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War of Independence 1857 and the Peshawar Valley

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Title: War of Independence 1857 and the Peshawar Valley

Authors: Turab-ul-Hassan Sargana

Journal: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (JSSH) 

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Publisher: Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad (AIOU)

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2016

Volume: 24

Issue: 2

Language: English

Keywords: Peshawar ValleyPunjabFreedom-fightersBritishDisarmingSepoys.

Categories
Indian Subcontinent (3) Military History (267) South Asia Studies (121) History (17203) Colonialism (135)

Abstract

During the War of Independence 1857-58, the areas, including Peshawar, which are now called Khyber Pakhtunkhaw were part of the Punjab Province. When the news of outbreak of war reached at Lahore and Peshawar, the people of Punjab started preparations to rise against the foreign rule. The British had to face many uprisings in the Punjab and the people rose against them at Gugera,

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