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Nicholson, John, 1821-1857

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Personal name headingNicholson, John, 1821-1857
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Variant(s)Nicholson, John, 1822-1857
Nickalsain
Nikkul Seyn
Associated countryIndia
Birth date1821-12-11
Death date1857-09-23
AffiliationEast India Company. Army
Profession or occupationSoldiers
Found inHis Memorials of the life and letters of H. B. Edwardes.
Pearson, Hesketh. The hero of Delhi; a life of John Nicholson, saviour of India, and a history of his wars, 1948
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online, 17 May 2017 (Nicholson, John (1821-1857), army officer in the East India Company, was born in Dublin on 11 December 1821. Allegedly worshiped by Punjabi villagers as a god, known as Nikkul Seyn. Died 23 September 1857)