Banke Chamar

Banke Chamar was a freedom fighter who died for his actions in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, led initial actions against the British East India Company in Jaunpur Janpad of Uttar Pradesh.[1][2]

Early life

He was from Kuarpur village, Machhali Shahar, 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.[3][4]

Role in the 1857 rebellion

Banke Chamar ji 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.[5][6]

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.[5][6]

References
  1. Bhattacharya, Sabyasachi (2007). Rethinking 1857. Orient Longman. ISBN 9788125032694. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. "Journal of Historical Research". Department of History, Ranchi University. 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. Narayan, Badri (14 November 2006). Women Heroes and Dalit Assertion in North India: Culture, Identity and Politics. p. 99. ISBN 9780761935377.
  4. Bates, Crispin (30 October 2013). Mutiny at the Margins: New Perspectives on the Indian Uprising of 1857: Volume V: Muslim, Dalit and Subaltern Narratives. SAGE Publications India. ISBN 9788132118640. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. D.C.Dinkar (2008). Svatantratā saṅgrāma meṃ achūtoṃ kā yogadāna (in Hindi). Gautam Book Center. ISBN 978-81-87733-72-0.
  6. Sant, Rashmi (1 November 2021). आज़ादी का अमृत महोत्सव (in Hindi). InfoCapsule LLP. ISBN 978-81-951568-9-4.
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