Saturday, March 5, 2011

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After the British Capture

From 1261 Fasli till the uprising he performed the duties as the Chakladar of Mohan, Asiwan, Fatehpur Chaurasi etc. At the time of annexation of Awadh, when the British took control of the Unnao, they found the maulvi sahib in Asiwan and keeping in view his tenure as Chakladar of Oudh and most importantly his strong influence in the whole area in maintaining the law & order, they awarded large tracts of land in Miyanganj, Asiwan and Fatehpur Chaurasi to him and enlisted him as the Talukdar of Miyanganj. Maulvi Sahib was allowed to continue his duties as Chakladar even after the British Capture until the year came 1857 when the Indians got up against the British and it is now known as the “The great Indian Uprising of 1857” while the British termed it as “ the Great Mutiny of 1857. It is important to note that Maulvi Sahib was in Asiwan when the “Mutiny” broke but he did not take part in the unorganized effort at all ,He did not participate in the uprising at all and kept himself away from the disturbance. He did not like Chaudhri Mansab Ali of Mohan and retired to his Garhi (fort) in Asiwan. He was against the inhumane killings, arson, loot and that too without any defined goal and leader. He remained calm at his fort. Though he might have sympathy with his countrymen and their struggle but the way the whole uprising was managed (or rather mis-managed) and he could very well see and judge that this unorganized struggle is not going to bear fruits, he maintained a policy of neutrality.

Following is an excerpt from an highly confidential communication from Captain HL Evans ( Deputy Commissioner of Poorwah) to G.Couper Esq. Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Oudh, Lucknow dated 31,March 1858 ,written from Oonam ( Unao) which is self explanatory

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