Rooplo Kolhi

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Rooplo Shamtoji Kolhi [1] fought against the British Rulers in Karoonjhar Mountains at Nagarparkar of District Tharparkar, Sindh. His birth name was Rupaji Gohil. The British hanged him on 22 August 1858 with his companions. [2] His anniversary is celebrated on August 22 every year by a faction of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz. [3] He was the last commander of rebels hanged by the British officials. [4]

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Girasia of Chandangarh

Rooplo Shamtoji Kolhi
Statue of Rooplo Kolhi.jpg
Statue of Amar Shaheed Rooplo Kolhi in Nagarparkar, Sindh, Pakistan.
Born
Rupaji Gohil

1818 [1]
Konbhari village, Nagarparkar, Sindh, British India
Died22 August 1858
Gardharo River near Nagarparkar and Karoonjhar Mountains
Cause of deathHanged By British Government
Monuments Nagarparkar, Sindh, Pakistan
Other names
  • Ruplo Kolhi
  • Rupaji Gohil
  • Roopajee Gohel
Occupation Girasia of Chandangarh
Era British era
Criminal charges
SpouseMeenawati Rooplo Kolhi
Children
Parent
  • Kesarbai Kolhi (mother)

History

Rooplo Kolhi was a commander of Koli forces and he, along with two other commanders were rebelling under Rana Karan Singh Sodha of Nagarparkar. [3] Under Kolhi's leadership, more than 8,000 fighters belonging to Kolhi tribe rebelled. [3] The rebel army under the leadership of Rooplo had already defeated the army of Col George Tyrwhitt thrice in Karoonjhar Mountains by then. After each encounter, Tyrwhitt returned to his army base camp situated in Mirpurkhas with a worn-out cavalry. When he attacked the Parkar region of Sindh the second time, the Kolhi killed many of his British soldiers using guerilla war tactics. [5] Other commanders were killed and later Rooplo Kolhi was arrested near Pag Wool well, where his troops were fetching water. [3] Rooplo Kolhi was brought before Colonel Tyrwhitt, who offered him a large sum of wealth with a condition that Kolhi should seek an apology and become a vassal and inform the hideout of Karan Singh and his companions, to which Kolhi opposed. [3] His fingers were wrapped in cotton and soaked in oil was burnt in front of locals. He sustained all the tortures bravely. He was hanged on the banks of Gardharo stream, near Nagarparkar and Karunjher Mountains on 22 August 1858. [3]

Descendants

After the death of Kolhi, his mother Kesrbai, wife Meenawati and others migrated to Kunri, which is a part of today's Umerkot district and his later descendants settled at the place. [3]

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