Re: Muslim sepoys Serving the british
There was a high rate of desertion amongst troops in fact many Hindus deserted along with their Muslim comrades in arms..out of sympathy. The British resorted to mixing troops up to prevent mutinies. They found many of the Muslim future nawabs as the best resources in recruiting..as has been said in Punjab and various princely states served especially loyally to the British. Those who opposed British rule have rarely been recognised by the government, whether it was the Khosa's of Southern Punjab or the Hurs of Sindh..the reason is simple many of those who ended up ruling Pakistan after Quaid e Azam died had zero participation in the Pakistan movement, many were just people who jumped on to the bandwagon when they saw which way the wind was blowing. The genuiane politicians like Nishtar, Suhrwardy etc were all sidelined.