Welcome to Assassin's Creed Wiki! Log in and join the community.
William Hay Macnaghten: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Master Sima Yi No edit summary |
|||
| (29 intermediate revisions by 17 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Era|Brahman}} | {{Era|Individuals}}{{WP-REAL}} | ||
{{ | {{Character Infobox | ||
'''Sir William Hay Macnaghten, 1st Baronet''' ( | |image = Brahman William Hay Macnaghten fullbody.png | ||
|birth = 24 August 1793<br>{{Wiki|Bushmills, County Antrim|Bushmills}}, {{Wiki|County Antrim|Antrim}}, [[Ireland|Northern Ireland]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/1064| title=William Hay MacNaghten (1793 - 1841)| publisher=The Dictionary of Ulster Biography| accessdate=4 May 2021}}</ref> | |||
|death = 23 December 1841<br>[[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan|Durrani Empire]]<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sir-William-Hay-Macnaghten-Baronet| title=Sir William Hay Macnaghten, Baronet| publisher=Britannica| accessdate=4 May 2021}}</ref> | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|affiliates = *[[British Empire]] | |||
*[[Templars]] | |||
**[[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Rite]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Sir William Hay Macnaghten, 1st Baronet''' (1793 – 1841) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] civil servant in [[India]], and the assistant of [[George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland|Lord Auckland]] in the late 1830s. | |||
In 1839, William Hay Macnaghten and General [[Francis Cotton]] | ==Biography== | ||
In 1839, William Hay Macnaghten and General [[Francis Cotton]] planned to poison Maharaja [[Ranjit Singh]] of the [[Sikh Empire]], the last remaining Indian nation opposing the conquests of the [[British Empire]]. Macnaghten was an ally to the [[Templars]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> and both men wanted to unite India under the British Crown.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]'' {{c|3rd edition}}</ref> Cotton himself was a member of the Templar Order.<ref name="ACBM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref> | |||
== | Macnaghten and Cotton joined a feast thrown by the Maharaja in [[Amritsar]], where they met the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Arbaaz Mir]], posing as an emissary from [[Kashmir]]. Later, while consulting with the Maharaja in private, they poisoned Ranjit Singh's tea, which would result in his death.<ref name="ACBM" /> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
ACBM-Arbaaz and Macnaghten.jpg|Macnaghten meeting Arbaaz Mir | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]'' | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{ACBM}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Macnaghten, William Hay}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Macnaghten, William Hay}} | ||
[[Category:1793 births]] | [[Category:1793 births]] | ||
[[Category:1841 deaths]] | [[Category:1841 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:English people]] | ||
[[Category:Regicides]] | |||
[[Category:Governors]] | |||
[[Category:British Army personnel]] | |||
[[Category:Templar allies]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:07, 6 June 2026
Sir William Hay Macnaghten, 1st Baronet (1793 – 1841) was a British civil servant in India, and the assistant of Lord Auckland in the late 1830s.
Biography[edit | edit source]
In 1839, William Hay Macnaghten and General Francis Cotton planned to poison Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the Sikh Empire, the last remaining Indian nation opposing the conquests of the British Empire. Macnaghten was an ally to the Templars,[3] and both men wanted to unite India under the British Crown.[4] Cotton himself was a member of the Templar Order.[5]
Macnaghten and Cotton joined a feast thrown by the Maharaja in Amritsar, where they met the Assassin Arbaaz Mir, posing as an emissary from Kashmir. Later, while consulting with the Maharaja in private, they poisoned Ranjit Singh's tea, which would result in his death.[5]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
Macnaghten meeting Arbaaz Mir
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ William Hay MacNaghten (1793 - 1841). The Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved on 4 May 2021.
- ↑ Sir William Hay Macnaghten, Baronet. Britannica. Retrieved on 4 May 2021.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia (3rd edition)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Brahman
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||