Write about the main leaders and centers of the revolt of 1857
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The revolt of 1857 spread over the entire area from the neighborhood of Patna to the borders of Rajasthan. The main centers of revolt in these regions namely Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi, Gwalior, and Arrah in Bihar. Following is a list of important leaders who took part in the revolt from different parts of the country:
Important leader Associated with the Revolt of 1857
Place and Leaders
1. Barrackpore - Mangal Pandey
2. Delhi - Bahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan, Hakim Ahsanullah (Chief advisor to Bahadur Shah II)
3. Lucknow - Begum Hazrat Mahal, Birjis Qadir, Ahmadullah (advisor of the ex-Nawab of Awadh)
4. Kanpur - Nana Sahib, Rao Sahib (nephew of Nana), Tantia Tope, Azimullah Khan (advisor of Nana Sahib)
5. Jhansi - Rani Laxmibai
6. Bihar (Jagdishpur) - Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh
7. Allahabad and Banaras - Maulvi Liyakat Ali
8. Faizabad - Maulvi Ahmadullah (He declared the Revolt as Jihad against English)
9. Farrukhabad - Tufzal Hasan Khan
10. Bijnaur - Mohammad Khan