The Butcher of Amritsar
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The Butcher of Amritsar is the notorious epithet given to British officer Reginald Dyer for ordering the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, India.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | epithet ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Reginald Dyer
ⓘ
surface form:
Butcher of Amritsar
|
| appliedBecauseOf | ordering firing on unarmed civilians at Jallianwala Bagh ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | British India ⓘ |
| associatedDate | 13 April 1919 ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
ⓘ
surface form:
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
|
| associatedPlace | Amritsar ⓘ |
| associatedYear | 1919 ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Indian public memory of Jallianwala Bagh ⓘ |
| denotesRole | perpetrator of colonial atrocity ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
notorious
ⓘ
pejorative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
massacre of civilians
ⓘ
use of lethal force against peaceful protesters ⓘ |
| moralJudgment | condemnation of Reginald Dyer’s actions ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ⓘ |
| refersTo | Reginald Dyer ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
Indian independence movement ⓘ Punjab ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on British imperialism and accountability
ⓘ
historical discussions of British colonial violence in India ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | Reginald Dyer ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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