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Primary revolution

Hukam Singh Wasau Kot

Akali Gurdwara Reform Movement

Injured at Tarn Taran in January 1921 and died on 4 February 1921, according to historical summaries.

Life
?–1921
Place
Tarn Taran, Punjab, India
Years
1921–1921
Map
31.46, 74.94

Biography

Hukam Singh of Wasau Kot was injured in the Tarn Taran confrontation of 25–26 January 1921 and died on 4 February 1921, according to the reported date. He is remembered with Hazara Singh as an early death in the campaign to reform gurdwara management. The pin is Tarn Taran, offset from the other two Tarn Taran markers.

Revolution

Theme. Early casualty · Tarn Taran

Key figures. Hazara Singh Aladinpur

Outcome. Died on 4 February 1921 from injuries received at Tarn Taran.

Casualties. Named with Hazara Singh as an early death of the reform movement.

Influence. Fixes a date on the Tarn Taran deaths that opened the violent phase of 1921.