Farhat Husain — Married daughter of Muhammad Husain, Wahhabi leader in 1830s and 1840s.
Fatah Ali — Head of one of the three Patna families, father of Wilayat Ali and Inayat Ali.
Firoze Shah — Nephew of the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah, fought against British in 1857, then in exile for many years.
Ghazan Khan — Pathan Daffadar of Mounted Police at Panipat who with his son uncovered evidence of Wahhabi supply route in 1863.
Ghulam Rasul — Also known as Hajji Abdul Haq, first known Wahhabi in India, teacher of Wilayat Ali in Benares before he met Syed Ahmad.
Hafiz Wahba — Sheikh Hafiz Wahba, Egyptian convert to Wahhabism who became Ibn Saud’s envoy in 1920s.
Hedayut Ali — Rissaldar Sheikh Hedayut Ali, senior Indian officer in Rattray’s Sikhs.
Ibn Saud — Abdul Aziz bin Abdul-Rahman ibn Saud, son of Abdul-Rahman ibn Saud, Emir of Nejd, founded Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, succeeded 1953 by his eldest son Saud.
Ibn Taymiyya — Sheikh Ibn Taymiyya of Damascus, 14th-century hard-line Hanbali jurist, godfather of Islamist extremism through his reinterpretations of sharia.
Imdadullah — Hajji Imdadullah, disciple of Sayyid Nazir Husain, teacher of Muhammad Qasim, Rashid Ahmad and Rahmatullah in 1857.
Inayat Ali — Son of Fatah Ali, younger brother of and successor to Wilayat Ali as leader of Hindustani Fanatics.
Mawdudi — Sayyid Abulala Mawdudi, radical Islamist, founded Jamiat-i-Islami (JI) in 1939.
Mowla Baksh — Dewan Mowla Baksh, deputy magistrate in Patna under Commissioner Tayler.
Mahmood ul-Hasan — First student of Deoband Madrassah, sub-sequently its rector, in 1915 made abortive attempt to lead a jihad against British India.
Mufti Mahmud — Co-founder of Jamiat-i-Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) in 1945, Deobandi party with strong following in NWFP, father of Fazal-ur-Rahman, present leader.
Muhammad Hayat — Muhammad Hayat of Sind, admirer of Ibn Taymiyya and Ahmad Sirhindi, with his father in Medina taught Al-Wahhab and Shah Waliullah.
Muhammad ibn Saud — Bedouin chieftan of Dariya, formed an alliance with Al-Wahhab to become first emir of the Wahhabis and founder of Al-Saud dynasty.
Muhammad Hussain — Syed Muhammad Hussain, head of one of the three Patna families, whose house in Sadiqpore Lane became the movement’s headquarters.
Muhammad Jafar — Petition-writer of Thanesar whose incriminating letter provided first hard evidence of Wahhabi conspiracy in 1863, wrote autobiography after release.
Muhammad Qasim — Muhammad Qasim Nanautawi, student of Sayyid Nazir Husain and Imdadullah, co-founder with Rashid Ahmad of Deoband Madrassah.
Mullah Omar — Mullah Muhammad Omar of Kandahar, Amir of the Taliban.
Mullah Sadullah — Mullah Sadullah of Buner, also known as the ‘Mad Fakir’, Mastun Mullah, or Sartor Fakir, initiated the Malakand uprising of 1897.
Nasiruddin — Maulvi Nasiruddin, Wahhabi caliph, led war party of Hindustanis to Sind and later to Ghazni.
Obaidullah Sindhi — Deputy of Mahmood ul-Hasan, set up government in exile in Kabul in 1915.
Panipati — Maulvi Qasim Panipati, led Hindustanis at Sittana after death of Syed Ahmad and initiated cult of Hidden Imam.
Pir Ali — Pir Ali Khan, bookseller of Patna, executed for conspiracy in 1857.
Rahmatullah — Rahmatullah Kairanawi, student of Sayyid Nazir Husain and Imdadullah, fled to Arabia after 1857.
Rashid Ahmad — Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, student of Sayyid Nazir Husain and Imdadullah, co-founder with Muhammad Qasim of Deoband Madrassah.
Sayyed Akbar Shah — Head of Saiyyed clan at Sittana, gave Syed Ahmad’s Hindustanis land, was later made Padshah of Swat.
Sayyed Firoze Shah — Grandson of Sayyed Akbar Shah, son of Sayyed Mubarik Shah.
Sayyed Mubarik Shah — Son of Sayyed Akbar Shah, succeeded his uncle Sayyed Umar Shah as leader of the Sayyeds of Sittana, patron of Hindustani Fanatics.
Sayyed Umar Shah — Brother of Sayyed Akbar Shah, failed to secure recognition as Padshah of Swat, patron of Hindustani Fanatics.
Sayyid Nazir Husain — Sayyid Nazir Husain Muhaddith of Delhi, leading successor to Shah Muhammad Ismail, suspected leader of Wahhabis in Delhi in 1857, co-founder of Jamiat Ahl-i-Hadith.
Shah Abdul Aziz — Shah Abdul Aziz Delhavi, eldest son of Shah Waliullah, succeeded him as principal of Madrassah-i-Rahimiya.
Shah Abdul Hai — Son-in-law of Shah Abdul Aziz, Syed Ahmad’s second disciple.
Shah Muhammad Ishaq — Son of Shah Abdul Aziz of Delhi and his successor, devoted to Syed Ahmad, if not a follower.
Shah Muhammad Ismail — Nephew of Shah Abdul Aziz, Syed Ahmad’s first disciple.
Shah Waliullah — Shah Waliullah Delhavi, Naqshbandi Sufi student of Muhammad Hayat, influenced by Ibn Taymiyya, founded Madrassah-i-Rahimiya, father of Shah Abdul Aziz.
Shariatullah — Hajji Shariatullah of Bengal, returned from Mecca in 1818 to found Faraizi movement.
Sharif Husayn — Sharif Husayn ibn Ali, Hashemite Emir of the Hijaz, guardian of Mecca and Medina, sought to become ruler of Arabia but deposed in 1924.
Shere Ali — Afridi mounted orderly, found guilty of murder and transported, in 1872 assassinated Viceroy Lord Mayo.
Syad Ahmad Khan — Student of Shah Muhammad Ishaq and Sayyid Nazir Husain, modernising founder of Alighar university.
Syed Ahmad — Shah Syed Ahmad of Rae Bareli, born Syed Ghullam Muhammad in Rae Bareli, revivalist and revolutionary, founder of Wahhabi movement in India and first of the Hindustani Fanatics.
Titu Mir — Born Mir Nasir Ali of Bengal, became follower of Syed Ahmad in Arabia, led Wahhabi rebellion in 1831 and killed in battle.
Turki ibn Saud — Grandson of Muhammad ibn Saud, Emir of Nejd 1842-63, sought to restore Wahhabi empire.
Wilayat Ali — Maulvi Wilayat Ali, son of Fatah Ali and elder brother of Inayat Ali, early convert to Wahhabism, revived Indian Wahhabis after death of Syed Ahmad.
Yahya Ali — Son of Elahi Bux, younger brother of Ahmadullah, leading Wahhabi in 1850s and 1860s.
Zaidulla Khan — Zaidulla Khan of Daggar, Buner chief who briefly gave British forces at Ambeyla his protection in 1863.