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Abdul Ghaffār Khān (Pashto: عبدالغفار خان; 6 February 1890 – 20 January 1988), also known as Bacha Khan (باچا خان, 'King of Chiefs') or Badshah Khan (بادشاه خان) was an Afghan Pashtun independence activist, and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against British colonial rule in India.
Bacha Khan nasceu em 6 de fevereiro de 1890 em uma família pastó geralmente pacífica e próspera de Utmanzai no Vale de Peshawar da Índia Britânica. Seu pai, Bahram Khan, era proprietário de terras na área comumente referida como Hashtnaghar.
Abdul Ghaffar Khan was the foremost 20th-century leader of the Pashtuns (Pakhtuns, or Pathans; a Muslim ethnic group of Pakistan and Afghanistan), who became a follower of Mahatma Gandhi and was called the “Frontier Gandhi.”
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Learn about Bacha Khan, a Pashtun leader who fought against British colonial rule in India with nonviolent resistance. He was a devout Muslim and an advocate for Hindu-Muslim unity in the Indian subcontinent.
Let’s discover how the ideals and wisdom of the iconic Bacha Khan continue to illuminate the path towards a more just, peaceful, and equitable present era.Gu...
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January 20 marks the death anniversary of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, lovingly called Bacha Khan, the 20th-century leader of the Pashtuns, who himself was a Pashtun ...
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20 de jan. de 2016 · Bacha Khan was a Pashtun activist who advocated for nonviolent resistance against British colonialism and later for Pashtun rights in Pakistan. He was a close friend and ally of Mahatma Gandhi and inspired many followers with his courage and vision.
