Dil Murad Khan
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Sardar Meer Dil Murad Khan Khoso was a Baloch
warrior who opposed British invasion in his area by revolting against them in 1857. Being a sardar
of the Khoso tribe he had a good support of his tribesmen plus that of other sardars of the area, namely Sardar Dariya Khan Jakhrani and Syed Inayat Ali Shah.
On the evening before they were to fight with British troops someone leaked information about the whereabouts of the warriors and their plan. Who leaked this information to British is not known. All the three sardars were arrested taken to some unknown area and then Dil Murad Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment, in the Andaman Islands
while his campanions were sent to Aden
.
After his arrest his brother Shahal Khan I was imprisoned at Mach jail and was made to crush glasses that affected his eyesight and became blind and later on released as a blind person.
When all this happened Dil Murad khan and Darya Khan Jakhrani had a vast area of agricultural land under their possession. All the land was confiscated and the Sardar title was taken back. Bahadur Khan Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso
, the only son of Dil Murad Khan was a small boy and his mother Seza, a Jamali
woman by tribe, took her son to General John Jacob's Durbar and bravely spoke to him saying, "I am just a woman with a blind brother in law. I cannot support this boy so I request you to kindly arrest my son and send him to his father". John Jacob was quite moved by these bold remarks of a tribal woman and ordered a piece of land to be given to the family near Dilmurad Wah in Thul
Taluka.
Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso
pursued a different life style and he proved himself to be an inventive genius who advised engineers on various irrigation projects. Bahadur Khan had more than forty thousand acres of land in Jacobabad District
all purchased by himself.
Baloch people
The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....
warrior who opposed British invasion in his area by revolting against them in 1857. Being a sardar
Sardar
Sardar is a title of Indo-Aryan origin that was originally used to denote feudal princes, noblemen, and other aristocrats. It was later applied to indicate a Head of State, a Commander-in-chief, and an Army military rank...
of the Khoso tribe he had a good support of his tribesmen plus that of other sardars of the area, namely Sardar Dariya Khan Jakhrani and Syed Inayat Ali Shah.
On the evening before they were to fight with British troops someone leaked information about the whereabouts of the warriors and their plan. Who leaked this information to British is not known. All the three sardars were arrested taken to some unknown area and then Dil Murad Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment, in the Andaman Islands
Andaman Islands
The Andaman Islands are a group of Indian Ocean archipelagic islands in the Bay of Bengal between India to the west, and Burma , to the north and east...
while his campanions were sent to Aden
Aden
Aden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
.
After his arrest his brother Shahal Khan I was imprisoned at Mach jail and was made to crush glasses that affected his eyesight and became blind and later on released as a blind person.
When all this happened Dil Murad khan and Darya Khan Jakhrani had a vast area of agricultural land under their possession. All the land was confiscated and the Sardar title was taken back. Bahadur Khan Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso
Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso
Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso was the son of Dil Murad Khan Khoso, who during the 1857 Mutiny revolted against the British in Jacobabad. Bahadur Khan was a well known Zamindar of Jacobabad District who was said to own a sizable portion of the agricultural lands in Jacobabad...
, the only son of Dil Murad Khan was a small boy and his mother Seza, a Jamali
Jamali
Jamali is the name of a Baloch tribe in Pakistan. Jamali tribe consists of 14 more tribes,like Esaani,Mureedani,Walwaani,Dodaani,Lalwaani. A large number of Jamali tribes also live in province of Sindh; these peopole speak Balochi,Sindhi,Seraiki,Punjabi and Urdu languages. In Sindh majority of...
woman by tribe, took her son to General John Jacob's Durbar and bravely spoke to him saying, "I am just a woman with a blind brother in law. I cannot support this boy so I request you to kindly arrest my son and send him to his father". John Jacob was quite moved by these bold remarks of a tribal woman and ordered a piece of land to be given to the family near Dilmurad Wah in Thul
Thul
Thul is the a town of Jacobabad District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. It is located at 28°14'0N 68°46'0E at an altitude of 59 metres ....
Taluka.
Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso
Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso
Mir Bahadur Khan Khoso was the son of Dil Murad Khan Khoso, who during the 1857 Mutiny revolted against the British in Jacobabad. Bahadur Khan was a well known Zamindar of Jacobabad District who was said to own a sizable portion of the agricultural lands in Jacobabad...
pursued a different life style and he proved himself to be an inventive genius who advised engineers on various irrigation projects. Bahadur Khan had more than forty thousand acres of land in Jacobabad District
Jacobabad District
Jacobabad District is a district of Sindh, Pakistan. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 1,425,572 of which 24.10% were urban. The city of Jacobabad is the capital of the District.-Administration:...
all purchased by himself.