Murad Fatyana
Appearance
Murad Fatyana | |
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Ghazi Mehar Sardar | |
![]() Portrait of Murad Fatyana displayed at Gogera Jail | |
Born | Garh Fatyana |
Died | 1869 |
House | Fatyana |
Dynasty | Sial |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Murad Fatyana was a Punjabi Muslim freedom fighter and chieftain of the Fatyana sub-tribe of Sials.
Role in the 1857 War of Independance
[edit]Murad Fatyana was a close associate of Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal. He along with Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal and Sarang Kharal managed to organise a decent force to battle East India Company.[1][2][3][4]
About 10 different detachments were send to hunt Rai Ahmad Khan Kharal and in a sharp skirmish, they managed to kill Rai Ahamad Khan Kharal and Sarang Kharal.[1]
After Kharals death the Bar tribes desperately seeked revenge from the East India Company. Bar tribes led by Fatyana vowed to do the exact same with Lord Berkley and in a successful attack Fatyana killed Lord Berkeley and 50 other British-Indian troops.[1][2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Shafqat Tanveer Mirza (1991). Resistance Themes In Punjabi Literature.
- ^ a b Gupta, Neerja A. (2025-04-29). The Role of the Indian Diaspora in the Indian National Freedom Movement. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-0364-4543-0.
- ^ a b Sargana, Turab-ul-Hassan; Yasmin, Robina (2021). "Peoples' History: Some Ignored Heroes of the War of 1857". Pakistan Perspective. 26 (2). ISSN 2707-899X.
- ^ a b Mutiny Records Reports Vol.8; Pt.2. 1911.