Takkar Massacre
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The Takkar
Massacre is the name is massacre of non-violent protesters committed by soldiers of the British Raj
in 1930, following the Qissa Khwani bazaar massacre
.
The firing happened at Takkar in Mardan
Tehsil on May 30, when local villagers attempted to stop soldiers from arresting activists of the Khudai Khidmatgar
movement. In the ensuing shooting an English police officer called Murphy was killed. Three days later, a large troop force attacked the village in retaliation. Takkar was immortalised and folksongs were written to remember the tragedy. “Pa Takkar jang de,” is still a popular and sorrowful folksong that depicted the village scene on the day of the British offensive on Takkar. According to a Pashto book titled, ‘Da Khpal Waakaye Tarun’, published in Afghanistan, 70 people were martyred and 150 wounded in the violence unleashed by the British force. Some of the martyred were identified as Juma Syed, Sanobar Kaka, Said Buland Kaka, Zarawar Khan and Baghi Shah.
This was followed by the August Hathikhel massacre
in Bannu
.
Takkar
Takkar is a village and union council of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located at 34°17′18N 71°53′50E and has an altitude of ....
Massacre is the name is massacre of non-violent protesters committed by soldiers of the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
in 1930, following the Qissa Khwani bazaar massacre
Qissa Khwani bazaar massacre
The massacre at the Qissa Khawani Bazaar in Peshawar, British India on 23 April 1930 was a defining moment in the non-violent struggle to drive the British out of India...
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The firing happened at Takkar in Mardan
Mardan
Mardan , known as The city of hospitality, is a city and headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is the de facto headquarters of the Yousafzai tribe and the second most populous city in the province, located at 34°12'0N 72°1'60E and an altitude of in the south...
Tehsil on May 30, when local villagers attempted to stop soldiers from arresting activists of the Khudai Khidmatgar
Khudai Khidmatgar
Khudai Khidmatgar literally translates as the servants of God, represented a non-violent freedom struggle against the British Empire by the Pashtuns of the North-West Frontier Province....
movement. In the ensuing shooting an English police officer called Murphy was killed. Three days later, a large troop force attacked the village in retaliation. Takkar was immortalised and folksongs were written to remember the tragedy. “Pa Takkar jang de,” is still a popular and sorrowful folksong that depicted the village scene on the day of the British offensive on Takkar. According to a Pashto book titled, ‘Da Khpal Waakaye Tarun’, published in Afghanistan, 70 people were martyred and 150 wounded in the violence unleashed by the British force. Some of the martyred were identified as Juma Syed, Sanobar Kaka, Said Buland Kaka, Zarawar Khan and Baghi Shah.
This was followed by the August Hathikhel massacre
Hathikhel massacre
The ' Hathikhel massacre ' refers to the massacre of 80 people by British Raj soldiers in the Bannu area. A large gathering was organised by local tribal leaders and sympathisers of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement in Spin Tangi, despite restrictions by the British government.A local elder Qazi Fazal...
in Bannu
Bannu
Bannu is the principal city of the Bannu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in ancient times; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848,...
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