Lahore Central Jail, Lahore, British India

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Lahore Central Jail in Lahore, British India, was a prominent colonial-era prison historically known as the site of several high-profile political executions during the Indian independence movement.

Aliases (2)

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era prison
prison
administeredBy British colonial authorities
associatedWith Indian independence movement
revolutionary activities in Punjab
category Buildings and structures in Lahore
Indian independence movement sites
Political repression in British India
Prisons in British India
country British India
function capital punishment facility
incarceration
governedUnder British Indian penal code
governingPower British Empire
hasHeritage site of colonial-era political trials and executions
hasType high-security prison
historicalPeriod British Raj
inLanguage English
Punjabi
Urdu
locatedIn Asia
Indian subcontinent
Lahore NERFINISHED
Punjab
Punjab Province, British India
notableFor execution of Indian revolutionaries
high-profile political executions
role in Indian independence movement
operatedBy Punjab Prison Department (British India)
partOf penal system of British India
politicalSignificance site of martyrdom for Indian nationalists
symbol of colonial repression in Punjab
securityClassification central jail
usedDuring early 20th century
interwar period
late 19th century
period of anti-colonial agitation in Punjab
usedFor detention of criminal prisoners
detention of political prisoners
execution of prisoners

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bhagat Singh ("Lahore Central Jail")
executedAt
Bhagat Singh
placeOfDeath
Batukeshwar Dutt ("Lahore Jail")
placeOfDetention

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