Question

Give a short note : Nana Sahib in the revolt of 1857..Don't spam....

Answer 1

Nana Saheb, the discontented son of Peshwa Baji Rao ll, led to the revolt at Kanpur.
One of the driven forces of the rebellion by sepoys, was a prophecy that predicted of East India Company rule exactly one hundred years after this battle.This promoted the rebel soldiers under Nana Saheb to launch a major attack on the entrenchment on 23 June 1857.
In December 1857, the British captured Kanpur. Nana Saheb fled to Nepal

Answer 2

He played a very important role in the Indian freedom struggle. A Maratha, one of the leaders of the First War of Independence, Nana Saheb was born to Narayan Bhatt and Ganga Bai. In 1827 his parents went to the court of the last Peshwa Baji Rao, who adopted Nana Saheb, thus making him heir-presumptive.

According to Doctrine of Lapse treaty, after the death of Baji Rao, Nana Sahib was denied to take the throne as he was not the direct heir to Baji Rao. Nana Sahib stood against this statement of British Government and launched attack on their entrenchment at Cawnpore (now Kanpur). He was defeated by General Henry Havelock and in December 1857 by Sir Colin Campbell. He appointed a nephew, Rao Sahib, to give orders to Tantia.

It is believed that after his defeat in the revolt of Kanpur, Nana Sahib took shelter in Nepal to safeguard himself and his family. He was spotted by people in the Nepal hills, where he is thought to have died.