Ashfaqulla Khan

Indian Freedom Fighter, Revolutionary, Poet

Indian Shahjahanpur, North-Western Provinces, British India

Quick Info

ProfessionIndian Freedom Fighter, Revolutionary, Poet
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth22/10/1900
Age27 years (died on 19, Dec, 1927)
BirthplaceShahjahanpur, North-Western Provinces, British India
Date of Death19/12/1927

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Bio/Wiki

Famous forBeing one of the masterminds of the Kakori Train robbery case in 1925 during British empire in India
MovementIndian independence

Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

Place of DeathFaizabad, United Provinces, British India
Death CauseExecution by hanging
CasteMuslim Pathan family of the Khyber tribe
ReligionIslam

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried (at the time of death)

Family

FatherShafiqullah Khan
MotherMajhurunnisa Begum
SiblingsElder Brothers - 3 (Chhota Ulla Khan, Riyasatullah Khan, Name Not Known)
SpouseN/A
ChildrenN/A

Career

OrganisationHindustan Republican Association (HRA)
OccupationRevolutionary

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Helped establish the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
2. Played a crucial role in the Kakori train robbery.
3. Wrote poems and ghazals under the pseudonyms 'Warsi' and 'Hasrat'.
4. Found inspiration in Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil.
5. Was arrested by British police and executed in 1927 for the Kakori train dacoity.
6. He was the youngest among his five siblings.
7. Inspired by Lenin and the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, he believed in the liberation of the poor and the rejection of capitalist interests.
8. He spoke against religious communalism, identifying it as a British tool to control the Indian population and prevent Indian independence.
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