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{{Short description|Indian freedom fighter (died 1858)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix = Shaheede Aazam
| name = Nawab Majiduddin Khan
| image =
| birth_name = Nawab Majiduddin Khan
| death_date = 25 April 1858
| death_place = Galshaheed, [[Moradabad]], India
| resting_place = Moradabad, India
| title = [[Nawab]]
}}

'''[[Nawab]] Majju Khan''' or '''Nawab Majiduddin Khan''' s/o '''Nawab Mohammed Uddin Ahmed Khan''' alias '''Mohammed Mian''' was a rebel and the real Ruler of [[Moradabad]]<ref name="archive.org">{{Cite web |date=1908-06-01 |title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India - Mahububabad to Moradabad, Vol 17 by William Wilson Hunter|url=https://archive.org/details/TheImperialGazetteerOfIndia-Volume17/page/n432/mode/1up?view=theater |access-date=2025-08-09 |website=Archives.org |language=en}}</ref> and among the early freedom fighters of India in 1857. He was executed by the British government in 1858.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=रहमान |first=उबैदुर |date=2022-08-14 |title=भुलाई नहीं जा सकती शहीद नवाब मज्जू खां की कुर्बानी, इनके डर से पहाड़ों में छिप गए थे अंग्रेज |url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/moradabad-uttar-pradesh-freedom-struggle-of-1857-nawab-majju-khan-raised-voice-against-british-ann-2191806 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=झंडारोहण के बाद नवाब मज्जू खां की मजार पर चादरपोशी की |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/moradabad/story-nawab-majju-khan-39-s-mausoleum-was-draped-after-the-flag-hoisting-8580131.html |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Hindustan |language=hi}}</ref>

== Life ==
In 1857, Nawab Majju Khan of Moradabad, who served as the commander of the last [[List of emperors of the Mughal Empire|Mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]], achieved a significant victory over the British army. Fearing Majju Khan, the British were forced to retreat and seek refuge in the hills of Nainital. However, in 1858, the British launched another attack on Moradabad with the assistance of the [[Rampur State|Nawab of Rampur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lacy |first=Lisa McCracken |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HqCLDwAAQBAJ&dq=nawab+majju+khan&pg=PA132 |title=Lady Anne Blunt in the Middle East: Travel, Politics and the Idea of Empire |date=2017-03-30 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-0-85773-833-2 |language=en}}</ref> Despite putting up a brave fight once again,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pRo1AQAAIAAJ&q=nawab+majju+khan |title=Medieval and Modern India |date=2009 |publisher=Idarah-i Adabiyat-i Delli |language=en}}</ref> Nawab Majju Khan was unable to emerge victorious this time.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-SxuAAAAMAAJ&q=nawab+majju+khan |title=1857 in the Muslim Historiography |date=2007 |publisher=Sang-e-Meel Publications |isbn=978-969-35-1970-9 |language=en}}</ref> Tragically, under General Jone's brigade, he was hanged<ref name="archive.org"/> and martyred on April 25, 1858 by the [[British Armed Forces|British forces]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=हमेशा याद रहेंगे मुरादाबाद के आजादी के दीवाने नवाब मज्जू खां, पढ़ें नवाब मज्जू खां की शौर्य गाथा - Will always be remembered Nawab Majju Khan the freedom lover of Moradabad read the heroic story of Nawab Majju Khan |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/moradabad-city-will-always-be-remembered-nawab-majju-khan-the-freedom-lover-of-moradabad-read-the-heroic-story-of-nawab-majju-khan-21913695.html |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-08-12 |title=15 AUGUST 2018: आजादी के इस नायक ने अंग्रेजों को शहर से खदेड़ा था,लेकिन गद्दारों की थी फिर ये हरकत {{!}} 15 august 2018 nabab majju khan story for freedom |url=https://www.patrika.com/moradabad-news/15-august-2018-nabab-majju-khan-story-for-freedom-1-3247018 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Patrika News |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-03 |title=मुरादाबाद: नवाब मज्जू खां ने चटाई थी अंग्रेजों को धूल |url=https://www.amritvichar.com/article/259007/moradabad-nawab-majju-khan-had-made-the-british-dust |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=www.amritvichar.com |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-08-16 |title=UP: Samajwadi Party MP ST Hasan forgets words to national anthem during flag hoisting ceremony |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/samajwadi-party-mp-st-hasan-forgets-words-to-national-anthem-during-flag-hoisting-ceremony-on-independence-day/articleshow/85362806.cms |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Execution ==
Following the execution of Nawab Majju Khan, the British authorities sought to instill fear in the residents of Moradabad by attaching his body to an elephant and parading it through the city streets.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Qureshi |first=Hamid Afaq |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZ5uAAAAMAAJ&q=nawab+majju+khan |title=Glimpses of Deccan and Awadh: 1193-1976 : Essays and Translations |date=2006 |publisher=New Royal Book Company |isbn=978-81-89267-03-2 |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, his remains were interred in Imli tree,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bharat |first=E. T. V. |date=2020-08-16 |title=ملک کی آزادی میں اپنی جان قربان کرنے والے نواب مجوں خاں |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/urdu/national/state/uttar-pradesh/freedom-fighter-nawab-majju-khan-mazar-in-moradabad/na20200816164132399 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=ur}}</ref> situated near the Puttan Shaheed Masjid. Suspended from a tree, the tamarind tree in the graveyard continues to serve as a poignant reminder of their sacrifice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moradabad News: नवाब मज्जू खां की शहादत को नहीं भूलेंगे देशवासी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/moradabad/countrymen-will-not-forget-the-martyrdom-of-nawab-majju-khan-moradabad-news-c-15-1-mbd1014-216875-2023-08-10 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shahnawaz |date=2022-08-12 |title=Independence Day 2022: शहीदे-ए-आजम नवाब मज्जू खां की शहादत और ऐतिहासिक इमली का पेड़ {{!}} News Track in Hindi |url=https://newstrack.com/uttar-pradesh/martyrdom-of-shaheed-e-azam-nawab-majju-khan-and-historical-tamarind-tree-story-independence-day-2022-330687 |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=newstrack.com |language=hi}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
The Swatantra Sangram Senani Bhavan stands in the Civil Lines area, serving as a tribute to those who fought in Moradabad. Additionally, within the Company Bagh, there is a Martyr Memorial and a gate was erected in honor of Nawab Majju Khan.<ref name="auto"/>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=6fpaEAAAQBAJ Lady Anne Blunt in the Middle East: Travel, Politics and the Idea of Empire]
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