Open AccessE-13 Role of Gogera District in the War of Independence-1857
Author(s) -
Abdul Rashid Tahir,
Qaswar Abbas Khan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
al-iʿjāz taḥqīqī majallah barāʾe islāmiyyāt va insāniyyāt
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-1219
pISSN - 2707-1200
DOI - 10.53575/e13.v4.01.143-153
Subject(s) - independence (probability theory) , colonialism , hegemony , ethnic group , resistance (ecology) , war of independence , decolonization , government (linguistics) , british empire , political science , law , sociology , gender studies , politics , ecology , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , military service , biology
Different ethnic groups of India challenged the British Raj in the Great War of Independence-1857. A large number of local soldiers from different districts of Punjab province also left the British Army to stand up against the brutality of East India Company. Meanwhile, the people of the Gogera District played their vital role against the colonial forces. Among them, Ahmad Khan Kharal, Murad Fatiana, and their comrades set up a freedom fight at a vast level to challenge the hegemony of the imperialistic Army. Their struggle had such momentum that it nullified the British control over a large area of Punjab, especially the Gogera District. Another development that invited the colonial wrath was that the people of the Gogera District refused to give revenue to the British government. This was an open rebellion that posed a serious challenge to the British Authority. The freedom fighters under the leadership of Ahmad Khan Kharal sacrificed their lives to protect their religious, cultural, and ethnic values. In this article, the resistance and the revolutionary role of the masses of Gogera are evaluated.