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	\| name = Sheikh Bhikhari		\| name = Sheikh Bhikhari Ansari
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1819\|10\|02\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1819\|10\|02\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = ~~Budmu~~, [[Ranchi district]], [[~~Bengal Presidency~~]], (now in [[Jharkhand]])		\| birth_place = Chutupalu, [[Ranchi district]], [[Chota Nagpur Division\|Chotanagpur]], (now in [[Jharkhand]])
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1858\|01\|08\|1819\|10\|02\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1858\|01\|08\|1819\|10\|02\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Ramgarh Cantonment\|Ramgarh]]		\| death_place = [[Ramgarh Cantonment\|Ramgarh]]
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	\| known_for = Freedom struggle in [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]		\| known_for = Freedom struggle in [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
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	'''Sheikh Bhikhari''' (~~1819–1858~~) was a ~~combatant~~ in the ~~[[Indian Rebellion~~ of 1857]]. He was a Dewan and general of [[Tikait Umrao Singh]]~~. He~~ was ~~born~~ in ~~Budmu, Bihar to a weaver~~ [[~~Momin Ansari\|Ansari]] family but spent the rest~~ of ~~his life in Khudia-Lotwa village of [[Ormanjhi block\|Ormanjhi~~]]. ~~Along with his contemporary, Tikait Umrao Singh, he~~ prevented [[East India Company]] forces from occupying [[Ranchi]] by cutting down Chutupalu Ghati trees in order to obstruct their advance prior to engaging Company forces. The British hanged him alongside Tikait Umrao Singh in a banyan tree of [[Chutupalu\|Chutupalu Ghati]] in Ramgarh in 1858.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com~~/states~~/jharkhand/model-makeover-for-martyr-hamlets/cid/557412\|title=Model makeover for martyr hamlets\|website=telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20160108/2765171.html\|title=JPCC remembers freedom fighters Tikait Umrao Singh, Sheikh Bhikari\|website=news.webindia123.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://heritagetimes.in/sheikh-bhikhari/\|title= शेख़ भिखारी और टिकैत उमराव सिंह के शहादत की अमर कथा \|website=heritagetimes.in}}</ref>		'''Sheikh Bhikhari Ansari''' (1819-1858) was born on 2 Oct 1819 in a weaver Ansari family at Lotwa-Khudia Village located in the city of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. He fought in the Revolt of 1857 against the British rule in India. Sheikh Bhikhari Ansari was a craftsman who prepared coarse clothes and earned his livelihood by selling them in the local Haat market since childhood.

			A Dewan and general of [[Tikait Umrao Singh]] he was a combatant in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] .

			He prevented [[East India Company]] forces from occupying [[Ranchi]] by cutting down Chutupalu Ghati trees in order to obstruct their advance prior to engaging Company forces. The British hanged him alongside Tikait Umrao Singh in a banyan tree of [[Chutupalu\|Chutupalu Ghati]] in Ramgarh in January 8, 1858.
			General Mc Doland said at that time “Among the rebels, Bhikhari is the most dangerous and notorious mutineer.”

			<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/model-makeover-for-martyr-hamlets/cid/557412\|title=Model makeover for martyr hamlets\|website=telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20160108/2765171.html\|title=JPCC remembers freedom fighters Tikait Umrao Singh, Sheikh Bhikari\|website=news.webindia123.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://heritagetimes.in/sheikh-bhikhari/\|title= शेख़ भिखारी और टिकैत उमराव सिंह के शहादत की अमर कथा \|website=heritagetimes.in\|date= 12 January 2018 }}</ref>

			Sheikh Bhikhari Ansari, who endured many barbaric tortures of the British for the independence of the country and kissed the noose of death smilingly.<ref>{{Cite news \|title=Sheikh Bhikhari, who endured many barbaric tortures of the British for the independence of the country. \|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand/ranchi/sheikh-bhikhari-tikait-umrao-singh-freedom-fighter-hindi-news-both-fought-hard-for-freedom \|access-date=17 June 2024 \|work=Prabhat Khabar}}</ref>

			== Early life ==
			Sheikh Bikhari Ansari was born to Sheikh Buland Ansari on October 2, 1819 at the Lotwa-Khudia in Chotanagpur (now in [[Ranchi district]], [[Jharkhand]]) in a [[weaver Ansari]] family. He spent his life in Khudia-Lotwa in [[Ormanjhi block\|Ormanjhi]] current day Ranchi city.

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	~~[[Category~~:~~Indian independence activists]]~~		4. https://www.siasat.com/sheikh-bhikhari-indian-freedom-fighter-who-raged-against-doctrine-of-lapse-2422790/

			5. https://radianceweekly.net/sheikh-bhikhari-a-great-martyr-2-october-1811-6-january-1858/

			6. http://www.njssamiti.com/janpratinidhi-suchi-detail.php?uid=11&id=64

			7. https://wahwahyar.com/diwas/shahid-sheikh-bhikhari-shahadat-diwas/

			8. https://muslimmirror.com/eng/shaikh-bhikari-gate-at-ormanjhi-chowk/

	[[Category:1819 births]]		[[Category:1819 births]]
	[[Category:1858 deaths]]		[[Category:1858 deaths]]
	[[Category:Revolutionaries of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]		[[Category:Revolutionaries of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]

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	\| birth_place = Budmu, [[Ranchi district]], [[~~Bihar~~]] (now in [[Jharkhand]])		\| birth_place = Budmu, [[Ranchi district]], [[Bengal Presidency]], (now in [[Jharkhand]])
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1858\|01\|08\|1819\|10\|02\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1858\|01\|08\|1819\|10\|02\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = [[Ramgarh Cantonment\|Ramgarh]]		\| death_place = [[Ramgarh Cantonment\|Ramgarh]]

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{{short description|Indian freedom fighter}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sheikh Bhikhari
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1819|10|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Budmu, [[Ranchi district]], [[Bihar]] (now in [[Jharkhand]])
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1858|01|08|1819|10|02|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Ramgarh Cantonment|Ramgarh]]
| occupation = [[Divan|Diwan]] and [[Commander]]
| known_for = Freedom struggle in [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
}}
'''Sheikh Bhikhari''' (1819–1858) was a combatant in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. He was a Dewan and general of [[Tikait Umrao Singh]]. He was born in Budmu, Bihar to a weaver [[Momin Ansari|Ansari]] family but spent the rest of his life in Khudia-Lotwa village of [[Ormanjhi block|Ormanjhi]]. Along with his contemporary, Tikait Umrao Singh, he prevented [[East India Company]] forces from occupying [[Ranchi]] by cutting down Chutupalu Ghati trees in order to obstruct their advance prior to engaging Company forces. The British hanged him alongside Tikait Umrao Singh in a banyan tree of [[Chutupalu|Chutupalu Ghati]] in Ramgarh in 1858.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/model-makeover-for-martyr-hamlets/cid/557412|title=Model makeover for martyr hamlets|website=telegraphindia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20160108/2765171.html|title=JPCC remembers freedom fighters Tikait Umrao Singh, Sheikh Bhikari|website=news.webindia123.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://heritagetimes.in/sheikh-bhikhari/|title= शेख़ भिखारी और टिकैत उमराव सिंह के शहादत की अमर कथा |website=heritagetimes.in}}</ref>

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[[Category:Indian independence activists]]
[[Category:1819 births]]
[[Category:1858 deaths]]
[[Category:Revolutionaries of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]