Question

7. Name any three main centres of the revolt and who were the
leaders of these centres?
8. Why did the Faqirs and Sanyasi rise in revolt?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The four centers of revolt along with the names of the leaders are :

Delhi under the leadership of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zaffar II.

Kanpur under the leadership of Nana Sahib, the adopted son of peshwa Baji Rao II.

Lukhnow, under the leadership of Begum Hazrat Mahal.

The British control over Bengal after battles of Plassey and Buxar led to increase in land tax and exploitation of the peasants. ... The peasants, displaced landlords and these Sadhus / Fakirs came together in a rebellion which started in later part of 18th century and continued for around half century.

Answer 2

Answer:

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