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Veer Haqiqat Rai | |
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 Depiction of Veer Haqiqat Rai (Right), ca. early 20th century | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1720 |
| Died | 1734 |
| Cause of death | Execution by Immurement with Stoning & Beheading |
| Spouse | Lakshmi Devi |
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Haqiqat Rai (1720–1734) was an 18th-century boy from Sialkot, who was executed in Lahore during the time of Zakariya Khan.[1][2][3]
- ^ Malhotra, Anshu; Mir, Farina (2012). Punjab Reconsidered: History, Culture, and Practice. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199088775.
At one level this story is about the inexorable distance between the Hindus and the Muslims—Haqiqat Rai is evidently a martyr to the Hindu cause (refusal to convert), when Muslims exercise political power.
- ^ Gooptu, Nandini (2001). The Politics of the Urban Poor in Early Twentieth-Century India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521443661.
Plays about Hindu martyrs such as Dharmveer Haqiqat Rai or Maharani Padmini advocated deep loyalty to Hinduism and the need to fight for one's faith.
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