Qazi Mir Imdad Ali
| Imdad Ali | |
|---|---|
| Born | Isslington, London |
| Residence | Nagpur and Tijara |
| Occupation | Company Havildar Major |
| Known for | Qazi |
Qazi Mir Imdad Ali (1224AH/1809AD – 1295AH/1878AD) was Military officer during Bhonsle Dynasty in 1835 at Nagpur.
Mir Imdad Ali was an inherited Qazi by profession from Sakras, District Gurgaon (Haryana). He was merely 5 years when his father Syed Mohammad Ashraf was assassinated (Shaheed) in 1814 by Meo Community at Sakras. It was a time when Mughals were becoming weak and there was almost anarchy and lawlessness all over the state. The government was weakened by successive wars, agrarian crises fueling local revolts, the growth of religious intolerance and British colonialism. Soon after the demise of his father, he migrated from Sakras, where his family lived nearly 500 years, to Tijara.
His elder brother Haji Mohammad Zainuddin, arranged higher education for him. He learned Arabic and Persian languages apart from general philosophy and knowledge. From many parts of the country, students came to learn various subjects from him. After the revolt of 1857, his interest was only reading and teaching. Maulana Syed Mukarram Hussain (died 1887), the first Mujtahid of Jalali (Aligarh) was also his student in earlier days
Being courageous in nature and a good horse rider, he was appointed Military officer in 1835 during the Bhonsle Dynasty at the princely state of Nagpur. At that time, Maharaja Senasaheb Subha Chhatrapati Raghuji Bapusaheb Bhonsle III was the ruler of the princely state of Nagpur (1818–1853). After the death of Raghuji Bapusaheb Bhonsle III on 11 December 1853, the state lapsed and the Nagpur Province became the part of the Central Provinces and Berar and came under the administration of a commissioner under the British central government, with Nagpur as its capital. In Nagpur, his relative had a Risala (mounted troop) of 100 horse riders with Naqqara and Nishān (insignia). He with other family relatives came back from Nagpur in 1262 AH / 1845 AD. He also served 15th Battalion of Punjab Regiment of the British Indian Army at Jalandhar. In this 15th Battalion, his relative Qazi Rahimuddin was Risaldar. Because of literary and courageous nature of Qazi Imdad Ali, Regimental Sergeant Major Sham Fiar respected him too much. He needed a person who could help him in Persian and Urdu. Later on of his life, he started his business of horse trading from Tijara.
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