Mangal Pandey
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Mangal Pandey was an Indian soldier whose actions against British officers in 1857 made him a key early figure and symbol of resistance in the Indian independence movement.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian independence activist
ⓘ
person ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| associatedWith |
Barrackpore
ⓘ
Barrackpore incident of 1857 ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Army mutinies
|
| birthDate | 1827-07-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ballia district
ⓘ
Nagwa ⓘ present-day Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Indian postage stamp ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorEvent | 1857-03-29 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1857-04-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Barrackpore
ⓘ
Bengal Presidency ⓘ British India ⓘ |
| era | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Brahmin ⓘ |
| familyName | Pandey ⓘ |
| fullName | Mangal Pandey self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Mangal ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
statue at Barrackpore
ⓘ
statue at the Indian Parliament complex in New Delhi ⓘ |
| hasPortrayalBy | Aamir Khan ⓘ |
| historicalReputation |
martyr
ⓘ
national hero of India ⓘ |
| inspired | later Indian freedom fighters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attacking British officers at Barrackpore
ⓘ
refusal to use Enfield rifle cartridges believed to be greased with cow and pig fat ⓘ |
| languageOfEthnicGroup | Hindi ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Bengal Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| movement | Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in events leading to the Indian Rebellion of 1857
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to British rule in India ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Barrackpore incident of 1857
ⓘ
events leading to the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Mangal Pandey: The Rising ⓘ |
| rank | sepoy ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
early Indian nationalism
ⓘ
resistance to British rule ⓘ |
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