🚨 Get your Google Knowledge Panel
◉ Displays your name, photo, and profession in Google Search
Click here to get started now
Mangal Pandey: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
Masterman087 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
|image=Mangal Pandey.jpg | |image=Mangal Pandey.jpg | ||
|keywords=Mangal Pandey, 1857 revolt, Indian independence, freedom fighter, British East India Company, sepoy mutiny, Knowlepedia | |keywords=Mangal Pandey, 1857 revolt, Indian independence, freedom fighter, British East India Company, sepoy mutiny, Knowlepedia | ||
}} | }} {{Infobox deceased | ||
{{Infobox deceased | |||
| name = Mangal Pandey {{ verified}} | | name = Mangal Pandey {{ verified}} | ||
| image = Mangal Pandey.jpg | | image = Mangal Pandey.jpg | ||
| image_caption = India Post stamp of Mangal Pandey (1984) | | image_caption = India Post stamp of Mangal Pandey (1984) | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1827|07|19}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1827|07|19}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Nagwa, Ballia district, Ceded and Conquered Provinces, British India (now [[Uttar Pradesh]], India) | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1857|04|08|1827|07|19}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1857|04|08|1827|07|19}} | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Barrackpore, Bengal Presidency, British India (now [[West Bengal]], India) | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| occupation = Sepoy (Soldier) in [[British East India Company]] | | occupation = Sepoy (Soldier) in [[British East India Company]] | ||
| years_active = 1849–1857 | | years_active = 1849–1857 | ||
| known_for = Sparking the | | known_for = Sparking the Indian Rebellion of 1857 | ||
| awards = Honored posthumously as a national hero | | awards = Honored posthumously as a national hero | ||
| notable_works = Act of Revolt against British Rule (1857) | | notable_works = Act of Revolt against British Rule (1857) | ||
| resting_place = | | resting_place = Barrackpore, near Kolkata | ||
| age_at_death = 29 | | age_at_death = 29 | ||
| spouse = Unknown | | spouse = Unknown | ||
| Line 31: | Line 30: | ||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Mangal Pandey was born in the village of Nagwa in Ballia district of present-day Uttar Pradesh into a Hindu Brahmin family. Despite his modest background, he joined the | Mangal Pandey was born in the village of Nagwa in Ballia district of present-day Uttar Pradesh into a Hindu Brahmin family. Despite his modest background, he joined the 34th Bengal Native Infantry regiment in 1849.<ref>https://www.livehistoryindia.com/cover-story/2020/07/19/mangal-pandey</ref> | ||
== The 1857 Revolt == | == The 1857 Revolt == | ||
| Line 41: | Line 40: | ||
* Seen as one of India’s first martyrs for freedom. | * Seen as one of India’s first martyrs for freedom. | ||
* Honored with a commemorative stamp in 1984 by India Post. | * Honored with a commemorative stamp in 1984 by India Post. | ||
* The film '' | * The film ''Mangal Pandey: The Rising'' (2005), starring Aamir Khan, depicted his life.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427309/</ref> | ||
* Memorials, institutions, and public buildings are named after him across India. | * Memorials, institutions, and public buildings are named after him across India. | ||
| Line 49: | Line 48: | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* | * Indian Rebellion of 1857 | ||
* [[Rani Lakshmibai]] | * [[Rani Lakshmibai]] | ||
* [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]] | * [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]] | ||
* | * Tatya Tope | ||
== References == | == References == | ||