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-'''Rooplo Kolhi''' (Sindhi: روپلو ڪولهي) was a [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] freedom fighter, who fought against the  [[British Raj|British Rulers]] in [[Karoonjhar Mountains]] at [[Nagarparkar]] District, [[Tharparkar]], [[Sindh]]. His birth name was Roopo Goil. The British hanged him on 22 August 1858 with his companions. His anniversary is celebrated on August 22 every year.<ref name=jung>{{cite news|title=Prisoner from the granite hills|url=http://jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2009-weekly/nos-06-09-2009/kol.htm#5|accessdate=12 June 2013|newspaper=Jung : The News on Sunday|date=1 Sep 2009}}</ref> He was the last commander of rebels hanged by the British.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shah|first=Zulfiqar|title=Roots of Nationalism in Sindh| url=http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/encounter/20080329/encounter4.htm|accessdate=12 June 2013|newspaper=Dawn|date=29 March 2008}}</ref> In 2017, a [[resort]] under his name [[Rooplo Kolhi Resort]] was opened in [[Nagarparkar]], [[Sindh]] by the [[Sindh Tourism Development Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1352849|title=Tourist resort in Nagarparkar opens|first=Hasan|last=Mansoor|date=August 21, 2017|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>
+{{Short description|Freedom fighter}}
-==Execution==
+'''Rooplo Shamtoji Kolhi'''<ref name="Khaskheli">{{Cite web |last=Khaskheli |first=Muhammad Abbas |date=2021-11-02 |title=Rooplo Kolhi: The Warrior Who Defied The British Empire In The Karoonjhar Mountains |url=https://www.thefridaytimes.com/2021/11/03/rooplo-kolhi-the-warrior-who-defied-the-british-empire-in-the-karoonjhar-mountains/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=The Friday Times - Naya Daur |language=en-US}}</ref> fought against the  [[British Raj|British Rulers]] in [[Karoonjhar Mountains]] at [[Nagarparkar Tehsil|Nagarparkar]] of [[List of districts in Sindh|District]] [[Tharparkar]], [[Sindh]]. His birth name was '''Rupaji Gohil'''. The British hanged him on 22 August 1858 with his companions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-14 |title=Hindu Woman Elected To Pakistan's Senate In Historic First |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/in-a-first-hindu-dalit-woman-elected-to-paks-senate/309060 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=www.outlookindia.com/ |language=en}}</ref> His anniversary is celebrated on August 22 every year by a faction of [[Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz]].<ref name=jung>{{cite news|title=Prisoner from the granite hills|url=http://jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2009-weekly/nos-06-09-2009/kol.htm#5|accessdate=12 June 2013|newspaper=Jung : The News on Sunday|date=1 Sep 2009}}</ref> He was the last commander of rebels hanged by the British officials.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shah|first=Zulfiqar|title=Roots of Nationalism in Sindh| url=http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/encounter/20080329/encounter4.htm|accessdate=12 June 2013|newspaper=Dawn|date=29 March 2008}}</ref>
-===Descendants===
+==History==
-After the death of Kolhi, his mother Kesrbai, wife Meenawati and others migrated to [[Kunri]], which is a part of today's [[Mirpurkhas]] district  and his later descendants settled at the place.<ref name=jung/>
+== Descendants ==
 == See also ==
+* [[List of Koli people]]
 * [[Jhalkari Bai]]
 * [[Tanaji Malusare]]
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 [[Category:1859 deaths]]
 [[Category:People executed by British India by hanging]]
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->Banksboomer at 04:58, 30 July 2021

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'''Rooplo Kolhi''' (Sindhi: روپلو ڪولهي) was a [[Sindhis|Sindhi]] freedom fighter, who fought against the [[British Raj|British Rulers]] in [[Karoonjhar Mountains]] at [[Nagarparkar]] District, [[Tharparkar]], [[Sindh]]. His birth name was Roopo Goil. The British hanged him on 22 August 1858 with his companions. His anniversary is celebrated on August 22 every year.<ref name=jung>{{cite news|title=Prisoner from the granite hills|url=http://jang.com.pk/thenews/sep2009-weekly/nos-06-09-2009/kol.htm#5|accessdate=12 June 2013|newspaper=Jung : The News on Sunday|date=1 Sep 2009}}</ref> He was the last commander of rebels hanged by the British.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shah|first=Zulfiqar|title=Roots of Nationalism in Sindh| url=http://archives.dawn.com/weekly/encounter/20080329/encounter4.htm|accessdate=12 June 2013|newspaper=Dawn|date=29 March 2008}}</ref> In 2017, a [[resort]] under his name [[Rooplo Kolhi Resort]] was opened in [[Nagarparkar]], [[Sindh]] by the [[Sindh Tourism Development Corporation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1352849|title=Tourist resort in Nagarparkar opens|first=Hasan|last=Mansoor|date=August 21, 2017|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref>

==Execution==
Rooplo Kolhi was a commander of tribal forces and he, along with two other commanders were rebelling under Rana Karan Singh Sodha of Nagarparkar.<ref name=jung/> Under his leadership, more than 8,000 fighters belonging to Kolhi tribe rebelled.<ref name=jung/> Other commanders were killed and later Rooplo Kolhi was arrested near Pag Wool well, where his troops were fetching water.<ref name=jung/> Rooplo Kolhi was brought before Colonel Tyrwhitt, who offered him a large sum of wealth with a condition that Kolhi should seek an apology and become a vassal and inform the hideout of Karan Singh and his companions, to which Kolhi opposed.<ref name=jung/> His fingers were wrapped in cotton and soaked in oil was burnt in front of locals. He sustained all the tortures bravely. He was hanged on the banks of Sardharo stream, near Nagarparkar and Karunjher Mountains on 22 August 1858.<ref name=jung/>

===Descendants===

After the death of Kolhi, his mother Kesrbai, wife Meenawati and others migrated to [[Kunri]], which is a part of today's [[Mirpurkhas]] district and his later descendants settled at the place.<ref name=jung/>

== See also ==
*
* [[Jhalkari Bai]]
* [[Tanaji Malusare]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Sindhi nationalism}}
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->Banksboomer at 04:58, 30 July 2021