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hwfsn, kYptn (Aqy hwfsnz hOrisz)

(fblXU AYs Awr hwfsn) ivlIAm stI&n ryks hwfsn (19.3.1821 – 11.3.1858) dw jnm myiesmor (nyVy glOstrSwier) ieMglYNf ivc stY&orf dy iek pwdrI jwrj hOfsn dy Gr hoieAw sI[ kyNbirj ivc pVHweI krn mgroN auh brqwnIAw dI BwrqI &Oj ivc BrqI ho igAw[ auh GoVsvwrI, qlvwr clwaux Aqy nyzwbwzI ivc mwihr sI[ aus bwry ikhw jWdw hY ik auh GoVy dI kwTI ’qy hI AwpxI nINd pUrI kr ilAw krdw sI[ aus ny sBrwEN dI lVweI (10 &rvrI 1846) ivc ih`sw ilAw sI ijs ivc auh z^mI vI hoieAw sI[ ies mgroN aus nUM &Rst XUrpIn bMgwl ivc qbdIl kr id`qw igAw sI[ dsMbr 1846 ivc aus nuM ‘gweIf kwrps’ dw AwrgynweIzr bxwieAw igAw[ ies mgroN aus dI ifaUtI AMimRqsr ivc lweI geI, ij`QoN auh ifaUtI dy islisly ivc kSmIr qy iqbq nUM vI jWdw rihMdw sI[ 1852 ivc aus nUM ‘gweIf kwrps’ dw kmWfYNt bxw id`qw igAw[ aus nUM ihMdUsqwnI Aqy &wrsI zubwnW ivc vI mhwrq hwisl sI[ 1855 ivc aus ny XUs&zeI pTwn kwdr ^wn qy aus dy pu`qr nUM Zlq qrIky nwl igR&qwr kIqw qW lwrf flhOzI ny aus nUM isvl ifaUtI qoN htw ky rjMmt ivc Byj id`qw sI[ aus ’qy imltrI ^zwny ivcoN hyrw PyrI krn dw doS vI l`gw sI[ pr, 1857 dy Zdr ivc aus ny krnwl qy myrT ivc ZdrIAW dy i^lw& eynw kmwl dw rol Adw kIqw ik aus nUM 2000 GoVsvwrW dI nvI rjmMt BrqI krn dw h`k dy id`qw igAw (mgroN ies dw nW ‘hwfsnz hOrisz’ jwixAw jwx lg ipAw sI)[ ies ivc kuJ is`K vI A&sr vjoN BrqI kIqy gey sn.

(kYptn hwfsn kuJ AMgryz qy is`K A&sr)

aus dw iek v`fw AYkSn muZl bwdSwh bhwdr Swh nUM igR&qwr krnw sI[ pr, ies AYkSn dOrwn iqMn SwhzwidAW (bhwdr Swh dy do puqrW imrzw muZl, imrzw i^jr Aqy iek poqy imrzw AbU bkr) dy kql ’qy aus dI mu^wl&q vI hoeI sI[ bhwdr Swh qoN aus ny do qlvwrW, ijnHW ivcoN iek ’qy nwidr Swh qy dUjI ’qy jhWgIr dy nW aukry hoey sn, kbzy ivc leIAW sn (jo mgroN aus dI ivDvw ny rwxI ivktorIAw nuM pyS kIqIAW sn, jo A`j vI SwhI ^zwny ivc mOjUd hn)[

(kYptn hwfsn v`loN bhwdr Swh dI igR&qwrI)

hwfsn dI mOq lKnaU ivc byZm dy mhl ’qy hmly dOrwn golI lgx nwl hoeI sI (aus nUM lKnaU ivc hI d&nw idqw igAw sI)[ jd aus dI mOq hoeI qW aus dy Gr ivc eynI rkm vI nhIN sI ik aus dI ivDvw pqnI lMfn nUM muV skdI; ies kr ky aus nUM brqwnvI srkwr qoN grWt mMgxI peI sI[ lMfn ivc rwxI ivktorIAw ny aus nUM hYNptn kort ivc rihx vwsqy jgHw dy id`qI sI.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)