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'''Maqbool Sherwani''' was a [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|National Conference]] member<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_GTqy8SfmR4C|title=Tribal Invasion and Kashmir: Pakistani Attempts to Capture Kashmir in 1947, Division of Kashmir and Terrorism|last=Choudhry|first=Shabir|date=2013-07-01|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=9781481769808|pages=59–60|language=en}}</ref> who delayed the march of [[Pashtuns|Pakhtoon tribesmen]] from [[Pakistan]] and rebel forces (of then [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu Kashmir State)]] in [[Baramulla district|Baramulla]] in October 1947.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Who-changed-the-face-of-47-war/articleshow/1200682.cms|title=Who changed the face of '47 war? - Times of India|access-date=2016-07-14}}</ref> In this manner, he played an important role in buying time for Indian Army's [[Sikh Regiment]] troops who landed in [[Srinagar]] once the [[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)|accession]] was accepted.<ref name=":1" />

==Role in October 1947==
Maqbool spotted tribesmen planning to invade [[Kashmir]]. He misguided them to a wrong path when asked to guide them to the road to [[Srinagar Airport]]. He was [[Crucifixion|crucified]] by the angry rebel forces when they realised that he misguided them to delay their march. Maqbool Sherwani is considered as a hero by [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Chakravarty | first=Ipsita | title=The contested legacies of Maqbool Sherwani, the Kashmiri who stalled invaders in 1947 | website=Scroll.in | date=2017-10-27 | url=https://scroll.in/article/854826/the-contested-legacies-of-maqbool-sherwani-the-kashmiri-who-stalled-invaders-in-1947 | access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref>

==Legacy==
In his memory, at Maqbool Sherwani Auditorium<ref>{{cite web | author=Maj Gen Raj Mehta (retd) | title=An ode to bravery | website=The Tribune | date=2019-04-14 | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/column/an-ode-to-bravery-757980 | access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref> and Mohammad Maqbool Sherwani Memorial in [[Baramulla]], tributes are paid by Kashmiris and government officials.<ref>{{cite web | title=J&K Guv Lays Wreath At War Memorial in Baramulla | website=Outlook Magazine | date=2011-10-27 | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/jk-guv-lays-wreath-at-war-memorial-in-baramulla/739617 | access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=JKFFA pays tributes to Abdul Darji, Maqbool Sherwani | website=State Times | date=2017-11-07 | url=https://news.statetimes.in/jkffa-pays-tributes-to-abdul-darji-maqbool-sherwani/ | access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=GANDERBAL STUDENTS VISITED JAK LI REGIMENTAL CENTRE : Valley News | website=valleynews.in | url=https://valleynews.in/archives/4702 | access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=It's Been 70 Years Since Tribal Forces Poured Into Kashmir | website=Kashmir Observer | date=2017-11-02 | url=https://kashmirobserver.net/2017/11/02/it%c2%92s-been-70-years-since-tribal-forces-poured-into-kashmir/ | access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref> The [[Balidan Stambh]] monument by [[Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry]] also bears the name of Maqbool Sherwani.<ref>{{cite web | title=A Monument of Sacrifice | website=Daily Excelsior | date=2019-07-20 | url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/a-monument-of-sacrifice-2/ | access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref> Writer [[Mulk Raj Anand]] wrote an account of Maqbool Sherwani's story in his novel, ''Death Of A Hero''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7LSHdlvRtcC|title=Mulk Raj Anand, His Art and Concerns: A Study of His Non-autobiographical Novels|last=George|first=C. J.|date=1994-01-01|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=9788171564453|pages=129–130|language=en}}</ref> Anand's novel was adapted into an Indian television show, ''Maqbool Ki Vaapsi'', which aired on [[DD Kashir]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title="Maqbool Ki Vaapsi" Title Song |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTNC87zmRW8 |publisher=M S Azaad |language=en |date=Aug 28, 2012}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948]]
*[[Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)]]
*[[Mohammad Usman]]
*[[Rajinder Singh (brigadier)]]
*[[Abdul Hamid (soldier)]]
*[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)#End of the princely state]]
*[[Kashmir conflict|Kashmir conflict#Accession]]

== References ==
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