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His bungalow, a low domed structure in lemon yellow colour was situated near [[Kashmiri Gate (Delhi)|Kashmere Gate]] area, behind St. James Church.<ref name="Horton2002">{{cite book|author=Patrick Horton|title=Delhi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ee1HTcplZS0C&pg=PA91|year=2002|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-86450-297-8|pages=91–}}</ref> | His bungalow, a low domed structure in lemon yellow colour was situated near [[Kashmiri Gate (Delhi)|Kashmere Gate]] area, behind St. James Church.<ref name="Horton2002">{{cite book|author=Patrick Horton|title=Delhi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ee1HTcplZS0C&pg=PA91|year=2002|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-86450-297-8|pages=91–}}</ref> | ||
He was killed near his home on 22 March 1835, by Kureem Khan, an assassin hired by [[Loharu State#History|Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan]], Nawab of [[Loharu State|Loharu]] and [[Ferozepur Jhirka]], who shot him with a [[carbine]] and Fraser died instantly. [[Loharu State#History|Nawab Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan]], the ruler of [[Loharu State|Loharu and Ferozepur Jhirka]] and father of noted Mughal poet, [[Daagh Dehlvi]] was hanged in connection with the murder. His death is mentioned in the ''[[Delhi Book]]'' (1844) of [[Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet|Sir Thomas Metcalfe]], a subsequent agent at the Mughal imperial court.<ref name=brit>{{cite web |author=Sir Thomas Metcalfe| | He was killed near his home on 22 March 1835, by Kureem Khan, an assassin hired by [[Loharu State#History|Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan]], Nawab of [[Loharu State|Loharu]] and [[Ferozepur Jhirka]], who shot him with a [[carbine]] and Fraser died instantly. The assassination was done due to Shamsuddin being aggrieved at Fraser's espousal of his brother's claims in a property dispute.<ref>{{cite book|author=Pavan K. Varma|title=Ghalib|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zxtqXcZ9ZTEC|year=2008|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0-14306-481-7|pages=71–}}</ref> [[Loharu State#History|Nawab Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan]], the ruler of [[Loharu State|Loharu and Ferozepur Jhirka]] and father of noted Mughal poet, [[Daagh Dehlvi]] was hanged in connection with the murder. His death is mentioned in the ''[[Delhi Book]]'' (1844) of [[Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet|Sir Thomas Metcalfe]], a subsequent agent at the Mughal imperial court.<ref name=brit>{{cite web |author=Sir Thomas Metcalfe|author-link=Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet| title = {{sic|nolink=y|Assas|ination}} of William Fraser, Agent to the Governor-General of India| url = http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/addorimss/a/019addor0005475u00031vrb.html |publisher=British Library| access-date = 2014-02-01 }}</ref> | ||
He was first buried at local burial ground, thereafter reburied at the [[St. James' Church, Delhi]] by [[James Skinner (soldier)|Colonel James Skinner]], who built the church in 1836.<ref name=brit/> | He was first buried at local burial ground, thereafter reburied at the [[St. James' Church, Delhi]] by [[James Skinner (soldier)|Colonel James Skinner]], who built the church in 1836.<ref name=brit/> | ||
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William Fraser (1784 – 22 March 1835) was a British India civil servant who was an Agent to the Governor General of India and Commissioner of the Delhi Territory during the reign of the last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar.[1][2][3] He was a brother of James Baillie Fraser.[4]
Biography[edit | edit source]
The village of Rania, now in Haryana, "was home to Amiban, main mistress to William Fraser, and his two Anglo-Indian sons and daughter."[4]
His bungalow, a low domed structure in lemon yellow colour was situated near Kashmere Gate area, behind St. James Church.[5]
He was killed near his home on 22 March 1835, by Kureem Khan, an assassin hired by Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan, Nawab of Loharu and Ferozepur Jhirka, who shot him with a carbine and Fraser died instantly. The assassination was done due to Shamsuddin being aggrieved at Fraser's espousal of his brother's claims in a property dispute.[6] Nawab Shamsuddin Ahmed Khan, the ruler of Loharu and Ferozepur Jhirka and father of noted Mughal poet, Daagh Dehlvi was hanged in connection with the murder. His death is mentioned in the Delhi Book (1844) of Sir Thomas Metcalfe, a subsequent agent at the Mughal imperial court.[1]
He was first buried at local burial ground, thereafter reburied at the St. James' Church, Delhi by Colonel James Skinner, who built the church in 1836.[1] Today William Fraser's bungalow houses the Office of Chief Engineer Northern Railways (Construction) and has restricted entry. William Dalrymple mentions visiting the bungalow in his 1994 book City of Djinns.[5]
Fraser Album[edit | edit source]
He was among the British officers who were greatly influenced by the Mughal culture. He was a great patron of arts, and was a big admirer of Mughal poet, Ghalib. He also commissioned famed art work called as the Fraser Album. It consisted of works by renowned artists of Mughal era.[7] The artwork covered the life in Mughal era during the time.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Description of assassination of William Frazer in Delhi Book (1844) of Sir Thomas Metcalfe
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Tomb of William Fraser at St. James' Church, Delhi, near Kashmiri Gate.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sir Thomas Metcalfe. "Assasination [sic] of William Fraser, Agent to the Governor-General of India". British Library. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ Visual Tour of White Mughal India : Nikita Puri, News - India Today
- ↑ Princes and Painters in Mughal Delhi » Emperors and White Mughals
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 William Dalrymple, The forgotten masterpieces of Indian art, Spect[ator UK, 18 December 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Patrick Horton (2002). Delhi. Lonely Planet. pp. 91–. ISBN 978-1-86450-297-8.
- ↑ Pavan K. Varma (2008). Ghalib. Penguin Books India. pp. 71–. ISBN 978-0-14306-481-7.
- ↑ A Fraser Album Artist, 1815-1819 | The Bullock-drawn carriage of Prince Mirza Babur | Private Collections & Country House Sales Auction | watercolor, Great Britain | Christie'...