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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter (1811–1857)}}
'''Asghari Begum''' (1811{{En dash}}1857) was an Indian freedom fighter who took part in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. She was burnt alive by the [[British Army|British army]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The forgotten women of 1857 Azizun Bai, Asghari Begum, Habiba |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/Family-Kids/15010-the-forgotten-women-of-1857-azizun-bai-asghari-begum-habiba/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620012446/https://www.milligazette.com/news/Family-Kids/15010-the-forgotten-women-of-1857-azizun-bai-asghari-begum-habiba/ |archive-date=2025-06-20 |access-date=2025-08-26 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gardner |first=Chloë |title=Women Against the Raj: Female Freedom Fighters in the Struggle for India's Independence and Partition |date= |publisher=Pen and Sword History |year=2024 |isbn=9781399066211 |edition=1st |location=Barnsley |pages=81 |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
She was born to Alim Shah Abdul Rahim in 1811 in Thana Bhawan, presently [[Muzaffarnagar]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1857 में अंग्रेजों ने असगरी बेगम को जिंदा क्यों जला दिया था? |url=https://www.hindi.awazthevoice.in/culture-news/why-was-asghuri-begum-burnt-alive-by-the-british-in-18120.html |access-date=2025-08-26 |website=awazthevoice.in |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Afroz |date=23 August 2025 |title=Asghari Begum, A Fearless Muslim Woman From Thana Bhawan: Unyielding Spirit Of The 1857 Rebellion {{!}} Afroz Khan, New Age Islam |url=https://www.newageislam.com/islamic-personalities/afroz-khan-new-age-islam/asghari-begum-fearless-muslim-woman-thana-bhawan-unyielding-spirit-1857-rebellion/d/136576 |access-date=2025-08-26 |website=NewAgeIslam |language=en}}</ref>

== Role in 1857 ==
In October 1857, amidst the First War of Independence, the British forces led by Major Sawyer launched an assault on Thana Bhawan, a town in Muzaffarnagar that had been freed by Indian revolutionaries. They were taken aback to observe that,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Dr Roopali |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/New_Paradigms_of_Sustainability_in_the_C/PjH9EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=asghari+begum&pg=PA90&printsec=frontcover |title=New Paradigms of Sustainability in the Contemporary Era |last2=Pareek |first2=Dr Ritu |date=2024-03-15 |publisher=CSMFL Publications |isbn=978-81-957322-8-9 |language=en}}</ref> in contrast to their European counterparts, women from the nearby villages were actively engaged in armed conflicts. To instill fear among the women, Sawyer apprehended Asghari Begum, who was organizing a group of women to resist the British, and she was subsequently burned alive in public by the Britishers.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chugtai |first=Ismat |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/A_Life_in_Words/PG5tAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=asghari+begum&pg=PT283&printsec=frontcover |title=A Life in Words: Memoirs |date=2013-07-15 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-81-8475-940-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhushan |first=Braj |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Psychology_in_India/MyZiEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=asghari+begum&pg=PT241&printsec=frontcover |title=Psychology in India: Stories of Eminence |date=2025-06-12 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-040-36678-3 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Samiuddin |first=Abida |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Muslim_Feminism_and_Feminist_Movement/NA5Y5eAS6c4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=asghari+begum&pg=PA52&printsec=frontcover |title=Muslim Feminism and Feminist Movement |last2=Khanam |first2=Rashida |date=2002 |publisher=Global Vision Publishing House |isbn=978-81-87746-29-4 |language=en}}</ref> Along with Ashgari, her associates; Asha Devi, Bibi, Bhagwani, Bhagwati, Habeeba, Inder Kaur, and Jamila were likewise subjected to execution.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharda |first=Shailvee |date=2023-05-21 |title=When woman power took on British might |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/when-woman-power-took-on-british-might/articleshow/100399342.cms |access-date=2025-08-26 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

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