#seigeofdelhi #uprising1857 #firstwarofindianindependence #delhi #ShahjahanabadTheLivingCityofOldDelhi #shahjahanabad – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com A blog exploring India's Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or its rich multi plural multi cultural heritage via its adab, tehzeeb & tareekh Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:10:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg #seigeofdelhi #uprising1857 #firstwarofindianindependence #delhi #ShahjahanabadTheLivingCityofOldDelhi #shahjahanabad – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 20th September, 1857, Delhi https://ranasafvi.com/20th-september-1857-delhi/ https://ranasafvi.com/20th-september-1857-delhi/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:10:13 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/?p=39120 20th September 1857

‪Jahanabad tu kab is sitam ke qaabil tha‬

‪Magar kabho kisi ashiq ka ye nagar dil tha‬
‪ #Sauda #shahrAshob‬

The plaque put up by British on Mutiny memorial on the ridge says
20th Sept 1857: the city was evacuated by the enemy.
Indian Govt renamed it Ajitgarh and put up another plaque saying those who are referred to as enemy were Patriots who fought colonial rule

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