| Sultana Daku's 1920 Revolt | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Resistance against British Raj | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dacoit gangs under Sultana | British colonial police | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sultana Daku | F.W. Champion, British Forest Officer | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Dozens of armed followers | British police and forest officials | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Many police injured or killed | ||||||
Sultana Daku's 1920 Revolt was a small but symbolic armed uprising in the Rohilkhand region of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (now in Uttar Pradesh) led by the dacoit Sultana Daku.[1][2] The rebellion happened during a period of rising discontent against British colonial rule in India.[3][4][5]
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Sultana Daku, a leader of the Bhantu tribe, operated in the dense forests near Pilibhit and Bareilly. His actions were seen as criminal by the colonial government.[6][7]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Smith, R. V. (6 March 2017). "The desperadoes' accomplice". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ Dabas, Harveer (14 May 2016). "Sultana Daku's fort lies in ruins". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ Champion, F.W. (1927). With Camera in Tiger-Land. Chatto & Windus. pp. 10–15.
- ↑ Rai, Amrit (1994). Sultana Daku (in हिन्दी). Rajkamal Prakashan.
- ↑ "The Real Sultana Daku". IndiaTimes. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ Abbas, Roshan (July 2023). "Sultana 'Daku': A dacoit and a British police officer and their unlikely friendship". Scroll.in. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ Bose, Shubham (9 December 2009). "The legend of Sultana". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2025.