Ranjit Singh Ahir
Ranjit Yadav[1] was one of the commanders of rebel army in the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Bihar.[2] He fought against British East India Company under the leadership of Kunwar Singh.[3]
Ranjit Singh Ahir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1811 Shahpur village, Bihiya Pargana, Shahabad |
| Died | 1858 |
| Nationality | British India |
| Movement | Indian Independence Movement |
Early life
changeRanjit Singh Ahir was born in 1811 to an Ahir (Yadav) family of Shahpur village of Bihiya Pargana in Bhojpur district.[source?]
Since an early age, Ranjit Singh was working for the British East India Company, he was a Subedar[4] in Bengal Native Infantry stationed in Danapur.
Role in the 1857 rebellion
changeOn July 25, 1857, the sepoys revolted in Danapur,[5] Ranjit Singh also participated in the rebellion, they looted weapons from Danapur and marched off towards Arrah.[6]
Ranjit Singh along with Subedar Sitaram and other rebel soldiers first captured the Koilvar bridge and then marched to Arrah and joined famous rebel leader Kunwar Singh.[7]
References
change- ↑ Conference, Democratic Youth Federation of India All India; Basu, Jyoti; Committee, Students' Federation of India Tamilnadu State. Remembering 1857. Bharathi Puthakalayam. p. 51.
- ↑ Conference, Democratic Youth Federation of India All India; Basu, Jyoti; Committee, Students' Federation of India Tamilnadu State. Remembering 1857. Bharathi Puthakalayam.
- ↑ सिंह, उदय नारायण (1988). वीर कुँवर सिंह (in Hindi). Śabdapīṭha.
- ↑ Sana sattāvana aura Vīravara Kum̐vara Siṃha: smārikā (in Hindi). Kum̐vara Siṃha Śikshā-Nidhi. 1984.
- ↑ Ansari, Tahir Hussain (2019-06-20). Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-65152-2.
- ↑ Paul, E. Jaiwant (2011-08-01). The Greased Cartridge: The Heroes and Villains of 1857-58. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5194-010-4.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Kaushik (2007). Decolonising the Revolt of 1857: Colonial Order, Rebel Order, Rebel Vision, and the Shakespearean Weltanschuung of the Bengali Babus. Readers Service. ISBN 978-81-87891-70-3.