Modern Indian Historical Figures

Rash Behari Bose was the primary founder of the Indian National Army (INA) before handing over leadership to Subhash Chandra Bose.

Subhash Chandra Bose organized the Subhash Brigade within the Indian National Army (INA). It was named after him by the soldiers themselves as a mark of respect for his leadership.

Diwan - i - Insha was the minister of royal proclamation. The minister in charge of this department had to draft royal proclamations and dispatches. His duty was also to communicate with governors and other local executive officers. Government record, too, were in his charge.

Diwan-i-Ariz-: This department was under the Arz-i-Mumalik who was the army minister. He was not the commander-in-chief of the army but looked after the recruitment, organisation, discipline, disbursement of the salaries of the soldiers and officers and all sorts of supplies to the army.

Mir Bakshi was the head of the military and intelligence department. He was not the Commander-in-Chief but was the paymaster-general. All intelligence officers {bands) and news-reporters (Waqia-navis) reported to him.

Jamshedji Tata founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) in Jamshedpur, which became the first major steel plant in India.

Ganjan Singh was a tribal leader who played a key role in leading the forest struggle in the Turia region of Seoni district against British forest policies.

Lord William Bentinck

Guru Tegh Bahdur was the ninth  Sikh Guru whom Aurangzeb gave death punishment after he refused to change his religion to islam and protected kashmiri pandits from the conversion as well. He was publicly beheaded on the orders of Aurangzeb in 1675.

The Sukarchakia Misal was founded by Charat Singh, who was the grandfather of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

Mahan Singh, the father of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, was the leader of the Sukarchakia Misal.

Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru, was executed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1675 for refusing to convert to Islam and for defending the rights of others.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the founder and maharaja of the Sikh kingdom of the Punjab. He introduced reforms, modernisation, investment into infrastructure and general prosperity. Ranjit Singh had eight sons. Kharak Singh was the eldest from his second wife.

Hashmat Khan attempted to kill Ranjit Singh while he was returning from a hunt, but Ranjit Singh managed to defend himself and kill his attacker.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh assumed full control of the administration of his kingdom at the age of 17, following the death of his mother and the end of the regency period.