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Mangal Pandey

1827 - 1857

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Mangal Pandey (died 8 April 1857) was an Indian soldier who played a key role in the events that led to the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which resulted in the dissolution of the East India Company and the beginning of the British Raj through the Government of India Act 1858. He was a sepoy in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry. In 1984, the Republic of India issued a postage stamp in his memory. His life and actions have also been portrayed in several Indian cinematic productions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mangal Pandey is the 207th most popular social activist (down from 150th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from India (down from 159th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Mangal Pandey ranks 207 out of 840. Before him are Tiradentes, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Aliya Moldagulova, Hrant Dink, David Sassoon, and Lalla Fatma N'Soumer. After him are Emily Davison, Guru Ram Das, Viktors Arājs, Jacques Roux, Nayirah testimony, and Moses Montefiore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1827, Mangal Pandey ranks 18. Before him are William Holman Hunt, Charles De Coster, Jyotirao Phule, Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, Oswald Achenbach, and Jules Breton. After him are Henry Gray, Frederick Abel, William Burges, Prince Gustaf, Duke of Uppland, Mihály Zichy, and John Hanning Speke. Among people deceased in 1857, Mangal Pandey ranks 21. Before him are Louis Jacques Thénard, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Alcide d'Orbigny, Gulab Singh, Johan Christian Dahl, and Josef Ressel. After him are Marquis de Custine, Achille Devéria, George Cayley, Daniele Manin, Dionysios Solomos, and Augustinos Kapodistrias.

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In India

Among people born in India, Mangal Pandey ranks 249 out of 1,861. Before him are Amjad Khan (1940), Feroz Khan (1939), Tatya Tope (1814), V. V. Giri (1894), Johnny Lever (1957), and Nirmala Sitharaman (1959). After him are Dadabhai Naoroji (1825), Mithun Chakraborty (1950), Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820), Mahadevi Varma (1907), Śāntarakṣita (725), and Dignāga (480).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In India

Among social activists born in India, Mangal Pandey ranks 11. Before him are Kasturba Gandhi (1869), Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904), Gangubai Kothewali (1939), Vinoba Bhave (1895), Kailash Satyarthi (1954), and Gopal Krishna Gokhale (1866). After him are Kittur Chennamma (1778), Mohammad Ali Jauhar (1878), Vandana Shiva (1952), C. Rajagopalachari (1878), Udham Singh (1899), and Aruna Shanbaug case (1948).

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