Gujjars in Indian Freedom Struggle of India
Gujjar soldiers of Meerut camp revolted in 1857 under Gujjar leader from Panchli Village. They elected the Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah I, as their leader. Then Gujjars of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi region joined the rebellion against the British rulers. Gurjars ended the British rule for some period, disabled the postal system, sped the transportation and killed both British officers and civilians. Further, they handed over the British treasury to Mughal King Bahadur Shah Jafar. Moreover, Gujjars in Saharanpur district gave some horrible time to the British officers. Gujjars in several districts like Gurgaon, Karnal, Muradabad, Muzafarnagar and Bijnor emerged and revolted against the Britishers and they gave them a very tough time. They destroyed policed stations and district courts.
Gurjars of Bijnor were fighting under the leadership of Gurjar leaders Kadam Singh and Dulal Singh. In the whole revolt Gurjars were fighting along with the Muslims. Gurjars in Mathura and Agra region also fought against the British and gave them a horrible period. That is why when the revolt ended, the properties of the Gurjars were impounded. Gurjars in Ludhiyana, Firozpur, Gujaranwala, Sialkot, Gujarat, Jalandhar district, Kangada revolt against the British and tried to end the British rule but when the revolt failed, the properties were impounded by the British. Hundreds of villages in district Bulandshahar were ruined by the Britishers but Gujjars fought with full strength. Not only had the Britishers declared Gujjars as criminal tribe by defining Criminal Tribes Act. However, in the freedom struggle of India, Gujjars were working as the main leaders of the Non Cooperation Movement ofMahatma Gandhi in the country. History states that there were freedom fighters in each and every single Gujjar village of the country.
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