Dulla Bhatti
Dulla Bhatti | |
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| Born | 23 July 1547 |
| Died | 26 March 1599 (aged 51) |
| Other names | Son of Punjab Robin Hood of Punjab |
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| Known for | Rebelling and fighting against the Mughal emperor Akbar's centralised land revenue scheme (lagaan) |
| Title | Rai |
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| Punjabi folklore ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕਧਾਰਾ • پنجابی لوک ریت |
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| Punjab portal |
Rai Abdullah Khan Bhatti (23 July 1547 – 26 March 1599) popularly known through his moniker Dulla or Dullah Bhatti, was a Punjabi folk hero who led a revolt against Mughal rule during the reign of Emperor Akbar. He is entirely absent from the recorded history of the time, and the only evidence of his existence comes from Punjabi folk songs.
The deeds of Bhatti are recounted in folklore and took the form of social banditry. According to Ishwar Dayal Gaur, although he was "the trendsetter in peasant insurgency in medieval Punjab", he remains "on the periphery of Punjab's historiography".