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General Bakht Khan (1797–1859) was the commander-in-chief of the Indian rebel forces in the city of Delhi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the East India Company.
Bakht Khan was the commander in chief of rebel forces in the early stages of the anti-British Indian Mutiny (1857–58). Related on his mother’s side to the ruling house of Oudh (Ayodhya), which was deposed by the British in 1856, Bakht Khan served for a number of years as a field battery commander.
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Bakht Khan. Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. During the Indian rebellion of 1857, general Bakht Khan served as a commander-in-chief in the region of the state Delhi of the Indian independent forces. He worked against the East India Company.
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Nov 20, 2022 · Bakht Khan was a brave and experienced soldier who led the rebellion against the British in India in 1857. He fought several battles, initiated democratic reforms, and died fighting in Nepal.
Bakht Khan, who had led the revolt of the soldiers at Bareilly, arrived in Delhi on 3rd July 1857. From that date, he exercised real authority in Delhi. He formed a Court of soldiers that composed of both Hindu and Muslim rebels.
Mar 14, 2024 · Bakht Khan at Delhi - Bahadur Shah served as the leader of Delhi. However, the soldiers held true power. - On July 3rd, 1857, Bakht Khan, who had organised the soldiers' uprising in Bareilly, arrived in Delhi and assumed real power. - He assembled a Court of soldiers made up of both Muslim and Hindu rebels. Begum Hazrat Mahal at Lucknow
Nov 29, 2017 · Mohammad Bakht Khan was born in Sultanpur in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. He provided able leadership to the heroes and heroines of The First War of Independence of India of 1857 against the forces of the East India Company, by taking up the responsibility of Commander-in-Chief.
