Mangal Pandey

India's First Freedom Fighter (1827–1857)
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Summary

Mangal Pandey is a human[1]. He was born in Ballia[2]. He was born on July 19, 1827[3]. He died in Barrackpore[4]. He died on April 7, 1857[5]. He worked as a military personnel[6], resistance fighter[7], and freedom fighter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,574 views/month, #6,830 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ballia[2].
  • Mangal Pandey died in Barrackpore[4].
  • Mangal Pandey was born on July 19, 1827[3].
  • Mangal Pandey died on April 7, 1857[5].
  • Mangal Pandey died on April 8, 1857[10].
  • Mangal Pandey held citizenship in British Empire[11].
  • Mangal Pandey worked as a military personnel[6].
  • Mangal Pandey's professions included resistance fighter[7].
  • Mangal Pandey's professions included freedom fighter[8].
  • Mangal Pandey's religion is recorded as Hinduism[12].
  • Mangal Pandey is recorded as male[13].
  • Mangal Pandey's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Mangal Pandey's Commons category is recorded as Mangal Pandey[15].
  • Mangal Pandey's military, police or special rank is recorded as soldier[16].
  • The cause of death was hanging to death[17].
  • Mangal Pandey was part of the conflict Indian Mutiny of 1857[18].
  • Mangal Pandey's family name is recorded as Pandey[19].
  • Mangal Pandey's manner of death is recorded as capital punishment[20].
  • Mangal Pandey's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hindi[21].
  • Mangal Pandey's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'hi', 'text': 'मंगल पांडे'}[22].

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Origins and Family

Mangal Pandey's place of birth was Ballia[2]. He was born on July 19, 1827[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military personnel[6], resistance fighter[7], and freedom fighter[8].

Personal Life

Mangal Pandey's religion is recorded as Hinduism[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include April 7, 1857[5] and April 8, 1857[10]. Mangal Pandey died in Barrackpore[4]. The cause of death was hanging to death[17].

Why It Matters

Mangal Pandey ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,574 views/month, #6,830 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Mangal Pandey born?

Born in Ballia[2].

Where did Mangal Pandey die?

Mangal Pandey passed away in Barrackpore[4].

What did Mangal Pandey do for work?

Mangal Pandey worked as military personnel[6], resistance fighter[7], and freedom fighter[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . vedantu.com. vedantu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . firstpost.com. firstpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. tribuneindia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → military personnel, resistance fighter, freedom fighter
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  2. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp02483069
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
  3. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Hindi
    Occupation → military personnel, resistance fighter, freedom fighter
    Cantic id → 981058614787506706
    Participated in conflict → Indian Mutiny of 1857
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981058614787506706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257571|batch #257571]]"
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