1857’s war of independence

Rani of Jhansi Lakshmibai had Pashtun gunners and bodyguards in her service

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The famous Rani of Jhansi, one of the leading figures of the Indian war of Independence of 1857, had Pashtuns gunners and her personal bodyguards were a thousand Pashtuns who died defending her to the last man in the final battle in which the Rani fell. (Ref: “Rani of Jhansi” by Jaiwant Paul, page 99 … Read more

Tafazzul Husain Khan, the Nawab of Farrukhabad, 1857

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H.G.Raverty saw Nawab Taffazul Hussain Khan in 1857 and gives the following description of him; ” Little did I imagine, whilst stationed in the Punjab a few years since, that I should behold the last of the Nawabs of Farrukhabad, escorted by a party of my own regiment, conducted, on foot, with fetters on his … Read more