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{{short description|Indian freedom fighter}}
{{short description|Indian freedom fighter}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name              = Sheikh Bhikhari
| name              = Sheikh Bhikhari Ansari
| caption            =  
| caption            =  
| 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]]
}}
}}
'''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.


== References ==
== References ==
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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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Sheikh Bhikhari Ansari
Born(1819-10-02)2 October 1819
Chutupalu, Ranchi district, Chotanagpur, (now in Jharkhand)
Died8 January 1858(1858-01-08) (aged 38)
OccupationDiwan and Commander
Known forFreedom struggle in Indian Rebellion of 1857

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 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.”

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Sheikh Bhikhari Ansari, who endured many barbaric tortures of the British for the independence of the country and kissed the noose of death smilingly.[4]

Early life[edit | edit source]

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 current day Ranchi city.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Model makeover for martyr hamlets". telegraphindia.com.
  2. "JPCC remembers freedom fighters Tikait Umrao Singh, Sheikh Bhikari". news.webindia123.com.
  3. "शेख़ भिखारी और टिकैत उमराव सिंह के शहादत की अमर कथा". heritagetimes.in. 12 January 2018.
  4. "Sheikh Bhikhari, who endured many barbaric tortures of the British for the independence of the country". Prabhat Khabar. Retrieved 17 June 2024.


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/