this connection the Dandelvillage protestersí march towards theState capital on 20 May 1930. Soon asthe rallyists reached Ranighati, theywere stopped by the State Police andsubsequently fired upon, under theDistrict Magistrateís order. JhunaSingh was killed in the firing on thespot. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/54/1930; 23/58/1930, NAI; SSKS GD, 14, p.1]

Jhunku Singh: Hailed from KairahaBazar, distt. Rai Bareli, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh).While leading a demonstration in1921, highlighting the kisansígrievances against the provincialadministration in Kairaha Bazar;Jhunku Singh was confronted by apolice Inspector who tried to snatchaway the national flag from hishands. Failing in his bid, theInspector fired on Jhunku Singh, whodied of his bullet wounds soonthereafter. [H/poll. F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI; SSKS, Vol. 8, p. Ta]

Jhunnoo: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took active part infighting the British troops inAllahabad during the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the British inthe course of an encounter inAllahabad, and charged with ëtakingpart in the rebellioní; he wassentenced to death in June 1857 andexecuted by hanging; his propertywas also confiscated. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; TIM, p.220]

Jhuri Singh: Belonged to the Oudh


[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); took a leading part inorganizing the rebel forces andattacking the British and theirloyalists during the 1857 Uprising; healso provided financial support to therebels for meeting their militaryexpenses; he was caught by theBritish during an engagement andhanged in 1858 on the charges ofëaiding and leading the rebellioní, hisproperty was also confiscated.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jhuri Singh: Belonged to v. Parupur inthe Benares State (now in distt.Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh; Zamindar;he organised a group of armed menduring the Uprising of 1857 andattacked the British establishments atvarious places; he carried out severalattacks against British positions in theBeneras, Mirzapur, Allahabad andJaunpur regions; he died in thecourse of an operation against theBritish forces in May 1858. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,p.66]

Jhuri Singh: Born in Jawnpore(Jaunpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Zamindar; he took a leading part inthe Uprising of 1857 by organizing agroup of armed men and fightingagainst the British forces; he alsoprovided financial support to the localrebels and encouraged them to attackthe British establishments; he waskilled during the British attack on therebel positions in 1858. [Mutiny

Records, Jaunpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.66]

Jhuri Singh: Resident of Jaunpore(Jaunpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces in severalengagements; he was caught by theBritish in an encounter andexecuted by hanging in 1858; hisentire property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;WWIM, III, p.66]

Jhuta Ram: Belonged to distt. Jaipur State(now distt Jaipur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); he was inthe service of British-Indian Army asa Sepoy in the 1/8 Punjab Regimenttill 1942; there after he shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyby enrolling himself as a soldier inthe 3rd Guerrilla Regiment; he laiddown his life while fighting theBritish forces on the Imphal front inJune 1944. [INA Papers, File No.379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.133]

Jhuta Singh: Resident of Jaipur State,(now distt. Jaipur) the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); served asSepoy in the 7/8 Punjab Regiment ofthe British-Indian Army; left it in 1942to join the Indian National Army;serving its 3rd Guerilla Regiment, hewas deployed in Burma (nowMyanmar) to confront the British-ledAllied forces; while fighting on theImphal (Manipur) front he received


grievous wounds and succumbed tohis injuries there in July 1944. [INAPapers, F.No.498/INA (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.133]

Jindoo: Resident of v. Valoria, SirohiState (now distt. Sirohi), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Bhil (tribe). He took part in the no-rent campaign known as the Ekki(unity) movement for obtaining relieffrom the harassment of the Stateofficials, Hasil (high rate of landrevenue), Lag-bags (cesses) and Begar(forced labour) in the Bhil-Girassiavillages of Valoria, Bhula andNawawas in the Rohera Tehsil ofSirohi State in April-May 1922. Inorder to teach these agitators alesson, the Sirohi State troops and theMewar Bhil Corps attacked theagitators of the village of Valoria, on5 May 1922; the troops fired uponthem, burnt their huts, corn andcattle, plundered their goods andchattels and drove them away to thehills. In the course of the militaryoperations, Jindoo received seriousbullet wounds in the firing along withother ten Bhil agitators, and died onthe same day. The brutalities andbloodbath during the militarycampaign besmirched the reputationof the Sirohi and the BritishGovernments, and made theRajasthan Seva Sangh to stigmatize itas The Second Bhil Tragedy in the SirohiState. [NR, 18 June 1922, RSAB;TSDTMR, 1881-1947, pp.173-174;AMR, 1913-1947, pp.101-103]

Jirra: Born in 1907; resident of v.Salidhana, distt. Betul, Madhya

Pradesh; s/o Durag Singh Gond, anagriculturalist. At the age of 35, hewas convicted under Sections 120 (B),436 and 435 IPC and 35 (4) Defenceof Indian Rule, awarded ten yearsírigorous imprisonment and put inBetul and Nagpur jails, respectively,primarily for his role in the ìQuitIndiaî movement of 1942 in theCentral Provinces and Berar region.During his term in jail, he passedaway on 16 September 1943. [PCJPapers Acc. No. 706; F.Nos 155, 156,157 (PA), INA; JGP, 08 (1930),MPSAB; FFMPC, I, pp.68]

Jiya Lal: Hailed from Nimbahera, inTonk State (now distt. Tonk), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Amil Patel of Nimbahera town;refused to carry out the orders of theBritish Political Agent, Mewar State,Captain C.L. Showers, to suppressthe rebellion at Nimbahera;organised the rebel forces for thedefence of Nimbahera and offeredtough resistance when the Britishtroops attacked the town; capturedby the British soldiers after the defeatof rebels. Jiya Lal was blown awayfrom the cannon in a public paradeof the British troops in December1857. [RGS, p.95 Sujas, No 4, June-July 1998, Jaipur, p.81; WWIM, III,p.67]

Jiya Loll: Belonged to Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea and participated in theirconfrontation with the British duringthe Uprising of 1857, and also incitedthe local people to attack the firangis


(British); he died while resisting theadvancing British army in Etawah in1858. [Mutiny Papers, Etawah MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jodh Singh: Hailed from v. Gioori, teh.Bansoor [Bansur], Alwar State (nowdistt. Alwar), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Shekhawat. Heparticipated in a meeting of the kisanagitators held at Neemuchana on 14May 1925 to protest against theMaharajaís mal-administration andhis land settlement policy of 1923-24.In this settlement the Biswedari rightsof the Rajputs were forfeited and theland revenue had been increased byfifty per cent. Though all agricultu-rists were affected adversely by it,the Rajputs suffered the most.Hearing the news of this gathering,the Maharaja sent his State Army tocounter the rallyists at Neemuchana.The troops surrounded the village,blocked all the escape routes from itand opened fire on the protesterswithout any prior warning ofdispersal. Jodh Singh receivedserious bullet wounds in theindiscriminate firing and died on thespot. Simultaneously with this firing,the village was set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Jodha Singh: Resident of v. AtaiyaRasulpur, Futtehpore [Fatehpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakur; s/o Bhawani

Singh; Zamindar; he took a prominentpart in the Uprising of 1857, came incontact with various rebel leaders ofthe area, and participated in severalengagements against the Britishforces at Bilanda and Fatehpur; healso led a group of rebel guerrillas inlaunching attacks on a number ofBritish military posts; later he wascaptured by the British and executedby hanging from a tree in April 1858.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA; WWIM,III, pp.67-68]

Jodha: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Hamirpur region; he alsoprovided financial support to hisneighbours and incited them to raisetheir arms against the firangis(British); he was caught during anengagement with the advancingBritish army, and convicted on thecharges of ësedition, aiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of property in 1859and executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Joga Chand: Resident of v. Kuala, distt.Almora, Kumaon Division, theUnited Provinces (Uttarakhand);served as a Sepoy in the 4/19Hyderabad Regiment of the British-Indian National Army till he shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and joined its the 3rd


Guerrilla Regiment at the same rank;deployed on the Burma (Myanmar)front, he died encountering theBritish led Allied forces in 1945. [INAPapers, F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA(1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI; WWIM,II, p.134; EBIFF, II, p. 605]

Joga Singh: Belonged to the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); earlier he was a Lance-Naik in the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles ofthe British-Indian Army but shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and served its 3rd

Battalion as Havildar [Hawaldar];while fighting against the Britishforces in Burma (now Myanmar) hewas killed on the battle ground in1944. [INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA,498/INA (1945), NAI; WWIM, II,p.134]

Jogeer: Belonged to Mahomedabad,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he joined handswith the rebel forces of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish army in an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, Jhansi(Div.) Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jogi: Born in v. Bastar, pargana Raykerin Jagdalpur area (now the.Jagdalpur), Bastar State (now inChhattisgarh); s/o Boya Parja; tookpart in the Adivasi (tribal) Bhumkalñ revolt of 1910 in Jagdalpur area ofBastar against the feudal ñ colonial

exploitation, and the tribal anxiety formaintaining their distinct ways oflife. On 16 February 1910, followingthe direct confrontation (Indrawati-ford battle) between the rebels andthe British where many of the rebelsdied, Jogi and few others escapedfrom the scene and rallied round theneighbouring Ulnar and Netanarvillages. ìOn the might of 25 th

February, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured.î Jogi wasone among those who had beenarrested, charged with ìwaging waragainst the Crownî, and prosecutedalong with others on 23 April 1910under Sections 25/436/395. He wassentenced to eight yearsí rigorousimprisonment with a fine of Rupees100, and detained in Bastar Jail.Later, in June 1910 Jogi was shiftedto the Raipur Central Jail, where hedied (before 7 November 1910)suffering ill-treatment and torturesby the jail authorities. [F/Poll(Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of 1910,NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57; BTRB, p.80]

Johar Khan: Belonged to Lucknow, theAwadh Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought against theBritish forces on several occasions inLucknow during the Uprising of1857; he was shot dead by the firangi(British) army in September 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow Mutiny


Basta, UPRAA; L1857, p.159]

Johree: Resident of Muttra [Mathura],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces in fighting the British at thetime of the 1857 Uprising; he alsoincited the local people to ransack theGovernment treasury; he was caughtby the advancing British army in theMathura region, and accused ofëmurder and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní; sentenced to death in 1858with confiscation of his property, hewas hanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Mathura Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Joijee Mull: Belonged to Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British in the Etawah region; hewas caught in the course of a combatby the British and imprisoned inEtawah Jail on the charges ofërebellion against the Britishí; he diedin jail in 1859 while facing his trial.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jongraj: Belonged to the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Pathan; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for fighting againstthe British rule; he was caught in 1858while confronting the British forces,and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutiny

against the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Jooah Singh: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Allahabad region; he also incitedother people to raise their armsagainst the British and plunderBritish establishments; he was caughtby the British troops during theirattacks on the rebels in Allahabad,and accused of having ëplunderedthe property, sedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he wassentenced to death in July 1857 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1;TIM, p.206]

Joodhun: Resident of Munwan,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he also offered financial support tothe rebels for buying arms andattacking the British establishments;he was caught by the British aftertheir re-occupation of the Ghazipurregion, and executed by hanging in1859. [Mutiny Records, GhazipurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jooglall: Resident of Jhukhan, Azimgurh[Azamgarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Rajpoot [Rajput]; he fought the


British forces at several places inAzamgarh during the Uprising of1857; he offered financial support tothe rebels for buying arms andattacking the British establishments;he was caught by the British armyafter their re-occupation of theAzamgarh region, and executed byhanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Joohara: Belonged to Chandpore, Bijnaur[Bijnor], the North-westernProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); Jat;he joined hands with the rebels ofhis area during the Uprising of 1857and marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; hereturned to his region after the fallof Delhi in September 1857, caughtby the British after their re-occupation of this region and hangedin 1858 on the charges of ëmurderand rebellion against the Britishí.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jot Ram: Resident of v. Sone, p.o. Chuera,distt. Mathura, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh). He was a Sepoyin the 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment ofthe British-Indian Army. He decidedto shift his loyalty to the IndianNational Army and joined its 1st

Guerrilla Regiment as a soldier. Afterhis deployment, he took part inconfronting the British in Burma(Myanmar) and was reported to bekilled by the enemy on the battleground in 1944. [INA Papers, F. No.1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 708-709WWIM, II, p.135]

Joykipoon; Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces inthe Banda region; he also providedfinancial support to the rebels andencouraged the neighbourhood toattack the firangis (British) and theirallies; he was caught during theBritish re-occupation of the Bandaregion, and charged with ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritishí, sentenced to death withconfiscation of property in June 1858;he was executed by hanging later on.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Jubbah: Resident of Mylasheka,Allygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aherya; he joined handswith rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces at several places in theAligarh region; he was caught by theBritish after the defeat of the rebelforces and charged with ëmurder andplundering the Government propertyduring the rebellioní; he wassentenced to death in 1858 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Jugat: Resident of the Jabalpur region,Madhya Pradesh; s/o Devee Gontia;he took part in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat several places in the Jabalpurregion; he was caught by the British


troops during an engagement andexecuted by hanging on 15December 1857. [Mutiny Records,Poll Deptt. F. No. 10 (1858), MPSAB;TFWI, p. 144]

Juggut Singh: Resident of Benares[Varansi], Uttar Pradesh; took partin the Uprising of 1857 soon after itsbreaking out in the Benares region,and fought against the British troopsat various places; he also providedfinancial support to other rebels formeeting their military expenses; hewas captured by the British troopsduring their recovery of this area,and charged with ëaiding the rebelsand taking part in the rebellioní; hewas sentenced to the life imprison-ment and died in detention in 1858.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jugnath: Resident of Kanpur, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forcesat several places in Kanpur; he alsoencouraged the local people to attackthe firangis (British); he was killedwhile resisting the advancing Britisharmy in the Kanpur region in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Jugun Nath: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took active part inmobilising those around him to jointhe fight against the British duringthe Uprising of 1857; he also led therebels in attacking the British

establishments; he was caught by theBritish and charged with ëinstigatingrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to imprisonment for life in1858, he died in detention. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jugunnath: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebel forces to fightagainst the British rule; he foughtagainst the British at several places,and died in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Juguroo: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he joinedthe rebel forces of Banda in attackingthe British establishments during theUprising of 1857; he also providedfinancial support to the rebels to meettheir military expenses; he wascaught by the British during theiroperations in this area and sentencedto the transportation for life; he diedduring his transportation in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Juhurree Khan: Resident ofWuzeerpoora, Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Mewattee [Mewati]; he wasunder the British service with the


Contingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he was a participantin the secret conspiracy to liberate theprisoners during the Uprising of1857; he escaped with them whileleaving the British service; he tookpart in several encounters with theBritish forces in the Agra region; hedied in 1858 while fighting againstthe advancing British army. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Jujjoo: Belonged to Allahabad, North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Allahabad-Fatehpur region; healso incited the local people to riseagainst the firangis (British) andoverthrow their exploitative rule; hewas caught by the British during anengagement in Allahabad andexecuted by hanging in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Juma Wani: Born in 1902 in distt.Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammu andKashmir; s/o Samad Wani. When thepeople of Islamabad observed acomplete hartal on 23 September 1931to register their protest against thearrest of Sheikh MohammadAbdullah ñ a prominent leader of themovement for responsible govern-ment ñ he took part in the anti-Darbar demonstration organized atShopian (Islamabad). While thevociferous procession was moving

on, the State military force intervenedto stop it. In the ensuing scufflebetween the two, the military forcesuddenly opened indiscriminatefiring on the rallyists in which JumaWani was killed on the spot at theage of 19. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp.409-10;WWIM, II, p. 347]

Jumaheer: Belonged to Jhansi State (nowUttar Pradesh); joined the rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857against the British rule; whiledefending Jhansi from the advancingBritish forces, he was caught andcharged with ërebellion against theBritish,í and sent behind the bars inHamirpur and Allyour jails; tried forhis involvement in the rebellion andan attempted jail-break, he wassentenced to death and executed in1859. [Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Jumaheer: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857and reached Bulandshahar fightingthe British; he also took part there inan attack on the British officers andtheir establishments; he was caughtby the British in the midst of theengagement and hanged in 1858 onthe charges of ëmurder of the Britishofficers and plundering the Govern-ment property during the rebellioní.[Mutiny Records, BulanadshaharMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Jumahur: Resident of Kanpur, the North-


Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his village during theUprising of 1857, and fought againstthe British forces at several places inKanpur; he also offered financial helpto the local rebels and encouragedthem to attack the firangis (British);he was killed while resisting theadvancing British army in Kanpur in1857. [Mutiny Records, KanpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA; PP, FurtherPapers No. 1; TIM, p. 103]

Jumahur: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh);Mahajun [Mahajan]; he was a Sepoyin the A. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British atseveral places in his region; he diedin 1858 while resisting the advancingBritish forces. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59),UPSAL]

Jumshair Khan: Resident of Budaon[Badaon], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for fighting againstthe British rule; he was caught in 1858at the time of the British re-occupation of the area, and sentencedto death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,

UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Jumyut: Resident of the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now in Uttar Pradesh);Sheikh; he was a Sepoy in the A.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined the fightagainst the British at several places;he died in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Juned Alam: Born in 1905 at v. QurbanSarai, distt. Ghazipur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oHikmat Ali. He took part as asaboteur in an attack on the Nandganjrailway station during the ìQuitIndiaî movement. When the policeopened fire at the railway station, hewas shot dead in August 1942. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, II,p.135]

Jung Khan: Hailed from Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British at various places in theFatehpur region; he also led a groupof rebels and marched towardsKanpur; he was killed by the Britishtroops in the course of an encounternear Kanpur 1857. [Mutiny Records,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Jungbahadoor Singh: Hailed from


Unnao, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he joined therebel forces soon after the outbreakof the 1857 Uprising; along with hisfellows, he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Unnao region. [MutinyRecords, Unnao Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Jungee Khan: Resident of Moradabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); took part in theUprising of 1857 and incited othersto join the fight against the British;he was caught by the British troopsduring their operation in theMoradabad region, and sentencedto death in 1859 on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí. [Mutiny Records, Abst.Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Juwala Naik: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area and fought theBritish forces at various sites inLucknow during the Uprising of1857; he lost his life in an encounterwith the British army at Qaiserbagh,Lucknow, in March 1858. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Juwan Singh: Hailed from v. Jali, p.o.Mandona, Jaipur State (now distt.Jaipur), the Rajputana Agency (now

Rajasthan); he was a Sepoy in the 1/8 Punjab Regiment of the British-Indian Army; shifted his loyalty tothe Indian National Army; servingits 3rd Guerilla Regiment, he foughtthe British forces on the Burma (nowMyanmar] front and died in actionin 1944. [INA Papers, F.No.498/INA(1945), NAI]

Juwhir Singh: Belonged to Jhansee[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; he joined therebel forces of his area during theUprising of 1857; fought against theBritish and plundered theirproperties in the course of theupheaval; he was caught by theBritish army when it launched anattack on this area in 1858; chargedwith ëplundering, murder andrebellion against the Britishí, he wassentenced to death in 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Jwala Prasad: Resident of Cawnpore(now Kanpur) in the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heraised an anti-British force during theUprising of 1857 in Kanpur; took aleading role in destroying the BritishCantonments, settlements andoutposts in the city and its adjoiningareas; in the course of the fightinghe was captured by the enemy in 1857and sentenced to death; Jwala Prasadwas hanged on 3 May 1860 at SattiChaura Ghat in Kanpur. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.68]

Jypal Singh: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-


Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; he was caught

by the British in the midst of anengagement and hanged soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]


Kabardi Khan: Resident of MadhyaPradesh; served as Jamadar in theNative Infantry of the British-IndianArmy, left it in 1857 when he wasposted in Barwani region, coincidingwith the mutinies breaking out indifferent British cantonments inNorthern and Central India in 1857;he organized an anti-British rebelforce and led it in several raids onthe British positions in Barwani; hewas killed in an ambush laid byCaptain Keatings of the British armyin 1858. [Mutiny Papers, VI, NAIB;WWIM, III, p.68]

Kabir Ali Khan: Belonged toMoradabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);participated in fighting against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also led the rebels quite often inattacking and plundering the Britishquarters; he was captured by theBritish troops following theirregaining the Moradabad area, andexecuted by hanging on 27 April1858; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records, Abst.

Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Kabir Alley Khan: Resident ofMoradabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook a leading part in fighting againstthe British during the Uprising of1857, and also took part in organizingthe rebel activities in Moradabad; hewas captured by the British troopsat the time their re-occupation of theMoradabad region, and executed byhanging in April 1858. [MutinyRecords, Fatehpur Mutiny, Basta(Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA; WWIM, III,p.68]

Kabir Shah Azad: Born in 1881 in distt.Islamabad [Anantnag], Jammu andKashmir. When the people ofIslamabad observed a complete hartalon 23 September 1931 to register theirprotest against the arrest of SheikhMohammad Abdullah ñ a prominentleader of the movement forresponsible government ñ he tookpart in the demonstration organizedfor this purpose at Shopian

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(Islamabad). While the processionwas advancing vociferously, the Statemilitary force intervened to stop it.In the ensuing clash between the two,the military force suddenly openedindiscriminate firing on the rallyistsin which Kabir Shah Azad was killedon the spot at the age of 50. [File No.V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF,pp.409-10; WWIM, II, pp. 135-36;HMKJAMH, p. 326]

Kabir Shah Khan: Born in Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; he joined the rebelforces under the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan (the rebel leader ofthe Rohilkhand region), and foughtagainst the British forces during the1857 Uprising; he was captured bythe British army advancing on theMoradabad region; and executed byhanging in 1860 at Bareilly. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.),NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III,pp.68.69]

Kabul Singh: Belonged to v. Duhai, p.o.Muradnagar, distt. Meerut, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He had served the British-Indian Armyís 4/19 HyderabadRegiment as Jemadar [Jamadar]before volunteering his services tothe Indian National Army as Captainin its 1st Guerrilla Regiment. He waskilled defending his unitís positionnear Arakan (Burma/Myanmar)) inthe Allied forcesí air-raid in July 1944.[INA Papers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI;ROH, pp. 708-709]

Kadeer: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now Uttar

Pradesh); he was a Kidmutgar[Khidmatgar] of a Captain (Britishmilitary officer); he left his job duringthe Uprising of 1857 and joined therebels in their fighting against theBritish forces in Allahabad; he wascaught by the British in one of theirraids on the Allahabad region, andcharged with ëmurder and plunderduring the rebellioní; sentenced todeath in June 1857, he was executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.6]

Kadir Allee: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also incited hisneighbours to join the rebel side andfight against the goralog (British); hewas caught during an engagementwith the British troops in Banda, andimprisoned on the charges ofësedition, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death with confiscation of propertyin May 1858 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. II, No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Kadir Buksh: Belonged to Nuyabas,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Shaikh; he wasa Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishemployment during the Uprising of1857 and joined hands with the rebelsof the Agra region; he fought theBritish troops in several engage-ments in the Agra-Mathura area; hewas killed by the advancing British


troops in the course of their attackson the rebels in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I, No.43B(1859), MSAB]

Kadir/Qadir Sheikh: Born in 1901 indistt Islamabad. (Anantang), Jammuand Kashmir; s/o Ahmad Sheikh. Asupporter of the movement forresponsible government, he took partin a procession at Pulwama inAnantnag district in February 1934to protest against the Maharajaísautocratic rule in Jammu and KashmirState. The rally he joined camesuddenly under fire by the StateArmy and he died of his bullet injuryon the spot. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II, p.300;HMKJAMH, p. 329]

Kadir: Born in Wuzeerpoora, Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; s/o Madar Bux; hejoined the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and went up toBulandshahar while fighting againstthe British; he was caught there bythe British in the course of anengagement and hanged in 1858 onthe charges of ëmurder of the Britishofficers and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Kadirbux: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Chuprasee[Chaprasi] under the British authority,but left it during the Uprising of 1857

and rendered his services to the rebelforces in their fighting against theBritish in the Allahabad region; healso incited local people to raise armsagainst the firangis (British); he wascaught by the British troops at thetime of their attacks on the Allahabadarea, and charged with ërebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.206]

Kadur Beg: Hailed from the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); Mughal; he was a Jemadar[Jamadar] in the Permanent ArmedGuard at the Agra Central Prison;following his deputation atBulandshahar on escort duty, he leftthe British service in June 1857 toparticipate in the fight against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857.Along with the other rebels, hemarched towards Delhi and joinedthe rebel forces there; he died whilefighting against the advancing Britisharmy in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; MutinyPapers, Coll No. 57, NAI]

Kaeem Khan: Resident of Nimar,Madhya Pradesh; he fought againstthe British forces during the Uprisingof 1857; caught by the British troopsin midst of an engagement in theNimar region in 1857, he wassentenced to death. [MutinyRecords, Poll Deptt. Vol. No. 106(1859), MSAB]

Kaihuree Khan: Resident of Khutaina,


Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Mulkana; hewas a Burkundauz [Barqandaz] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels ofthe Agra region; he fought the Britishtroops at several palces in the Agra-Mathura area; he was killed by theadvancing British forces during theirattacks on the rebels in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Kaila Kirar: Born in 1887, resident of v.Nahia, distt. Betul, Nerbudde, theCentral Provinces & Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); s/o Shri RamKirar; agriculturalist. Participated inthe ìQuit Indiaî movement in theNerbudde division in 1942; policeraided his residence, shot him there,and left him wounded seriously inAugust 1942, admitted in theBadnoor hospital, he succumbed tohis injuries on the next day. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156,157 (PA), NAI; MPSSZB, p.42; EBIFF,II, p.642]

Kaiwul Ram: Resident of Kummulain-poor, Shahjehanpoor [Shahjahanpur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Kaith; he was aDuffadar [Dafadar] in the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prisonunder the British Government; heleft the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for challenging theBritish rule; he marched towardsDelhi along with the fellow rebels

and fought against the British atseveral places; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British army.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Kaka: Resident of Harijan Mohallah,Rehari, distt. Jammu, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Dehru. An activeopponent of the Maharajaís autocraticrule in the State, he participated in aprotest rally in Jammu on 23September 1943 in connection withthe Roti Agitation (demandingcheaper food). He was killed on thespot in the State Armyís firing on theprotestors. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,J&KSA, Srinagar; KFFF, pp. 442-45;WWIM, II, p.137; FSK, p. 71]

Kala Jaral: Resident of v. Badah Kohna,distt. Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir;s/o Najibullah Jaral. He activelyparticipated in the political move-ment for responsible government inJammu and Kashmir State. He waskilled in the State armyís firing on ademonstration he joined at Rajouriin October 1931 to protest against theautocratic rule in the State. [File No.V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF,Vol.2, p.643; WWIM, II, p.138]

Kala Thakar: Resident of v. Darbal, distt.Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oDewan Ali Thakar. He took part in aprotest rally at Rajouri on 1 October1931 during the political movementfor responsible government in Jammuand Kashmir State. He lost his life inthe State policeís firing on the rallyon that day. [File No. V, 8; MMCR,


J&KSA, Srinagar; EBIFF, Vol.2, p.643;WWIM, II, pp.137-38]

Kalai Khan: Belonged to LohaikeMundee, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Pathan; he was a Burkundauz[Barqandaz] in the Contingent Guardsof the Agra Central Prison; he leftthe British employment during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels of the Agra region;he fought the British troops in severalengagements in the Agra-Mathuraarea; he was killed by the advancingBritish army in the course of itsattacks on the rebels in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Kale Ram: Resident of v. Khorindo, p.o.Malagarh, distt. Bulandshahr, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). Before shifting his loyaltyto the Indian National Army he hadserved the Punjab regiment of theBritish-Indian Army. After joiningthe INA as Naik in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment, he was deployed to fightthe British in Burma (Myanmar)where he died in action in 1944. [INAPapers, F. No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp.718-719]

Kaley Khan: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Pathan; he was a Sepoy inthe B. Company of the British-Indianarmy; he stopped serving the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined the rebels of his area; hewas caught in 1858 while fighting theBritish forces, and sentenced to

death on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kaley Khan: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at several places inthe Banda region; he also providedarms to the local rebels andencouraged them to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught duringan engagement with the reinforcedBritish troops in Banda, and chargedwith ëmurder, aiding and abetting therebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death with confiscationof his property in May 1858, he wasexecuted by hanging soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Kali Bai: Hailed from v. Rastapal,Dungarpur State (now distt.Dungarpur), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); a girl aged twelveyears. Involved in an occurrence inDungarpur State which had its originin the Maharawalís opposition to Bhileducation and the schools for Bhilstudents. He ordered the State Policeto close down all schools for Bhilswhich the Rajasthan Sewa Sangh,Dungarpur, had set-up. WhenSaingabhai, a Bhil and a Master(teacher) of one such school atRastapal village, refused to abide bythe Police Superintendentís order (19June 1947) to close it down, he was


badly beaten, tied with a rope to thepolice truck and dragged on. Kali Baisaw this cruel enactment from thefield, bravely rushed to Masterjiíshelp and cut off the rope from thetruck with her sickle. On being firedupon by the State police for this braveact, a critically injured Kali Bai diedin Dungarpur hospital on 20 June1947. [RSSS, pp.66-69; Sujas, No.4,June-July 1998, Jaipur, pp.66-68;NAKB, pp.10-12]

Kali Din: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at variousplaces in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region;he also provided financial support tothe rebels in the neighbourhood andencouraged them to attack andplunder the British establishments;he was killed by the British troops inthe course of an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Kalicharan Singh: Resident of v.Neemuchana, (teh.) Bansoor, AlwarState (now distt. Alwar), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Rajput. He participated in the kisanagitatorsí meeting held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toremonstrate against the Maharajaísmal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists were

affected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof the kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escape routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal.Kalicharan Singh received severe gunshots in the indiscriminate firing anddied on the spot. Simultaneouslywith this assault, the village was seton fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925;Newspapersí Cuttings, Basta No 29,F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936,RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Kalika Prasad alias Shivpal: Resident ofv. Kahla, distt. Pratapgarh, UttarPradesh; s/o Shivbadan. When thelocal Congress workers organised arally at Kahla village in 1931 in favourof non-payment of taxes, the policeintervened and tried to make somearrests. This act was strogly resentedby the gathering, and it led to thepoliceís sudden opening of fire.Kalika Prasad alias Shivpal was theone who was killed in the firing onthe spot. [H/Poll, F.No. 23/58/30,NAI; SSKS, 13, p. cha]

Kalika Prasad: Belonged to v. Pyarepurp.o. Mau Nath Bhanjan, ditt.Azamgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Banarsi.When the Congress leaders werearrested by the colonial administra-tion in the wake of the ìQuit Indiaî


movement, a demonstration wasorganized, and it advanced towardsBazar Thana from D.A.V. School ataround 11 oíclock on 14 August 1942.The protesters were lathi-charged bythe police when they reached thepolice station. In retaliation, themarchers began to pelt stones on thepolice personnel. Finding the mob tobe unrelenting the police fired on it.Kalika Prasad was severely woundedin the firing, suffered from hisinjuries for three weeks and diedthereafter. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; BCA, p. 125; SSKS, 27, p. sha;WWIM, I, p.162]

Kalika: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined hands with the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at variousplaces in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region;he was killed by the British troops inthe course of an encounter in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Kalika: Resident of Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces in the Unnao-Kanpurregion; he also incited other rebelsin attacking the Britishestablishments and plundering theirproperties; he was killed during anencounter with the British army inUnnao in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kalinder Singh: Resident of Jhansi State

(now Uttar Pradesh); Thakur ofMarwari; joined the anti-British rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857;while encountering the Britishattempts at re-occupying Jhansi in1858, he was caught by the enemyand sentenced to death on chargesof ërebellion against the Britishí; hewas executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kalka: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Mallee (Mali); he joined therebels of Banda and fought againstthe British during the Uprising of1857 he also took part in the seizingof the British treasury and givingaway its contents to the rebels forbuying arms; he was caught by theBritish at the time of their re-occupation of Banda; charged withëplundering, looting and rebellioní,he was sentenced to death in July1858 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutniyBasta, UPRAA]

Kalka: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British in hisarea; he also encouraged hisneighbours to take up their armsagainst the British; he was capturedduring the British attack on Bandaand charged with ëaiding andabetting the rebellion against theBritish authoritiesí; he was sentencedto death with the confiscation of hisproperty in September 1858, and


executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Kalla: Born in 1828, v. Mohammadgarh,Bashoda, Bhopal State (now MadhyaPradesh); s/o Nathhe Khan Pathan;follower of Nawab Fazil MohammadKhan; took part in the Uprising of1857 against the British in Saugor[now Sagar] district; whileconfronting the British reinforcementunder Hugh Rose at Rahatgarh fortfrom 24 to 28 January 1858, he wascaught by the enemy troops; chargedwith ërebellion against the British,íKalla was executed by hanging at theentrance of the Rahatgarh fort on 29January 1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol.III, NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Kalley Khan: Resident of Kotwali,Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British atvarious places in the Allahabadregion; he was caught by the Britishtroops in course of an encounter inAllahabad and hanged from a treein 1857. [PP, Further Paper No.1]

Kalloo: Born in Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British forces at severalplaces in Agra; he was captured bythe advancing British troops in Agra,and accused of ëmurder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced todeath in 1858 with confiscation of hisproperty, he was executed by

hanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Kallu Ram: Resident of Motilal Bagh,distt. Sitapur, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Telu Ram.On 18 August 1942, many peoplefrom various parts of the districtgathered in Motilal Bagh for takingpart in a demonstration organized inconnection with the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. Kallu Ramñ a schoolstudentñ also joined the gathering.Soon the policemen reached thelocation, lathi-charged to disperse thecrowd and opened fire on them.Kallu Ram received severe bulletinjuries in this indiscriminate firingand succumbed to these on that day.[H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; SSKS, 16, pp. pa & bha]

Kallu: Hailed from Jaunpur, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in therebellion of 1857; he participated inlooting and assaulting the Britishofficers and their men; he wasarrested, tried for assaulting theBritish and received death sentence;he was hanged on 22 September 1857.[Mutiny Records, Jaunpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kaloo: Belonged to Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in thefighting against the British during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged others to attack theBritish establishments and kill thefirangis (British) in Allahabad; he was


captured by the British troops at thetime of their offensive against therebels in Allahabad, and chargedwith ëattack, murder and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857, and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records, PP,Further Paper No.1; TIM, p.224]

Kaluram: Resident of Patharia; distt.Saugor [now Sagar], JubbulporeDivision, the Central Provinces andBerar [now Madhya Pradesh];employee of Nawab of Kamdar;joined the anti-British rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 in theSaugor region and took part in thedestruction of British settlements andoutposts at Ambapani, Sehore andRahatgarh; they also succeeded indriving the British away fromRahatgarh Fort in October 1857;when the reinforcement under HughRose came to re-occupy the fort on24 January 1858, Kaluram wascaptured by the British troops andcharged with, ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishauthorityí, Kaluram was executed byhanging at the entrance of theRahatgarh Fort on 29 January 1858.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. II, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Kalwa Ram: Born in v. Katesra, distt.Bharatpur, Rajasthan; served in the1/5 Punjab Regiment of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served as a Sepoy in its 3rd

Guerrilla Regiment; he lost his life inthe enemy air attack on his camp at

Yeu, Burma (Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, File No. 379/INA (1946),NAI; WWIM, II, p.140]

Kalyan Chandra: Born in 1895 in v.Auraiya, distt. Etawah, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oGanesh Prasad. A shopkeeper byoccupation, he took an active part inthe ìQuit Indiaî movement. Hereceived severe bullet wounds in thepolice firing on the protest rally heparticipated at Auraiya on 12 August1942. He died on the same day dueto those injuries. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.162]

Kamal Dar: Born in 1892 in v. MadanChogal, distt. Baramulla, Jammu andKashmir; s/o Qadir Khan. Heactively participated in the politicalmovement for responsiblegovernment in Jammu and Kashmir.He joined a demonstration atHindwara in Baramulla district inFebruary 1932 to protest against theMaharajaís autocratic rule in the State.He was killed in the firing by theState Army soldiers on thedemonstrators. [File No. IV, 8;MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar; WWIM, II,p.69; HMKJAMH, p. 322; HMKJAMH,p. 322]

Kamal Din: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he provided financialsupport to the local rebels during theUprising of 1857, and incited themto attack and kill the Europeans; hehimself also participated indefending his area against the British


onslaught; caught by the Britishtroops and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëmurder and instigatingthe rebellioní, he was executed byhanging in 1858; his property wasalso confiscated. [Mutiny Records,Banda Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kamal Singh: Belonged to v. Mirzapur,distt. Azamgarh, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oDhayan Singh. He was arrested inAugust 1942 by the British police forhis involvement in thedemonstrations during the ìQuitIndiaî movement. He was sentencedto five years rigorous imprisonment.Serving his term in jail, he died onaccount of severe tortures. [H/poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 123]

Kamala Prasad Vishwakarma: Residentof v. Qasimpura, distt. Azamgarh, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Beni MadhavVishwakarma. He took part in theìQuit Indiaî movement as a studentof standard ninth and received bulletwounds in the police firing. Later, hewas arrested and sentenced to sixmonthsí rigorous imprisonment. Hedied in detention on 9 August 1942on account of severe tortures by thejail authorities. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.374]

Kamdar Khan: born in 1819 in Kota State(now distt. Kota), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); educated inPersian and Urdu; officer in the KotaState Army; took active part in thecivil and military uprising in Kotaagainst the British government and

the Maharao of Kota State in 1857;led the rebel soldiers of Kota StateArmy and launched an attack onPatanpole in November 1857 againstthe troops of Thakur Laxmandas, (aloyal Jagirdar of the Maharao);Kamdar Khan died while fighting atPatanpole. [F/Poll, F.Nos. 1-2,September 1858; F/Poll ëAí , Nos 424-36, February 1858, NAI; Sujas, No 4,June-July 1998, Jaipur, p.81; WWIM,III, p.70; RMSS, pp.8-12; RKSS,pp.124-43; RSG, p.96]

Kamdar Khan: Born in 1823 at Berchha,Bhopal State, the Central IndiaAgency (now Madhya Pradesh); s/oNamdar Khan Pindari; pensioner ofBhopal State; participated in attackingand pushing back the Britishers fromAmbapani, Sehore and Rahatgarhareas during the Uprising of 1857;when the British reinforcement underHugh Rose came to re-occupy thefort on 24 January 1858, KamdarKhan was caught by the Britishtroops and executed by hanging atthe Rahatgarh Fort on 29 January1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol. VI, NAIB;WWIM, III, p.70]

Kamdar Khan: Born in 1823, distt.Saugor [Sagar] (now MadhyaPradesh); joined the anti-British rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857 inRahatgarh and its neighbouringareas; took part in attacking andplundering the British establishmentsand occupying the Rahatgarh Fortfrom them in October 1857; Kamdharwas arrested by the British troopsduring their recovery of RahatgarhFort in January 1858 and sentenced


to death on the charges of ëtreason,murder and rebellion against theBritish,í he was executed by hangingat Rahatgarh Fort on 29 January 1858.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. VI, NAIB; PollDeptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Kammodsingh Kori: Belonged to theSaugor (Sagar) region; he participa-ted in the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British inassociation with Gungadhar; he wascaptured by the British troops duringan encounter in the Sagar region in1857 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, F/ Poll Consulta-tions nos. 581-92, 30 Oct (1857), NAI]

Kamoo Khan: Born in Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857, and ledthe rebels of his area in fighting theBritish; he also offered financialsupport to the rebels and encouragedthem to go for overthrowing thefirangi-hukumat (British rule); he waskilled by the British troops at the timeof their raids on Fatehpur in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kana: Belonged to Serai Suhur,Futehpore Secree [Fatehpur Sikri],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857and went up to Bulandshaharfighting against the British; he tookpart there in an attack on the Britishofficers and their establishments;caught by the British in the course of

an engagement, he was hanged in1858 on the charges of ëmurder of theBritish officers and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Kanahiya Lal: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he took part in thearmed resistance against the firangi-hukumat (British rule) during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces in several engagementsin the Lucknow region; he was killedwhile encountering the British troopsat Bailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Kanahiya Singh: Belonged to teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Thakur; took part in ameeting of the kisan agitators held atNeemuchana on 14 May 1925 toremonstrate against the Maharajaísmal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landtax had been increased by fifty percent. Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this kisan gathering, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without any


prior warning of dispersal. KanahiyaSingh was badly hit by bullets in theindiscriminate firing and died on thesame day. Simultaneously, the villagewas also set on fire by the Statetroops. [Alwar Judl; F.No. 315-J/23of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14 June1925; Newspapersí Cuttings, BastaNo 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13 November1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706,F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA), NAI]

Kandhari Singh: Resident of Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he led a group ofrebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British atvarious places in Lucknow; he alsospearheaded their attacking andplundering the British properties; hedied while confronting the Britisharmy at Qaiserbagh, Lucknow, inMarch 1858. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kandhi Lal Awasthi: Born in 1971,resident of Jubbulpore [Jabalpur], theCentral Provinces and Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); s/o Babu LalAwasthi; cultivator. He was educatedup to IV standard. He was involvedin organizing a large meeting inJabalpur in connection with the ìQuitIndiaî movement. Since it was takingplace on 6 September 1942 in defianceof prohibitory order, the authoritiestried to break the meeting, andfollowing the ensuing melee, KandhiLal was arrested. Sentenced to onemonth and a half under and Section129 (1) (a) Defence of India Rules andput in the Jabalpur Central Jail, wherehe died in detention. [H/Poll (FR),

F.Nos. 18/8/1942, NAI; FFMPC, II,p. 264]

Kangel: Resident of Benares [Varansi],(now in Uttar Pradesh); Aheer; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British forces on severaloccasions; caught by the British in anencounter, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí,sentenced to death and hanged in1860. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Kanha: Belonged to v. Valoria, SirohiState (now distt. Sirohi), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);Bhil (tribe), s/o Rajha Bhil; b/oMartyr Lekha; took part in the Bhil-Girassia no-rent campaign known asthe Ekki (unity) movement forobtaining reliefs from theharassment of the State officials in theBhil-Girassia villages of Valoria,Bhula and Nawawas in the RoheraTehsil of Sirohi State in April-May1922. In order to teach these agitatorsa lesson, the Sirohi State troops andthe Mewar Bhil Corps attacked themin the village of Valoria on 5 May1922; the troops fired upon them,burnt their huts, corn and cattle, andforced many of them to take to thehills. This caused the termination ofthe Ekki movement in Valoria, andresulted in Kanhaís being struck witha bullet and dying on the spot. Thesavagery and bloodshed during themilitary operations besmirched thereputation of the Sirohi and British


Governments and drove theRajasthan Sewa Sangh to label it as TheSecond Bhil Tragedy of the Sirohi State.[NR, 18 June 1922; AMR, 1913-1947pp.101-103; TSDTMR, 1881-1947,pp.173-174]

Kanhaiya Singh: Inhabitant of theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); he wasa Naik in the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles ofthe British-Indian Army; he left theBritish service in 1942 to join theIndian National Army in 1942 andserved it as Havildar [Hawaldar] inthe 3rd Battalion; he died whilefighting against the British forces inBurma (now Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.143]

Kanjur: Resident of Etawah, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought against theBritish forces at several places inEtawah; he also offered financialsupport to the local people andencouraged them to attack the firangis(British); he was killed while resistingthe advancing British army in theEtawah region in 1858. [MutinyPapers, Etawah Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Karamal Singh: Resident of v. KhoriBari, p.o. Bhatni, distt. Gorakhpur,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh). He voluntarily joined theIndian National Army as a soldierand was deployed in Burma(Myanmar) to fight against the

British. He lost his life there in a closeencounter in 1944. [INA Papers, F.No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 708-709]

Karamat: Resident of Lucknow, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British forces indifferent engagements in theLucknow region; he was killed bythe British army in an encounter atBailley Guard, Lucknow, inNovember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858), UPSAL]

Karan Singh: Hailed from v. & p.o.Bilaspur, distt. Bulandshahr, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). Earlier he served thePunjab Regiment of the British-IndianArmy as a soldier and later decidedto move into the Indian NationalArmy. He joined INAís 3rd GuerrillaRegiment as a havildar [Havaldar]and was subsequently sent to Burmafor taking part in the battles againstAllied forces. He was killed in aadvancing British forcesí air raid atYazin (Burma/Myanmar)) in March1945. [INA Papers, F. No. 1/INA,NAI; ROH, pp. 714-715]

Karan Singh: Resident of v. Baragaon,p.o. Khorla, Jaipur State (now distt.Jaipur), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); served in the 1/8 PunjabRegiment of the British-Indian Army;he shifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army and served its 3rd

Guerilla Regiment; while fighting


against the Allied Forces on theBurma (now Myanmar) front he waskilled in 1945 [INA Papers,F.No.498/INA (1945), NAI; WWIM,II, p.146]

Karim Baksh II: Belonged to the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also encouragedthe local people to fight against theBritish rule; he proceeded to Delhi,joined the rebel army there, andfought the British forces in severalengagements; he was killed whileconfronting the advancing Britishforces in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Karim Baksh: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his region during theUprising of 1857, and alsoencouraged others to attack theBritish; he fought in a number ofengagements against the British anddied in the battle of Chinhat,Lucknow, on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; QT]

Karim Baksh: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the fightingagainst the British during in theUprising of 1857 and also incited thelocal people to raise their armsagainst the British; he proceeded toDelhi, joined the rebel army there,and died while confronting theadvancing British forces in Delhi in

1857. [Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Karim Khan II: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the Uprising of1857 and also incited hisneighbourhood to take up armsagainst the British; he proceeded toDelhi, joined the rebel forces there,and fought the British soldiers inseveral engagements; he was killedwhile fighting the advancing Britishforces in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Karim Khan: Resident of Karauli, KotaState (now distt. Karauli), theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan);younger brother of Mehrab Khan ñleader of the rebel soldiers in Kota;a sepoy in the Kota State Army;joined the military and civil uprisingagainst the Maharao of Kota Stateand the British Government in Kotain 1857; involved in the attack on thePolitical Agency, Kota on 15 October1857 in which Captain C.E. Burton,the Political Agent, and his two sonswere killed by the rebels; foughtagainst the British forces on 30 March1858; captured by the British troopsand hanged. [1857 KSS, p.151]

Karim Khan: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857 and also encouragedhis neighbourhood to raise its armsfor overthrowing the foreign rule; he


proceeded to Delhi, joined handswith the rebel forces there, andfought the British in differentengagements; he was killed whileconfronting the advancing Britishforces in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Karshala: Born in Jalalabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); cultivator; along with hisneighbourhood, he refused to obligethe British forces with the supply ofrasad (provisions) at Jalalabad duringthe Uprising of 1857; consequently,he was caught by the British troopsand hanged in November 1857; hisentire village was also looted by theBritish army. [Mutiny Records,Lucknow Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kasea: Resident of Bairee, Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Lodh; he joined hands withthe rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857, and fought theBritish forces on several occasions;caught by the British during anengagement, he was accused ofëplundering the British property andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and hanged in1861. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Fatehpur Mutiny Basta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Kasee: Resident of Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he was a Sepoyin the B. Company of the British-Indian army; he left the British

service during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebelforces to challenge the Comapanyraj;he was caught in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British troops, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59),UPSAL]

Kashee Nath: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);worked as Mohasiri in themagistrateís court at Cawnpore; hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andjoined the rebel forces in fightingagainst the British in Kanpur and thesurrounding areas in the first half of1857; when the British wererecovering their lost ground inKanpur in the second half of 1857, hewas arrested by them and accusedof ëtaking part in the rebellion againstthe Britishí; Kashee Nath wassentenced to death in December 1857and executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. II,No.43C (1859), MSAB]

Kashee Pershad: Resident of Jhansi,Uttar Pradesh; s/o Luckman Pershad;took part in attacks on the Britishforces during the Rising of 1857; healso provided financial support to therebel forces; caught by the British andcharged with ëaiding and abettingthe rebellioní; he was sentenced totransportation for life in January 1859,and died in prison before


transportation. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kashee: Belonged to Boolundshuhur[Bulandshahar], the North-WesternProvinces (Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and also offered financial support tothe local rebels against the British;he fought the British forces at severalplaces in Bulandshahar; he wascaught by the British after the defeatof the rebel forces and charged withëmurder, aiding and abetting therebellioní; he was sentenced to deathin 1860 and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Kashee: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also provided financial support tothe rebellious local people and incitedthem to kill the firangis (British); hewas caught during an engagementwith the advancing British army inBanda, and charged with ësedition,aiding and abetting the rebellionagainst the Britishí, and sentenced todeath with confiscation of hisproperty in August 1858; he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Kashi Charan: Resident of v. & p.o.Chaura, distt. Gorakhpur, the United

Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oBhirgun. While the people weredemonstrating during the Non-Cooperation movement, the Britishpolice of Chauri Chaura thanasuddenly opened fire on them,resulting in the deaths of manyprotesters. When they ran out ofammunition and found the gatheringinfuriated, the policemen retreatedand hid themselves inside the policestation. Some in the encircling crowdsprayed kerosene oil over thebuilding and set it on fire, killing allthe 23 policemen, inside. KashiCharan was accused of participationin this well-known Chauri Chauracase, sentenced to death and hangedon 2 July 1923. [H/poll. F.No. 563/III/1922, NAI; TR, 14 January 1923,RSAB; SSKS, 36, p. 1 & 10]

Kashi Din: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels of his area and foughtagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he also incitedothers to raise their arms against theBritish; he died while confronting theBritish army in the battle of Chinhat,Lucknow, on 20 June 1857. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; QT]

Kashi Nath: Belonged to Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); joined the anti-British rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 in defence of Jhansiísself governance; took part inplundering the British properties andkilling them in Jhansi and itsneighbourhood; caught at the time


of the British raids on the region in1858 and sentenced to death oncharges of ëplundering, rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was executedsoon thereafter. [Mutiny Records,Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt, Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Kashi Prasad: Resident of distt. Benaras(Varanasi), the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Panaru. Hetook part in a highly chargedprocession at the DasaswamedhaGhat during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement on 13August 1942. Hereceived bullet wounds in the policefiring there and died of those injurieson the same day. [H/poll F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.171-172;BCA, p. 107]

Kashi Rai: Resident of Jalalabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); cultivator; along withhis village fellows, he refused tooblige the British forces with thesupply of rasad (provisions) atJalalabad during the Uprising of1857; for this, he was caught andhanged by the British troops inNovember 1857; his entire village wasalso looted by the British. [MutinyRecords, Lucknow Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Kashi Ram: Belonged to v. Barhan, distt.Agra, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). A labourer byoccupation, he participated as asaboteur in attacking theGovernmentís seed godown atBarhan during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. When the saboteurs were

fired upon by the police, he receivedfatal bullet wounds and died on thespot in August 1942. [H/Poll, F.Nos.3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.172]

Kasi: Hailed from Surya Pol Darwaja,Bharatpur State (now distt.Bharatpur), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); Chamar. TheBharatpur police caught twenty twoChamars, including Kasi, from theSurya Pol Darwaja on 23 March 1922,and ordered them to graze theanimals of the Bharatpur ruler underBegar (forced labour). Kasi and othersrefused to give Begar and remindedthe Maharaja of Bharatpur that hehimself had previously issued aProclamation to prohibit begar, andhence they should not be forced toperform it. The Maharaja was furiousat this lowly-bornís audacity andordered the police to imprison andpunish them. All the 22 persons werethen put behind the bars andmercilessly flogged by the police.Kasi was one among those fourpersons who were so severelyflogged and tortured by the policethat he died in detention. Kasiísdeath did not go in vain, and sparkedoff an agitation of the Chamars of thatarea. They gathered in large number,demonstrated against the Bharatpurruler and created a powerfulmovement against Begar. [NR, 2 April1922, RSAB]

Kasim Allee: Resident of Paharee,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought against


the British on various occasions in theHamirpur region; he also incited thelocal people to raise their arms andkill the goralog (British); he wascaptured by the British during theiradvance in Hamirpur, and sentencedto death on the charges of ësedition,murder of Europeans and rebellionwith violenceí; he was hanged in1859. [Mutiny Records, HamirpurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kasim Khan: Resident of Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857, andalso incited his neighbours to joinhands with the rebels; he offeredfinancial support to other rebels andencouraged them to try to overthrowthe firangi-hukumat (British rule); hewas caught by the British troopsduring their raids on Fatehpur in1857, and executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kasmi Ally Khan: Resident of Zumma,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Pathan; he fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he also arranged financial support forthe rebels to buy arms and attack theBritish establishments; he was caughtby the British army after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kasseegeer Ghosain: Born in Allahabad,

the North-Western Provinces (nowuttar pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels in their fighting the Britishrule during the 1857 Uprising; he wascaught by the British troops in oneof their raids on Allahabad, andcharged with ëlooting Governmenttreasury and rebellioní; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof his property in June 1857; he washanged soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; TIM, p.219]

Kaushal Kumar: Resident of v.Naraingarh, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oMurli Singh. He was an activepolitical worker and played a leadingrole in organising agitations duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement in Ballia.He was killed in police firing nearBairiya police station on 18 August1942 in an attempt at hoisting theNational Flag on the Thana building.[H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI;RORCG; WWIM, I, p.172]

Kaushal Ram: Resident of v. ChaukeChapra, distt. Ballia, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh). Hewas arrested in August 1942 on theground of his taking part in theagitation let loose during the ìQuitIndiaî movement. He wasimprisoned and died in jail in thesame year on account of severephysical tortures. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 120]

Kaushal: Born in v. Naraingarh, distt.Ballia, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); s/o Murli Singh. As


a political activist he played animportant part in organizing a protestmarch to the Bairiya police Station atthe height of the ìQuit Indiaîmovement on 18 August 1942. Theprotesters were indiscriminatelyfired upon by the British police whenthey reached the thana. Kaushalreceived fatal bullet wounds in hisattempt at unfurling the NationalFlag on the police station building,and succumbed to his wounds on thatvery day. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; BCA, p. 112]

Kazim Ali: Inhabitant of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he joined the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857, also encouraged hisneighbourhood to take part in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was killed by theBritish army in the course of anencounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Kedar Nath: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theconfrontation with the British duringthe Uprising of 1857, and fought theBritish forces in differentengagements; he was killed by theBritish army in the course of anencounter at Bailley Guard,Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Kedar Singh Basurchia: Resident of v.Ghagha, distt. Gorakhapur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). In 1943, he offered hisservices voluntarily to the IndianNational Army and joined it atMalaya. He was sent in Burma(Myanmar) to fight against the Britishforces where he took part in severalpitched-battles and died there inaction in 1944. [INA Papers, F. No.1/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.28]

Kedar Singh Basurchia: Resident of v.Ghagha, distt. Gorakhapur, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). In 1943 he offered hisservices voluntarily to the Indiannational Army and joined it inMalaya. He was sent in Burma(Myanmar) to fight aginst the Britishforces where he took part in severalpitched battles and died there inaction in 1944. [INA Papers, F. No.1/INA, NAI; WWIM, II, p.28]

Kedar Singh: Hailed from v. Garigaon,Distt. Almora, the United Provinces(now Uttarakhand); he was a soldierin the 4/19 Hyderabad Regiment ofthe British-Indian Army beforejoining the Indian National Army asa Sepoy in the 1st Guerrilla Regiment;was killed in action against the Britishforces in Burma (Myanmar) in 1945.[INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.150-51]

Keermal Singh: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Rajpoot [Rajput]; he fought theBritish at several places in Ghazipur


during the Uprising of 1857; he alsooffered financial support to othersfor buying arms and plundering theBritish properties; he was caught bythe British after their re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Keerut: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and also incited others to join the fightagainst the firangis (British); caughtby the British army, and convictedon the charges of ëthe rebellionagainst the Britishí, he was sentencedto life imprisonment withconfiscation of property in 1859; hedied in captivity. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kehewan: Belonged to Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat several places in the Banda region;he also incited his neighbours to raisearms and kill the firangis (British) andtheir allies; he was caught by theBritish troops at the time of theiradvancement in Banda, charged withësedition and rebellion against theBritishí, and sentenced to death withconfiscation of his property in July1858; he was executed by hangingthereafter. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Keorath: Resident of Ghazeepoor

[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebels and fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he was caught by the British aftertheir re-occupation of the Ghazipurregion, and executed by hanging in1859. [Mutiny Records, GhazipurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kesar Singh: Born in v. Mooni, distt.Tehri-Garhwal, the United Provinces(now Uttarakhand); s/o Shri RattanSingh; originally a Mess Waiter in the1/13 F.F. Rifles of the British-IndianArmy before joining the IndianNational Army as a Sepoy in its 1st

Guerrilla Regiment in 1942; waskilled in action against the Britishforces in Burma (now Myanmar) in1945. [INA Papers, F.Nos.1/INA,379/INA (1946), NAI; WWIM, II,p.153]

Keshav Rao Makode: Born in 1925,resident of v. Prabhatpattan, distt.Betul, Nerbudda division, theCentral Provinces and Berar (nowMadhya Pradesh); s/o Balaji.Educated in a local school up to VIIstandard, he joined the anti-Britishdemonstrations in Betul and raisedslogans in support of the ìQuit Indiaîmovement in 1942. Took an activepart in sabotaging the Governmentproperties like forest depots and postoffices. Arrested with other activists,Keshav was charged under Sections147/332 I.P.C., and awarded twoyearsí rigorous imprisonment on 20October 1942. Suffering fromTuberculosis in jail, he was released


before the completion of his term anddied at home a few days later. [H/Poll (FR), F.Nos. 18/8/1942, 18/9/1942, NAI; FFMPC, I, p. 75]

Keshuree Lall: Resident of Meerut, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Jaubboo; Kaith; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought the British forces on severaloccasions; caught by the British in thecourse of an engagement, he wasaccused of ëplundering the Britishproperty and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathin 1858 and hanged thereafter.[Mutiny Records, NWP, FatehpurMutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.),UPRAA]

Kesree: Resident of Allygurh [Aligarh],the North-Western Provinces (nowuttar pradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also encouragedothers to raise their arms andoverthrow the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he marched to Delhi,joined hands with the rebels thereand fought the British troops; he wascaught by the British soon after theirre-occupation of Delhi, and chargedwith ëmurder and rebellion againstthe Britishí; he was sentenced todeath and shot dead in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Judl. Deptt. (Delhi Div.)F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Kesri Chand Sharma: Resident of v.Kunjawa Chakrawta, distt.Dehradun, the United Provinces(now Uttarakhand); s/o Shiv Dutt.While serving the Indian National

Army, he received training inespionage and secretly landed onIndian soil to gather information ofthe British-Indian armyís movementsfor the INAís use. However, soonafter his arrival in India, he wascaught by the British forces, tried andreceived death sentence in a CourtMartial trial on 8 February 1945. Hewas hanged in Delhi Central Jail on3 May 1945 at the age of 24. [H/Poll(Sec), F. No. 2/2/43; Poll (I) F. No.6/357, NAI; SSG, 4, pp. 72-73]

Kewal Ram: Resident of v. Barhan, distt.Agra, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh). A labourer byoccupation, he participated as asaboteur in the attack on theGovernmentís seed godown atBarhan during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement. When the saboteurs werefired upon by the police, he receivedserious bullet wounds and died onthe spot. [H/Poll, F.Nos. 3/30/42,NAI; WWIM, I, p.175]

Khairat Ali: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British forcesat different places in Lucknowduring the Uprising of 1857; he alsojoined the local rebels in plunderingthe British properties; he died whileconfronting the British army atQaiserbagh, Lucknow, in March 1858.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Khairati Khan: Resident of Bhopawar,Amjhera State, Malwa region, theCentral India Agency (now MadhyaPradesh); employed as a peon of the


Political Agency in the BhopawarBritish Residency (Amjhera State); heleft his job during the Uprising of1857, joined the rebel forces andaccompanied them against the pro-British ruler at Dhar in 1857; in thecourse of fighting he was capturedby the British troops and executedin 1858 [Mutiny Papers, Vol. II,NAIB; WWIM, III, p. 73]

Khaja Bux: Born in Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcesunder the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan (the rebel leader ofthe Rohilkhand region), and marchedto several places for attacking theBritish forces during the 1857Uprising; he was captured by theadvancing British army in anencounter, and executed by hangingin 1860 at Bareilly. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, pp.68.69]

Khajab Bundish: Resident of Nimar,Malwa region, the Central IndiaAgency (now Madhya Pradesh);inspired by the Uprising of 1857 hetook upon himself the important taskof organizing the anti-British rebelforce in Nimar in 1859. Following hisrebel forces raids on the Britishpositions at Mandaleshwar, he wascaptured and executed in 1859.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. VI, NAIB;WWIM, II, p.73]

Khajan Singh: Hailed from v. NaglaDhokal, teh. Etmadpur, distt. Agra,the United Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Chhiddu Narain Singh.A volunteer in the ìQuit Indiaî

movementís band of saboteurs,Khajan Singh went to Chamraulastation on Delhi-Tundla line on 28August 1942 for cutting down therailway tracks. As soon as thevolunteers reached the point toexecute their plans, the policemen,already guarding the location, hadopened fire on them. Khajan Singhreceived severe bullet wounds anddied on the spot on that day. [H/Poll, F.Nos. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 33,p. 71; WWIM, I, p.177]

Khaju Singh: Resident of Nimar, Malwaregion, Central India Agency (nowMadhya Pradesh); joined the BhimaNaikís rebel forces, took part inorganizing the rebel forcesí raidingthe British positions in the Nimarregion during the Uprising of 1857;he was captured by the British troopsin 1859, sentenced to rigorousimprisonment and died in detention.[Mutiny Papers, Vol. II, NAIB;WWIM,III, p. 75]

Khajya Nayak: Resident of the CentralIndian Agency (now MadhyaPradesh); a Bhil; one of the prominentAdivasi leaders who led the armedrevolt in 1857 against the Companyraj; his army was of 800 to 1000strong, and all of them belonged toindigenous Bhil tribes; his maintargets were the rich local Zamindarsand the British officialdom; hismilitancy continued even after 1857and his troops troubled the Britishmovements along the Ghats byattacking and looting theirbelongings; he was killed by aconspirator from the British side in


1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol.II, NAIB;IVR, 2004, pp.65-66]

Khalil Prasad: Belonged to Faizabad, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now inUttar Pradesh); he participated in therising against the British in 1857,proceeded to Lucknow and foughtagainst the British forces at severalplaces in Lucknow city; he wascaught by the British army during anencounter and hanged at MachhiBhawan, Lucknow, in June 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Khan Bahadur Khan: Resident ofBareilly, Uttar Pradesh; he was agrandson of Hafiz Rahmat Khan, thelast ruler of Rohilkhand; he joined therebel forces during the Uprising of1857, led them on several occasionsin their onslaughts on the Britishestablishments, and assumed controlover the Rohilkhand area; becomingthe leader of the rebels, and theproclaimed ruler of the region as theviceroy of the Mughal Emperor,Bahadur Shah ëZafarí, he appointeda committee of eight persons,consisting of Hindus and Muslims,to conduct the rebel administrationwithin his area, and ruled overRohilkhand for about one year; hefoiled the British attempts at creatingrifts among the rebel forces andforbade cow-slaughter in reverenceto the Hindu sentiments; he alsolevied taxes for waging war againstthe British, engaged the British forcesin several battles, but lost the crucialbattle of Bareilly; he withdrew

towards the Nepal border, andultimately was captured by theBritish; sentenced to death on thecharges of ëleading the rebellion andwaging war against the Britishí; hewas executed by hanging in the OldKotwali at Bareilly in March 1860.[Mutiny Records, Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; Rampur State MutinyPapers, UPRAA]

Khan: Resident of Jhansi State (nowUttar Pradesh); joined the rebelforces during the Uprising of 1857and participated in attacking theBritish establishments in Jhansi andits neighboring areas in 1857-58; atthe time of the British re-occupationof Jhansi in 1858, he was captured bythem and put behind the bars in theHamirpur and Allyour jails; onaccount of his involvement in therebellion, as well as in an attemptedjail-break, Khan was executed in1859. [Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. III,No.43D (1859), MSAB]

Khantar Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Sepoy in the 3rd

Battalion; he fought against theBritish forces at several places inBurma (now Myanmar) and waskilled in a battle in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI;WWIM, II, p.154]


Khedan Ahir: Resident of v. SherpurKalan, distt. Ghazipur, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); s/oVeer Nayak Rai. While he was tryingto hoist the National Flag on theMuhammadabad Tehsil Office duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement, thepolice shot and killed him on the spotin August 1942. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; BCA, p. 111]

Khedoo: Resident of Bhoolchuk,Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he also offered financial support tothe rebels for buying arms to attackthe British establishments; he wascaught by the British after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kheemanand: Born in 1930, resident ofv. Khumand Patti, Distt. Almora,Kumaon Division, United Provinces(now Uttarakhand); s/o Tika Ram;agriculturalist; became a Congressworker and started taking part in theìQuit Indiaî processions andmeetings; joined an anti-Britishprocession at Sumand Patti (Almora)in 1942; the British armed personnelcame down to stop its advance andopened fire on the processionists; heand his younger brother, Ganga Datt,were shot dead in the firing. [PCJPapers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155, 156,157 (PA), NAI; WWIM, I, p.178; SSKS,KD: p.3; BSAS: p. 129]

Khejar Khan: Belonged to distt. Saugor[Sagar], (now Madhya Pradesh); tookpart in the Uprising of 1857 againstthe British in Saugor region under thecommand of Nawab FazilMohammad Khan of Ambapani; heparticipated in the overrunning of theBritish settlement at Rahatgarh Fortin October 1857; between 24 and 28January 1858 he fought against theBritish troops during their re-occupation of Rahatgarh fort; whilefighting the enemy forces and facingreverses, he and fellow rebelsdecided to leave the fort; soon afterleaving it, Khejar Khan and otherswere nabbed at Narsinghpur Margby Captain Sulley of the British army,sentenced to death on the charges ofëtreason, murder and rebellionagainst the British,í he was executedin 1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol. II,NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII)(1858), MSAB]

Khem Singh: Resident of Almora,Kumaon Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand);enlisted as Sepoy in the Indian ArmyMedical Corps of the British-IndianArmy; fought in the World War IIagainst the Japanese army andbecame a prisoner of war in its handsin Malaya; he shifted his loyalty tothe Indian National Army in 1942and served it as a Naik in its 3rd

Guerilla Regiment; he was killed inaction in Burma (Myanmar) in 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945), 379/INA (1946); NAI;EBIFF, II; p.723]

Khem Singh: Resident of the Garhwal


Division, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); earlier he was a Soldierin the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army but shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942, and served its 3rd Battalionas Sepoy; he was killed on the inBurma (now Myanmar) front by theBritish forces in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI;WWIM, II, p.155]

Kheree: Resident of Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; heprovided arms and money to therebels of his area during the Uprising1857, and incited them to attack andkill the firangis (British); he alsoparticipated in the capturing of theBritish treasury and supplying itscontents to the rebels; he was caughtby the British troops during theiroperations in the Banda region;charged with ëmurder, aiding andabetting the rebellioní, he wassentenced to death in August 1858and executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Khetar Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Rajput. He took part inthe kisan meeting held at Neemuchanaon 14 May 1925 to remonstrateagainst the Maharajaís oppressiveadministration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the land

revenue had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs had been the hardest hit.Hearing the news of the gatheringof the peasant agitators, the Maharajasent his State Army to counter therallyists at Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe escape routes from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning. Many of the agitators,including Khetar Singh, receivedsevere bullet wounds in theindiscriminate firing and KhetarSingh died of these. Simultaneously,the village was also set on fire by theState troops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Khialee Ram: Resident of Kurhul,Mynpoory [Mainpuri], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Sepoyin the C. Company under the British-Indian army; he left the Britishservice during the Uprising of 1857and joined hands with the rebels andfought against the British; he wascaught in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces, andsentenced to death on the charges ofëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Khizr Butt: Born in 1881 in Shopian, distt.


Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir; s/oLassa Butt; Shopkeeper. Heparticipated in a demonstration atShopian on 21 September 1931againstthe autocratic rule during the politicalmovement for responsible govern-ment in Jammu and Kashmir State.He was critically wounded in a lathi-charge by the State police on theprotestors, and succumbed to hisinjuries on that very day. [File No.V, 8; MMCR, J&KSA, Srinagar;WWIM, II, p.52; EBIFF, Vol.1, p.115;HMKJAMH, p. 323]

Khoda Bux: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in attackingand plundering the Britishestablishments during the 1857Uprising; he also encouraged thepeople of his locality to join the rebelforces; he was captured by the Britishat the time their attack on Allahabad,and charged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death by hanging inJune 1857 and executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Allahabad Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;TIM, p.220]

Khoda Bux: Resident of Banda, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Banda region;he also provided financial support tohis neighbours and encouraged themto raise their arms to fight the firangis(British); he was caught during theBritish re-occupation of Banda, andcharged with ëaiding and abetting

the rebellion against the Britishí; hewas sentenced to death in May 1858and executed by hanging; hisproperty was also confiscatedthereafter. [Mutiny Records, BandaMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.53 (X) (1858), MSAB]

Khoda Bux: Resident of Kotwali,Allahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British troops; healso took part in looting the Britishtreasury and using its contents forbuying arms; he was caught by theBritish in the course of their marchesinto Allahabad, and hanged from atree in 1857 on the charges of ëlootingand rebellion against the Britishí.[Mutiny Records, Allahabad MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Khodabux Bhisie: Belonged toAllahabad, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels infighting the British forces; he alsoincited the local people to attack theBritish and plunder their properties;he was caught by the British troopsduring their raids on the Allahabadregion, convicted on the charges ofëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to death in July1857, and executed by hanging.[Mutiny Records, PP, Further PaperNo.1; TIM, p.207]

Khoodee: Belonged to Mahomedabad,Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], the


North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Aheer; he joined handswith the rebels of his village duringthe Uprising of 1857 and foughtagainst the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish forces in the course of anencounter in the Gorakhpur region,and hanged in 1858. [Mutiny Records,NWP, Jhansi Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. I, No.43B (1859),MSAB]

Khooman Singh: Resident of Cawnpore(Kanpur), the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heheaded a rebel group during theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British troops in the Kanpurregion in the months of June and July1857; he was caught by the Britishtroops at the time of their re-occupation of Kanpur and chargedwith ërebellion against the British andaiding the rebellioní; Khooman Singhwas sentenced to death in December1857 and executed soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Kanpur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Khooman Singh: Resident ofSurrooppoor, Etawah, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Thakoor [Thakur]; he wasa Havildar [Hawaldar] in the C.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British employmentduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined the rebel forces to fight againstthe British rule; he was caught in thecourse of an engagement with theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath in 1859 on the charges of

ëdesertion and mutiny against theBritish authoritiesí. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Khooman: Resident of Gwalee,Mirzapoor [Mirzapur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857, and fought the British forceson several occasions; caught by theBritish in a fierce engagement, hewas tried and hanged in 1860.[Mutiny Records, NWP FatehpurMutiny Basta (Ur./Per. Srs.),UPRAA]

Khooman: Resident of Shahjehnpoor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the C.Company under the British-Indianarmy; he refused to serve the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined the rebelsí fighting against theBritish rule; he was caught in 1858while confronting the British forces,and sentenced to death on thecharges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Khoomanee Khan: Resident of Badaon;the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Mewatee [Mewati];he took part in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin Badaon on several occasions; hewas caught by the British during theiroperations against the rebels, and


executed by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi/Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Khooshal: Resident of Shahjehnpoor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Aheer; he was a Sepoy in the C.Company under the British-Indianarmy; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while confrontingthe British forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst.Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Khoosyal Khan: Resident of Allahabad,the North-Western Provinces (nowuttar pradesh); he was Nujeeb [Najib]under a Commissioner in Allahabad,but left the post to join the Uprisingof 1857; he also incited many othersto fight against the British; he wascaught by the British during anengagement in Allahabad, andcharged with ëdisloyalty andrebellion against the Britishí;sentenced to death with confiscationof his property in June 1857; he wasexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Allahabad Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; TIM, p.218]

Khowaja Nujuf Allee: Belonged toAllygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he led a group of rebelsduring the Uprising of 1857 and

fought the British forces on a numberof occasions in Aligarh; caught by theBritish in the course of their attackson the rebels, he was executed byhanging in 1857 on the charges ofëmurder and leading the rebelsrebellion against the Britishí; hishouse was also razed to the ground.[Mutiny Records, Aligarh MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt. Part-1, Vol.No. 44 (1858), MSAB]

Khowshallee: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 and wentup to Bulandshahar while fightingagainst the British; he also took partthere in an attack on the Britishofficers and their establishments; hewas caught by the British in the midstof an encounter and hanged in 1858on the charges of ëmurder of theBritish officers and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records,Bulanadshahar Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Khub Singh: Resident of Kanpur, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857, andfought against the British troops atseveral places in Kanpur; he alsooffered financial support to the localpeople and encouraged them toattack the firangis (British); he waskilled in the course of an engagementwith the advancing British army inthe Kanpur region in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]


Khuda Bakhsh: Resident of the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also incited hisneighbourhood to take to armsagainst the British authorities; heproceeded to Delhi, joined the rebelforces there, and fought the Britishin several battles; he was killed whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in Delhi in 1857. [MutinyPapers, Coll No.57, NAI; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.48 (V) (1858), MSAB]

Khuda Baksh: Born in Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebels in their fighting the firangi-hukumat (British rule) during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British troops in the course of anengagement, and accused of ëmurderand rebellion against the Britishí; hewas sentenced to death in 1858 withconfiscation of his property; he wasexecuted by hanging soon thereafter.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Khuda Baksh: Resident of Jhansi, UttarPradesh; he was the commander ofthe Cavalry in the army of RaniLakshmi Bai; he played a significantrole in organizing and directing therebel forces against the Britishduring the Uprising of 1857; hefought back persistently the Britisharmyís offensive on the Jhansi fort;he was killed by the British whilefighting on 4 June 1857. [MutinyRecords; Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.75]

Khuda Buksh: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he was a Sepoy inthe A. Company of the British-Indianarmy; he left the British serviceduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebel forces tofight against the British rule; hefought against the British at severalplaces, and died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British forces.[Mutiny Records, NWP, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858-59), UPSAL]

Khuddim: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he fought the British forcesin different engagements, and alsoencouraged others to take part in theresistance against the firangi-hukumat(British rule) during the Uprising of1857; he was killed by the Britisharmy in an armed clash at BailyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Khuggoo: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his associates,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]


Khullak Singh: Resident of Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British after their re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Khundoo Singh: Resident of MundeeSyud Khan, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Burkundauz[Barqandaz] with the ContingentGuards of the Agra Central Prison;he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelsof the Agra area; he fought theBritish in several engagements in theAgra-Mathura regions; he was killedby the advancing British troops in thecourse of their attacks on the rebelsin 1858. [Mutiny Records, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Khurugjeet: Resident of the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); Nayee [Nai]; he was aSepoy in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish employment during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebel forces to fight againstthe British rule; he fought against theBritish at several places in his region;he died in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Khusal Singh: Belonged to the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Naik in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he shifted his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942and served it as Naik in the Ist

Guerrilla Regiment; while fightingagainst the British forces at Trawang,Burma (now Myanmar) he was killedon the battle ground in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA(1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p.156]

Khusal Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Naik in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he decided to shift hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942 and served it as Havildar[Hawaldar] in the 3rd Battalion; he diedfighting the British forces in Burma(now Myanmar) in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.156]

Khushal Singh: Born in v. Julianwala,distt. Mirpur, Kashmir State (nowJammu and Kashmir). He was aJemadar [Jamadar] in the British-Indian Armyís 1/13 Frontier ForcesRegiment before shifting his loyaltyto the Indian National Army in 1942.He joined the INA as Captain in theReinforcement Group and died inSingapore in March 1944 in anencounter with the British forces.[INA Papers, 1/INA, NAI; EBIFF,Vol.2, p.768]

Khushal: Belonged to distt. Meerut, theUnited Provinces (now Uttar


Pradesh). He shifted his loyalty fromthe British-Indian Armyís PunjabRegiment to the Indian NationalArmy. On joining the INA, he wasplaced as a soldier in the 3rd GuerrillaRegiment and deployed to confrontthe British in Burma (Myanmar)where he died fighting in the battlefield, possibly in 1944. [INA Papers,F. No. 1/INA, NAI; ROH, pp. 720-721]

Khushi Ram: Born in Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcesunder the leadership of KhanBahadur Khan (the rebel supremo inthe Rohilkhand region) during theUprising of 1857, and took part infighting against the British at severalplaces; he was caught by theadvancing British army and executedby hanging in 1860. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59), UPSAL; WWIM, III, p.76]

Khwaj Baksh: Resident of MundeeSooth, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Mewattee [Mewati]; he served underthe British as one among theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he joined a secretconspiracy to liberate the prisonersduring the Uprising of 1857, andescaped with them while leaving theBritish employment; he took part inseveral encounters with the Britishforces in the Agra region; he died in1858 while fighting against theadvancing British army. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Khwaja Baksh: Hailed from Bhopal State(now Madhya Pradesh); s/o NamdarKhan, joined the rebel forces duringthe Revolt of 1857 against the Britishin Saugor [Sagar] district; involvedin attacking and plundering theBritish settlements at Ambapani,Sehore and Rahatgarh under thecommand of Nawab FazilMohammad Khan of Ambapani; hefought from 24 to 28 January 1858against the British troops who cameto re-occupy Rahatgarh Fort underHugh Rose; in the course of thefighting he was caught by the enemyand executed by hanging on 29January 1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol. I,NAIB; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.53 (X)(1858), MSAB]

Khwaja Baksha: Belonged to Singhanatown of Jaipur State (now in distt.Jhunjhunun), the Rajputana Agency(now Rajasthan); s/o Abdal [Abdul]Khan; sepoy in the British Army (hisfather was also employed inRegiment No.3, Dera Ghazi Khan);along with other Sowars [Sawars], hedeserted the regiment, came toSinghana via Jodhpur and joined therebels; Khwaja Baksha was arrestedin May 1858, sent to the AssistantPolitical Agent of Kanod andexecuted soon thereafter. [Jaipur StateMilt/Deptt, Pt. II/Minor Head 6/Records No. 01/Pt. 5/5, RSAB, citedin RSG, V 2, pp.96]

Khwaja Bux: Resident of Jhansi State(now Uttar Pradesh); joined the rebelforces in Jhansi in 1857 and foughtagainst the British interferences inJhansiís affairs; took part in raiding


the British settlements and outpostsin Jhansi and its surrounding areas;caught during the British re-occupation of the region in 1858 andsentenced to death on charges ofëtaking part in the rebellion againstthe Britishí, he was executed soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858), MSAB]

Khyolee: Born in Meerut, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and also incited hisneighbourhood to raise their armsagainst the British rule; he fought theBritish forces at several places in theMeerut region; caught by the Britishafter the defeat of the rebel forcesand charged with ëmurder andplundering the Government propertyduring the rebellioní, he wassentenced to death in 1858 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Khyratee: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); following the outbreak ofthe 1857 Uprising, he joined the localrebels in attacking and plunderingBritish establishments in Agra; hewas caught by the British army andput on trial on the charges ofëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to transportationfor life in February 1859, he died incaptivity before the sentence couldbegin. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Khyrattee: Hailed from Unnao, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with the other rebels,he marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region after the Britishre-occupation of Delhi in September1857; he died in 1858 while resistingthe advancing British army in theUnnao region. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kidar Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he left the Britishservice to join the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 and served it as Sepoyin the 3rd Battalion; while fightingagainst the British-Allied forces inBurma (now Myanmar) he was killedon the battle ground in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.157]

Kindariya/ Kondariya: Born in v.Benglur, Pargana Kaikagarh inJagdalpur, Bastar State (now inChhattisgarh); took part in theAdivasi (tribal) Bhumkalórevolt of1910 in the Jagdalpur area of Bastaragainst the feudal and colonialexploitation, and also for maintainingthe tribalsí distinct ways of life. On16 February 1910 he took part in adirect confrontation (the Indrawati-ford battle) between the rebels andthe British where many of the rebelswere killed. Kindariya/ Kondariyaand few others escaped from the


scene and rallied round theneighbouring Ulnar and Netanarvillages. ìOn the night of 25thFebruary, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured ....îKindariya/ Kondariya was oneamong those who had been arrested,charged with ìwaging war againstthe Crownî, and tried along withothers between 13 March and 28April 1910 (known as the JagdalpurTrial). Seventy eight of the rebels,including Kindariya/ Kondariya,were detained in Bastar Jail and laterin June 1910 they were shifted to theRaipur Central Jail, where he died(before 7 November 1910) due to ill-treatment and tortures by the jailauthorities. [F/Poll (Confidential),Nos 60, 29 of 1910, NAI; Jail Records,Central Jail, Raipur, List of BastarPrisoners, cf HTPB, pp.245-57]

Kirpa Singh: Belonged to the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the 5/18 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army; shiftedhis loyalty to the Indian NationalArmy in 1942 where he was placedon the same rank in the Ist BahadurGroup; while fighting against theAllied forces at several places inBurma (now Myanmar); he waskilled during an enemy air attack onhis camp at Myitkina in 1943. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA(1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p. 157]

Kirpaji Dhakar: Hailed from v.Amarpura, teh. Begun, Mewar State(now distt. Udaipur), the RajputanaAgency (now Rajasthan); Dhakars(Kirpaji and Rupaji) took part in theanti-Begar agitation against theatrocities of the Jagirdars. Vijai SinghìPathikî, President of Rajasthan SevaSangh, had already launched asuccessful peasant movement inBijolia, near Begun Thikana, againstBegar and atrocities of the Jagirdars.It created a stir in Begun, andencouraged Kirpaji and RupajiDharkars to mobilize peasants inBegun and other neighbouringThikanas against giving Begar andpaying Lag-Bags (cesses). This led theMewar State to depute G.C. Trench,the Revenue Commissioner, alongwith an armed force, to deal with theagitating Begun peasants. About 500peasants gathered at Govindpura todiscuss matters with Trench. Butinstead of meeting the peasants,Trench haughtily ordered the armedforce to burn the village on 13 July1923. When Kirpaji and Rupaji cameforward to handle the situation, thetroops opened fire, resulting in thedeaths of Kirpaji and Rupaji alongwith nine others. [RSSS, pp.73-94;Sujas, No.4, June-July 1998, Jaipur,pp.68-70; AMR, 1913-1947, pp.69-70]

Kiser Singh: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andalso motivated others to rise againstthe firangi-hukumat (British rule); hemoved into Delhi, joined hands withthe rebels there and fought the


British troops on several occasions;he died while confronting theadvancing British forces in Delhi inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Papers, CollNo.57, NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48(V) (1858), MSAB]

Kishan Ram: Born in 1806, resident ofAmbapani, Bhopal State, the CentralIndia Agency (now MadhyaPradesh); employee of Jagirdar NawabFazil Mohammad Khan of Ambapani;he joined the anti-British rebel forcesled by his employer during theUprising of 1857; participated inattacking the British outposts atAmbapani, Sehore and Rahatgarh;confronted the British reinforce-ments under General Hugh Rose atRahatgarh fort between 24 and 28January 1858; captured by the enemyon 29 January 1858 and sentenced todeath, Kishan Ram was hanged on30 January 1858. [Mutiny Papers, Vol.V, NAIB; WWIM, III, pp.76-77]

Kishan Ram: Hailed from Ambapani,Madhya Pradesh; worked asSecretary of Nawab FazilMohammad (Jagirdar of Ambapani);along with his employer, he joinedthe anti-British rebel forces duringthe ëUprising of 1857í in theAmbapani area; took a prominentpart in fighting the British troops inseveral places; while confronting theBritish troops at Rahatgarh fort on30 January 1858, his rebel force lostto the enemy; and on being capturedalong with other rebels, he wasexecuted on 30 January 1858 atRahatgarh fort; 17 arrested rebelswere also killed on the spot on the

same day. [Mutiny Papers, II, NAIB;WWIM, III, pp. 76-77]

Kishan Singh: Hailed from v. GurudaPatti, distt. Almora, Uttar KumaonDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); s/o Trilok Singh;educated up to the middle standard;joined the Gandhi Ashram atChanauda; participated in the ìQuitIndiaî movement in Almora(Chanauda) in 1942; caught in theBritish armed troopsí indiscriminatefiring while taking part in a protestdemonstration; received severebullet wounds and died on the spot.[PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 155,156, 157 (PA), NAI; WWIM, I, p.181;SSKS, KD: p.3; BSAS: pp. 129-30]

Kishen Singh: Belonged to Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); participated in the Risingof 1857 and fought against the Britishin Agra and its surrounding areas;he was caught by the British forcesand convicted on the charges ofëmurder, plundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí; sentenced to behanged in January 1859. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kishen Singh: Resident of Furrukhabad[Farukhabad], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Trooper in the 9th Light Caralryof the British-Indian army; he wasscheduled to be executed by theBritish on 20 June 1858 for rebellionand mutiny; Later on, SpecialCommissioner of Farrukhabadobserved ëas Kishen Singh was not


present at the time of the mutiny ofhis regiment, a discrimination oughtto have been made and thepunishment be limited totransportation for lifeí. He diedserving the sentence. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kishna Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Thakur. He participatedin the kisan agitatorsí meeting heldat Neemuchana on 14 May 1925 todemonstrate against the Maharajaísmal-administration and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue increased by fifty per cent.Though all agriculturists wereaffected adversely by it, the Rajputssuffered the most. Hearing the newsof this gathering the Maharaja senthis State Army to counter the rallyistsat Neemuchana. The troopssurrounded the village, blocked allthe exit points from it and openedfire on the protesters without anyprior warning of dispersal. ManyPeople received severe gun shots inthe indiscriminate firing, includingKishna Singh, who died on the spot.Simultaneously, the village was alsoset on fire by the State troops. [AlwarJudl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB;TR, 31 May, 14 June 1925; News-papersí Cuttings, Basta No 29, F.No.2, Riyasat, 13 November 1936, RSAB;PCJ Papers, Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166,191 (PA), NAI]

Kishoondeyal Roy: Resident ofBudeelpore, Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Bhoonhar [Bhunhar];he fought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he also offeredfinancial support to the rebels forbuying arms to attack the Britishestablishments; he was caught by theBritish army after their re-occupationof the Ghazipur region, and executedby hanging in 1859. [Mutiny Records,Ghazipur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kishore Singh: Resident of v. GarhiSahja, teh. Etmadpur, distt. Agra, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh). In 1930, a Congress-backedkisan movement for non-payment oftaxes was launched during the CivilDisobedience movement in Agra.Consequent to this ìno-taxîcampaign, the peasants of Garhi Sahjavillage received some reprieve fromland taxes. However, a few Zamin-dars of the tehsil maneuvered with thehelp of local officials to secureconfiscation warrants for non-payment. They induced the police tostart confiscating the peasantsí cropsand cattle, resulting in serious kisan-police clashes. Kishore Singhóone ofthe kisan resistersówas involved ina clash such as these, and died ofpolice firing on the spot. [H/Poll,F.Nos. 23/54/1930, 23/58/1930, NAI;SSKS, p. 46 & 47; WWIM, I, p.181]

Kishoree Singh: Resident of Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Nayee [Nai]; he was aSepoy in the A. Company of the


British-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places; he died in 1858while resisting the advancing Britishforces. [Mutiny Records, NWP, AgraMutiny Basta, UPRAA MutinyRecords, NWP, Etawahh MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kishun Aheer: Born in Chitkon, DobhiTaluqa, Jawnpore [Jaunpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined hands with therebel forces during the Uprising of1857 and fought the British in severalengagements in the Azamgarhregion; he was captured by theBritish troops in Senapur village, andexecuted by hanging from a mangotree in May 1858. [Mutiny Records,Jaunpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;WWIM, III, p.67]

Kishun Singh: He was a Naik in theBritish Indian army, posted atAligarh, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heleft the British service when the GreatUprising of 1857 broke out and joinedthe rebels in attacking the Britishtroops; he also provided financialsupport to the rebels of Aligarh andplayed an active role in organizingtheir campaigns; he was captured bythe British during an armedengagement and executed by hangingon 3 July 1858. [Mutiny Records,Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kisoon Singh: Hailed from Muttra[Mathura], the North-Western

Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hewas a Sepoy in the Permanent ArmedGuards at the Agra Central Prison;on his being deputed atBulandshahar on escort duty, he leftthe British employment in June 1857to participate in the Uprising of 1857.Along with the other rebels, hemarched towards Delhi and joinedthe rebel forces there; he was killedduring an engagement with theadvancing British army in the Delhiregion in September 1857. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta, S. No.69, UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57, NAI]

Kisree Singh: Born in Bag MuzuffurKhan, Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Burkundauz[Barqandaz] in the Contingent Guardsof the Agra Central Prison; he leftthe British employment during theUprising of 1857, joined hands withthe rebels of the Agra area andfought the British troops in severalengagements in the Agra-Mathuraregion; he was killed in the midst ofthe British attacks on the rebels in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50(VII) (1858), MSAB]

Kmata: Belonged to Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he took part in theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish forces at a number of placesin the Unnao-Kanpur region; he alsoincited the rebels to attack the Britishestablishments and seize theirproperties; he was killed while


confronting the British army inUnnao in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Unnao Mutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Koba Gond: Hailed from Betul,Nerbudda division, CentralProvinces and Berar (now MadhyaPradesh). Joined the ForestSatyagraha under the leadership ofSeth Deepchand in Betul in the firsthalf of August 1930. When about 500locals (belonging to Gond and Korkutribes) gathered at Banjardhal on 22August 1930 to protest against theGovernmentís Reserved ForestPolicies, the police used force todisperse the gathering, and theensuing clash resulted in the injuriesof many tribesmen and the death ofa policeman. Next day (23 August1930) the agitators had to face thefury of police reinforcement underthe Superintendant of Police, Betuldistrict, and in the resultant fightKoba Gond was hit in the police firingand died on the spot. [H/Poll,F.No.77/1930, NAI; MPDGB, p.66;Betul district Case File No. 77 of 1930;MPDG, Betul p.66]

Kola Majhi: Hailed from Jagdalpurregion, Bastar State (now inChhattisgarh); joined the Adivasi(tribal) Bhumkal ñ revolt of 1910 inthe Jagdalpur area of Bastar againstthe colonial and feudal exploitation,and in the tribesí anxiety for mainta-ining their distinct ways of life. On16 February 1910, following thedirect confrontation (Indrawati-fordbattle) between the rebels and theBritish where many people diedamong the rebels, Kola Majhi and

few others escaped from the sceneand rallied round the neighbouringUlnar and Netanar villages. ìOn thenight of 25th February, the combinedforces surrounded the Ulnar hill onwhich the men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Kola Majhiwas one among those who had beenarrested, charged with ìwaging waragainst the Crownî, and tried alongwith others between 13 March and28 April 1910 (known as theJagdalpur Trial). With seventy eightother rebels Kola Majhi was detainedin Bastar Jail and later in June 1910shifted to the Raipur Central Jail,where he was tortured to death(before 7 November 1910). [F/Poll(Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of 1910,NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57]

Konjal Shah: Hailed from theBundelkhand region; he foughtagainst the British forces during theUprising of 1857, and also providedfinancial support to other rebels ofhis area; he was shot dead by theBritish agent for his rebelliousactivities. [Mutiny Records, F/ PollConsultation nos. 107-8 (1858), NAI]

Kooma: Born in Ghazeepoor [Ghazipur],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces of his area and fought theBritish forces at several places inGhazipur during the Uprising of 1857;he was caught by the British after


their re-occupation of the Ghazipurregion, and executed by hanging in1859. [Mutiny Records, GhazipurMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Koonar Singh: Resident of Jhansee[Jhansi], Uttar Pradesh; he led thelocal rebel forces in fighting againstthe British during the Uprising of1857; he also provided financialsupport to the rebels and incitedothers to take part in the revolt; hewas arrested by the British army atthe time of its operations against therebels, and put on trial on the chargesof ëplundering, murder andinstigating rebellion against theBritishí; sentenced to be hanged bythe neck till death on 10 August 1858,his property was also confiscated.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Koondee: Belonged to Kotwali, Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh; Thakoor [Thakur]; hejoined hands with the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andmarched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; hereturned to his region after the fallof Delhi in September 1857; he wascaught by the British following theirre-occupation of this area and hangedin 1859 on the charges of ëmurderand rebellion against the Britishí.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Koondnarain: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Kaith; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;

he left the British service during theUprising of 1857 and joined the rebelsto challenge the British authority; hewas caught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Koondun Lall: Hailed from Kuchaihree-ghat Agra, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Kaith; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British employmentduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while confrontingthe British forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Koondun Singh: Belonged to MadhyaPradesh; he fought against the Britishforces during the Uprising of 1857;he was caught by the British in thecourse of an engagement in 1857 andexecuted by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Rev. Deptt. F. No. 19 (1857),MPSAB]

Koondun Singh: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the Uprising of 1857 andalso encouraged other people to raisetheir arms and kill the British; he


marched on to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish troops; he was captured bythe British army after the fall ofDelhi, and charged with ësedition andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death and shot dead in1857. [Mutiny Records, Judl. Deptt.(Delhi Div.) F.No.3 (1858), HSAP]

Koonja: Resident of Cawnpore (Kanpur),the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the anti-British rebel forces during the Revoltof 1857 in Kanpur; also encounteredthe British attempts at re-occupyingKanpur in the second half of 1857;caught by the enemy, and sentencedto death on charges of ërebellionagainst the Britishí, he was executedin the latter part of 1857. [MutinyRecords, Kanpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII)(1858), MSAB]

Kooray: Belonged to Serai Suhur,Futehpore Secree [Fatehpur Sikri],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelranks during the Uprising of 1857 andwent up to Bulandshahar fightingagainst the British; he took part therein an attack on the British officersand their establishments; he wascaught by the British in the course ofan encounter and hanged in 1858 onthe charges of ëmurder of the Britishofficers and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní. [Mutiny Records,Bulanadshahar Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.51 (VIII)(1858), MSAB]

Koorleey: Resident of Mirzapore[Mirzapur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in attacking and plundering theBritish establishments during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British in the course of theiroperations in Mrizapur andsentenced to imprisonment for life inAugust 1858 on the charges ofëplundering, murder and rebellioní;he lost his life in jail. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Koosulla: Belonged to Banda, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in attackingand killing the Europeans during theUprising of 1857; he also encouragedhis neighbours to attack the firangis(British); captured by the Britishtroops at the time of their raids onBanda and charged with ëmurderand rebellion against the Britishí, hewas sentenced to death in August1858 and executed by hanging; hisproperty was also confiscated.[Mutiny Records, Banda MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52(IX) (1858), MSAB]

Koram Brahmin: Belonged to Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh; s/o ThakalBrahmin; he took part in the fightingagainst the British during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British forces and charged withërebellion against the British;í; he wassentenced to death on 17 February1858. [Mutiny Records, Poll Deptt. F.No. 3 (1858), MPSAB]


Korlk: Belonged to Jagdalpur area inBastar State (now in Chhattisgarh);took part in the Adivasi (tribal)Bhumkal ñ the revolt of 1910 in theJagdalpur region of Bastar against thefeudalñcolonial exploitation, and forthe Tribal anxiety to preserve theirdistinct ways of life. On 16 February1910, following the direct confronta-tion (Indrawati-ford battle) betweenthe rebels and the British wheremany people died on the rebel side,Korlk and few others escaped fromthe scene and rallied round theneighbouring Ulnar and Netanarvillages. ìOn the night of 25thFebruary, the combined forcessurrounded the Ulnar hill on whichthe men of Netanar village [therebels] were supposed to beencamped. The movement was wellexecuted, and all the aboriginals[tribals] were captured....î Korlk wasarrested with others, charged withìwaging war against the Crownî,and tried between 13 March and 28April 1910 (known as the JagdalpurTrial). Seventy eight rebels, includingKorlk, were sentenced to rigorousimprisonment and put behind thebars in Bastar Jail. Later in June 1910they were shifted to the RaipurCentral Jail, where Korlk died(before 7 November 1910) sufferingill-treatment and tortures. [F/Poll(Confidential), Nos 60, 29 of 1910,NAI; Jail Records, Central Jail,Raipur, List of Bastar Prisoners, cfHTPB, pp.245-57]

Koshar Singh: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined the rebel forces

during the Uprising of 1857, andfought against the British at variousplaces in Etawah; he also incited thelocal people to attack the firangis(British); he was killed while resistingthe advancing British army in Etawahin 1858. [Mutiny Papers, EtawahMutiny Basta, UPRAA]

Kowulgir: Born in Gushaen, Mynpoory[Mainpuri], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hetook part in the fight against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857;he also offered financial support tothe rebels of his area for buying armsand to attack the British establish-ments; he was captured by the Britishafter their re-occupation of this areaand charged with ëplundering theGovernment property and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death and hanged in 1861. [MutinyRecords, Jhansi Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.52 (IX)(1858), MSAB]

Kripal Singh Rawat: Resident of theTehri-Garhwal, the United Provinces(now Uttarakhand); he was a Soldierin the 2/18 Garhwal Rifles of theBritish-Indian Army; he shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin 1942 and served it as Naik in the3rd Guerrilla Regiment; while fightingagainst the British forces in Burma(now Myanmar) he was killed in thebattle field in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA (1945), NAI;WWIM, II, p.272]

Kripal Singh: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (now


Uttarakhand); he was a Soldier in the5/18 Garhwal Rifles of the British-Indian Army; he left the Britishservice and joined the IndianNational Army in 1942; he served theINA as Sepoy in the 3rd Battalion; hewas killed during fighting against theBritish forces in Burma (nowMyanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA (1946), NAI;WWIM, II, p.163]

Krishan Meena: Resident of v. Kharipurin Udaipur (Mewar) State, theRajputana Agency (now Rajasthan).With thousands of kisans, he activelyparticipated in the peasantmovement in the Bijolia Jagir where86 irregular cesses were imposed onthe cultivators by the Thikanedars. Theexorbitant exactions led the Bijoliapeasants in 1905, and again in 1913-1916, to collectively refuse to cultivatelands and to threaten a massmigration to the neighboring areas.The Bijolia agrarian movementreceived a further thrust when it waslinked up with the nationalmovement by an ex-revolutionary,Vijay (Bijoy) Singh ìPathikî, and hisassociate, Manik Lal Verma of Bijolia.They led a ìno-taxî campaign inBijolia again in 1916. Hundreds ofpeasants, including Krishan Meena,were arrested, detained and severelytortured by the Jail authorities inCentral Jail, Udaipur. Krishan Meenaand his collaborators, Anjaan, Dhuniand Shribhagwan could not bearthese inhuman feudal tortures anddied in detention. [BKAI, pp.100-11;TR, 31 May 1925, RSAB]

Krishna Kumar: Born on 1 August 1928in v. Basura, distt. Mainpuri, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Puttu Lal. He took partin the ìQuit Indiaî movement as aschool student of class VII. Hereceived severe bullet wounds in thepolice firing on a protest rally hejoined at Bewar on 8 August 1942.He died on the spot along with twoother protesters. The Amar ShahidSchool at Mainpuri was laterestablished to commemorate theirmartyrdom. [H/Poll, F.No. 3/30/42,NAI; WWIM, I, p.185; SSKS, 30, p.Ja& Jha]

Krishna: Resident of Faizabad, the Oudh[Awadh] Province (now in UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcesof his region during the Uprising of1857 and proceeded to Lucknow; hefought against the British at variousplaces in Lucknow city; he wascaught by the British army in thecourse of an encounter and hangedat Machhi Bhawan, Lucknow, in June1857. [Mutiny Records, LucknowMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) Oudh (1857), UPSAL]

Kudu Yadav: Born in v. Janghai, distt.Jaunpur, the United Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh), farmer. Heparticipated in the demonstrationorganized during the ìQuit Indiaîmovement at his village and wasarrested by the police. At the time ofdetention he was subjected toinhuman tortures in the jail and diedof these in August 1942. [H/pollF.No. 3/30/42, NAI; RORCG;WWIM, I, p.185]


Kuhur Singh: Belonged to Futtehpore[Fatehpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh): hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British forces atvarious places in the Fatehpur-Kanpur region; he also providedfinancial support to the rebels andencouraged them to raise their armsagainst the British authorities; he waskilled by the British troops in thecourse of an engagement in 1857.[Mutiny Records, Fatehpur MutinyBasta (Ur./Per.Srs.), UPRAA]

Kujree: Hailed from Unnao, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; he marched towards Delhiwhile fighting against the Britishforces; he escaped to his region afterthe British re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileresisting the advancing British armyin the Unnao region. [MutinyRecords, Unnao Mutiny Basta,UPRAA]

Kulean Singh: Belonged to Lucknow,the Oudh [Awadh] Province (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebel forces in Lucknow duringthe 1857 Uprising; took part inattacking the British and plunderingtheir offices; caught by the Britishtroops, he was sentenced to death inApril 1858 in the charges ofëplundering, murder and rebellioní.[Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc. (JudlDeptt.) Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kuleemoodeen: Resident of Allygurh

[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and also motivated others to take partin the fighting against the British; hecame over to Delhi, joined handswith the rebels there and fought theBritish troops on various occasions;he died while fighting the advancingBritish forces in Delhi in September1857. [Mutiny Papers, Coll No.57,NAI; Poll Deptt, Vol. No.48 (V)(1858), MSAB]

Kulian: Resident of Muttra [Mathura],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); Choukeedar[Chaukidar]; he joined the rebel forcesduring the Uprising of 1857 and wentup to Bulandshahar while fightingagainst the British; he took part therein an attack on the Britishestablishments; caught by the Britishin the course of an engagement, hewas hanged in 1858 on the chargesof ëmurder of the British officers andplundering the Government propertyduring the rebellioní. [MutinyRecords, Bulanadshahar MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kullee: Belonged to Serai Suhur,Futehpore Secree [Fatehpur Sikri],the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined the rebelforces of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and participated in attacks onthe British officers and theirestablishments; he was caught by theBritish in the midst of an engagementand hanged in 1858 on the chargesof ëmurder of the British officers andplundering the Government property


during the rebellioní. [MutinyRecords, Bulanadshahar MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kullendur Singh: Resident of Jhansi,Uttar Pradesh; he took part in theUprising of 1857 and also incitedothers to raise their arms against theBritish rule; he fought the Britishforces at various places; he wascaught by the British after the defeatof the rebels in his area, and chargedwith ëplundering and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1858 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; AG (1859),MPSAB]

Kullenjar Singh: Belonged toCheterkonee, Ghazeepoor[Ghazipur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hefought the British forces at severalplaces in Ghazipur during theUprising of 1857; he was caught bythe British troops after their re-occupation of the Ghazipur region,and executed by hanging in 1859.[Mutiny Records, Ghazipur MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kullian Dass: Belonged to Mayeethah,Agra, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); Brahmin; hewas a Duffadar [Dafadar] in theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison under the British; heleft the Government service duringthe Uprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels in their fightingagainst the British rule; he marchedtowards Delhi along with others and

fought the British at various places;he died in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British army. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I, No.43B(1859), MSAB]

Kullian Singh: Resident of Jagdishpur,Lucknow, the Oudh [Awadh]Province (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the Uprising of 1857 andtravelled up to the Delhi andHaryana regions fighting the Britishforces; he also persuaded manyothers to join the rebels; he wascaught by the British troops inHaryana in 1857 and charged withësedition and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathand executed at Jhajjar. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. (Judl Deptt.)Oudh (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kullien: Resident of Gouslee, Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Brahmin; he was a Naick[Naik] in the A. Company of theBritish-Indian army; he left theBritish service during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought against the Britishat several places in his region; hedied in 1858 while resisting theadvancing British forces. [MutinyRecords, NWP, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kulloo: Belonged to Nuyabas, Agra, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Shaikh; he was aBurkundauz [Barqandaz] with theContingent Guards of the AgraCentral Prison; he left the British


employment during the Uprising of1857 and joined the rebel forces ofthe Agra area; he fought the Britishin several engagements in the Agra-Mathura region; he died in the courseof British attacks on the rebels in1858. [Mutiny Records, Agra MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. I,No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Kulloo: Hailed from Bareilly, UttarPradesh; he joined the rebel forcessoon after the outbreak of the 1857Uprising; along with his fellow rebelshe marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; heescaped to his region soon after theBritish re-occupation of Delhi inSeptember 1857; he died in 1858 whileconfronting the advancing Britisharmy in the Bareilly region. [MutinyRecords, F/Abst. Proc. (Poll), NWP(1858-59), UPSAL]

Kuloo: Resident of Allahabad, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he was a Chuprasee[Chaprasi] under the British authority,but left it during the Uprising of 1857and rendered his services to the rebelforces in fighting against the Britishin the Allahabad region; he alsoincited the local people to fightagainst the firangis (British); he wascaught by the British troops at thetime of their attacks on the Allahabadarea, and charged with ërebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in July 1857 and executedby hanging. [Mutiny Records,Allahabad Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;TIM, p.207]

Kulwant Singh: Belonged to PhirauliBabu, the North-Western Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); he joined therebel forces of the Amorha state(now in distt. Basti) during theUprising of 1857, and fought theBritish at several places; he wascaught by the British during theiroffensive on the rebel position, andexecuted by hanging from a ëPipalTreeí in 1858. [Mutiny Records,Monument of Chhawani, cited inLL1857, pp.20-26]

Kulyan: Belonged to the Hoshangabadregion, Madhya Pradesh; he joinedhands with the rebels of his areaduring the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British at severalplaces; he was caught by the Britisharmy in the course of an engagementin 1857 he was executed by hangingon 17 October 1857. [Mutiny Records,Poll Deptt. Vol. No. 106 (1859, MSAB]

Kumal Khan: Hailed from Coel/Allygurh [Aligarh], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Pathan; he participated inthe Uprising of 1857 and also incitedhis neighbourhood to take to armsagainst the British and join the marchtowards Delhi; he fought the Britishforces at several places in theAligarh-Delhi region; he was caughtby the British after the defeat of therebel forces and charged withëmurder, sedition and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto death in 1860 and executed byhanging. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA]


Kumar Mallah: Born in 1916 in v.Mayodpur, distt. Azamgarh, theUnited Provinces (now UttarPradesh); s/o Akloo Mallah. Heparticipated in the protestdemonstration at Madhuban duringthe ìQuit Indiaî movement. Whenthe police opened fire on theagitators, Kumar Mallah receivedsevere bullet injuries and died on thesame day in August 1942. [H/Poll,F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; WWIM, I, p.186]

Kumar Manjhi: Hailed from v.Mirdatpur, p.o. Indara, distt.Azamgarh, the United Provinces(now Uttar Pradesh); s/o Aklu. In thewake of the ìQuit Indiaî movement,the police inspector and the forceunder him at the Madhuban policestation had been ordered to raid theCongress office in Dubari Division,put down the National flag flyingover it and destroy everythingwithin. This incident on 13 August1942 infuriated the people and theystarted gathering near the policestation on 15 August 1942 from everypart of the district. The demonstra-tors thereafter sought the Thana in-Chargeís permission for putting upthe National flag on the top of thepolice station, which he curtlyrefused on the pretext of the DistrictMagistrateís presence inside. Whenthe agitatorsí request was thusturned down, they began to peltstones on the Thana edifice and werefired upon by the police from insidethe building. In this firing asubstantial number of people wereshot dead and Kumar Manjhi

happened to be one who had beenkilled on the spot on that day. [H/poll, F.No. 3/30/42, NAI; SSKS, 27,pp. ma, ya, ra la]

Kumbee Singh: Belonged to Budaon[Badaon], the North-westernProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Thakoor [Thakur]; he joined handswith the rebels of his area during theUprising of 1857 and marchedtowards Delhi while continuing tofight against the British forces; hereturned to his region after the fallof Delhi in September 1857, caughtby the British after their re-occupation of this area and hangedin 1860 on the charges of ëmurderand rebellion against the Britishí.[Mutiny Records, Jhansi MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. III,No.43D (1859), MSAB]

Kumlaput: Belonged to Shahjehanpoor[Shahjahanpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Brahmin; he was a Sepoy in the B.Company of the British-Indian army;he left the British employmentduring the Uprising of 1857 andjoined hands with the rebels forfighting against the British rule; hewas caught in 1858 while resisting theBritish forces, and sentenced todeath on the charges of ëdesertionand mutiny against the Britishauthoritiesí. [Mutiny Records, NWP,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; Mil.Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kumoo: Resident of Humeerpoor[Hamirpur], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); he


participated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesin the Hamirpur region; he wascaptured during an engagement withthe British troops, and charged withëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; he was sentenced to deathwith confiscation of property in 1859and executed by hanging soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records,Hamirpur Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. III, No.43D (1859),MSAB]

Kumraj Thapa: Resident of the GarhwalDivision, the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Havildar[Hawaldar] in the 2/1 Garhwal Riflesof the British-Indian Army; heshifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itin the same rank in the Ist BahadurGroup; he was killed by the Britishforces in Burma (now Myanmar)during an engagement in 1944. [INAPapers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 379/INA(1946), NAI; WWIM, II, p.329]

Kumroodeen Khan: Resident of Banda,the North-Western Provinces (nowUttar Pradesh); he joined hands withthe rebels during the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British forcesat various places in the Banda region;he also propagated against the Britishrule and incited the people to raisetheir arms to end the firangi-hukumat(British rule); he was captured duringan engagement with the advancingBritish troops in Banda, and chargedwith ësedition and murder ofEuropeans during the rebellioní; hewas sentenced to death in May 1858

and executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, Banda Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. III, No.43D(1859), MSAB]

Kumroodeen: Hailed from Badaon, theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Shaikh; he was a Jemadar[Jamadar] in the Armed GuardContingent at the Agra CentralPrison; he stopped serving the Britishfrom June 1857 in order to join theUprising of 1857. Along with otherrebels, he marched towards Delhiand participated in the fight againstthe British; he was killed during anencounter with the advancing Britisharmy in the Delhi region inSeptember 1857. [Mutiny Records,Agra Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; MutinyPapers, Coll No. 57, NAI]

Kumroodeen: Resident of Budoun[Badaon], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Sheikh; he was a Sowar [Sawar] in theC. Company under the British-Indianarmy; he left the service during theUprising of 1857 and joined handswith the rebels for fighting againstthe British rule; he was caught in 1858while confronting against the Britishforces; he was sentenced to death onthe charges of ëdesertion and mutinyagainst the British authoritiesí.[Mutiny Records, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kundan Singh: Inhabitant of theGarhwal Division, the UnitedProvinces (now Uttarakhand); he wasa Soldier in the 5/18 Garhwal Rifles


of the British-Indian Army; heshifted his loyalty to the IndianNational Army in 1942 and served itas Lance-Naik; he fought the Alliedforces in Burma (now Myanmar) andwas killed in the battle field in 1944.[INA Papers, F.Nos. 1/INA, 498/INA (1945), NAI; WWIM, II, p.166]

Kungul Roy: Belonged to Mahomeda-bad, Gurruckpoor [Gorakhpur], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Rajpoot [Rajput]; he joinedhands with the rebel forces of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought against the British on severaloccasions; he was caught by theBritish during an encounter in theGorakhpur region, and hanged in1858. [Mutiny Records, NWP, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. No.52 (IX) (1858), MSAB]

Kunjun: Born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh;he joined the rebel forces during theUprising of 1857 and fought theBritish at several places under theleadership of Khan Bahadur Khan(the rebel leader of the Rohilkhandregion); he was captured by theBritish troops advancing on theRohilkhand, and executed byhanging in 1860 at Bareilly. [MutinyRecords, Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.), NWP (1858-59),UPSAL; WWIM, III, pp.68.69]

Kunwar Daleep Singh: Resident of theBundelkhand region, MadhyaPradesh; he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British forcesin the Bundelkhand region; he was

killed by the British in the course ofan engagement in 1857. [MutinyRecords, Poll Deptt, Vol. No. 50 (VII)(1858), MSAB; TFWI, II, p.71]

Kunwar Gopal: Resident of Etawah, theNorth-Western Provinces (now uttarpradesh); he joined the rebels of hisarea in their fighting against theBritish during the Uprising of 1857,and also incited the local people toattack the firangis (British); he diedwhile confronting the advancingBritish army in the Etawah region in1858. [Mutiny Papers, Etawah MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kunwar Singh: Resident of v. GanaiGangoli, Almora, Kumaon Division,the United Provinces (nowUttarakhand); he was a Sepoy in the4/19 Hyderabad Regiment of theBritish-Indian Army; shifted hisloyalty to the Indian National Armyin Malaya in 1942 on being releasedfrom the Japanese prison and servedin its 1st Guerilla Regiment; he diedfighting the British in Burma(Myanmar) in 1944. [INA Papers,F.Nos.403/INA, 498/INA (1945),379/INA (1946); NAI; EBIFF, II;p.794]

Kunwarsingh: Belonged to MadhyaPradesh; he joined hands with therebels of his area during the Uprisingof 1857 and fought the British forces;he was captured by the British in thecourse of an engagement andexecuted by hanging in 1858. [MutinyRecords, Poll Deptt, Vol. No. 50 (VII)(1858), MSAB; TFWI, II, p.94]


Kura Singh: Resident of Thana Bhavan,Muzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); heparticipated in the Uprising of 1857and fought against the British onseveral occasions; he was caught bythe advancing British troops andcharged with ëplundering theGovernment property and rebellionagainst the Britishí; he was sentencedto imprisonment for life in 1858; hedied in captivity in 1859. [MutinyRecords, Muzaffarnagar MutinyBasta, UPRAA; WWIM, III, p.78]

Kuramut Allee: Belonged toBoolundshahur [Bulandshahar], theNorth-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he joined the ëHindustaniforcesí in fighting against the Britishduring the Rising of 1857; he alsotook part in plundering the Britishproperties as a means of financiallysupporting the rebels. He wasarrested by the British forces at thetime of their re-capturing ofBulandshahar, and convicted of hisëbeing instigator in the rebellionagainst the Britishí; he died inimprisonment in 1859 in Buland-shahar. [Mutiny Records, Abst. Proc.(Judl Deptt.) NWP (1858-59), UPSAL]

Kureem Bux: Belonged to Allahabad,North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces at various places inthe Allahabad area; he alsosupported the local people in theirattacks on the British establishments;he was captured during the Britishoffensive on the Allahabad region,

and charged with ëplundering andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof property and executed by hangingfrom a tree in 1860. [Mutiny Records,Allahabad Mutiny Basta, UPRAA;Poll Deptt, Vol. No.50 (VII) (1858),MSAB]

Kureem Bux: Resident of Allygurh[Aligarh], the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); hejoined the rebel forces of his regionduring the Rising of 1857 and foughtthe British on several occasions inAligarh; he was caught by the Britishin the course of an engagement andhanged in 1857 on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí; his property was alsoconfiscated. [Mutiny Records,Aligarh Mutiny Basta, UPRAA; PollDeptt. Part-1, Vol. No. 44 (1858),MSAB]

Kureem: Resident of Agra, the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; s/o Fazul; he joinedthe rebel forces during the Uprisingof 1857 and went up to Bulandshaharwhile fighting against the British; hetook part there in an attack on theBritish officers and their establish-ments; caught by the British in themidst of an engagement, he washanged in 1858 on the charges ofëmurder of the British officers andplundering the Government propertyduring the rebellioní. [MutinyRecords, Bulanadshahar MutinyBasta, UPRAA]

Kureemoola: Belonged to Allahabad, the


North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); Sheikh; he was aChaprassee [Chaprasi] under theBritish, but left it to render hisservices to the rebels fighting theBritish at the time of the Uprising of1857; he also took part in plunderingthe British properties and supplyingthe proceeds to the rebels for buyingarms; he was caught by the Britishtroops at the time of their attacks onthe Allahabad rebels, and chargedwith ëhaving plundered the propertyand rebellion against the Britishí; hewas sentenced to death in July 1857and executed by hanging. [MutinyRecords, PP, Further Paper No.1;TIM, p.210]

Kureem-oolah: Belonged to Busharut-gunj, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh; Pathan;he joined hands with the rebels ofhis area during the Uprising of 1857and marched towards Delhi whilefighting against the British forces; hereturned to his region after the fallof Delhi in September 1857, caughtby the British after their re-occupation of this area, he washanged in 1858 on the charges ofëmurder and rebellion against theBritishí. [Mutiny Records, JhansiMutiny Basta, UPRAA; Poll Deptt,Vol. I, No.43B (1859), MSAB]

Kurmut Sheikh: Resident of Puthra,Humeerpoor [Hamirpur], the North-Western Provinces (now UttarPradesh); he participated in theUprising of 1857 and fought againstthe British forces in the Hamirpurregion; he was caught during anengagement with the British troops,

and charged with ëmurder andrebellion against the Britishí; he wassentenced to death with confiscationof property in 1859 and executed byhanging soon thereafter. [MutinyRecords, Hamirpur Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Poll Deptt, Vol. III, No.43D(1859), MSAB]

Kurngjeet: Hailed from v. Lakhua,Etawah, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh);Nayee [Nai]; he was a Sepoy in thePermanent Armed Guards at theAgra Central Prison; during hisdeputation at Bulandshahar on escortduty,he left the British service inJune 1857 to join the Uprising of 1857.Along with his other comrades, hemarched towards Delhi to take partin the rebelsí fighting against theBritish; he died while confronting theadvancing British army in the Delhiregion in September 1857. [MutinyRecords, Agra Mutiny Basta,UPRAA; Mutiny Papers, Coll No. 57,NAI]

Kusal Singh: Resident of teh.Thanaghazi, Alwar State (now distt.Alwar), the Rajputana Agency (nowRajasthan); Thakur; took part in ameeting of the kisan agitatorsí heldat Neemuchana on 14 May 1925 todemonstrate against the Maharajaísmisgovernance and his landsettlement policy of 1923-24. In thissettlement the Biswedari rights of theRajputs were forfeited and the landrevenue had been increased by fiftyper cent. Though all agriculturistswere affected adversely by it, theRajputs suffered the most. Hearing


the news of this gathering of the kisanagitators, the Maharaja sent his StateArmy to counter the rallyists atNeemuchana. The troops surroun-ded the village, blocked all the exitsfrom it and opened fire on theprotesters without any prior warningof dispersal. With many others, KusalSingh received fatal bullet woundsin the indiscriminate firing and diedon the spot. Simultaneously, thevillage was also set on fire by theState troops. [Alwar Judl, F.No. 315-J/23 of 1925, RSAB; TR, 31 May, 14June 1925; Newspapersí Cuttings,Basta No 29, F.No. 2, Riyasat, 13November 1936, RSAB; PCJ Papers,Acc. No. 706, F.Nos. 166, 191 (PA),NAI]

Kushal Singh: Resident of v. Salfa,Muzaffarnagar, the North-WesternProvinces (now Uttar Pradesh); tookpart in attacking and plundering theBritish establishments in hisneighbourhod during the Uprising of1857; he was captured by the Britishin the course of an engagement inMuzaffarnagar, and executed byhanging in 1858 on the charges ofëplundering and rebellion against theBritishí; his property was alsoconfiscated later on. [MutinyRecords, Abst. Proc. Judl. Deptt.NWP, Vol.74 (1858), UPSAL]

Kushdeo: Belonged to Muttra [Mathura],the North-Western Provinces (now

Uttar Pradesh); he participated inattacking and plundering the Britishoffices at the time of the Uprising of1857; he was caught by the advancingBritish army in an engagement in theMathura region, and accused ofëmurder and plundering theGovernment property during therebellioní; sentenced to death in 1858with confiscation of his property, hewas executed by hanging soonthereafter. [Mutiny Records, MathuraMutiny, Basta, UPRAA]

Kushmant Rai: Resident of Lucknow, theOudh [Awadh] Province (now UttarPradesh); he participated in fightingthe British forces during the Uprisingof 1857, also incited others to raisetheir arms for overthrowing thefirangi-hukumat (British rule); he waskilled by the British army in thecourse of an encounter at BailleyGuard, Lucknow, in November 1857.[Mutiny Records, Lucknow MutinyBasta, UPRAA; Mil. Abst. Proc. Oudh(1858), UPSAL]

Kusru Gond: Resident of MadhyaPradesh; he joined the rebels of hisarea during the Uprising of 1857 andfought the British forces; he wascaught by the British in the course ofan encounter and executed byhanging in 1857. [Mutiny Records,Poll Deptt, Vol. No. 52 (IX) (1858),MSAB]



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