Maniram Dewan
Indian independence activists and an assamese nobleman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Maniram Dutta Baruah, popularly known as Maniram Dewan (17 April 1806 – 26 February 1858), was an Assamese nobleman in British India. He was one of the first people to establish tea gardens in Assam. While he was a loyal ally of the British East India Company in his early years, later he was hanged by the British for conspiring against them during the 1857 uprising. He was popular among the people of Upper Assam as "Kalita Raja" (king from the Kalita caste).[2]
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Born | Maniram Dutta Barua (1806-04-17)17 April 1806 |
Died | 26 February 1858(1858-02-26) (aged 51) Central Jail Jorhat |
Cause of death | Hanging |
Other names | Maniram Borbhandar Barua, Moniram Dewan |
Occupation(s) | Dewan, Tea cultivator |
Organization | Assam Tea Company |
Known for | Participation in the 1857 uprising |
Notable work | Buranji Bibekratna (1838) |
Criminal charge | Waging war against the British East India Company government in Assam[1] |
Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
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