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'''Gulam Ghaus Khan''' (died 3 April 1858) also known as '''Topchi Ghulam Ghaus Khan''' was an Indian Independence activist who was a close confidant of [[Rani of Jhansi|Rani Lakhsmi Bai]], the queen of Jhansi.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Topchi Ghulam Ghaus Khan |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/district-reopsitory-detail.htm?24128# |website=amritmahotsav.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-22 |title=लक्ष्मीबाई के किले में रखी है कड़क बिजली तोप, गुलाम गौस खां इससे करते थे दुश्मनों को ढेर |url=https://www.uptak.in/visualstories/trending/kadak-electric-cannon-is-kept-in-the-fort-of-lakshmi-bai-ghulam-gaus-khan-used-to-kill-enemies-with-this-89881-22-06-2023 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=www.uptak.in |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=तोपची गुलाम गौस खान ने मंदिर को बचाकर पीछे छुपी अंग्रेजी सेना के उड़ा दिए थे परखच्चे |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/topachi-ghauss-khan-defeat-english-force-jhansi-news-jhs2016541113 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref> He was the Main Gunner in the army of Rani Lakhsmi Bai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=रानी के मन्त्रिमण्डल में शामिल थे 2 गद्दार - रानी के मन्त्रिमण्डल में शामिल थे 2 गद्दार - Uttar Pradesh Jhansi City local News |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi-city-19766857.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lok Sabha Election 2024: बुंदेलखंड में मुस्लिमों से वोट लेने से नहीं गुरेज, फिर टिकट देने से क्यों परहेज? |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/uttar-pradesh/banda/lok-sabha-election-2024-political-parties-take-votes-from-muslims-but-do-not-give-them-tickets/articleshow/109475959.cms |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-09-30 |title=Holding fort at Jhansi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/travel/india/story/holding-fort-at-jhansi-57598-2009-09-29 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He had been an active participant in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|1857 Revolt]] against the [[East India Company|British East India Company]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=कौन हैं गौस खान-खुदा बख्श, लक्ष्मीबाई के साथ मूर्त‍ियां लगाने को लेकर बवाल? |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/delhi-ncr/delhi-rani-laxmi-bai-statue-aap-bjp-virendra-sachdeva-sanjay-singh-8720655.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref> He was a devout Muslim and a follower of [[Abdul Qadir Jilani]], often known as ''Gausul Aazam'' by his followers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=गुलाम गौस खाँ भी रहे हैं गौहर अली मस्जिद के नमा़जी - गुलाम गौस खाँ भी रहे हैं गौहर अली मस्जिद के नमा़जी - Uttar Pradesh Jhansi City local News |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi-city-21577177.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref> He belonged to a [[Pashtuns|Pathan]] family.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-06 |title=पैदाइशी जंगजू क़ौम है 'पठान', मशहूर हैं जांबाज़ी के क़िस्से |url=https://www.aajtak.in/education/knowledge/story/history-of-pathan-community-where-did-pathans-originate-from-when-did-come-to-india-shahrukh-khan-history-lbs-1623554-2023-02-06 |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Gulam Ghaus Khan Park in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-03 |title=Jhansi: झांसी नगर निगम की अनदेखी का दंश झेल रहा है 'गुलाम गौस खां' पार्क, महापौर ने दिया ये जवाब |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/uttar-pradesh/jhansi-gulam-gaus-khan-park-in-poor-condition-due-to-jhansi-municipal-corporation-negligence-nodark-4837161.html |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=News18 हिंदी |language=hi}}</ref>

In October 2024, Rani Lakhsmi Bai Samiti announced the installation of a statue of Khan at a park near Eidgah in New Delhi with the help of the Municipal Corporation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=रानी लक्ष्मीबाई के साथ उनके तोपची की भी प्रतिमा लगेगी |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/ncr/new-delhi/story-installation-of-rani-lakshmibai-statue-near-eidgah-park-in-delhi-201727962644024.html |work=Hindustan}}</ref>

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===

* {{Cite book |last=Shaikh |first=Shamim |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Gulama_Gausa_Kham/xYMo0AEACAAJ?hl=en |title=Gulam Gaus Khan: Jhansi Ki Rani Ka Bahadur Topchi |publisher=Rashtiya Pustaka Nyasa |year=2023 |isbn=9789354912948 |page=64 |pages= |language=hi}}

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[[Category:1858 deaths]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:People from Jhansi district]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian rebels]]
[[Category:Revolutionaries of the Indian Rebellion of 1857]]
[[Category:Indian Muslim activists]]

Gulam Ghaus Khan - Revision history

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