Sherbaz Khan
Sardar Sherbaz Khan Abbasi, also known as Baz Khan, was a leader of the Dhund Abbasi tribe of Northern Punjab during the time of the British Raj.
Sherbaz Khan planned to attack the British settlement of Murree in July 1857 during the uprising against British colonial rule - with a force of 300 men, but his plans were leaked to the British and his plans were thwarted, and he was captured by the British. He was subsequently tried, sentenced and hanged him placed in front of cannons and shot to bits.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Punjab and The Rebellion of 1857 Pakistan Geotagging website, Published 26 April 2015, Retrieved 2 March 2019
- ^ Murree Rebellion of 1857 GoogleBooks website, Retrieved 2 March 2019