Ranjit Singh Ahir
Ranjit Singh Ahir[1] (also known as Ranjit Yadav)[2] was one of the commanders of rebel army in the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Bihar.[3] He fought against British East India Company under the leadership of Kunwar Singh.[4] He belonged to Ahir family of Shahpur-Bihiya Pargana, currently part of Bhojpur district, Bihar.[5]
Ranjit Singh Ahir | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1811 Shahpur village, Bihiya Pargana, Shahabad |
| Died | 1858 |
| Nationality | British India |
| Movement | Indian Independence Movement |
Early life
[change | change source]Ranjit Singh Ahir was born in 1811 to an Ahir (Yadav) family of Shahpur village of Bihiya Pargana in Bhojpur district.
Since an early age, Ranjit Singh Ahir was working for the British East India Company, he was a Subedar[6] in Bengal Native Infantry stationed in Danapur.
Role in the 1857 rebellion
[change | change source]On July 25, 1857, the sepoys revolted in Danapur,[7] Ranjit Singh Ahir also participated in the rebellion, they looted weapons from Danapur and marched off towards Arrah.[8]
Ranjit Singh Ahir 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.[9]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Balbhadra (2021-07-02). Bhojpuri Sahitya : Desh Ke Des Ka (in Hindi). Sarv Bhasha Trust. ISBN 978-93-90502-27-1.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ दानापुर: कल और आज (in Hindi). सूचना एवं जनसम्पर्क शाखा अनुमंडल कार्यालय. 2003.
- ↑ 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.