The
Manya Koli was a
Koli Nayak (
Koli Naik) of the
1857 War of Independence. He was born in Harsol town,
Peth Jagir, in the
Nashik district of Maharashtra. In December 1857, under the leadership of
Bhagwantrao Nilkanthrao Koli Dalvi, the Koli king of Peth Jagir (Nashik), Manya Koli took up arms against the
British East India Company.
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| Koli freedom fighter Manya Koli of Maharashtra |
Led by the Koli king Bhagwantrao Nilkanthrao Dalvi Koli, Manya Koli attacked Harsol town and on December 6, captured the
British Malatdar and British East India Company soldiers, set fire to the Malatdar's office, and burned all the documents.
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| Statue of Koli freedom fighter Manya Koli of Maharashtra |
The British East India Company sent British troops to suppress the Koli rebellion. A battle broke out between Koli revolutionaries and the British army in Harsol town, Peth Jagir. The British army captured Manya Koli and 14 other Koli revolutionaries and sent them to the
Andaman Islands to prevent the Koli revolutionaries from attempting to free them.
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| Koli freedom fighter Manya Koli of Maharashtra |
Koli revolutionary Manya Koli was hanged on 9 January 1858 for waging war against the British East India Company, attacking Harsol town, beating and imprisoning the British Mamlatdar.
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| Koli freedom fighter Manya Koli of Maharashtra |
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