Banke Chamar was a freedom fighter who died for his actions in the
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...
, led initial actions against the
British East India Company
The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (the Indian subcontinent and Southea ...
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Jaunpur Janpad of Uttar Pradesh.
Early life
He was from Kuarpur village,
Machhali Shahar
Machhlishahr is a town in Jaunpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 30 km west of district headquarters Jaunpur. NH-231 passes through the city. Machhlishahr – Janghai – Bhadohi four-lane highway is under co ...
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Jaunpur Janpad. After the failure of the rebellion, Chamar and his 18 associates were declared ''baghis''(rebels). Chamar was ordered to be hanged after being arrested.
Role in the 1857 rebellion
Banke Chamar was the great freedom fighter of the 1857 revolution who was leading the revolution from Jaunpur but when the revolution of 1857 failed, the British placed the biggest reward of ₹ 50000 on him at that time, when 2 cows were 6 paisa. there was many conflict between the British and Banke Chamar and their companions.
But an informer Ramashankar Tiwari a retired British Soldier informed the British about their location, so the British took many soldiers to capture them, where there was a conflict between the British and Banke Chamars and their companions, they killed many of the British soldiers, but the British captured them. And later these great freedom fighters and 18 of their comrades were hanged.
References
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
19th-century Indian people
People from Jaunpur district
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