Budhu Bhagat was born in 1792 (Aged 40) in the village of Silagain under Chanho block in Ranchi district of Jharkhand. He began organizing the people of Jharkhand against the might of British Administration. On 13th February 1832, British soldiers surrounded the village of Silli and opened fire, killing Budhu Bhagat and about 300 tribals. It is said that he was the first revolutionary to be martyred in the fight for freedom against British rule.
Veer Budhu Bhagat
(1792 – 1832) – (Jharkhand)
Budhu Bhagat was born in 1792 (Aged 40) in the village of Silagain under Chanho block in Ranchi district of Jharkhand. He began organizing the people of Jharkhand against the might of British Administration. On 13th February 1832, British soldiers surrounded the village of Silli and opened fire, killing Budhu Bhagat and about 300 tribals. It is said that he was the first revolutionary to be martyred in the fight for freedom against British rule.
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