Turrebaz Khan | |
Birth Place: | Begum Bazar, Hyderabad State, Company rule in India (now Hyderabad, India) |
Death Place: | Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, Company rule in India (now Hyderabad, India) |
Death Cause: | execution |
Known For: | Leading the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Hyderabad |
Father: | Rustam Khan |
Turrebaz Khan (died) was a Rohilla Indian revolutionary who fought against the British in Hyderabad State during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and was hung by the British.[1]
Turrebaz Khan was born to a Pathan Muslim family in Begum Bazar in present-day Hyderabad district.[2] He revolted against the British Indian Empire, despite opposition from the ruling Nizam. A street is named after him in Begum Bazar.[3]