When Was Maniram Dewan Hanged?

Maniram Dutta Baruah, popularly known as Maniram Dewan, was an Assamese nobleman in British India. He was one of the first people to establish tea gardens in Assam. A loyal ally of the British East India Company in his early years, he was hanged by the British for conspiring against them during the 1857 uprising.

Who hanged with Maniram Dewan?

He and Piyali Barua were publicly hanged on 26 February 1858 at the Jorhat Central Jail. Maniram's death was widely mourned in Assam, and several tea gaden workers struck work to express their support for the rebellion.

When was maniram Devan hanged?

Maniram Dewan was hanged to death by the British Court of Law in 1858 at Jorhat, for taking part in Sepoy Mutiny and conspiring against the British Government.

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