Patna massacre of 1763
The Patna massacre of 1763 was the killing of captured British military officers in October 1763, in Patna, India, by the order of Nawab Mir Qasim and with the support of local leaders and the Mughal court. Subsequently, a pillar was erected over the site of the well into which their bodies were thrown.[1][2][3][4]
References
- Brown, Rebecca M. (2006). "Inscribing Colonial Monumentality: A Case Study of the 1763 Patna Massacre Memorial". The Journal of Asian Studies. 65 (1): 91–113. doi:10.1017/S0021911806000076. ISSN 0021-9118. JSTOR 25075973.(subscription required)
- O`malley, L. S. S. (1924). Bihar And Orissa District Gazetteers Patna. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788172681210.
- Crawford, Lieutenant-Colonel D. G. (1930). Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 - Volume 1. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781781502297.
- Sinha, K. K. (1995). "Dr William Fullerton and the Patna Massacre of 1763" (PDF). www.rcpe.ac.uk. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Further reading
- "Fullerton's letters, William Fullerton, National Archives
- The Diaries of Three Surgeons of Patna, 1763, by Firminger, Walter K. (Walter Kelly), 1870-1940; Anderson, William, d. 1763; Campbell, Peter, d. 1763; Fullarton, William, Calcutta : Calcutta Historical Society (1909)
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