Modern Indian Historical Figures

The three officers tried in the first INA trial at the Red Fort were G.S. Dhillon, P.K. Sahgal, and Shah Nawaz Khan. Abdur Rashid was tried in a separate, later trial.

Lord Willingdon adopted a policy of severe repression against the Indian National Congress after the failure of the Second Round Table Conference. He banned the party and its affiliated organizations, leading to the arrest of over 120,000 people. This was one of the most intense periods of British crackdown on the nationalist movement.

In Shivaji's military administration, the Sarnobat (or Sar-i-Naubat) was the commander-in-chief of the infantry or the army. It was a key position in the Ashtapradhan council.

In 1651, Prince Shuja, the governor of Bengal, granted the English the privilege of trading in Bengal in return for a fixed annual payment of Rs. 3,000, known as the 'Nishan'.

Sir Hugh Rose was the British commander who led the campaign in Central India and laid siege to Jhansi in March 1858 during the 1857 revolt.

Dewan Velu Thampi of Travancore led a revolt against the British in 1809. After his death, the British displayed his body publicly on a gibbet to terrorize the local population and discourage further resistance.

Mangal Pandey is widely recognized as the soldier whose actions in Barrackpore triggered the initial phase of the 1857 Indian Rebellion. Rani of Jhansi and Bahadur Shah were key leaders, but they emerged later in the conflict.

Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, sought alliances with foreign powers, including France under Napoleon, to counter the growing influence and military strength of the British East India Company in India.

Warren Hastings was appointed as the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act of 1773.

Dadabhai Naoroji is widely known as the Grand Old Man of India for his significant contributions to the Indian nationalist movement and his economic analysis of British rule.

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India, played the pivotal role in the integration of over 500 princely states into the Indian Union.

Balwant Rai Mehta is called the Father of Panchayati Raj in India because it was the recommendations of his committee which laid the foundation of the present day existing Panchayati Raj.

Udham Singh, a revolutionary, assassinated Sir Michael O'Dwyer in London in 1940 as an act of revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre that occurred in 1919.

Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, announced the partition of Bengal in 1905, which led to widespread protests and the Swadeshi movement.

Lord Canning served as the Governor-General of India during the 1857 revolt and became the first Viceroy of India following the Government of India Act 1858.