Indian Rebellion of 1857
Following armed uprisings against the British which he personally took part in, Kairanawani had to leave all his property (auctioned later), run for his life, and board a ship in Bombay. Arriving at the port of Mocha, Yemen, he walked to Mecca. The full journey took 2 years.
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