The Tikari Secret
The first king of Tikari Raj nine anna, Maharaja Hitnarayan Singh's wife Maharani Indrajeet Kunwar was religious, patriotic woman, the pain of the country being defeated, made her equally restless.
The spark of freedom was also burning in Tikari city. His flame had also gone to Tikari Raj family. It started with the 1857 ISV's freedom movement.
The freedom movement in Magadh was started by the queen. Tikari Raj had an advanced cannon, so the English officer had an eye on a king of Bihar and the queen of Tikari Raj.
The feeling of nationality was burning in the heart of Queen Indrajeet Kunwar. She didn't want to see her country underprivileged.
At the invitation of superstar Babu Veer Kunwar Singh of 1857 freedom struggle, the queen got involved and led her army, dressed as a Persian warrior at that time.
After getting the information of the queen coming to the Son river, the landlord of Shevtar State and the freedom movement fighter Babu Phool Singh went there and explained to the queen to return back for the sake of Tikari, On the explanation provided and repeated requests, the queen agreed and left her army and cannon there and returned back . The British could not recognize the Queen because she was dressed as a Persian warrior..
This fight for independence was recorded in the history of Tikari. Tikari Queen and Raj family had an indirect role in this movement. Somewhere the role of Tikari Raj family was seen suspiciously by English officers
Patna's then Commissioner William Taylor was suspicious about the role of Tikari Raj family. William Taylor had his spy around Tikari Raj, since Tikari Raj was a huge state at the time so naturally he had to keep a penny eye on Tikari Raj's action of indirectly helping the freedom movement activists were being provided financial aid by Tikari Raj.
Patna Commissioner William Taylor was convinced Tikari Raj provided shelter and financial support to the Queen's revolutionaries in 1857.
William Taylor had written a detailed letter to the provincial lieutenant governor Federek Holiday of the British King in Calcutta on the activities of the Tikari Raj at that time. At the end of the letter Taylor asked Federek Holiday to demolish Tikari fort. But the lieutenant governor didn't allow Taylor.
William Taylor had also received the support of District Magistrate J M Lewis, who was posted in Patna Division in this task.
Patna Division Commissioner William Taylor was very brutal and brave, filled with the spirit of terror and violence, He had hung many rebels in Patna and raided several rebel's hideouts.
Patna's Nawab and reputed banker Luft Ali Khan was harassed by William Taylor. , but they were acquitted from the court every time. Taylor reopened her case then she was acquitted from the court.
Lt. Governor Federek Holiday was very angry with William Taylor's violent behavior. Saddened by his behavior, Bengal's Lieutenant Governor Federek Holiday, finally transferred Taylor from Patna on August 4, 1857.
Provincial Lieutenant Governor Holiday Federek had no independent opinion of his government affairs. The opinion of friends and friends often guided them. They were peace loving, paid special attention to what others say.
Tikari Raj escaped the wrath of the British due to lack of harmony between above officers.
Gaya's immediate collector Elanjo Mani writes that he was engaged in crushing the rebels in Sherghati, at the same time Patna Division Commissioner William Taylor's letter came in which he wrote that you should immediately reach Tikari Raj, the king of seven. Mod Narayan Singh has installed about 200 cannons around the fort. Elanjo immediately sent Tikari Raj a detective to check on the same. However the king had ordered all the cannons back to his fort premises as soon as the spy was reported.
At that time, the weapons of the rebels caught in Tikari and Gaya matched the weapons kept in Tikari Raj's arsenal. British officials seized Tikari Raj's weapons and 200 cannons kept in the fort.
At that time, there was a brass cannon making factory for Tikari Raj in Dawood Nagar under Tikari Raj, there was advanced and modern brass cannons molded. For this, Tikari Raj had called many artisans from Mirzapur of Uttar Pradesh to Dawood Nagar.
Rebels returning after successful revolt for the freedom movement in Bhagalpur were provided financial aid by Queen Indrajeet Kunwar.
The queen had a big hand in getting killed, the son of Jangi Kumar of Tikari Raj, who used to speak for the British. Truly a very revolutionary Queen and very brave.
