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Peer Ali Khan was born in Muhammadpur, which lies in the Azamgarh district
of Uttar Pradesh. At the age of seven, he ran away from his former home and
arrived in Patna, where he found shelter and refuge from a landlord. Peer was
brought up and educated by the zamindar, and he later took part in the 1857
rebellion against the Britishers. When Ali was plotting against the British with
the soldiers belonging to Danapur Cantonment, two letters were misplaced and
got into British hands, and the Britishers became aware of the involvement of
Peer Ali. Ali and his 33 followers were arrested on the 4th of July, 1857. Most
of the followers were hanged to death the very next day without having a
hearing, while Peer Ali was ruthlessly tortured and cross-questioned. He was
also hanged on July 7.