Khanpur, Gujarat
Khanpur | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Khanpur Location in Gujarat, India  Khanpur Khanpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°17′N 73°11′E / 23.28°N 73.18°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Mahisagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluka Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-35 |
| Website | gujaratindia |
Khanpur is a town in the Mahisagar district, Gujarat, India.
Geography
Khanpur is located at 23°17′N 73°11′E / 23.28°N 73.18°E. This is located near Lunavada and is 10km from Kadana Dam.
Koli rebellion
In July 1857, the Kolis of Maliwad clan in Khanpur of Lunavada State challenged the British rule under koli leader Surajmal[1][2] after death of surajmal, kolis again raised and attacked the British troops under new koli chieftain Jivabhai Thakor of Khanpur.[3]
In December 1857, Captain Buckle attacked the Khanpur and captured some of the rebels and rest escaped to nearby hills and forests. They gathered again and attacked the British troops with more vigour. Lt. Morey, Jamadar Nurmohmad, Sheikh Cheda and Emamuddin pursued the Kolis and killed some of them. Then the Kolis fled to the bushes and ravines of the river. The two kolis were shot by the order of Buckle but British army also lost three horsemen. The koli prisoners of Khanpur were transported to life, while non-koli prisoners of Khanpur were released after they witnessed the execution of their koli chieftain.[4]
The Kolis paid a huge price for their resistance to British rule. They were not only defeated in battle and punished for having dared to resist. but, in the aftermath, these communities were marginalized by the rest of society as outlaws. Being arms-bearing community, they too were disarmed in early 1858 and also forced to practise agriculture. A majority of kolis were unable to adapt the lifestyle and norms of settled agriculture and were forced to give way to agriculturalist communities like Kanbi or Patidar in the latter half of the nineteenth century.[5]
References
- ^ Copland, Ian (1982). The British Raj and the Indian Princes: Paramountcy in Western India, 1857-1930. New Delhi, India: Orient Longman. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-86131-210-8.
- ^ The Hind Rajasthan, Or, The Annals of the Native States of India. New Delhi, India: Usha Publications. 1985. p. 819.
- ^ Yecurī, Sītārāma (2008). The Great Revolt, a Left Appraisal. New Delhi, India: People's Democracy. p. 169. ISBN 978-81-906218-0-9.
- ^ Dharaiya, Ramanlal Kakalbhai (1970). Gujarat in 1857. New Delhi, India: Gujarat University. p. 32.
- ^ Yagnik, Achyut (24 August 2005). Shaping Of Modern Gujarat. New Delhi, India: Penguin UK. ISBN 978-81-8475-185-7.