Bakht Khan Rohilla Birth : 07-AUG’ 1797 was nominal - TopicsExpress



          

Bakht Khan Rohilla Birth : 07-AUG’ 1797 was nominal commander-in-chief of Indian rebel forces in the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the East India Company. Bakht Khans superior abilities quickly became evident, and the emperor gave him actual authority and the title of Saheb-I-Alam Bhadur, or Lord Governor General. Khan was virtual commander of the sepoy forces. Bakht Khan himself fled Delhi and joined rebel forces in Lucknow and Shahjahanpur. In 1859 he was mortally wounded and died He is buried in the Graveyard of Nanser, now in Pakistan, called Koz Band in Swat.
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:33:02 +0000

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