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Ah me d Kh a n K ha ru l wa s a h ero o f 1 85 7 wa r of
independence who inspired the local tribes to fight against
the English. He was himself martyred in this campaign.
He had seen the rule of Ranjit Singh and of the East India
Company. He was highly respected during the reign of
Ranjit Singh. It was truly Government of the natives. East
India Company humiliated the local tribes according to the
p o l i c y o f t h e c o l o n i z e r s . I t wa s t h e p o l i t i c a l
unconsciousness of Ahmed Khan Kharul that the land
should be ruled by its own people. It was this motivation
that made him whole heartedly participate in the 1857 war
of independence.

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12 Syed Muhammad Latif, History of The Punjab (Lahore:

progressive Books, 1984)379.
13 Syed Muhammad Latif , 572.
14 Dr Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, Punjab Under the British Rule
(1849-1947) vol I (Lahore: Book Traders, N.D) 35.
15 Norman G. Barrier, The Punjab Alienation of Land Bill of 1900
(Durham: Duke University, 1966) 4.
16 Dr Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, 49.
17 Punjab Government, Mutiny Records Reports Part II (Lahore:
Punjab Government Press, 1911) 44.
18 Punjab Government, 46.