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What happened to Traitors of Lahore Conspiracy Case?

Sardar Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivram Rajguru The execution of Bhagat Singh , Rajguru and Sukhdev was carried out on March 23, 1931, in Lahore Central Jail by the executor Kala Masih of Shahdara, Lahore and supervised by District Magistrate, AA Lane Robert . The IG prisons (Punjab) Lt Col F.A Barke r, the IG Punjab Police   Cherris Stead  were also present. After the execution, the British government honored several individuals for their loyalty to the Crown. Hans Raj Vohra , Jai Gopal , Phonindra Nath Ghosh and Manmohan Bannerji — had all become government approvers and gave statements in the case. They were among the 457 witnesses produced by the Punjab Police in this case. After the executions, all four were rewarded.  Hansraj Vohra Hans Raj Vohra (1909 – 13 September 1985) was a trusted colleague and follower of the leading revolutionaries Sukhdev Thapar and Bhagat Singh. He was a student at Forman Christian College , a member of the Lahore St...

The Peacock Throne - Pride of Mughal

Symbol of Mughal Empire - The Peacock Throne The Peacock Throne (Persian: تخت طاووس, Takht-i Tāvūs) was a famous jeweled throne that was the seat of the emperors of the Mughal Empire in India. It was commissioned in the early 17th century by Emperor Shah Jahan and was located in the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audiences with Emperor) in the Red Fort of Delhi. It was named after a peacock as two peacocks are shown dancing at its rear. The Mughal dynasty (Persian: دودمان مغل; Dudmân-e Mughal) comprised the members of the imperial House of Babur (Persian: خاندانِ آلِ بابُر; Khāndān-e-Āl-e-Bābur), also known as the Gurkanis (Persian: گورکانیان; Gūrkāniyān),[1] who ruled India as the Mughal Empire from c. 1526 to 1857. The dynasty was the wealthiest empire in the world, with also the largest military on earth. Mughals had approximately 24 percent share of world's economy and a military of one million soldiers and ruled almost the whole of the India with 160 million subjects, 23 per...