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That war foughtby Jung Bahadur at the request of his girlfriend

An institution was born in Britain in the early 1600s. The organization formed by the British government and a business group was called the East India Company.

 

The purpose of the East India Company was to trade expensive spices from South Asia.

 

At that time, the British called the southeastern part of America the West Indies, while the southern part of Asia was called the East Indies. Therefore, the organization formed for the purpose of doing business in these areas was named East India Company.

 

 

After seeing that the Portuguese and the Spanish were making a lot of money by trading in the Indian territory, the British traders also turned their eyes to the Indian territory. Although they made many plans while staying in Britain, it took more than 50 years for them to enter Indian soil and start business.

Although the aim of the merchant was to earn money by trading, the British government's aim was different. He continued on with his own secret plan.

 

The British government was planning to keep its security apparatus and administrative bodies in this area after the gathering of traders from different countries on Indian soil started causing difficulties for the British. Accordingly, Britain brought the concept of a colonial state to Indian land and went on to establish a colonial state as well as trade.

 

On arrival in 1857, resistance to British oppression began among Indian soldiers.

 

The first Sepoy Mutiny took place on February 26 in West Bengal. Soldiers refused to undergo rifle training. A month later, soldier Mangal Pandey opened fire on the British officer. Within ten days, Mangal Pandey was executed.

 

The rebellion broke out after Mangal Pandey was hanged. The British named the rebellion 'Gadar' and started a campaign to subjugate Indian land. It was a battle of survival for the British.

 

Most of the Indians fought against the British in the war. The British adopted a policy of discrimination against those Indian rulers, nawavs, zamindars, officers and people. They arranged that some kings and nawabs would be given pensions if they left power, but they would not be able to hold any rights towards the state. Those who did not accept the offer were forced to fight and executed after defeat.

The most tragic of these is the name of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the emperor of Delhi. Before surrendering to the British, the Mughal Emperor requested not to be executed. The British took him to Burma to spend the rest of his life as a prisoner at the age of 82. He eventually died in prison in Rangoon at the age of 87.

 

Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last hero of the Mughal Empire, did not get even two yards of land in his country to spend his last moments.

 

After his death, he was buried in a pit behind the house where he was imprisoned, but no one was informed. No trace was left on the ground.

 

132 years after the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar, a buried grave was found while digging a foundation for a memorial building. Then during the investigation it was found that the tomb of the last Mughal Emperor was there.

 

Badshah, who died anonymously, was also a famous Urdu poet. He wrote while in prison in Burma-

How bad is it to bury 'Zafar',

Even two yards of land was not found in Koo-e-Yar.

 

How unlucky is Zafar, for the grave

He did not even get two yards of land with his wife.

During the Indian rebellion against the British in 1857, Jung Bahadur Rana was the High Command in Nepal. A few years after returning from his visit to Britain, Jung Bahadur did not carry the burden of governance. Bhai Bam Bahadur Kunwar was made Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief and sat as an ally. Many did not know the real reason for this.

 

Considered as a cruel and harsh ruler, Jung Bahadur fell madly in love with a city bride on a visit to Britain. Her name was Laura Bell. Jung Bahadur fell in love with Laura and decided to live in Britain at one point. But the brothers agreed and requested to return to Nepal.

 

Although Jung Bahadur had decided to return, British newspapers published news that he was going to Nepal with Laura. It is not known whether Jung Bahadur thought so, but four days before he left Britain, the following news was printed on the second page of the August 17, 1850 issue of the 'Bristol Times and Mirror' magazine-

 

'The Nepali Ambassador is leaving this country this week and taking with him a British beauty, very beautiful but also terrible - the second Lola Montage (British beauty and actress) who with great faith and courage must face the Nepalese warriors and their queens alone. The appearance of the young lady with the Maharaja in the cabin reserved for the Maharaja in the opera caused great infamy for the Maharaja. The woman being discussed here is Laura Bell. She is from a respectable Irish family but has been living a carefree life in London for some time. His buggy is one of the most well-equipped and state-of-the-art and can often be seen in the park for hours at a time.'

 

This indicates that the British were particularly interested in Laura Bell who was always with Jung Bahadur.

 

Laura was known among the British as an expensive and gorgeous city bride. As her lover, the famous writer and poet Oscar Wilde's father, Dr. William Wilde's name was also mentioned.

 

During Jung Bahadur's visit to Britain due to his closeness with Laura, a rumor spread that Jung had spent 250,000 pounds for Laura. It later proved to be none other than Lord Canning, the Viceroy in India, who spread the rumours.

 

It is not clear why Lord Canning tried to defame Jung Bahadur. He later corrected his statement. This was not possible, as Jung Bahadur took only 30,000 pounds with him for his visit to Britain, which was provided by his friend Kazi Hemdal Thapa. Subba Siddhimansingh Rajbhandari also collected the insufficient amount.

 

In Britain, not only praiseworthy news about Jung Bahadur was printed.

 

When he parted, he gave his British girlfriend Laura Bell the precious diamond ring he was wearing on his hand, promising, 'Whenever you need any help or need, send me a message with this ring, I will fulfill your request at any cost.'

 

Even after returning to Nepal, Jung Bahadur did not stop thinking about Laura. He reached Bombay from Nepal to Britain in 1931 Magh (January 1875) under Vikram Sambat. Arrangements for boats had been made there. Suddenly he fell from his horse. He got a small injury on his leg. His queens forbade him from going to Britain, saying that falling from a horse and getting injured before a long journey was a bad omen.

 

If Jung Bahadur had gone to Britain for the second time, he could not have returned!

 

After he left Britain and went to France, Laura also went to France. He probably never met Jung. There she ran into another problem. She almost went to jail for not paying for jewelry she bought in Britain. She avoided going to jail thanks to money she received from an accomplice.

 

After this incident in 1850, Laura continued to face financial crisis in 1851. She married Captain Augustus Frederick Tistilweth, a wealthy ex-soldier, in January 1852.

 

Jung Bahadur, who is a ghost when it comes to women, was also close to some women in Paris.

 

One day, Jung Bahadur reached the place where he was practicing pistol shooting. There was also a woman. Jung was shocked to see her.

 

After looking at it for a moment, the woman said that this is how Jung is shot.

Jang handed him the pistol in his hand.

 

The woman was holding a pistol, bent over and reached for the trigger.

 

Suddenly, the missing bullet hit the thigh of brother Dhirshamsher, who was with him. Although the injury was minor, Jung Bahadur had regular meetings with that woman.

 

The woman was Lola Montez, a famous dancer and town bride. She spoke broken Hindi as she spent her childhood in India. So it was easier for Jung Bahadur to talk to her than to Laura Bell.

 

While going to see a ballet in Paris, Jung was so impressed by the famous ballet dancer Fanny Cerrito that he gave her the diamond ball he was wearing as a present.

 

When Jung Bahadur returned to Nepal, Lawrence Oliphant, who accompanied him from India to Kathmandu, wrote in his book 'Journey to Kathmandu', 'Maharaja reached Banaras a few days before I reached Banaras. His residence was always crowded with dignitaries, kings and British officers. I was often seeing a local king. One day it suddenly came to know that the former king had already married his Mahili daughter to Maharaja Jung Bahadur. I saw Maharaja Jung Bahadur on the balcony with his new bride.'

 

After the British took India under their control, the Coorg state came under their control. The king Veerarajendra there was worried about his daughter's marriage. She immediately married Jung Bahadur who came on a visit.

 

Jung could not know the intentions of King Veerarajendra. After Veerarajendra married his Mahili daughter Mudamma Mussamat, after whom Ganga Maharani was named, he reached Britain with Jung's help.

 

After Jung Bahadur, Maharaja Veerarajendra was the second Maharaja to reach Britain from the Indian continent. Veerarajendra, who fought a case with the British East India Company in Britain, even succeeded in making his youngest daughter Goramma the adopted daughter of Queen Victoria.

 

Thus Jung Bahadur's younger sister-in-law later became Victoria Goramma. She was married to a British in London.

 

In 1857, the British government was very worried after the anti-British movement started in India. They had to win the war against the Indians anyway. Otherwise, a situation could have arisen where they would have to leave India. The British had to disarm this movement by any means and maintain their rule in Indian land. So various discussions were going on in Britain.

 

After returning from his visit to Britain, Jung Bahadur had established himself as a prosperous and powerful Maharaja among the British. He was often discussed among the British.

 

When the sepoy movement against the British government in India started to take a violent form, then many people remembered Jung Bahadur. There was one doubt among all, could Jung Bahadur support the British by fighting a war against the Indian people?

 

This was incredible for the British government.

 

Meanwhile, Laura Bell, who found out that Jung Bahadur's discussions were taking place in the palace, sent information to the Prince of Wales through a messenger, 'I can persuade Jung.'

 

Laura was summoned by the Prince of Wales and understood everything.

 

Laura remembered Jung's old promise and sent a message wrapped in a diamond ring he had given her as a gift, 'Not only me, but the whole of Britain needs your help, can you fulfill it?'

 

A few weeks later this message reached Jung.

 

Jung was somehow powerless at the time. His brother Bam Bahadur, to whom he handed over power, passed away recently, and another brother Krishna Bahadur was the permanent Prime Minister. He also held the post of Commander-in-Chief. Jung had not given up his position as Mr. 3.

 

After receiving the message, Jung Bahadur held a round meeting at Thapathali Palace on 23rd June 1914 (3rd June 1857) and expressed his desire to help the British. The brothers advised that it would not be advisable to help the British.

 

The betrayal of the British in the Sugauli Treaty was not forgotten by many. Still, Jung decided to help the British.

 

Many could not guess why Jung Bahadur forced everyone to accept such a decision.

 

Many interests were hidden behind the decision of Jung Bahadur. First of all, he had understood that the help of the British was necessary for his rule to last for a long time.

 

Secondly, there are those who claim that he made a secret agreement to get the wealth and jewels that would be plundered in the prosperous and powerful Oudh invasion. This fact is proved by the fact that the British did not inquire about any of the looted material.

 

British newspapers also claimed that the third reason was a request from British girlfriend Laura Weil.

In this way, one month after persuading the brothers to fight against the Indians for the British, on 16 Asar 1914 (June 28, 1857), Jung Bahadur received the red seal from King Surendra again, receiving the post of Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief.

 

Within a few days of becoming the Commander-in-Chief, Jang sent three thousand soldiers under the leadership of Colonel Madanmansingh Basnet to India on 20 Asar 1914 (July 2, 1857).

 

The Nepali soldiers who entered Indian territory from Butwal reached Jaunpur on 15th August. There, a zamindar named Iradat Khan had declared himself king in the absence of the Nawab of Awadh and was collecting local taxes. The Nepali soldiers were led by Colonel Shamsher Thapa.

 

Nepalese soldiers won the attack in Jaunpur. They advanced and conquered Azamgarh as well.

 

Nepali soldiers advancing from here were attacked by the rebels at Chandapatti on the way. Nepali Army Commander Madanmansingh Basnet died. After his death, the zealous Lt. Gambhir Singh Rayamazhi beheaded five gunners with his sword. Gavmir Singh's skull was also pierced in the attack of the rebels. He stopped the bowels from coming out of the pierced stomach with a bowl and managed to take control of the cannon itself.

 

After the death of the commander, Viceroy Lord Canning requested more troops from the government of Nepal.

 

Jung Bahadur led the Nepali soldiers to help the British and went to Jang Bahadur himself. Jung decided to take the soldiers under his leadership. He left Kathmandu for Awadh leading the soldiers on 27th November 1914, the same day his younger son Padamjang was born.

 

When Jung Bahadur rode on an elephant to go to fight in Awadh, at the same time a message came from inside the palace, 'Maharaj has a son.'

 

Immediately Jung Bahadur got down from the coach and took one look at his son's face and left for a long journey.

 

The same son Padamjang later wrote a biography of Jung Bahadur and helped spread his discussion around. But unfortunately, while Jung Bahadur was fighting in a foreign land, his queen, who was giving birth in the palace, died. Child Padamjang was raised by his grandmother.

 

On the other hand, the empire of Delhi was slowly collapsing while Jung was preparing to help the British. The Mughal Emperor was not only weakening in age, but also in empire. Once upon a time, the name of Mughal Empire used to be a pride in the Indian subcontinent. In the same Mughal Empire, fighting the war against the British had started to be a financial problem. That is why Jung Bahadur's words of sympathy towards the Mughal ruler are not found. Jung was particularly interested in Awadh.

 

The state of Awadh belongs to present day Uttar Pradesh. The capital Lucknow was also the capital of Awadh. Its king, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, was more of a musician than a ruler. He was also the originator of Indian Thumri.

 

Even before the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, the British had established their rights in the state of Awadh by deception. But in the kingdom of Awadh, the fire of sepoy rebellion had been kindled. Being a huge and powerful state, the British felt the need for a reliable foreign ally to attack Awadh. Viceroy Lord Canning wrote to Colin Campbell, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Army in India.

 

The shrewd English persuaded the Nawab of Awadh to leave the kingdom and go into exile in Calcutta on the condition of paying 150,000 pounds annually. In this way the British rule also started in Awadh. But Begum Hazrat Mahal did not understand this. She took the help of other states and her own soldiers and declared her son Birjis Qadr as Nawab and went to war.

 

Begum Hazrat Mahal entered the court as a dancer. She became Begum after the Nawab married. Born in a simple family, Begum was not a weaver. So she did not want to bow down to the British.

 

She freed Awadh from the British for some time under her leadership. But it did not last long.

 

From Nepal, Jung Bahadur marched towards Lucknow with a large convoy of soldiers. He divided his soldiers into three groups. He commanded eight regiments. Another group of soldiers was under the leadership of Bhai Khadk Bahadur and the third group was under the leadership of General Bakhatjung. Brothers Generals Ranodweep and Dhirshamsher were Jang's protectors and allies.

 

Two weeks after leaving Kathmandu, Jung's team reached Beitia. Meeting with the British officer General MacGregor there, they jointly proceeded towards Gorakhpur.

 

Gorakhpur was easily won by the joint attack of the Nepali team led by Jung Bahadur and the British team led by Mac Gregor.

 

Attacking various locations and winning, Jung's team reached Lucknow, the 'city of dreams', after three months on 27th February 1914. In Lucknow, the capital of the rich and powerful kingdom of Awadh, the palace of the king of Awadh was full of hiramoti, jewels.

 

After receiving the news that Jung Bahadur's team had reached Lucknow, Commander-in-Chief Colin Campbell sent two cavalry teams to protect him. A 19-gun salute was also fired in his honor. All military officers were ordered to appear in military uniform to honor Jung.

 

Jung Bahadur was a respected figure for the British. He did not want to leave any stone unturned in his honor. In a special event held in Jung's honor, Chief of Army Staff Colin Campbell himself went into the camp where Jung was staying and held his hand and seated him on a special seat at the event venue.

 

On the other side, a program was being held to honor Jung, on the other side, Nepali soldiers and British soldiers were attacking the Begum's house.

 

The success of the Begum's Kothi, an important part of the Nawab's palace in Lucknow, meant the weakening of the Begum Hazrat Mahal. Two generals Colin Campbell andWhile Jung Bahadur was talking, the news of the victory reached the Begum's house.

 

There was another coincidence here, the British soldiers involved in the attack were from British General Colin Campbell's private regiment, 93 Highland Regiment, while the Nepali soldiers were led by one of the soldiers of Nepali General Jang Bahadur, namely Gambhir Singh Rayamazhi.

 

Jung said happily at that time, 'Five years ago when I arrived in Britain, it was the 93rd Highland Regiment who presented a guard of honor in my honor in Edinburgh.'

 

The day after that, on 29th of February, General Campbell took Jung in front of Alambagh, asking him to accompany him. With the victory of Begum Kothi, six thousand British and Nepali soldiers were preparing to occupy three important mosques in the front. The first and second mosques were easily conquered. The battle in the third mosque was not easy.

 

Meanwhile, to encourage the Nepalese soldiers, Jang turned towards them in a loud voice and said, 'Soldiers! Pursue the enemy at all costs. With this victory of yours, the history of the entry of Nepali soldiers into Lucknow will be marked in the history of Nepal in a glorious way.'

 

As a general, this voice of Jung Bahadur was like the orders given by Napoleon Bonaparte to his soldiers, which lit a fire in their inner souls. Needless to say, the Nepali soldiers went like this, and managed to take the mosque under their control in a short time.

 

Then they managed to plant the flag in Alambagh, Bada Imamwada, Chhatar Manjil, Tarawali Kothi and Moti Mahal in just 22 hours. 61 Nepalese soldiers died in this attack. Thirteen people were injured and 13 Nepali soldiers were captured by the enemy.

 

After capturing the surrounding palaces and palaces, the Nepalese soldiers advanced to attack the Nawab's palace, Keshar Bagh.

 

Keshar Bagh was the main palace of the Nawab of Awadh. The garden in front of it was very grand and beautiful. In the Keshar Bagh attack, pearls and precious stones and jewels were looted. Even women inside the palace handed over their jewels to soldiers or officers to save their lives.

 

The looting of jewels and wealth in Lucknow was widely known in Nepal as the 'Lucknow Loot'. Some Nepali soldiers, not understanding the importance of jewels and precious stones, broke the stones for the gold thread on which those stones were placed and brought gold and silver. The Rana's officers came with precious jewels and stones.

 

Eyewitness of robbery Dr. W H Russell has written about a scene there, 'A Nepali soldier was breaking a necklace of 250 pearls without knowing the importance of the pearls and throwing away only the gold thread.'The 22-hour-long Kesharbagh robbery was not the only robbery of Hirajwaharat. The countless valuables of the palace were also ransacked. Soldiers raped dancers, maids and courtesans inside the palace. The plundered riches, expensive carpets, crystal glass, expensive cloths made of gold threads were later decorated in the palaces of the Ranas.

 

At the same time, Jung Bahadur's brother Dhirshamsher became infatuated with Jauhar Jan, a courtesan woman he met in Keshar Bagh. He had brought the woman along with Hirajvaharat secretly. Jauhar Kumari was named as 'Rajput girl brought in marriage from Kangra' after being brought into Nepal. That Joharkumari was called Juharkumari. Juddhashamsher who was born from him later became Shri 3 also.

 

Juharkumari and her son Juddhashamsher, who had not watered for a long time, were later watered by Veerashamsher when he became Sri 3.

 

On Saturday 2nd Chait, the day after the battle started, Jung Bahadur himself went to see the vandalism, looting and excesses committed by the soldiers. He did not blame any of the soldiers. He returned quietly saying that such is the law of war.

 

By Chait 7, the Lucknow battle was almost over. Nawab's soldiers fled for their lives. Some were hiding in Lucknow city itself. On that day, Nawab's soldiers were searched from house to house and killed.

 

On the 8th of Chait, preparations were made for another important attack on Musabagh. It was the residence of Birjis Qadr, son of the Nawab of Awadh, and his mother, Begum Hazrat Mahal. After the Nawab was imprisoned in Calcutta, Rani Begum Hazrat Mahal declared her son Birjis Kadar as the Nawab and was acting as Nabi. So it was the aim of the British to win Musabagh and remove Begum Hazrat Mahal and Birjis Kadra from there.

 

This year, the British soldiers were led by General Outram, while the Nepali soldiers were led by Jung Bahadur himself. Musabagh came under the British in a short battle. Begum and Birjis Kadar fled from there.

 

With this victory, the necessity of Jung Bahadur's stay in Lucknow was fulfilled. He prepared to return to Nepal.

 

Jung Bahadur, who left for Lucknow on 27th November 1914, prepared to leave Lucknow on 12th Chait of the same year. During the journey of about hundred days, Jang received special treatment from the British and looted wealth and jewels.

 

Although he left Lucknow on 12th Chait, he did not go on his journey to Nepal. He still had to annoy the British. So he reached Allahabad from Lucknow. Jung, who reached Allahabad on 21st Chait, was given a grand welcome by Viceroy Lord Canning.

 

On the 28th of Chait, Viceroy Lord Canning came for a personal meeting with Jung Bahadur for the second time.

 

In this meeting, Jang said the British government's decision, 'The British government wants to return the land taken from the Gorkhali government to the Nepalese government from the hilly part according to the treaty of 1815.'

 

These areas include Banke, Bardia, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts of Nepal, which are about 200 miles long and are surrounded by Nepali mountains in the north, from the Gogra river to the west, from Gorakhpur to the east, Khairagarh and Bahraich districts in the south.

 

This news of release was implemented only after two years.

 

From Allahabad, Jung Bahadur went to Benares. He stayed in Banaras for six days and met with various British officers and Rajamaharaja and returned to Nepal. Finally, on Tuesday 23rd Baisakh, 1915, he entered Thapathali Palace.

 

A few days after reaching Nepal, on May 13, Jang got hold of a letter sent by the proclaimed Nawab of Awadh, Birjis Qadr.

 

He expressed regret for helping the British who attacked Hindus and Muslims with Jung.

 

Jung also immediately sent a reply and informed that 'he did not know of any such action during such a long period of time when the British entered the Indian land'.

 

Soon after that, a letter from Viceroy Lord Canning also came into Jung's hands.

 

The letter was sent to inform about the return of some territories lost by Nepal in the treaty of 1815. The Home Department informed the officers of the East India Company by sending a letter.

 

Viceroy Lord Canning took the initiative to honor Jung Bahadur and return some northern parts of Awadh to Nepal.

 

At that time Jang Bahadur's mother Ganesh Kumari suddenly passed away on 26 July 1915. Jung settled in Kazkiria. After that, Jung did not do any official work for 45 days. He walked to Palpa on October 9.

 

Jang reached Nuwakot on 1st November from Palpa. In Nuwakot, he met Nawab Birjis Qadr of Awadh and his mother Begum Hazrat Mahal. Nawab and Begum sought asylum from Nepal government. Jung Bahadur talked to both of them and agreed to give them refuge. Arrangements were made for the Begum and the Nawab to stay near the Thapathali Palace.

 

Appreciating the bravery and heroism of Jung Bahadur, the British government gave 'Honorary Knight's Grand Cross of the Order of the Batch' (JCB) on 31st October 1916. This title was handed over to Jung Bahadur by the British Resident for Nepal, George Ramsay. Jung wrote a letter to Prince Alvert expressing his gratitude for the honor bestowed by Queen Elizabeth.

 

According to the border treaty signed by the British government on October 17, 1917, Nepal got back the territory of Banke, Bardia, Kailali and Kanchanpur. This was an award received by Jung Bahadur for helping the British in the Lucknow battle. This area was known as the 'New Country' until much later.

 

Jung Bahadur planned to establish a new city within this new country. Making Banke the main center, Banke Bazar was named Nepalganj and appointed the chief ruler Siddhimansingh Rajbhandari to settle the city.

 

Jung, who came to India for the attack on Lucknow, heard many names with 'Gunj' attached to him, so he named this city in the new country as Nepalgunj.