Ahmadullah Shah
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The British could never catch Maulvi alive. The price of 50,000 pieces of silver was announced to capture him. Finally the king of Powayan Raja Jagannath Singh killed Maulvi with treachery, beheaded and presented his head to the magistrate. Raja Jagannath was paid announced price for his treachery.[6] Next day, the head of Maulvi was hanged at Kotwali
The family of Ahmadullah was original inhabitant of Gopaman in Hardoi Province. His father Ghulam Hussain Khan was a senior official in Haider Ali's army. His forefathers were big exponents of weaponry. G. B. Malleson describes personality of Maulvi as [8]
The Moulvi was a remarkable person. His name was Ahmad-ullah and his native place was Faizabad in Oudh. In person, he was tall, lean and muscular, with large deep eyes, beetle brows, a high aquiline nose, and lantern jaws.
Maulvi was a Sunni Muslim and belonged to an affluent family. He had a good command over English. After getting his traditional Islamic education, Maulvi had got training on welfare as well. He travelled to England, Soviet Union, Iran, Iraq, Mecca and Medina, and also performed Hajj.
According to G. B. Malleson, when Maulvi was in patna, suddenly with no previous notice or intimation, an officer arrived at Patna from Punjab. He is referred as Lt. Thursbern in a book by Rashmi Kumari on Ahmadullah Shah. With a warrant in his pocket, he walked into Sadikpur, a quarter in Patna. He entered house of Ahmadullah Shah, and with the help of police arrested Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah.[5] Maulvi was awarded capital death punishment on the charges of revolt and conspiracy against the British rule. The punishment was later reduced to life imprisonment.
After eruption of revolt on 10 May 1857, Rebel sepoys of Azamgarh, Banaras and Jaunpur reached Patna on 7 June. They attacked the bungalows of English officers who were already on the run. Once the city was captured by the rebels, they captured the government treasury. They proceeded towards the jail and got Maulvi and other prisoners freed. After declaring Mansingh as Raja of Patna, maulavi Ahmadullah proceeded to Awadh
The rebel army of Awadh was led by Barkat Ahmad and Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah. In the Battle of Chinhat, Barkat Ahmad was declared Chief Army Officer of the rebels. Britisher army was led by Henry Montgomery Lawrence who eventually died in The Residency, Lucknow. This fierce battle was won by rebel army in the leadership of Barkat Ahmad and maulvi.[11]
Ahmadullah Shah also led an attack on Beligarad. The writer Kaisaruttawarikh states that it was a huge victory for the rebels.
Maulavi fought with great courage and chivalry in real sense, and for that he succeeded in pushing the British to beligarad. And then a big house of "Machchhi Bhavan" was also blown up.
After Lucknow was captured by rebels, Brijiskadra, ten-year-old son of Wazid Ali Shah and Begum Hazrat Mahal was declared a king. Maulavi resisted being part of new administration. He went away from the palace politics and established his camp with Ghamandi Singh and 1000 soldiers of subedar Umrao Singh in Badshah Bagh beyond river Gomati.
On 6 March 1858, Britishers attacked Lucknow again under the leadership of Sir Colin Campbell, a reputed British army official. The rebel army was led by Begum Hazrat Mahal. With the Capture of Lucknow by the British, the rebels escaped on 15 and 16 March through a road leading to Faizabad. The last rebels, 1,200 men under Ahmadullah Shah were driven from a fortified house in the centre of the city on 21 March. The city was declared cleared on this date.
The British could never catch Maulvi alive. They announced 50,000 pieces of silver as a prize to capture maulvi. The king of Powayan, Raja Jagannath Singh invited maulvi Ahmadullah Shah to his palace to plan revolt against Britishers. When Maulvi reached gates of his palace on his war elephant, king attacked him by firing a cannon shot. This treachery killed maulvi who came down falling from his elephant. G. B. Malleson describes his death as