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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Well near Ajnala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title = Shaheedan da Khu<br />
| image = Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu 01.jpg<br />
| alt = Black well of martyrs<br />
| caption = Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu<br />
| map = {{Location map|India Punjab#India|lat=31.62|long=74.88|caption=}}<br />
| map_caption = Location of Ajnala in India<br />
| location = [[Ajnala, Amritsar]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| target = Soldiers of Rebel of 1857 of India <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|31.84|N|74.76|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| date = {{start date and age|1857|08|31}}<br />
| time = <br />
| timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| type = [[Massacre]]<br />
| fatalities = 282 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.91176/page/n7|title = The Crisis in the Punjab|year = 1858}}</ref><br />
| injuries = ~ <br />
| perps = British India Authorities<br />
| weapons = rifles and stuffed in a small room, where many died of asphyxiation<br />
| numparts = <br />
}}<br />
'''Shaheedan da Khu''' or '''Kalianwala Khu''' is a [[well]] near [[Ajnala, India|Ajnala]] in northwestern India. The bodies of Indian soldiers killed during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 were disposed of here. Over 247 of these bodies were recovered in 2014.<br />
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==Disposal and recovery of bodies==<br />
During the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, many Indian soldiers revolted against the British. Around 500 revolted at [[Mian Mir]] Cantonment in [[Lahore]]. They swam across the [[Ravi River]] to reach the town of [[Ajnala, India|Ajnala]], now in [[Amritsar district]]. Of them, 218 were killed by British soldiers at Dadian Sofian village near Ajnala. The remaining 282 were stuffed in a small room, where many died of asphyxiation. The rest were shot dead and their bodies were thrown into a well, which was later named "Kalianwala Khu" and "[[Shaheed]]an da Khu".<br />
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In February 2014, the remains of 22 of the soldiers were dug out from the well. The incident came to light after it was reported in major newspapers. On further digging on 1 March 2014, 40 more bodies were recovered.<br />
===Gallery===<br />
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File:Inscription of Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu.jpg|Inscription at Shaheedan da Khu (left); under-construction memorial at the well (right)<br />
File:Kalianwala Khu ( Black well) or Shaheedan da Khu 02.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{cite news |title=After 157 years, 22 bodies extricated from 'Shaheedan da Khu' |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/After-157-years-22-bodies-extricated-from-Shaheedan-da-Khu/articleshow/31183298.cms |work=Times of India |date=28 February 2014}}<br />
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[[Category:Battles of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]<br />
[[Category:1857 in India]]</div>Abhijit