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'''Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin''' (1829-December 1888) , [[Risaldar]]-''Bahadur'', [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India|CSI]], was a  [[cavalry]] officer of [[Tareen|Tarin]] descent, who lived in [[Hazara, Pakistan|the Hazara region]] on the [[Punjab]] Frontier, in [[British India]].<ref>T L Johnston, ''Some Notable Personalities of the Punjaub Frontier'' , Lahore, 1874, p. 87</ref><ref>Also see Unpublished MSS 'Memorandum on the Hazara Chiefs' by Major James Abbott, dated c 1850,  in the [[British Library]], [[London]], UK. Ref MSS Eur C 120</ref>
'''Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin''' (1829-December 1888), [[Risaldar]]-''Bahadur'', [[Companion of the Order of the Star of India|CSI]], was a  [[cavalry]] officer of [[Tareen|Tarin]] descent, who lived in [[Hazara, Pakistan|the Hazara region]] on the [[Punjab]] Frontier, in [[British India]].<ref>T L Johnston, ''Some Notable Personalities of the Punjaub Frontier'', Lahore, 1874, p. 87</ref><ref>Also see Unpublished MSS 'Memorandum on the Hazara Chiefs' by Major James Abbott, dated c 1850,  in the [[British Library]], [[London]], UK. Ref MSS Eur C 120</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Muhammad Habib Khan was the son of Karam Khan, settled at [[Talokar (village)]] , near [[Haripur, Pakistan|Haripur]] town, in the Hazara region<ref>Abbott MSS, aa</ref> In 1849, after the conclusion of the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] of 1849, the Punjab and its Frontier were annexed by the British and Major [[James Abbott (Indian Army officer)]] was sent as the Hazara's first [[Deputy commissioner]].<ref>''Hazara District Gazetteer 1883-84'' pub Peshawar, 1884, p 142</ref> The Tarin clan, which had previously resisted [[Sikh Empire|Sikh]] rule, refused to accept the new British rulers and came into conflict with Major Abbott,<ref>''Gazetteer 1883-84'' aa</ref> who deposed many of the tribe's chiefs and leaders and confiscated their lands and properties.<ref>[[Charles Allen (writer)|Charles Allen]], ''Soldier-Sahibs: The Men who ruled the North-West Frontier'' pub London: John Murray, 2002, pp 194-195</ref> Habib Khan was also one of these chieftains {{Dubious|date=January 2020}} and he escaped into the nearby [[Gandghar|Gandhgarhi]] hills. <ref>Johnston, 87</ref>
Muhammad Habib Khan was the son of Karam Khan, settled at [[Talokar (village)]], near [[Haripur, Pakistan|Haripur]] town, in the Hazara region<ref>Abbott MSS, aa</ref> In 1849, after the conclusion of the [[Second Anglo-Sikh War]] of 1849, the Punjab and its Frontier were annexed by the British and Major [[James Abbott (Indian Army officer)]] was sent as the Hazara's first [[Deputy commissioner]].<ref>''Hazara District Gazetteer 1883-84'' pub Peshawar, 1884, p 142</ref> The Tarin clan, which had previously resisted [[Sikh Empire|Sikh]] rule, refused to accept the new British rulers and came into conflict with Major Abbott,<ref>''Gazetteer 1883-84'' aa</ref> who deposed many of the tribe's chiefs and leaders and confiscated their lands and properties.<ref>[[Charles Allen (writer)|Charles Allen]], ''Soldier-Sahibs: The Men who ruled the North-West Frontier'' pub London: John Murray, 2002, pp 194-195</ref> Habib Khan was also one of these chieftains {{Dubious|date=January 2022}} and he escaped into the nearby [[Gandghar|Gandhgarhi]] hills.<ref>Johnston, 87</ref>


The situation became very hazardous for Habib Khan when Major Abbott tightened control over the Gandhgarhi hills and environs, through the help of the [[Tahirkheli]] and Mishwani tribes, and he might have been taken prisoner at this time.<ref>Johnston, aa</ref> However, by chance, Khan came into contact with another British officer [[Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala|Colonel Robert Cornelis Napier]] (later Field Marshal Lord Napier of Magdala) , who was working on a road construction project nearby; and Napier befriended and helped him to obtain an amnesty from the Punjab Government, enabling him to return home.<ref name=TarinNajumddin>O Tarin and S Najumddin 'Risaldar Sardar Habib Khan Tarin, 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion' in ''Durbar: Journal of the [[Indian Military Historical Society]]'' UK, Vol 27, No 2, Summer 2010, pp 67-74. The authors cite Mc Crae (1933)  and other military sources</ref>
The situation became very hazardous for Habib Khan when Major Abbott tightened control over the Gandhgarhi hills and environs, through the help of the [[Tahirkheli]] and Mishwani tribes, and he might have been taken prisoner at this time.<ref>Johnston, aa</ref> However, by chance, Khan came into contact with another British officer [[Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala|Colonel Robert Cornelis Napier]] (later Field Marshal Lord Napier of Magdala), who was working on a road construction project nearby; and Napier befriended and helped him to obtain an amnesty from the Punjab Government, enabling him to return home.<ref name=TarinNajumddin>O Tarin and S Najumddin 'Risaldar Sardar Habib Khan Tarin, 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion' in ''Durbar: Journal of the [[Indian Military Historical Society]]'' UK, Vol 27, No 2, Summer 2010, pp 67-74. The authors cite Mc Crae (1933)  and other military sources</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
Napier realised that he could be an effective native military officer, and he utilised him during the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|First Black Mountain Campaign]] of late 1852<<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> and later on, in other campaigns{{cn|date=January 2020}}. In Spring 1856, Habib Khan, on Napier's recommendation, went to [[Lahore]], where Captain Thomas Rattray was at that time raising a new battalion for service in [[Bengal]] and [[Bihar]].,<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> and enrolled as a [[Jemadar]] of the cavalry section of what was then the [[45th Rattray's Sikhs|1st Bengal Military Police Battalion]],<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> along with several retainers {{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}.
Napier realised that he could be an effective native military officer, and he utilised him during the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|First Black Mountain Campaign]] of late 1852<<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> and later on, in other campaigns{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}. In Spring 1856, Habib Khan, on Napier's recommendation, went to [[Lahore]], where Captain Thomas Rattray was at that time raising a new battalion for service in [[Bengal]] and [[Bihar]].,<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> and enrolled as a [[Jemadar]] of the cavalry section of what was then the [[45th Rattray's Sikhs|1st Bengal Military Police Battalion]],<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> along with several retainers {{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}.


After joining the battalion,  Habib Khan served with some distinction in the [[Santhal rebellion|Sonthal]] ''pargannahs'' , until the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] in 1857, when he was put in charge of a semi-independent{{Dubious|date=January 2020}} squadron of cavalry,<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> which "further developed its role as a highly mobile body, employed ad hoc across Bengal and eventually on the North-East Frontier [of India]...[the] cavalry revealed to be a great advantage and this arm was therefore increased to five hundred sabres".<ref name=TarinNajumddin />{{rp|70}}
After joining the battalion,  Habib Khan served with some distinction in the [[Santhal rebellion|Sonthal]] ''pargannahs'', until the outbreak of the [[Indian Mutiny]] in 1857, when he was put in charge of a semi-independent{{Dubious|date=January 2022}} squadron of cavalry,<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> which "further developed its role as a highly mobile body, employed ad hoc across Bengal and eventually on the North-East Frontier [of India]...[the] cavalry revealed to be a great advantage and this arm was therefore increased to five hundred sabres".<ref name=TarinNajumddin />{{rp|70}}


During the period May 1857 to August 1858, the regimental history informs that "The troop of cavalry seemed to have seen very strenuous service- its record averages practically ten engagements per man- and Jemadar Hubeeb [sic] Khan heads the list with fourteen engagements".<ref>Col H St G M McRae DSO, OBE, ''Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs'' Vol 1, 1856-1914, pub 1933, p 136.</ref>
During the period May 1857 to August 1858, the regimental history informs that "The troop of cavalry seemed to have seen very strenuous service- its record averages practically ten engagements per man- and Jemadar Hubeeb [sic] Khan heads the list with fourteen engagements".<ref>Col H St G M McRae DSO, OBE, ''Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs'' Vol 1, 1856-1914, pub 1933, p 136.</ref>
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==Later life==
==Later life==
On retirement, Habib Khan came back to Hazara area, and also entered into extensive litigation against the Punjab Government , to obtain restitution of a number of his properties, and in settling the affairs of his considerable estates.<ref name=TarinNajumddin />{{rp|72}}<ref>Hazara District Gazetteer, 1883-84, p 81-82</ref> {{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}
On retirement, Habib Khan came back to Hazara area, and also entered into extensive litigation against the Punjab Government, to obtain restitution of a number of his properties, and in settling the affairs of his considerable estates.<ref name=TarinNajumddin />{{rp|72}}<ref>Hazara District Gazetteer, 1883-84, p 81-82</ref> {{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}


In 1872, he was made a [[Justice of the peace|JP]] and a Kursi Nasheen for the Talokar Haripur area, and also given the personal title of {{Dubious| date = January 2020}} [[Nawab]]-''Bahadur'' and awarded the CSI.<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> and received a 'Jangi Inam' (war/veteran soldier's allowance). <ref>Govt of Indian Gazette notices, Calcutta 1872, 1875{{full citation needed|date=January 2020}}</ref>  Between 1868 and 1880 he assisted senior officers in the management of Frontier affairs along the Hazara hills, receiving certificates of commendation from Sir [[Herbert Benjamin Edwardes]] and NG Waterfield, Commissioner of the [[Peshawar]] Division.<ref name=TarinNajumddin />{{rp|73}}
In 1872, he was made a [[Justice of the peace|JP]] and a Kursi Nasheen for the Talokar Haripur area, and also given the personal title of {{Dubious| date = January 2022}} [[Nawab]]-''Bahadur'' and awarded the CSI.<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> and received a 'Jangi Inam' (war/veteran soldier's allowance).<ref>Govt of Indian Gazette notices, Calcutta 1872, 1875{{full citation needed|date=January 2022}}</ref>  Between 1868 and 1880 he assisted senior officers in the management of Frontier affairs along the Hazara hills, receiving certificates of commendation from Sir [[Herbert Benjamin Edwardes]] and NG Waterfield, Commissioner of the [[Peshawar]] Division.<ref name=TarinNajumddin />{{rp|73}}


Habib Khan actively supported the [[Muslim]] liberal reformer [[Sir Syed Ahmad Khan]] and his movement to educate Muslim youth according to the contemporary modern standards, what was later to develop into the [[Aligarh Movement]]{{Dubious|date=January 2020}}; and along with the likes of Nawab [[Muhammad Hayat Khan]] and other [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] and [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] leaders, he made significant contributions towards this cause.<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> It was claimed that, "unlike many narrow-minded {{Dubious|date=January 2020}} and bigoted Muslim chiefs" he was a person of eclectic views and followed a liberal, tolerant [[Sufi]]c perspective, maintaining 'close life-long friendships with his old [[Sikh]] and [[Hindu]] colleagues-in-arms'.<ref name=TarinNajumddin />
Habib Khan actively supported the [[Muslim]] liberal reformer [[Sir Syed Ahmad Khan]] and his movement to educate Muslim youth according to the contemporary modern standards, what was later to develop into the [[Aligarh Movement]]{{Dubious|date=January 2022}}; and along with the likes of Nawab [[Muhammad Hayat Khan]] and other [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] and [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]] leaders, he made significant contributions towards this cause.<ref name=TarinNajumddin /> It was claimed that, "unlike many narrow-minded {{Dubious|date=January 2022}} and bigoted Muslim chiefs" he was a person of eclectic views and followed a liberal, tolerant [[Sufi]]c perspective, maintaining 'close life-long friendships with his old [[Sikh]] and [[Hindu]] colleagues-in-arms'.<ref name=TarinNajumddin />


Among his children, two sons, Khan-sahib [[Abdul Majid Khan Tarin]], [[OBE]], and [[:simple:Abdul Latif Khan Tarin|Abdul Latif Khan Tarin]], [[Indian Distinguished Service Medal|IDSM]], were notable.<ref name=TarinNajumddin />
Among his children, two sons, Khan-sahib [[Abdul Majid Khan Tarin]], [[OBE]], and [[:simple:Abdul Latif Khan Tarin|Abdul Latif Khan Tarin]], [[Indian Distinguished Service Medal|IDSM]], were notable.<ref name=TarinNajumddin />
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Muhammad Habib Khan Tarin (1829-December 1888), Risaldar-Bahadur, CSI, was a cavalry officer of Tarin descent, who lived in the Hazara region on the Punjab Frontier, in British India.[1][2]

Background

Muhammad Habib Khan was the son of Karam Khan, settled at Talokar (village), near Haripur town, in the Hazara region[3] In 1849, after the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Sikh War of 1849, the Punjab and its Frontier were annexed by the British and Major James Abbott (Indian Army officer) was sent as the Hazara's first Deputy commissioner.[4] The Tarin clan, which had previously resisted Sikh rule, refused to accept the new British rulers and came into conflict with Major Abbott,[5] who deposed many of the tribe's chiefs and leaders and confiscated their lands and properties.[6] Habib Khan was also one of these chieftains [dubious – discuss] and he escaped into the nearby Gandhgarhi hills.[7]

The situation became very hazardous for Habib Khan when Major Abbott tightened control over the Gandhgarhi hills and environs, through the help of the Tahirkheli and Mishwani tribes, and he might have been taken prisoner at this time.[8] However, by chance, Khan came into contact with another British officer Colonel Robert Cornelis Napier (later Field Marshal Lord Napier of Magdala), who was working on a road construction project nearby; and Napier befriended and helped him to obtain an amnesty from the Punjab Government, enabling him to return home.[9]

Military career

Napier realised that he could be an effective native military officer, and he utilised him during the First Black Mountain Campaign of late 1852<[9] and later on, in other campaigns[citation needed]. In Spring 1856, Habib Khan, on Napier's recommendation, went to Lahore, where Captain Thomas Rattray was at that time raising a new battalion for service in Bengal and Bihar.,[9] and enrolled as a Jemadar of the cavalry section of what was then the 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion,[9] along with several retainers[citation needed].

After joining the battalion, Habib Khan served with some distinction in the Sonthal pargannahs, until the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny in 1857, when he was put in charge of a semi-independent[dubious – discuss] squadron of cavalry,[9] which "further developed its role as a highly mobile body, employed ad hoc across Bengal and eventually on the North-East Frontier [of India]...[the] cavalry revealed to be a great advantage and this arm was therefore increased to five hundred sabres".[9]:70

During the period May 1857 to August 1858, the regimental history informs that "The troop of cavalry seemed to have seen very strenuous service- its record averages practically ten engagements per man- and Jemadar Hubeeb [sic] Khan heads the list with fourteen engagements".[10]

After the end of the Mutiny, Habib Khan was promoted Risaldar commanding the cavalry section for his meritorious services, and journeyed to Bhutan and Assam on behalf of the government.[9] In 1864, the infantry section of the 1st Bengal Military Battalion was taken into the line as a regular infantry battalion of the Bengal Army as the 45th (Rattray's Sikhs) Regiment of Native Infantry, and the cavalry section was disbanded, and Habib Khan thereafter retired and left for home. He was a recipient of the Indian Mutiny Medal.[9]:74

Later life

On retirement, Habib Khan came back to Hazara area, and also entered into extensive litigation against the Punjab Government, to obtain restitution of a number of his properties, and in settling the affairs of his considerable estates.[9]:72[11][citation needed]

In 1872, he was made a JP and a Kursi Nasheen for the Talokar Haripur area, and also given the personal title of [dubious – discuss] Nawab-Bahadur and awarded the CSI.[9] and received a 'Jangi Inam' (war/veteran soldier's allowance).[12] Between 1868 and 1880 he assisted senior officers in the management of Frontier affairs along the Hazara hills, receiving certificates of commendation from Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes and NG Waterfield, Commissioner of the Peshawar Division.[9]:73

Habib Khan actively supported the Muslim liberal reformer Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and his movement to educate Muslim youth according to the contemporary modern standards, what was later to develop into the Aligarh Movement[dubious – discuss]; and along with the likes of Nawab Muhammad Hayat Khan and other Punjabi and Pashtun leaders, he made significant contributions towards this cause.[9] It was claimed that, "unlike many narrow-minded [dubious – discuss] and bigoted Muslim chiefs" he was a person of eclectic views and followed a liberal, tolerant Sufic perspective, maintaining 'close life-long friendships with his old Sikh and Hindu colleagues-in-arms'.[9]

Among his children, two sons, Khan-sahib Abdul Majid Khan Tarin, OBE, and Abdul Latif Khan Tarin, IDSM, were notable.[9]

See also

Further reading

  • Col H St GM McCrae DSO, OBE, Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs Vol 1, 1856 to 1914, pub Glasgow, 1933.
  • Dr SB Panni, Tarikh i Hazara (Urdu A History of the Hazara) pub Peshawar, 1969 ed.
  • John Gaylor Sons of John Company: A History of the Indian and Pakistan armies Orig pub 1992, reprint New Delhi: Lancer, 1993.

References

  1. ↑ T L Johnston, Some Notable Personalities of the Punjaub Frontier, Lahore, 1874, p. 87
  2. ↑ Also see Unpublished MSS 'Memorandum on the Hazara Chiefs' by Major James Abbott, dated c 1850, in the British Library, London, UK. Ref MSS Eur C 120
  3. ↑ Abbott MSS, aa
  4. ↑ Hazara District Gazetteer 1883-84 pub Peshawar, 1884, p 142
  5. ↑ Gazetteer 1883-84 aa
  6. ↑ Charles Allen, Soldier-Sahibs: The Men who ruled the North-West Frontier pub London: John Murray, 2002, pp 194-195
  7. ↑ Johnston, 87
  8. ↑ Johnston, aa
  9. ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 O Tarin and S Najumddin 'Risaldar Sardar Habib Khan Tarin, 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion' in Durbar: Journal of the Indian Military Historical Society UK, Vol 27, No 2, Summer 2010, pp 67-74. The authors cite Mc Crae (1933) and other military sources
  10. ↑ Col H St G M McRae DSO, OBE, Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs Vol 1, 1856-1914, pub 1933, p 136.
  11. ↑ Hazara District Gazetteer, 1883-84, p 81-82
  12. ↑ Govt of Indian Gazette notices, Calcutta 1872, 1875[full citation needed]
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