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			{{Short description\|Indian soldier and rebel}}
			{{Main article\|Mangal Pandey}}
			{{Infobox person
			\| name = Shaikh Paltu
			\| image = Muhgul Pandey - Mungul Pandey fired at Lieutenant Baugh.jpg
			\| caption = Representation of Mangal Pandey attacking a British lieutenant. Shaikh Paltu seized Mangal Pandey immediately after this.
			\| birth_date = c. 1820s
			\| death_date = 6 May 1857
			\| death_cause = Murder
			\| death_place = [[Barrackpore]] , [[Bengal Native Infantry\|34th Bengal Native Infantry]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[Company Raj]]
			\| occupation =
			\| known =
			\| module = {{Infobox military person\| embed = yes\|embed_title = Military Career\| allegiance = {{flag\|East India Company}}\| branch = {{army\|Bengal Presidency}}\| rank = [[Havildar]]<br>[[Sepoy]] (formerly)\| awards = [[Indian Order of Merit]]\| unit= [[Bengal Native Infantry\|34th Bengal Native Infantry ]]}}
			}}
			'''Shaikh Paltu''', [[Indian Order of Merit\|IOM]] (c. 1820s – 6 May 1857) was a [[sepoy]] (soldier), with the British [[East India Company]] who served in the 34th [[Bengal Native Infantry]] in March 1857, shortly before widespread discontent broke out in the [[Bengal Army]]. When on March 29, Sepoy [[Mangal Pandey]] of the same regiment attacked a British lieutenant, Shaikh Paltu intervened to assist the officer.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Philip\|last=Mason\|page=272\|title=A Matter of Honour. An Account of the Indian Army, its Officers and Men\|ISBN=0-333-41837-9}}</ref> The sepoys of the [[quarter guard]] on duty and others present refused to take any action against their comrade and remained as "idle spectators of a murderous assault".<ref>Durendra Nath Sen, page 50 ''Eighteen Fifty-Seven'', The Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, May 1957</ref>

			Following this incident Shaikh Paltu was promoted to havildar (sergeant) and recommended for a decoration. He was however subsequently murdered, reportedly by fellow sepoys.<ref>''The Delhi Gazette'', 9 May 1857 - cited pages 97 and 270 of ''The Great Fear of 1857''</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	~~'''~~Shaikh Paltu~~'''~~ (~~{{lang-hi\|शैख़ पलटू}}~~) was a ~~soldier ([[~~sepoy~~]]) with~~ the [[British ~~East India Company]] who served in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry in March~~ 1857, ~~shortly before [[~~Indian ~~rebellion of 1857~~\|~~widespread discontent broke out in the Bengal Army]]~~. ~~When on March 29, Sepoy [[Mangal Pandey]]~~ of the ~~same regiment attacked a British officer, it was~~ Shaikh Paltu,<ref>{{cite book\|first=~~Saul~~\|last=~~David~~\|page=70\|title=The ~~Indian~~ Mutiny\|ISBN=0-~~141~~-~~00554~~-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|first=~~Philip~~\|last=~~Mason~~\|page=~~272~~\|title=~~A Matter~~ of ~~Honour~~. ~~An Account~~ of the Indian ~~Army, its Officers and Men~~\|ISBN=0-~~333~~-~~41837~~-9}}</ref> ~~who saved~~ the ~~life~~ of ~~the adjutant by seizing Mangal Pandey~~. The ~~sepoys~~ of the [[~~quarter guard~~]] ~~on duty and others present refused~~ to ~~take any action against their comrade and remained as "idle spectators~~ of ~~a murderous assault"~~.<ref>~~Durendra Nath Sen,~~ page ~~50 ''Eighteen Fifty-Seven'',~~ The ~~Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of~~ India~~, May 1957~~</ref>		An English sergeant-major had been first to arrive at the scene but was knocked down by the musket of a member of the quarter-guard. While other sepoys looked on, the lightly armed<ref>Testimony given by Shaikh Paltu (see below) indicated that he had the short sword that was part of the regular equipment carried by a sepoy on duty at the time. However, unlike Mangal Pandey, he did not have a musket to hand</ref> Shaikh Paltu held Mangal Pandey by the waist tightly and restrained him from attacking the British.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Kim A. \|last=Wagner\|page=83\|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising\|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref> and calling upon other soldiers to join him. A number of off-duty sepoys had crowded around the struggle and some abused and struck at Shaikh Paltu with stones and shoes.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Kim A. \|last=Wagner\|page=84\|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising\|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|first=Christopher\|last=Hibbert\|page=69\|title=The Great Mutiny India 1857\|ISBN=0-14-004752-2}}</ref>

			The intervention of Shaikh Paltu enabled Adjutant Baugh and Sergeant-Major Hewson, both injured, to rise.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Kim A. \|last=Wagner\|page=84\|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising\|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref> Some members of the quarter-guard detachment are reported to have struck their officers with the butts of their [[musket]]s, while four others<ref>{{cite book\|first=Kim A. \|last=Wagner\|page=84\|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising\|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref> were ordered by the guard commander ''[[Jemadar]]'' Ishwari Prasad not to intervene in support of Shaikh Paltu.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Christopher\|last=Hibbert\|page=69\|title=The Great Mutiny India 1857\|ISBN=0-14-004752-2}}</ref>

	[[~~File:Muhgul Pandey~~ - ~~Mungul~~ Pandey ~~fired at Lieutenant Baugh~~.~~jpg~~\|~~thumb\|Representation~~ of Mangal Pandey ~~attacking~~ a ~~British lieutenant immediately before Shaikh Paltu's intercession~~.<ref>~~"Heroes~~ of the Indian ~~Mutiny; Stories of Heroic Deeds", Edward Gilliat, Service & Co. London~~</ref>]]		[[Major-General]] J. Hearse, who with other officers had ridden to the scene, now took control of the situation.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Saul\|last=David\|page=71\|title=The Indian Mutiny\|ISBN=0-141-00554-8}}</ref>
			Pandey shot and wounded himself,<ref>{{cite book\|first=Philip\|last=Mason\|page=272\|title=A Matter of Honour. An Account of the Indian Army, its Officers and Men\|ISBN=0-333-41837-9}}</ref> and the members of the quarter-guard now obeyed orders. Mangal Pandey "shivering and convulsed" with a chest wound was brought to the regimental hospital under guard.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Kim A. \|last=Wagner\|pages=86–87\|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising\|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref>

	~~An English [[sergeant-major]] had been first to arrive at~~ the ~~scene but had been knocked down by the musket of a member~~ of the ~~quarter~~-~~guard. While other sepoys looked on, Shaikh Paltu continued to defend the two British officers~~, calling upon other sepoys to join him. Most of the sepoys present remained inactive. Some members of the quarter-guard detachment are reported to have attacked their officers with the butts of their [[musket]]s. These sepoys also threw stones and ~~shoes at Shaikh Paltu, threatening to shoot him if he did not let go of Mangal Pandey. Paltu however "continued to cling to him" until the British officers had time to rise~~ and ~~escape~~.<ref>{{cite book\|first=~~Christopher~~\|last=~~Hibbert~~\|page=69\|title=The ~~Great~~ Mutiny ~~India 1857~~\|ISBN=0-14-~~004752~~-2}}</ref>		==Aftermath==
			Mangal Pandey and the ''Jemadar'' in command of the guard were subsequently court-martialed, and executed by hanging on 8 and 21 April respectively.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Saul\|last=David\|page=74\|title=The Indian Mutiny\|ISBN=0-141-00554-8}}</ref>

	[[Major-General]] J. Hearse, who, with other officers, had ridden to the scene, took control of the situation. Pandey shot and wounded himself, and the members of the quarter-guard now obeyed orders. Pandey and the ''jemander'' in command of the ~~guard were subsequently court-martialed and executed. The~~ 34th Bengal Native Infantry ~~was disarmed and~~ disbanded ~~six~~ weeks later on May 6.<ref>{{cite book\|first=~~Saul~~\|last=~~David~~\|~~pages~~=~~69–72~~\|title=The Indian ~~Mutiny~~\|ISBN=0-~~141~~-~~00554~~-8}}</ref>		The seven companies of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) stationed at Barrackpore on 29 March were disbanded five weeks later on May 6. Three companies of the regiment located elsewhere on that day, plus
			the loyalist Shaikh Paltu, continued in service.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Kim A. \|last=Wagner\|page=96\|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising\|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref>

	~~==Aftermath==~~		In recognition of his action Shaikh Paltu was promoted to ''[[Havildar\|havildar]]'' (sergeant) and recommended by General Hearse to be presented with the [[Indian Order of Merit\|Order of Merit]].<ref>{{cite book\|first=Kim A. \|last=Wagner\|page=97\|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising\|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref> Shortly after receiving his decoration and just before the discharging of most of the 34th BNI, Shaikh Paltu was murdered by several of his former comrades in an isolated part of the cantonment.<ref>''The Delhi Gazette'', 9 May 1857 - cited pages 97 and 270 of ''The Great Fear of 1857''</ref>
	Shaikh Paltu was promoted to ''[[Havildar\|~~Havaldar~~]]'' (~~native~~ sergeant) ~~a day after Mangal Pandey's execution~~ and recommended by General ~~Hearsey for a decoration~~.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Kim A. \|last=Wagner\|page=97\|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising\|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref> ~~However, some days~~ before the ~~disbandment~~ of the 34th BNI ~~(Bengal Native Infantry)~~, he was ~~lured to an isolated spot in the cantonment and~~ murdered by several of his former comrades.<ref>~~Wagner, Rumours and Rebels (2010), p.97 referring to~~ The Delhi Gazette, 9 May 1857</ref>
			The Great [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] broke out at Meerut on the evening of Sunday 10 May 1857, following closely on the incident involving Mangal Pandey and Shaikh Paltu exactly six weeks earlier.<ref>{{cite book\|first=Saul\|last=David\|page=84\|title=The Indian Mutiny\|ISBN=0-141-00554-8}}</ref>

	==In popular culture==		==In popular culture==
	===Films and television===		===Films and television===

	In the 2005 Bollywood Hindi movie [[Mangal Pandey: The Rising]], directed by [[Ketan Mehta]], Shaikh Paltu was portrayed by [[Murali Sharma]].		In the 2005 [[Hindi cinema\|Bollywood]] Hindi movie [[Mangal Pandey: The Rising]], directed by [[Ketan Mehta]], Shaikh Paltu was portrayed by [[Murali Sharma]].

	==References==		==References==
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	* Malleson, G.B., ''The Indian Mutiny of 1857'', pp. 36–39, Delhi, Rupa & Co. publishers, 2005 (first published: 1890)		* Malleson, G.B., ''The Indian Mutiny of 1857'', pp. 36–39, Delhi, Rupa & Co. publishers, 2005 (first published: 1890)

	~~== External links ==~~
	* [http://www.india-world.net/india/history/modern/1857.html The Great Mutiny: India's War for Freedom]

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	[[Category:Indian people of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]		[[Category:Indian people of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]

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==History==
'''Shaikh Paltu''' ({{lang-hi|शैख़ पलटू}}) was a soldier ([[sepoy]]) with the [[British East India Company]] who served in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry in March 1857, shortly before [[Indian rebellion of 1857|widespread discontent broke out in the Bengal Army]]. When on March 29, Sepoy [[Mangal Pandey]] of the same regiment attacked a British officer, it was Shaikh Paltu,<ref>{{cite book|first=Saul|last=David|page=70|title=The Indian Mutiny|ISBN=0-141-00554-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|first=Philip|last=Mason|page=272|title=A Matter of Honour. An Account of the Indian Army, its Officers and Men|ISBN=0-333-41837-9}}</ref> who saved the life of the adjutant by seizing Mangal Pandey. The sepoys of the [[quarter guard]] on duty and others present refused to take any action against their comrade and remained as "idle spectators of a murderous assault".<ref>Durendra Nath Sen, page 50 ''Eighteen Fifty-Seven'', The Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, May 1957</ref>

[[File:Muhgul Pandey - Mungul Pandey fired at Lieutenant Baugh.jpg|thumb|Representation of Mangal Pandey attacking a British lieutenant immediately before Shaikh Paltu's intercession.<ref>"Heroes of the Indian Mutiny; Stories of Heroic Deeds", Edward Gilliat, Service & Co. London</ref>]]

An English [[sergeant-major]] had been first to arrive at the scene but had been knocked down by the musket of a member of the quarter-guard. While other sepoys looked on, Shaikh Paltu continued to defend the two British officers, calling upon other sepoys to join him. Most of the sepoys present remained inactive. Some members of the quarter-guard detachment are reported to have attacked their officers with the butts of their [[musket]]s. These sepoys also threw stones and shoes at Shaikh Paltu, threatening to shoot him if he did not let go of Mangal Pandey. Paltu however "continued to cling to him" until the British officers had time to rise and escape.<ref>{{cite book|first=Christopher|last=Hibbert|page=69|title=The Great Mutiny India 1857|ISBN=0-14-004752-2}}</ref>

[[Major-General]] J. Hearse, who, with other officers, had ridden to the scene, took control of the situation. Pandey shot and wounded himself, and the members of the quarter-guard now obeyed orders. Pandey and the ''jemander'' in command of the guard were subsequently court-martialed and executed. The 34th Bengal Native Infantry was disarmed and disbanded six weeks later on May 6.<ref>{{cite book|first=Saul|last=David|pages=69–72|title=The Indian Mutiny|ISBN=0-141-00554-8}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
Shaikh Paltu was promoted to ''[[Havildar|Havaldar]]'' (native sergeant) a day after Mangal Pandey's execution and recommended by General Hearsey for a decoration.<ref>{{cite book|first=Kim A. |last=Wagner|page=97|title=The Great Fear of 1857. Rumours, Conspiracies and the Making of the Indian Uprising|ISBN=978-93-81406-34-2}}</ref> However, some days before the disbandment of the 34th BNI (Bengal Native Infantry), he was lured to an isolated spot in the cantonment and murdered by several of his former comrades.<ref>Wagner, Rumours and Rebels (2010), p.97 referring to The Delhi Gazette, 9 May 1857</ref>

==In popular culture==
===Films and television===

In the 2005 Bollywood Hindi movie [[Mangal Pandey: The Rising]], directed by [[Ketan Mehta]], Shaikh Paltu was portrayed by [[Murali Sharma]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Suggested readings ==

* Malleson, G.B., ''The Indian Mutiny of 1857'', pp. 36–39, Delhi, Rupa & Co. publishers, 2005 (first published: 1890)

== External links ==
* [http://www.india-world.net/india/history/modern/1857.html The Great Mutiny: India's War for Freedom]

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[[Category:Indian people of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]

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