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Peer Ali Khan

(1812 – 1857) – (Bihar)

Peer Ali Khan

Peer Ali Khan (Aged 45), an Indian revolutionary and rebel who participated in the Indian independence movement, was born in 1812, Bihar, India. He was given capital punishment for his involvement in the freedom struggle of 1857.

Khan, a bookbinder by profession, used to secretly distribute important leaflets, pamphlets, and coded messages to freedom fighters. He conducted regular campaigns against the British government. On July 4, 1857, he was arrested along with his 33 followers.

On July 7, 1857, William Tayler, the then-commissioner of Patna, hanged Khan in full public view along with 14 other rebels.