Takkar Massacre
The Takkar Massacre was a massacre of non-violent protesters committed by soldiers of the British Raj in 1930, following the Qissa Khwani bazaar massacre. The firing happened at Takkar in Mardan Tehsil on 30 May when local villagers attempted to stop soldiers from arresting activists of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement. In the ensuing shooting an English police officer called Murphy was killed. Three days later, a large force of troops attacked the village in retaliation. Takkar was immortalised and folksongs were written to remember the tragedy. “Pa Takkar jang de,” is still a popular and sorrowful folksong that depicted the village scene on the day of the British offensive on Takkar. According to the Pashto book Da Khpal Waakaye Tarun, 70 people were martyred and 150 wounded in the violenc
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Takkar Massacre
The Takkar Massacre was a massacre of non-violent protesters committed by soldiers of the British Raj in 1930, following the Qissa Khwani bazaar massacre. The firing happened at Takkar in Mardan Tehsil on 30 May when local villagers attempted to stop soldiers from arresting activists of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement. In the ensuing shooting an English police officer called Murphy was killed. Three days later, a large force of troops attacked the village in retaliation. Takkar was immortalised and folksongs were written to remember the tragedy. “Pa Takkar jang de,” is still a popular and sorrowful folksong that depicted the village scene on the day of the British offensive on Takkar. According to the Pashto book Da Khpal Waakaye Tarun, 70 people were martyred and 150 wounded in the violenc
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1930-05-30
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Takkar, Mardan, now Pakistan
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Khudai Khidmatgar Activists
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The Takkar Massacre was a mass ...... and 150 wounded in the violenc
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Takkar Massacre
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