Bakht khan biography for kids in hindi

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Bakht Khan —13 May was commander-in-chief of the Indian rebel forces in the region of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of against the East India Company. Bakht Khan was of Rohilla heritage on his father's side while his mother was an Awadhi princess. He was born in Bijnor in Rohilkhand and later became a subedar , the chief native commanding officer, in the army of the East India Company , gaining forty years of experience in the Bengal horse artillery and seeing action in the First Anglo-Afghan War.

Before the rebellion Subedar Bakht Khan was well known to a number of British officers, including several who were to serve against him during the siege of Delhi in One colonel described him as being "a most intelligent character" who was "very fond of English society". Indian Rebellion of started when a group of sepoys rebelled against the introduction of rifle cartridges that were allegedly greased with pig or beef fat.

This offended both Muslim soldiers, who did not eat pork and Hindu soldiers, who did not eat beef. The uprising spread rapidly in the surrounding areas of Delhi against the British. With the outbreak of the mutiny in Bareilly , Subhedar Bahadur Khan had been acclaimed as general by the sepoys involved. By the time Bakht Khan arrived at Delhi on 1 July , with a large number of Rohilla sepoys, the city had already been taken by rebel forces and the Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah Zafar had been proclaimed Emperor of India.

The appearance of this substantial reinforcement, marching in good order, dismayed the British besieging Delhi and impressed Bahadur Shah Zafar. Bakht and his officers were quickly summoned to meet with the emperor.