Ranjit Singh Ahir

Ranjit Singh Ahir[1] also known as Ranjit Ram) was commander[2] of rebel army in the Indian rebellion of 1857 in Bihar,[3] he fought against British East India Company under the leadership of Kunwar Singh.[4] He belonged to Zamindar family of KrishnautAhir (Yadav) of Shahpur-Bihiya Pargana, currently part of Bhojpur district, Bihar.[5]

Ranjit Singh Ahir
Born
Shahpur village, Bihiya Pargana, Shahabad
NationalityBritish India
MovementIndian Independence Movement

Early life

Ranjit Singh Ahir was born in 1802 to a Zamindar Krishnaut Ahir family of Shahpur village of Bihiya Pargana in Bhojpur district. His father's name was Parsanram Singh Ahir.

Since an early age, Ranjit Singh Ahir was working for the British East India Company, he was a Havildar in the first company of the 40th Platoon, his job was to distribute salaries to the soldiers.[3]

Role in the 1857 rebellion

On 25 July 1857, the sepoys revolted in Danapur,[6] they looted weapons from Danapur and marched off towards Arrah.[7]

The rebel soldiers first captured the Koilvar bridge and then marched to Arrah and joined famous rebel leader Kunwar Singh.[8]

See also

References
  1. Balbhadra (2 July 2021). Bhojpuri Sahitya : Desh Ke Des Ka (in Hindi). Sarv Bhasha Trust. ISBN 978-93-90502-27-1.
  2. Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University. 2007.
  3. Journal of Historical Research. Department of History, Ranchi University. 2007.
  4. सिंह, उदय नारायण (1988). वीर कुँवर सिंह (in Hindi). Śabdapīṭha.
  5. दानापुर: कल और आज (in Hindi). सूचना एवं जनसम्पर्क शाखा अनुमंडल कार्यालय. 2003.
  6. Ansari, Tahir Hussain (20 June 2019). Mughal Administration and the Zamindars of Bihar. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-65152-2.
  7. Paul, E. Jaiwant (1 August 2011). The Greased Cartridge: The Heroes and Villains of 1857-58. Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5194-010-4.
  8. Chakraborty, Kaushik (2007). Decolonising the Revolt of 1857: Colonial Order, Rebel Order, Rebel Vision, and the Shakespearean Weltanschuung of the Bengali Babus. Readers Service. ISBN 978-81-87891-70-3.
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