Vans Agnew Monument
Vans Agnew Monument is a monument in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.[1]
History
The mounment was commissioned by the British East India Company. It commemorates murder of Patrick Alexander Vans Agnew (1822-1848) and Lieutenant W. A. Anderson by followers of Dewan Mulraj, the Diwan of Multan. This instigated the Second Anglo-Sikh War, which culminated in the British East India Company's conquest and annexation of the Punjab.[2]
The monument stands over the final resting place of Vans Agnew, a member of the Bengal civil service, and Lieutenant Anderson of the 1st Bombay Fusilier Regiment.[2] The pair were dispatched to relieve Dewan Moolraj, Viceroy of Multan, of his fortress and duties at his behest.[2] However, they were assaulted and injured by the garrison on April 19, 1848, and subsequently abandoned by their Sikh escort.[2] On the following day, they were brutally murdered at the Edgah, under the walls of Multan.[2]
References
- ^ Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (November 11, 2013). "The famous Four – Part II". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b c d e "Vans Agnew Monument, Multan, Pakistan". Asian Architecture.