Ilahi Bakhsh was a Muslim Punjabi general who served in the Sikh Khalsa Fauj for over forty years and was regarded as one of the best artillery officers.
11 Facts About Ilahi Bakhsh
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Ilahi Bakhsh entered the service of the army in 1802.
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Ilahi Bakhsh was later employed in the pacification of Hazara and Dera Ghazi Khan.
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Ilahi Bakhsh fought at the Battle of Nowshera in March 1823.
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Ilahi Bakhsh was present at many of the battles during the First Anglo-Sikh War and Second Anglo-Sikh War.
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Ilahi Bakhsh played a key role at the Battle of Chillianwala, one of the bloodiest British battles fought in India.
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Three days after the battle, Ilahi Bakhsh defected to the British, possibly due to a monetary incentive from the British.
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The defection of Ilahi Bakhsh dealt a blow to the Sikh artillery and they capitulated to the British the following month at Gujrat.
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Ilahi Bakhsh died in the Battle of Chillianwala in 1849.
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Ilahi Bakhsh's Grandson was the famous Raja of Chillianwala Ch.
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Ilahi Bakhsh's great-granddaughter married the founder of the Unionist Party, Sir Fazl-i-Hussain.