Sultana Daku 1920 Revolt

Sultana Daku's 1920 Revolt
Part of Resistance against British Raj
Date 1920 Location Rohilkhand region, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh) Result Revolt suppressed by British police Sultana captured and executed
Belligerents
Dacoit gangs under Sultana	British colonial police
Commanders and leaders
Sultana Daku	F.W. Champion, British Forest Officer
Strength
Dozens of armed followers	British police and forest officials
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Many police injured or killed

Sultana Daku's 1920 Revolt was a small but symbolic armed uprising in the Rohilkhand region of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (now in Uttar Pradesh) led by the infamous dacoit and folk hero Sultana Daku. ^{[1] [2]} The rebellion happened during a period of rising discontent against British colonial rule in India. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Background

Sultana Daku, a leader of the Bhantu tribe, operated in the dense forests near Pilibhit and Bareilly. He was regarded as a Robin Hood figure by locals. His actions were seen as criminal by the colonial government. ^{[6] [7]}

See also

• Sultana Daku (disambiguation)
• Indian independence movement
• The Confession of Sultana Daku

References

1. Smith, R. V. (6 March 2017). "The desperadoes' accomplice". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
2. Dabas, Harveer (14 May 2016). "Sultana Daku's fort lies in ruins". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
3. Champion, F.W. (1927). With Camera in Tiger-Land. Chatto & Windus. pp. 10–15.
4. Rai, Amrit (1994). Sultana Daku (in Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan.
5. "The Real Sultana Daku". IndiaTimes. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
6. Scroll Staff (July 2023). "Sultana 'Daku': A dacoit and a British police officer and their unlikely friendship". Scroll.in. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
7. Bose, Shubham (9 December 2009). "The legend of Sultana". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2025.