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Mutiny Of 1857: The Search For Truth


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HINDU-MUSLIM UNITY LACKING

There is no denying the fact that there was no understanding between the Hindus and Muslims. It is true that the majority of the Poorbia soldiers were high-caste Hindus and they sought shelter under the banner of the Mughal emperor who was raised to the throne. The emperor was practically a helpless puppet in the hands of his sons and of Muslim lieutenants, who had all the power and authority in their own hands. The efforts at Hindu-Muslim unity were mostly one-way traffic.

Having broken with the government, and not supported by either Hindu Rajput, Maratha, Dogra, and Gurkha princes or the people, the Hindu sepoys were left with no alternative other than following the Muslim leaders who saw in the success of the Mutiny the revival of Muslim rule in the country.

Emperor Bahadur Shah favored them with the prohibition of cow slaughter in Delhi on the occasion of Id, and Khan Bahadur Khan of Bareilly also offered to prohibit cow-killing, not for Hindu-Muslim unity or for respect for Hindu sentiments, but only as a bargain for killing Englishmen. 'If the Hindoos will come forward to slay the English,' said he, 'the Mohamedans will from that very day put a stop to the slaughter of cows.' This needs no comments.

The unfurling of the green flag of the holy jihad, and the plunder and massacre of Hindus in Delhi, Bareilly, Bijnor, Moradabad and other places were certainly not the symbols of Hindu-Muslim unity. Nor was the Muslim attempt to hoist the "green flag" on the Hindu temple of Bisheshwar at Benaras the result of friendly regard for the Hindus.

"The communal hatred," says Dr. Majumdar, "led to ugly communal riots in many parts of U.P. The green flag was hoisted and Muslims in Bareilly, Bijnor, Moradabad, and other places the Muslims shouted for the revival of Muslim kingdom."

On the authority of the Bidrohi Bengali of Durgadas Bandyopadhyaya, an eye-witness, Dr. Majumdar tells us: "the demon of communalism also raised its head. The Muslims spat over the Hindus and openly defiled their houses by sprinkling them with cows' blood and placing cows' bones within the compounds. Concrete instances are given where Hindu sepoys came into clash with Muslim hooligans and a complete riot ensued. The Hindus, oppressed by the Muslims, were depressed at the success of the Mutiny, and daily offered prayers to God for the return of 'the English.' " This was the foretaste of the feared revival of the Muslim rule.

In spite of this all, if some people wish to live in a state of hallucination and believe that there was a complete friendly understanding and great communal harmony between Muslims and Hindus at all stages in the Mutiny, they are most welcome to do so, but they should not expect a student of history to be one with them. Past history has to be recorded as it was and not as we wish it to be presented a century afterwards. It cannot be written to order, or molded and remolded, according to the changing times.

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MUTINEERS WORSE THAN PLUNDERERS

That the mutineers behaved worse than bands of plunderers and professional dacoits is proved by a large numbers of petitions submitted to Emperor Bahadur Shah, and his instructions and orders issued thereon to the military and police authorities.

According to the evidence on record, the mutineers took law into their own hands and helped themselves with whatever they wished to take away. "The bad examples set by the Mughal princes and rebel leaders encouraged the soldiers to enter any house in and outside the city of Delhi, billet themselves on whomever they wished and carry away whatever they liked. There is nothing on record to support the argument advanced to defend or to explain away the conduct of the mutineers, that the rebels harmed only those (Indians) who either refused to give supplies to them or were suspected of being in league with the British."

The Emperor forwarded the petitions of helpless sufferers to Prince Mirza Mughal for affording protection. But finding that his orders were not obeyed, the Emperor wrote to his son, Mirza Mughal, on June 18 : "It is surprising that, up to the present time, no arrangements should have been made ... It. is the business of the Army to protect, and not to desolate and plunder."

On 19 June, the residents of Jaisinghpura and Paharganj complained that "the Troops of the State ... oppressing the shopkeepers forcibly take away their wares, without the payment of prices, and also, entering the dwelling houses … forcibly carry away all such articles ... that they can lay hands on, and wound with fire-arms and swords those who may supplicate their forbearance."

In his order of June 27, the Emperor wrote to Princes Mughal and Khair Sultan: "Not a day has elapsed since the arrival of the army, and its taking up quarters in the city, that petitions from the towns-people have not been submitted, representing the excesses committed by numerous Infantry sepoys ... You, our sons, are directed to take all proper steps to prevent the men of the Army from plundering and desolating the city."

Syed Abdulla, priest of the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Muhamad Chisti, petitioned on June 29 that 'the whole of the autumnal crop of sugarcane, chmreg, etc. ... has been totally devastated, and more than this, the very implements of agriculture, such as ploughs, woodwork on wells, have all been carried away, in plunder by soldiers.'

Similarly, petitions from all types of people, rich and poor, Hindus and Muslims, came in from all quarters of the capital, and from towns and rural areas, complaining against the depredations of the mutineers. In his orders to Prince Mughal, the Emperor tells him 'that Troopers of Cavalry come from Jodhpur have picquetted their horses in front of the shops and have taken possession of a number of them,' and that the rebel Gujjars of Aliganj, Mallanji, Hasangarh and Alapur 'are now engaged in highway robbery and in plundering the country'.

BAHADUR SHAH DISGUSTED

But who cared for the wishes and orders of poor Bahadur Shah, a helpless puppet in the hands of the mutineers?

They only meant to use his name to have their own way. And, when they found that his wishes clashed with their own, they just ignored him. Openly disobeyed and insulted by the mutineers, Emperor Bahadur Shah, in disgust, threatened to abdicate and leave the capital and commit suicide, as is evident from his memoranda August 9, 1857, addressed to the officers of the Army at Delhi. He says:

"If you are not disposed to comply with these requests, let me be conveyed, in safety, to the shrine of Khwaja Sahib, I shall there sit and employ myself in the occupation of mujavir (sweeper) and, if this even is acceded not to, I shall relinquish every concern, and go away. Let those who think they can detain me attempt to do so. Not having been killed by the hands of English, I shall be killed by yours. Further, the oppression that is at present inflicted on the people, it is inflicted on me. It is incumbent on you all to take measures to prevent it. Or let me have my answer, and I shall swallow a diamond and kill myself."

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The following extracts from the order of Bahadur Shah addressed to his son, Mirza Mughal, speak volumes for themselves and leave no ground for any further comments on the point under discussion:

'Repeated injunctions have been issued prohibiting plunder and aggression in the city, but all to no purpose; for although ten days have now elapsed, the same evils are prevailing to the present time ... Regiments of Infantry have thoroughly desolated several of the bazaars. Moreover, without reference to night or day they enter and plunder the houses of inhabitants on false pleas ... They force open locks and shop-doors, and they forcibly loose the horses of cavalry and take them off ... A notification, under special seal was issued publicly proclaiming that courts of justice had been established in the city, and prohibiting acts of violence on the part of solidery. This even had no effect …

'They now clamorously demand allowances daily, and above all, daily take allowance for more men than are present … Under these circumstances, how it is to be believed that these people can have the welfare of the state at heart, or that they cherish and desire to yield subjection and obedience to the royal authority? … Wearied and helpless, we have now resolved on making a vow to pass the remainder of our days in service acceptable to God ... assuming the garb of a religious mendicant, to proceed first and stay at the shrine of Saint Khwaja Sahib, and, after making necessary arrangements for the journey, to go eventually to Mecca.'

Men such as these who would observe no discipline, recognize no authority, and obey no orders, even of the supreme head of the State, and who would indulge in cold-blooded murder of women and children, despoil their own countrymen, and rob their own exchequer by fraud and dishonesty, are a disgrace to any movement, and cannot, in truth, be hailed as champions of a national cause.

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CONCLUSION

The Sikhs according to one calculation, formed hardly 10 per cent of the population in the Punjab, at the time of the Mutiny, and the remaining 90 per cent of the Punjabis were Hindus and Muslims. If the Sikhs had, for some reasons, kept aloof from the mutineers, why did not the Hindus and Muslims of the Punjab join them?

One may ask! The 90 per cent majority could have easily ignored the 10 per cent or brushed them aside. In the all-India calculation, the Sikhs would hardly be 1 per cent, and they could not have successfully opposed the 99 per cent majority of the Hindus and Muslims, if they were all united and there was complete harmony amongst them, as claimed by a certain writer.

The truth is that not only the people of the Panjab (the Hindus, the Muslims, and the Sikhs) kept aloof from the mutineers, but the people of Bengal, Madras, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Sindh, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and the North-Western Frontier also did not join them. Some of them actually opposed them. Not only this, out of the three Presidency Armies - Bengal, Madras and Bombay - it was only a part of the Bengal Army that had mutinied.

The other parts fought on the side of the British to suppress it. The Madras and Bombay armies remained quiet and loyal. Evidently, the Poorbia soldiers had failed to win the sympathies of their own class of people in the South and South-West as in the West and North-West.

Surely there was, then, something fundamentally wrong with the Mutiny and its leaders that kept the majority of the Indian people and army away from them.

In the first place, the movement had nothing national or patriotic about it. The idea of India being one nation had yet to grow in the country. The conduct of the mutineers and their leaders in Delhi, Meerut and other places was not such as to convey to others the impression of the Mutiny being anything like national or of common interest and benefit.

The cry of din and dharma, raised by the mutineers and Emperor Bahadur Shah, carried no weight with the people at large. Beyond this, there was no common popular aim to appeal to and attract the people.

The past record of the Poorbia soldiers was not creditable enough to win the confidence of the non-Poorbias. Then, there was no plan for the Mutiny on an all-India basis. The non-Poorbias had not been consulted nor invited.

And, lastly, the mutineers failed to produce from among themselves, or win over from amongst the people, sincere and selfless leaders who could command respect and obedience.

There was no mutual understanding between the Hindus and Muslims, and between the various social, economic and geographic fraternities of the country for a joint effort against the British. The exhibition of blood thirstiness in the murder of women and children sent throughout the country a thrill of horror and hatred against the mutinous sepoys and alienated the sympathies of their probable friends.

All this put together was responsible for the failure of the Mutiny of 1857.

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1857 was not only a mutiny... Local leaders rebelled all over the country and in Punjab Ram Singh PATHANIA fought the brits and he killed the sikh regiment that came to suppress his rebellion. Rajputs all over india fought the british and killed dozens of british officer both civil and military. Stop trying to undermine others contributions just because your trying to save your own shameful betrayal. Even gujjars and low caste dalits fought the british and you should read about peasant insurgency in india and how the peasants targeted sahukar zimidars. You fools are so stupid and pathetic. Calling 1857 a mutiny or a mughal uprising is pathetic. You are so stupid its ridiculous. Was ram singh also a purbiya? Wers rajpoots in up and madhya pradesh also purbiya? Were the marathas purbiya? You loser cowards are so stupid its pathetic. You think its ok to side with the british that just raped punjab over local leaders by saying its because of the mughals or the purbiya rajputs that defeated us? You are so shameless. Edward balfour clearly states that rajputs were the most active force during the "rebellion". CAlling a multifaceted phenomenon a mutiny only serves neo sikhs purpose of saving face for siding with their new colonial masters. May i remind you that they still have sher e punjabs throne and khalsa flags as trophies in their museums.

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1) All through 1858 Begum Hazrat Mahal kept collecting land revenue and the Rajput Chiefs of her army plunged headlong intro destroying British chowkies and thanas. The British lost control of areas around Lucknow and in Talooqa Mahona, Talooqdar Drigh’lai Singh set up his administration whereas in Ruiya (Hardoi, U.P.) Raja Narpat Singh defeated Brigadier-General Walpole and his Scottish Highlanders in a decisive engagement in which Brigadier Adrian Hope and many other British soldiers met their demise. Thakur Gulab Singh was the victor of anti-British skirmishes in Lakshmangarh and Rahimabad (Lucknow, U.P.). Bodies of slain British officers were paraded in towns and qasbas and the infamous Bais Rana Beni Madho Singh also won a few battles before getting down to harassing the enemy by hit and run tactics

2)"In the Katha the Pundir Rajputs stood out as the dominant landholders, dwelling together as a formidable clan that had never been properly brought under close administration. A proud, hardy race who possessed a long history of turbulence. Significantly they had successfully warded off alien intrusion. Strong, moreover, as the power of combination is among the gujjars it is stronger amongst these particular Rajputs, so much so that they have been able to keep their possessions almost intact, while all around them the ancestral rights of other castes have succumbed to the wealth and acts of the userer. So formidable did they appear as adversaries before the recapture of Delhi at the end of September 1857 that the British left them severely alone, despite their attacks on Deoband town and in similar depredations. Pitambhar Singh, Rana of Jasmaur, the titular head of the Pundir clan of Rajputs, manages to subsist at the village of Jasmaur in the north of the Raotala. The history of his childhood is a tale of rascality and spoilation, for he was left an orphan in his infancy, and the remainder of what had been once a fine estate, comprising of villages in the Doon (Dehradun) as well as in this district, was nearly all frittered away by dishonest agents...." - Stokes & Atkinson

3)When the uprising, popularly known as Gadar, took place in 1857 many Rajput Jagirdars became rebellious and defiant against the British Crown:

Thakur Hari Singh Bidawat of Thathawata in Choru
Thakur Bishan Singh Medtiya of Gular in Nagaur
Thakur Shivnath Singh Kumpawat of Asop in Jodhpur
Thakur Shyam Singh Admera of Chohtan in Badmer
Thakur Nathu Singh Tejawat of Bhatana in Sirohi
Thakur Balwant Singh of Gothda Jagirdari in Bundi
Thakur Prithvi Singh Hada of Kotah
Rawat Jodh Singh Chauhan of Kotharia (direct descendants of Rai Pithora III)
Thakur Ghuman Singh of Batan
Rao Kesari Singh of Salumbar
Thakur Prithvi Singh of Lambia
Thakur Khumman Singh Bidawat of Lodhsar
Rao Sagat Singh Champawat of Sinli
Thakur Khushal Singh Champawat of Auwa
Thakur Bhan Singh of Guiar
Thakur Ajit Singh of Alyaniyawas
The Thakur of Bajawas
The Solanki Thakur of Roopnagar Jagir in Udaipur
The Thakur of Pokhran

4)Rao Raja Ram Pratap Singh of Sikar Thikana marches his force against his relatives at Patodah and Bahtot; the towns being

strongholds of the Thakurs, Doongar Singh and his brothers Jawahar Singh and Bhopal Singh. Doongar Singh, had been the Rissaldar in the Shekhawati Cavalry, and was at this time undergoing imprisonment at Agra, to which he had been sentenced, for an attack on a banker's house at Mathura, with the view of carrying off the banker's daughter. Jawahar Singh along with Bhopal Singh had been driven to outlawry by the destruction of Bahtot and they made a most daring attack on the Agra Jail, the guard of which, for precaution's sake, had been purposely strengthened, and succeeded in resucing Doongar Singh. The brothers surprized the Pay Office at Naseerabad, cut down the guards and carried off about Rs. 52,000 which had only arrived the previous day, for the payment of the troops at the station.

"On 9th August, 1847 Lt. Monk Masson attempted, but in vain, a hot pursuit of Doongar Singh near Didwana. The haughty Rajput would be taken by Lieutenant Edmond J. Hardcastle, with part of the Marwadi force at his paternal estate in Shekhawati. He appears to have been tracked to the village, and was found in a room at the top of the fort. Doongar Singh fired through the loop-holes on the party approaching and killed two men. When Hardcastle and party entered the room where he was, he had a sword and a knife in his hands, declaring that he would kill himself and not be taken alive. After a long parley however he was induced to give himself up, but not before he had stabbed himself in the belly without fatal effect..." - The Indian News, London, 10th January, 1848

5)Rana Karam Chand took action against the corrupt Wazeers of Jubbal who, under the influence of the British, had conspired to take over arguably one of the foremost of the eighteen Thakurayats between the Satluj and Jamuna rivers and so was one of its Wazeers, Nand Zinta, poisoned. During Karam Chan

d's time, Jubbal witnessed an era of both cultural and political prosperity and the authority of the British was reduced to mere diplomacy.

(photo of Rana Karam Chand)

6) Excerpts from fieldwork done on the Pundir Rajputs during 1950 - 1970:

The Pundirs of Khalapur trace their roots from the founding brothers who conquered it from the Jats who had held it about 300 years ago; they own even after zimmidari abolition about ninety percent of the land. The exploits of their martial ancestors are recounted amongst these Rajputs. It is often told how one Rajput, the man who built the fortress in the center of Khalapur, shot and killed a young bridegroom who rode by him at a gallop without reining in and offering him the proper deferential salute. Other stories tell how the biradari (brotherhood) stood off the raids of the Sikhs, Rohillas and Marhattas when horses and arms were provided by their leader which they also used to enforce exactions on other villages. The memory of this man still colors the villagers’ perception of his descendants and he is often mentioned as an epitome of the princely and martial.

The Pundirs are strict adherents to the custom of purdah and consider inheritance of any type by a daughter; daughter’s husband; or a wife as a severe breach of customary law, regardless of its legality. The rule was a very important one and is still adhered to with deep emotion. Among them the men commonly eat meat but their women will not. The men must cook their own meat on separate hearths because the women will not touch it nor have their kitchens defiled by it.

It is a traditional Rajput value to be touchy on points of honor and unafraid to pursue a quarrel to the point of violence when prestige is at stake. This behaviour still characterizes the Khalapur Pundirs. During the course of the study there was a killing as a result of a Rajput quarrel, and a number of fights with staffs occurred. The Rajput is not however, quick to take his revenge. He may plot for years to avenge an insult to himself or his family. Outward hostility should not be shown while retribution is being planned lest the enemy be forewarned. As one Rajput put it, “We like to wait until our enemy reaches the edge of the pond and then we push him in.”

Throughout the nineteenth century the Rajputs of Khalapur and their kinsmen were a problem to the British because of their cattle thieving, marauding and unremitting resistance to revenue collectors

8)Qila Bhadree, located in Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, was once the stronghold of Bisen Rajputs. They, under Rai Jeet Singh, fought at Manikpur (1748) against the forces of the Nazeem of Awadh and killed his Faujdaar, Jeo Ram Nagar. In 1798 Rai Daljeet Singh of this clan fell into a quarrel with Nazeem Mirza Jaan; the Rai was killed and his son, Zalim Singh, was imprisoned at Luckhnow for non-payment of revenue. Zalim Singh’s wife, Thakuraen Sheoraj Kanwar, boldly collected the rents while her husband was held captive and was mercilessly besieged at Qila Bhadree. In 1815 Zalim Singh was released and in 1833 Nazeem Ehsaan Hussein once again besieged the fort which was now held by Zalim Singh’s progeny, Jagmohan Singh and Bishnath Singh. After defending themselves for a week, Bishnath Singh agreed to visit Hussein in his camp on a solemn assurance of personal security but the Rajput was treacherously captured and imprisoned at Rai Bareily where he was held in shackles under the charge of Mauzum Khan for a year until he made his escape and regrouped at the head of his clansmen at Qila Bhadree and prepared for war.

A large force was collected, with an immense train of artillery, to aid the Nazeem, and the Muhammadans again laid siege to Bhadree. Having sent off their families before the siege began, and seeing in the course of a few days, that they could not long hold out against so large a force, the Bisen Taluqdars buried eight out of their ten guns, left the fort at midnight with the other two, cut their way through the besiegers, and passed over a plain six miles to Ramchora, on the left bank of the Ganga, and within the British territory, followed by the whole of Nazeem’s force. A brisk cannonade was kept up, on both sides, the whole way, and a great many lives were lost. The Nazeem’s forces surrounded them at Ramchora and kept up a fire upon it. The Bisens contrived, however, to send over the Ganga the greater part of their followers, under the protection of their two guns, and the few men retained to defend and serve them. The Nazeem and his troops were able to overpower the Rajputs and tried to disarm them but Jagmohan Singh and Bishnath Singh resisted and defended themselves. Others came to their rescue, and the firing recommenced and the Bisens were killed to the last man. The heads of the two Rajputs were cut off and presented to the Nawab of Awadh.

Qila Bhadree was leveled by the orders of the British in 1858.

9)Amani Jaat of Tehsil Iglas has been portrayed as a crusader, by his people, against the Chauhan Rajputs of Aligarh as well as a hero of the 1857 revolt. He had ravaged the areas of the Chauhan settlements, especially Shivala, a village dominated by the Rajput clan. In one of the folk songs it is stated that Amani, who looted Gonda, Biraula and Kol (once powerful centers of the Chauhans), will not spare Shivala.

The Chauhans of Shivala assert that Amani was not at all a hero of the1857 uprising, rather it was their ancestors, Mehtab Singh and Naubat Singh, who sacrificed their lives and were hanged by the British government at the Tehsil headquarters of Khair. According to them, Amani was simply a robber, who had ransacked the Chauhan villages and was killed by the people of Shivala.

10)Of the many Rajput jagirdars and thikanedars who became rebellious and opposed the British was one Rana Ratan Singh Sodha of Amarkot. The Rana has been termed by them as being one of the most troublesome of the Rajput chiefs. Ratan Rana, as he was popularly known, answered the troubles of his people who were suffering many atrocities at the hands of the local British servant, Sayyid Muhammad Ali (Tax Collector at Amarkot). The Rana killed the Sayyid for his crimes against the populace (both Muslim and Hindu) and was later deemed an outlaw by the firangi government. Twrat, the then British political agent stationed at Ajmer, got the Rana entrapped through treachery and in 1866 after a summary trial, the Sodha sardar was hanged to death while his men under Bhaguji were sent into exile to Kala-Pani.

Compare these shaheedis with our pathetic acts of 1857... thanks to those who fought the brits in 1857, we can save face. Cowards like you are only making us look bad. "mutiny" is a term used to denigrate the shaheedi of thousands of freedom fighters who wanted the British out of India. Period. But since most of you are tat khalsa and anti-Sanatan sikhi (hence anti-Baba Hanuman Singhji and Baba Parlad Singhji and Maharaja Ranjit Singh) it makes sense that you support the British over anyone else. Especially since most of you are loyal servants of the crown in England and somehow see it as a source of pride when a Sikh is serving the Queen of England/Tat Khalsa.

By denigrating other shaheeds you cannot put dirt over the betrayal of many Sikhs such as yourselves. The basic fact that Sikhs were used as pawns against Ram Singh PAthania shows how pathetic your anti-1857 narrative really is. Bahadur Shah and Mughals and this mutiny nonsense cannot hide your deeds. History will never forgive you people. But one thing is certain, it will always praise those who fought the British rather than die for them fighting people that had nothing to do with Punjab's suppression.

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Also dont forget that many Punjabi Rajput tribes (now many are "Himachal" tribes) fought the British as well. The only people in Punjab who didnt really fight back was us (as a majority). Our movement against the British did not start till later. Also, dont praise the house of Patiala and other Sikh states in 1857 for siding with the Brits... if you cowards dont already know, Patiala isnt really our friend (unless of course you shameless cowards love Patiala for finishing off MAharaja Ranjit Singh with the Brits in the first place).

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Another thing.... i know most of you people on this website are absolute nameless losers in your respective neighbourhoods, both in Punjab and in Canada or UK or wherever you cowards reside. Lets see any of you do anything important in your life of any value whatsoever, then come and speak ill of people who have actually left a mark on history instead of protesting for saving Rajoana like the cowards you are.

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Ratan Singh Bhangoo's Panth Prakash talks about the band of Jat soldiers who refused to fight for the 10th Guru sahib till they were paid salaries.

Dohra : Out of the money donated by the Singhs from distant places,

The Guru used to pay salaries to these Brar soldiers.

If, for sometime, there was a little delay in the payment of their salaries,

They got impatient and indulged in acts of indiscipline.

Chaupai : These mercenary Brar soldiers kept on misleading the Guru,

On the basis of baseless rumours of Mughal forces’ raids,

They kept the Guru on a continuous move to villages of

Abloo , Mehma, Doad, Matti, Kauni and Jhando Patti.

Sometimes they led the Guru to the village Chakk Bhai ka6 ,

But no body or village offered the Guru and his force to be stationed.

How many such villages were situated in that forest,

I do not know the names of all those villages. (13)

Wherever the Guru halted and stayed for a day or so,

The residents demanded a rent instead of making any offerings.

Although each horse-mounted soldier also carried a canvas water-bucket,

But they refused to give water even to the Guru without a payment. (14)

They insisted on being paid their salaries for the month in advance,

And thrived by keeping the rumour mill about Mughal’s arrival.

Then there are dohras about a Muslim Brar who took gold coins from the Guru to give him water to drink.

Panth parkash also describes how another Jat Kapoora deceived Guru sahib, refused t give him shelter or any other help.

Now once again Kapoora, the son of a admin cut, betrayed the Guru,

And he sent a communication to the Mughals about Guru’s whereabouts.

He asked the Mughals to capture the Guru without any hesitation,

Since his own forces would not lend any support to the Guru.

Back to Brar soldiers:

Then the Brars addressed the Guru in taunting words,

That the Guru might choose to stand by the ordinary Sikhs.

They warned that when the Mughal forces traced their location and attacked them,

Then all His bravado to stand by ordinary Sikhs would evaporate.

About the morale of the Khalsa forces:

They spent the whole might discussing the various options,

Till an intelligence official brought information about the enemy movement.

He informed that a Mughal contingent from Kasur had taken positions,

Who might then be advancing further towards the Guru’s position. (9)

Dohra : Hearing this information, majority of them started fleeing from there,

Leaving and deserting the Guru to fend for himself.

Everyone panicked and tried to save his own skin,

Including the Brars who had proclaimed themselves to be the bravest.

Guru Sahib finally got some respite at Rai Dalla's place. he called sangat and they proclaimed:

“Guruji, it is an established truth that Jats are loud mouthed,

As their mouths have been opened by the pick of an axe by the Divine.”

Interesting episode as Guru sahib give bali of a buffalo:

Rai Dalla, then, beseached Satguru after the ogre’s departure,

That they should make a sacrifice of a Buffalo to the Goddess Bhawani. (18)

Chaupai : Thereupon, the Guru asked Rai Dalla for a buffalo to be brought,

Whose blood was sprinkled around the fort after its slaughter.

even Rai Dalla Singh the Jat was not a committed Khalsa:

He remarked that these rustic Jats wanted a new miracle every day,

But indulged in slandering the Guru at his back.

As the Guru remarked that he had no need to deal with these rustic Jats

Rai Dalla Singh shifted his loyalty and allegiance from the Guru,

And returned home after accompanying the Guru upto two three camps.

A few other inhabitants of Malwa’s forested region accompanied the Guru,

But even they betrayed the Guru and returned home.

more instances of jat behaving bad in Bhangoo's Panth Parkash even though the writer was himself a Jat!

'They now clamorously demand allowances daily, and above all, daily take allowance for more men than are present … Under these circumstances, how it is to be believed that these people can have the welfare of the state at heart, or that they cherish and desire to yield subjection and obedience to the royal authority?

Who cares what jatt did , but i know true charater of pujabi Hindus like you . In Punjab you have problem with Sikhs , In Haryana you have problem with Hindu Jaats , In Delhi you have problem with Biharis and Bhaias and In Rajasthan Ganganagar you have problem with Jatt Sikhs and Hindu jaats . In UK, Canada and USA you have problem with Gujjus . in Short you people are problem.

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Another thing.... i know most of you people on this website are absolute nameless losers in your respective neighbourhoods, both in Punjab and in Canada or UK or wherever you cowards reside. Lets see any of you do anything important in your life of any value whatsoever, then come and speak ill of people who have actually left a mark on history instead of protesting for saving Rajoana like the cowards you are.

What history ? Whose History ? Rajaona has also created history but fudus like you cant see it .

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1857 was not only a mutiny... Local leaders rebelled all over the country and in Punjab Ram Singh PATHANIA fought the brits and he killed the sikh regiment that came to suppress his rebellion. Rajputs all over india fought the british and killed dozens of british officer both civil and military. Stop trying to undermine others contributions just because your trying to save your own shameful betrayal. Even gujjars and low caste dalits fought the british and you should read about peasant insurgency in india and how the peasants targeted sahukar zimidars. You fools are so stupid and pathetic. Calling 1857 a mutiny or a mughal uprising is pathetic. You are so stupid its ridiculous. Was ram singh also a purbiya? Wers rajpoots in up and madhya pradesh also purbiya? Were the marathas purbiya? You loser cowards are so stupid its pathetic. You think its ok to side with the british that just raped punjab over local leaders by saying its because of the mughals or the purbiya rajputs that defeated us? You are so shameless. Edward balfour clearly states that rajputs were the most active force during the "rebellion". CAlling a multifaceted phenomenon a mutiny only serves neo sikhs purpose of saving face for siding with their new colonial masters. May i remind you that they still have sher e punjabs throne and khalsa flags as trophies in their museums.

blah blah blah , read again what i have already mention . Punjabi muslim were also against this and i cant remember Hindus coming out in support of it in punjab .

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Hahaha! you know babaji da thullu! you are stewing in your own juices. your jealousies, bigotry, hatred is for anyone to see and despise.

haryana, Rajasthan, UK ... which world you live in?

Apne haal duss bhai mere. Punjab ch tuhanu (small segment of jats) koi vi banda nahin lagda. your Indian Punjab counterpart of Pakistani Talibans who are murdering their own (shia, Ahmediya, Sufi, Barelivi Muslims) own. I dont think you can stand anyone except your white masters.

This is the fact about punjabi hindus looks like you have never been to these states .

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Is it the same mass-killer, stand-by suicide bomber?

'Why are some Canadian Sikhs expressing solidarity with an unrepentant terrorist?'

http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/03/28/jonathan-kay-why-are-some-canadian-sikhs-expressing-solidarity-with-an-unrepentant-terrorist/

Looks like the vast majority of this world be counted among the "fudus" as they don't support mass-killers.

We should support Rajoana who sent mass murderer to hell.

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This isnt about Rajoana.... are you little kids that stupid? This is about you losers machods trying to denigrate 1857 revolution and downplay your cowardice by claiming that the 1857 revolution was anti-national because of the "Mughal" aspect and the "Purbiya" factor.... these two points are heavily flawed. My points before have put your stupid bold faced shameless lies in the dirt. For, Gujjars, Dalits, Rajputs of Central India and of Punjab have nothing to do with the Purbiyas or the Mughals. You losers just try to save face. You sided with Patiala and the British because you apparently value them over native rule for that brief moment in history. Rajputs played the most formidable role against the Brits in 1857. Dozens of British officers were killed and so were the sellout pawns who fought Ram Singh Pathania who were all Sikhs.

Heres a story that will rattle your stupid brain and hopefully wake you from your pathetic slumber:

1) MAharaja Ranjit Singhs throne and Khalsa Flags bearing Devi Devtay are still in British Museums displayed as trophies.

2) The Dogra Jamwals undr Mian Dido Singh Jamwal defeated Maharaja Ranjit Singhs army dozens of times.... his army would even step out of the fort to combat Dogra Assaults. The dogras were just trying to govern their own tribal homeland and fought Sikh invaders tooth and nail. Gulab Singh Jamwal betrayed his own clan for Khalsa and created a schism within the Dogra clan and killed Mian Dido for the Lahore Darbar.

3) Gobind Rai of the Sikhs is said to have visited Mandi in the reign of Sidh Sen, towards the end of the 17th century. He was on his way back from Kulu, where he had gone to ask help against the Muhammadans and was badly treated and imprisoned in a cage. The Mandi Raja gave him an honourable reception and entertained him hospitably. On his departure Gobind Rai gave utterance to the following cryptic couplet: “When Mandi is plundered, Heavenly balls will be fired”. Mr. Vigne, the traveler, who visited Mandi soon after the accession of Raja Balbir Sen in 1839, states that, for some superstitious notion connected with the above couplet, no servant of Ranjit Sansi (Ranjit Sandhalwalia of Lahore) had ever been sent to Mandi. The receiver of revenue was quartered outside the town and the Sansi’s officer in attendance did not enter it while Mr. Vigne remained there.

4) The Rajputs of Ramgarh were also great bhagats of Dasmay Patshah and still have his blessings today

5) Towards the end of 1586, the Mohmand and Ghoria tribes in Peshawar rose in rebellion under one Jalaluddin 'Jalalah' Taraki. The Brahman, Birbal, could not suppress it nor could the Khatri Vaishya, Todarmal, and Taraki continued to create trouble; but the operations of Raja Maan Singh Kachawaha aided by Rawat Gopal Das of Nindar against the Taraki tribe induced even the Orakzais and Afridis into submission. Rawat Gopal Das severed the head of one Katloo Khan during a pitched battle which took place in the Kunar Valley.

Raja Jagat Singh Pathania would later be sent to chastise Jalalah's younger son, Kareem Dadh Khan. When the Raja reached Naghaz, all the pashtun tribes, except Lakan and two others with whom Kareem Dadh was allied, submitted. When, however, they saw that their safety lay in surrendering to the Rajputs, they seized the culprit along with his family and handed them over to the troops. A formidable soldier, Jagat Singh Pathania was mainly responsible for driving out the Persians from Kabul as well as conquering Zameen-e-Dawar, a district located northwest of Qandahar and inhabited by the Alizai, Barakzai and Durrani tribes. (heres one of many stories of Rajputs defeating Pashtuns beyond the Khyber Pass..... this should break the stupid lie that only MAharaja Ranjit did this (he could not hold the area for long at all and is more of an embarrassment than a feat... also since our proper raj under him only lasted 50 years is also shameful but with loyal servants of the British Crown such as yourselves, this is not a surprise that we have not gained rule yet.)

6) Raja Kripal Dev summons the Ramgharias to kill his enemy, Miyan Nath to which fourteen of the Sikhs rise to the occasion at the behest of their leader, Garha. The Sikhs would attempt to parlay with the Raja for his most prized war elephant (Kirpanaag) should they succeed in this already doomed enterprise. The hairy wretches advance towards the Rajput who kills three of them instantaneously as the rest retreat even as the Raja tries to bribe them with land grants should they hold their ground and subdue the Dogra. The Ramgharias collectively attack Miyan Nath and lose three more souls after which the survivors run away from the field of battle.

Note: There was a great war between Kirpal Dev of Bahu and Dhruv Dev of Jasrota. The cause of the battle, as according to the ballads, was the precious sword in possession of Mian Nath, the commander of the forces of Bahu Raj. Raja Kirpal Dev wanted to have that sword for his heir apparent which was not only refused but Mian Nath left the kingdom to stay with the Raja of Jasrota.

7) Dont forget the Siba Rajputs defeated us as well

8) In 1757 Abdali arrived at Mathura and directed a contingent to loot Gokul, but four thousand martial Naga sadhus of that place were determined to defend their religious shrines. In a fierce action two thousand Nagas fell but not before killing an equal number of the Afghans. Yet, none of the two sides would yield, Jugal Kishore, the Bengali agent of Sarfaraz Khan, was present in Abdali’s camp; he pointed out the futility of fighting the Nagas as they possessed no money. Abdali recalled his troops and Gokul became an exception to the all round Afghan devastation. ( we are not the only ones to fight Abdali)

9) 90 year old Ghoga Rana fought Abdali at Somnath Mandir with his tribe and attained shaheedi

10) As soon as the Sikhs had got the Raja of Kuluta into their power, they showed an intention of taking possession of the whole country; and as the quickest means of reducing the hill forts of Saraj which still held out, a force was detached, which marched through the country, carrying the Raja with it, and compelling him before each fort to order the commandant to surrender. The Sikhs, completely confident, committed excesses, and treated the Raja with brutal want of courtesy;his guards are said to have amused themselves by pulling him on to his feet by his long moustaches. The Dogra Rajputs are remarkable for the loyalty and respect they have for their hereditary Rajas, and the report of this indignity angered them particularly.

A plot to attack the Sikhs and rescue the Raja was devised by the Wazeer of Saraj. A sort of fiery cross was sent round and men were secretly mustered from al parts of Saraj. The Sikh force was probably about one thousand strong; it had done its work and had returned from outer Saraj by the Bashleo Pass. A little way below the fort of Tung, the Sarajis lay in ambush and awaited the Sikhs, who came marching along in single file and undisturbed by any feeling of insecurity. When that part of the line which held the Raja came opposite the ambush a sudden rush was made, a few men were cut down, and the Raja was caught up and carried swiftly up the mountain side. At the same time all along the line rocks were rolled down and shots fired from above at the Sikhs, who were seized with a panic and fell back into the fort of Tung. Here they remained two days, till they were forced to move out by the failure of their provisions. They were attacked again in the same way as they marched down the valley, and made slow progress; but they did not know the country, and only got on to a particularly barren steep, where they could barely keep their footing, and did not even find water to drink. The Rajputs kept above them wherever they went, knocking over some with rocks, and driving others to fall over the cliff. After a night spent in this way the miserable remnant were driven down again into the valley, and there induced to give up their arms, on the promise that their lives should be spared but no sooner did they submit were the entire lot of them mercilessly hacked to pieces.

11)Noorpur is believed to have been founded by Rana Jhet Pal, who was a younger brother of the Tomar Rajput king of Delhi. The original capital of Noorpur was Pathankot, previously known as Paithan or Pratishthan. Raja Jagat Chand saw to it that the state reached the zenith of its prosperity and his name is, even now, remembered with pride and respect. The Raja, at the head of 14,000 Rajputs raised in his own country, conducted a most difficult but successful enterprise againstthe Uzbeks of the Balkh and Badakhshan provinces of Afghanistan. They stormed mountain passes, made forced marches over snow, constructed redoubts by their own labour, the Raja himself taking an axe like the rest, and bore up against the tempests of that frozen region as firmly as against the fierce and repeated attacks of the Uzbeks. Raja Jagat Singh’s grandson, Raja Mandata, held at bay the Afghans of the Bamiyan and Ghorband regions.

जगता राजा भगता राजा बस देव का जाया
सिन्धु मारे सागर मारे हिमाचल देवा पाया
आकाश को अरबा किता तान जगाता कहाया

"Jagat Raja, the devout Raja, son of Bas Dev. He conquered the country beyond the Indus, he pitched his camp on the Snow Mountains and pointed his guns towards the heavens, and therefore was he called Jagata!"

12)Chamba is one of the very few hill kingdoms which was spared the destruction and raiding which followed the Muhammadan, and to a lesser extent, Sikh invasions. The temples here are preserved since many centuries with almost no signs of defacement. The Rajputs here are a small community numerically but they occupy a prominent position in the State, owing to the ruling house being from them, claiming lineage from the Chiefs of Udaipur in Rajputana.

Narayan Shah, a Brahman representative of the Sikhs, was the relative of Pandit Jala, a senior minister who manipulated absolute power in the Lahore court. Narayan, also known as Lakar Shah, managed to acquire so much influence in Chamba that the whole State administration was practically in his hands. The Rajputs of Chamba disliked him for his arrogance, and took counsel with the queen to have him killed. Receiving the news of his nephew’s death, Pandit Jala sent a Sikh army to invade Chamba and the capital was looted; however the Rajputs held the invaders at bay from the Taragarh Fort and obstructed further encroachment into the Kingdom.

13)The Chiefs of Sirmaur are direct descendants of the esteemed house of Jaisalmer through Subhansh Prakash, the son of Salivahana, better known as “Sakari”, the slayer of the Scythians.

Raja Kirat Prakash of this dynasty waged offensives against the Sikhs and was able to take possessions of Naraingarh, Rampur, Ramgarh, Morni, Pinjaur and Jagatgarh. To commemorate his cumulative victories, the Raja had a temple constructed at Naraingarh which he dedicated to Lord Jagannath. Raja Jagat Prakash would sit on the gaddi for nineteen years and would continue in the course of his predecessors by humbling the invading Rohillas under their leader Ghulam Qadeer Khan. The Muhammadan was confronted at Katasan and was defeated by the Rajputs of Kahlur and Sirmaur who had joined forces against the Pathan. A temple dedicated to Katasan Devi was constructed after a woman appeared fighting for the Rajputs at the most critical point in the battle when defeat seemed inevitable. The Raja would later support the Garhwal monarch against the Gurkhas of Nepal and it was due to him that the latter accepted the Ganges as the border line of their territory. In 1880 the Rajputs of this state fought in the Second Afghan War and again in 1897 under Major Bir Bikram Prakash, they would render services during the Tirah Campaign.

14) The Jamwal biradari prides itself as being of martial traditions and some of the most belligerent of the Rajputs belong to this clan. One such family was that of Miyan Hazara Singh, which fought tooth and nail against the advances made by the forces of Ranjit Sandhawalia of Lahore, the ruler of the Sikhs. Hazara Singh of Jagti was the direct descendant of Raja Hari Singh and his son was the famed warrior, Miyan Dido Singh Jamwal. Like his elder contemporary Arjun Singh Chanasia, Miyan Dido was of the opinion that Jammu should be ruled by the Rajputs alone. Their entire lives they endeavored in this cause and fought against the invaders tooth and nail with almost no military assistance.

Miyan Dido had a white falcon which was not allowed to be domesticated except by the royal family. Ranjit Sandhawalia of Lahore was having a pair of such falcons and Miyan Dido was asked to send his bird to Lahore, but the haughty Rajput refused. From Khadak Sandhawalia to Attar Sandhawalia all the Sikh chiefs tried their hand at apprehending this Rajput and his famed bird but to their detriment, Miyan Dido got the better of their forces each and every time. What happened next was a dastardly act; Attar Sandhawalia's forces surrounded the Jageer of Miyan Hazara Singh (father of Miyan Dido) and tortured the 90 year old man to death and hung his body outside of his house. They caught up with Miyan Dido at Katra and surrounded him at Vaishno Devi. Miyan Dido put up his last stand at Vaishno Devi and killed Attar Sandhalwalia whereupon he was shot down by one of the soldiers.

Note: Contrary to their tall claims of being of Bhati ancestry, the Sandhawalia are by self proclamation a Jat people with blood ties to the notorious Sansi robber tribes of North India.

1857 WAS A REVOLUTION. ALTHOUGH THE MANY FACTIONS WERE DISUNITED AND OFTEN FOUGHT AMONGST THEMSELVES (as is the case throughout all of Indian history), THEIR MAIN TARGET WAS TO DRIVE THE BRITISH OUT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE REGIONS AND GOVERN THEMSELVES. THIS IS CALLED FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM! DYING FOR FREEDOM IS SHAHADAT! AND IT IS NOT THE CHARACTER OF A POORAN SIKH TO DISCREDIT THE BRAVERY OF OTHERS AS EVEN DASMESH PITAJI HIMSELF PRAISES THE KANGRA RAJPUT FOR HIS BRAVERY AND CLEARLY MENTIONS HOW THE MONARCH SINGLE HANDEDLY DELIVERED MANY SIKHS TO THEIR DEMISE.

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Also, I might as well throw this in here as well. The Garhi of Chamkaur was owned by Hindu Ghorewaha Rajputs... the younger brother Chaudhry Rai Roop Chand gave Guru MAharaj sharan and was shaheed with the Soormay at Chamkaur.... so its about time you cowards stop speaking ill of hindus as we were all hindus once and our hindu forefathers took amrit. We did not come from the skies as many of you would like to believe. We are native to this land and this land is our forefathers land. Any people who cannot respect their ancestorys cannot respect themselves. Hence, today Sikhs are just a weak kom without a leader and without any significant import. Thanks to tat khalsa neo sikhs of abrahamic tradition such as yourselves.

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the sikhs have made perhaps a fatal mistake. In the race to distant themselves from anything hindu they have cut their own roots. No longer

can they go into hinduism and pull out a convert (ex. Banda Bahadur) or seek men, money and shelter like in the moghul days. Nor will hindus

give it to them anyways. It's no surprise the slow demise of sikh influence and power coincides with their attempt to make their religion Semitic

starting from 100 years back. The early sikhism with huge numbers of the intellectual castes like brahmins and khatris are now gone and

replaced by something that is petty, rustic, and without intellectual depth.

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The Naga Sadhu defence of Gokul was awesome. Abdali actually withdrew after seeing the fearsome resistance offered by the wandering

sadhus of Shiva.

Please. These nange, who can not even take grahasit pressure, made Abdali threatened. Abdali, who crushed your favourite Marathas into oblivion.

Anyway, this could be official Indian History Curriculum now, as Modibhai is in power.

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the sikhs have made perhaps a fatal mistake. In the race to distant themselves from anything hindu they have cut their own roots. No longer

can they go into hinduism and pull out a convert (ex. Banda Bahadur) or seek men, money and shelter like in the moghul days. Nor will hindus

give it to them anyways. It's no surprise the slow demise of sikh influence and power coincides with their attempt to make their religion Semitic

starting from 100 years back. The early sikhism with huge numbers of the intellectual castes like brahmins and khatris are now gone and

replaced by something that is petty, rustic, and without intellectual depth.

Not bad. But how do we fix it?
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Also, I might as well throw this in here as well. The Garhi of Chamkaur was owned by Hindu Ghorewaha Rajputs... the younger brother Chaudhry Rai Roop Chand gave Guru MAharaj sharan and was shaheed with the Soormay at Chamkaur.... so its about time you cowards stop speaking ill of hindus as we were all hindus once and our hindu forefathers took amrit. We did not come from the skies as many of you would like to believe. We are native to this land and this land is our forefathers land. Any people who cannot respect their ancestorys cannot respect themselves. Hence, today Sikhs are just a weak kom without a leader and without any significant import. Thanks to tat khalsa neo sikhs of abrahamic tradition such as yourselves.

Import?

There is heavy export going on.

Mentality of majority among them that is that they don't need us anymore.

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"Hence, today Sikhs are just a weak kom without a leader and without any significant import."

Import?

There is heavy export going on.

Mentality of majority among them that is that they don't need us anymore

Import in the original quote means 'importance/significance'.

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Please. These nange, who can not even take grahasit pressure, made Abdali threatened. Abdali, who crushed your favourite Marathas into oblivion.

Anyway, this could be official Indian History Curriculum now, as Modibhai is in power.

And Abdali also made an immediate peace deal to avoid further war between the two sides, and actually admits the marathas fought like lions and apologizes for the death of the Peshwa's son.

I guess you missed that as well. Where were our sikh brothers, defenders of dharma, no where to be found. Kudos to Suraj Mal for providing some support despite dire threats from Abdali.

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Please. These nange, who can not even take grahasit pressure, made Abdali threatened. Abdali, who crushed your favourite Marathas into oblivion.

Anyway, this could be official Indian History Curriculum now, as Modibhai is in power.

"The Marathas fought with the greatest valour which was beyond the capacity of other races. These dauntless blood-shedders didn't fall short in fighting and doing glorious deeds. But ultimately we won with our superior tactics and with the grace of the Divine Lord"

-Abdalis letter to Madhav Singh

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the sikhs have made perhaps a fatal mistake. In the race to distant themselves from anything hindu they have cut their own roots. No longer

can they go into hinduism and pull out a convert (ex. Banda Bahadur) or seek men, money and shelter like in the moghul days. Nor will hindus

give it to them anyways. It's no surprise the slow demise of sikh influence and power coincides with their attempt to make their religion Semitic

starting from 100 years back. The early sikhism with huge numbers of the intellectual castes like brahmins and khatris are now gone and

replaced by something that is petty, rustic, and without intellectual depth.

What inellectual caste those who exploited people for thousand years ? We will not change our relegion philosophy to win converts .

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