William Henry Sleeman



Major-general Sir William Henry Sleeman KCB (8 August 1788 – 10 February 1856) was a British soldier and administrator in British India. He is best known for his work from the 1830s in suppressing the organized criminal gangs known as Thuggee.

Quotes

 * “The old city of Ajoodhea is a ruin, with the exception of a few buildings along the bank of the river raised by wealthy Hindoos in honour of Ram, who once lived and reigned there, and is believed by all Hindoos to have been an incarnation of Vishnoo.” (Vol. 2, p. 27)
 * ‘A Journey Through The Kingdom Of Oudh (1849-1850)’, 1858, quoted . in Kishore, Kunal (2016). Ayodhyā revisited.