Rash Behari Bose

Rash Behari Bose (/rɑːʃ bihɑːri ˈbs/ ; 25 May 1886 – 21 January 1945) was an Indian revolutionary leader who fought against the British Empire. He was one of the key organisers of the Ghadar Mutiny and founded the Indian Independence League. Bose also led the Indian National Army (INA) which was formed in 1942 under Mohan Singh.

Rash Behari Bose
Bose before 1945
Born(1886-05-25)25 May 1886
Village-Subaldaha, Burdwan, Bengal Presidency, British India
(present-day Village Subaldaha, Block-Raina 2, District-Purba Bardhaman West Bengal, India)
Died21 January 1945(1945-01-21) (aged 58)
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipBritish Indian (1886–1915)
Stateless (1915–1923)
Japan (1923–1945; his death)
Organisation(s)Jugantar, Indian Independence League, Indian National Army
MovementIndian Independence movement, Ghadar Revolution, Indian National Army
SpouseToshiko Bose (1916–1924; her death)
Children2
RelativesAizō Sōma (father-in-law)
Kokkō Sōma (mother-in-law)

He was behind the Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy to assassinate the Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, in 1912. After the failed assassination attempt, Bose fled to Imperial Japan. He sided with Imperial Japan against Britain in World War II.

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