He was the younger son of the Khan of Jandol; but he killed his elder brother, seized the throne, and made himself a power on the frontier.[5]
In 1894 he held undisputed sway over almost the whole of Bajour, when his restless ambition caused him to interfere in the internal affairs of Chitral. He instigated Afzal ul-Mulk, a son of Chitral's Mehtar Aman ul-Mulk, to murder his brother Nizam ul-Mulk, and then overthrew the fratricide and supported the claims of his uncle Sher Afzul to the throne. The Government of British India intervened and ordered Umra Khan to leave Chitral. When he refused, the Chitral Expedition was despatched; Umra Khan was driven into exile in Afghanistan, and died there in 1904.[5][8][9][10][11] He is declared as the Nepolian of Pathans by Winston Churchill in his book titled the Malakand Field Force. The book was written by Mr. Churchill when he visited the area as a war correspondent with British Forces.
It is also known that Umara Khan participated in the Ambela battle when he was only a few years old. The grand father of Umara Khan participated along with three thousand mujahideen including Umara Khan in the battle.
Umara Khan became leader of the Dir state in 1881 in a very young age. He raised war against the British in 1896 and captured 120 British soldiers including officers named Edward. The captives later confirmed that they were well treated and were provided food of their choice.
References
^Khalil, Jehanzeb (2000-01-01). Mujahideen movement in Malakand and Mohmand Agencies, 1900-1940. Area Study Centre University of Peshawar. p. 4.
^Alder, G. J. (1964-01-01). British India's Northern Frontier. Longmans. p. 215.
^Harris, John (1975-01-01). Much sounding of bugles: the siege of Chitral, 1895. Hutchinson. ISBN9780091245900.
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Umra Khan". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 577.
^The Outlook. "The Outlook" publishing Company. 1898-01-01. p. 234.
^Torrens-Spence, Johnny (2006-01-01). Historic Battlefields of Pakistan. Oxford University Press. ISBN9780195978971.
^Singh, K. Brahma (1990-01-01). History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, 1820-1956: The State Force Background. Lancer International. ISBN9788170620914.
^Stewart, Jules (2013-09-23). The Khyber Rifles: From the British Raj to Al Qaeda. The History Press. ISBN9780752495583.
^"Umra Khan of Jandul - The Express Tribune". 2012-06-12. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
umra, khan, khan, umara, khan, jandol, 1860, 1904, also, called, afghan, napoleon, pashtun, chief, north, western, frontier, british, india, chiefly, responsible, chitral, expedition, 1895, ghazi, umara, khan, jandoolborn1860janduldied11, september, 1904kabul,. Khan Umara Khan of Jandol c 1860 1904 also called The Afghan Napoleon 1 2 3 4 was a Pashtun chief on the north western frontier of British India who was chiefly responsible for the Chitral Expedition of 1895 5 6 7 Ghazi Umara Khan JandoolBorn1860JandulDied11 September 1904Kabul AfghanistanResting placeKabul AfghanistanKnown forResistance against BritishLife EditHe was the younger son of the Khan of Jandol but he killed his elder brother seized the throne and made himself a power on the frontier 5 In 1894 he held undisputed sway over almost the whole of Bajour when his restless ambition caused him to interfere in the internal affairs of Chitral He instigated Afzal ul Mulk a son of Chitral s Mehtar Aman ul Mulk to murder his brother Nizam ul Mulk and then overthrew the fratricide and supported the claims of his uncle Sher Afzul to the throne The Government of British India intervened and ordered Umra Khan to leave Chitral When he refused the Chitral Expedition was despatched Umra Khan was driven into exile in Afghanistan and died there in 1904 5 8 9 10 11 He is declared as the Nepolian of Pathans by Winston Churchill in his book titled the Malakand Field Force The book was written by Mr Churchill when he visited the area as a war correspondent with British Forces It is also known that Umara Khan participated in the Ambela battle when he was only a few years old The grand father of Umara Khan participated along with three thousand mujahideen including Umara Khan in the battle Umara Khan became leader of the Dir state in 1881 in a very young age He raised war against the British in 1896 and captured 120 British soldiers including officers named Edward The captives later confirmed that they were well treated and were provided food of their choice References Edit Khalil Jehanzeb 2000 01 01 Mujahideen movement in Malakand and Mohmand Agencies 1900 1940 Area Study Centre University of Peshawar p 4 Alder G J 1964 01 01 British India s Northern Frontier Longmans p 215 Imperial Studies s n 1963 01 01 p 215 Harris John 1975 01 01 Much sounding of bugles the siege of Chitral 1895 Hutchinson ISBN 9780091245900 a b c One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Umra Khan Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 27 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 577 The Outlook The Outlook publishing Company 1898 01 01 p 234 Torrens Spence Johnny 2006 01 01 Historic Battlefields of Pakistan Oxford University Press ISBN 9780195978971 Singh K Brahma 1990 01 01 History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles 1820 1956 The State Force Background Lancer International ISBN 9788170620914 Stewart Jules 2013 09 23 The Khyber Rifles From the British Raj to Al Qaeda The History Press ISBN 9780752495583 Umra Khan of Jandul The Express Tribune 2012 06 12 Retrieved 2016 07 03 King and His Navy and Army 1903 01 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Umra Khan amp oldid 1094056805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
