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[[File:A hand-written caption identifies the man as Gungoo Mehter who was tried at Kanpur for killing many of the Sati Chaura survivors, including many women and children. He was convicted and hanged at Kanpur on 8 September 1859..jpg|thumb|A hand-written caption identifies the man as Gungoo Mehter who was tried at Kanpur for killing many of the Sati Chaura survivors, including many women and children. He was convicted and hanged at Kanpur on 8 September 1859.]] | [[File:A hand-written caption identifies the man as Gungoo Mehter who was tried at Kanpur for killing many of the Sati Chaura survivors, including many women and children. He was convicted and hanged at Kanpur on 8 September 1859..jpg|thumb|A hand-written caption identifies the man as Gungoo Mehter who was tried at Kanpur for killing many of the Sati Chaura survivors, including many women and children. He was convicted and hanged at Kanpur on 8 September 1859.]] | ||
[[File:Outside of well, Cawnpore.jpg|thumb|right|The Bibighar Well site where a memorial had been built by 1859. [[Samuel Bourne]], 1860.]] | [[File:Outside of well, Cawnpore.jpg|thumb|right|The Bibighar Well site where a memorial had been built by 1859. [[Samuel Bourne]], 1860.]] | ||
Bibi Ghar was the remains of belonging of Sir George Parker's residence, who was a magistrate at Cawnpore. Name "Bibi Ghar" has been coined by two words, ‘Bibi’ and ‘Ghar’, where ‘Bibi’ means a mistress. Even today in India, it is used as an honorific for mistress, as in Bibi Saab, or Bibi Ji. ‘Ghar’ means a house. Original use of this place was actually to house the lady of the house or the wife of the occupant۔<ref>[https://fruit-chat.com/history/bibi-ghar-massacre-mutiny-1857/ Bibi Ghar Massacre, The Day Satan Didn’t Descend on Earth, Beasts Ruled/]</ref> | |||
The surviving British women and children were moved from the Savada House to Bibighar ("The House of the Ladies"), a [[villa]]-type house in Cawnpore. Initially, around 120 women and children were confined to Bibighar. They were later joined by some other women and children, the survivors from General Wheeler's boat. Another group of British women and children from [[Fatehgarh]], and some other captive European women were also confined to Bibighar. In total, there were around 200 women and children in Bibighar.<ref name="barbara_english_kanpur_1994">{{cite journal | The surviving British women and children were moved from the Savada House to Bibighar ("The House of the Ladies"), a [[villa]]-type house in Cawnpore. Initially, around 120 women and children were confined to Bibighar. They were later joined by some other women and children, the survivors from General Wheeler's boat. Another group of British women and children from [[Fatehgarh]], and some other captive European women were also confined to Bibighar. In total, there were around 200 women and children in Bibighar.<ref name="barbara_english_kanpur_1994">{{cite journal | ||
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