Ramji Gond was a Gond chief who ruled the tribal areas in present-day Adilabad district of Telangana.
10 Facts About Ramji Gond
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Ramji Gond fought against British rule, for which he was caught and hanged.
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Ramji Gond fought a guerrilla campaign against British to preserve his Gond kingdom.
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On 9 April 1860, Colonel Robert got information that Ramji Gond was at Nirmal village, Adilabad.
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Ramji Gond attacked and defeated Ramji, who was captured along with his 1000 soldiers.
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Ramji Gond was successful in rallying around 500 Gond and joining hands with over 500 Rohillas and Deccanis against these rulers.
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The then British Resident of Hyderabad State, who urged the Taluqdar of Nirmal to arrest Ramji Gond, was unaware of the date of his hanging.
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Ramji Gond may have been executed around September 17,1860.
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Legends say that about a thousand Ramji Gond revolutionaries were hanged to the trunks of a banyan tree on the outskirts of Nirmal, which came to be known as 'Banyan of Nooses'.
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Ramji Gond was eventually arrested, tried and hanged at Nirmal.