词条 | Reuben Dhondji Ashtumkar |
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Reuben Dhondji Ashtumkar ({{circa|1820}} – ?) was a Bene Israel soldier who fought in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. BiographyBorn near Bombay, India, Ashtumkar entered military service in the Eighth Regiment native infantry on March 5, 1839. He participated in the pursuit of the rebel army under Tantia Tope in Gujarat, 1857–58. He was present at the engagement of Hykullze, and served with a field force against the Niakara Bheels in the Rewa Kanta district in 1857–58. He served in the Sind campaign in 1842, including the march to Kandahar. He was also in Abyssinia. Ashtumkar was appointed jemadar on January 1, 1856; subedar on June 7, 1858; and was raised to the rank of subedar-major January 1, 1870. He was decorated with the Order of British India of the second class, with the title of bahadur on October 27, 1872, and the same Order of the first class with the title of sirdar bahadur from January 1, 1877. References{{Jewish Encyclopedia|article=Ashtumkar, Reuben Dhondji|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/2006-ashtumkar-reuben-dhondji|first1=Joseph|last1=Jacobs|first2=J.|last2=Hyams}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashtumkar, Reuben Dhondji}}{{India-stub}} 6 : 1820s births|Bene Israel|Date of death missing|Indian people of the Indian Rebellion of 1857|Military personnel from Mumbai|People of British India |
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