#uprising1857 – 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 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:45:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://ranasafvi.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image-7-75x75.jpg #uprising1857 – Rana Safvi https://ranasafvi.com 32 32 179612229 Part of Hakim Ahsanullah Khan’s Haveli in Shahjahanabad https://ranasafvi.com/part-of-hakim-ahsanullah-khans-haveli-in-shahjahanabad/ https://ranasafvi.com/part-of-hakim-ahsanullah-khans-haveli-in-shahjahanabad/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 15:45:44 +0000 https://ranasafvi.com/?p=39258
Once upon a time he held great power as Wazir to the Mughal Emperor during the Uprising of 1857.
The ‘rebels’ Indian sepoys never trusted him & the emperor had to intervene to save his life more than once.
But was he faithful to his master, the Badshah?
That his life was spared by the British after fall of Delhi is telling, isn’t it?
Not only that Hakim Ahsanullah Khan also testified against the Emperor.

Note: Location – lambi Gali. The erstwhile Excelsior theatre was built in part of it.

 

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