REVOLT OF 1857 PART-2

  • On 5 June, 1857 revolt started at Kanpur. Here revolt was led by Nana Sahab (dhondhu pant), no biological son of Peshwar  Baji Rao ll.
  • 82 years old Bahadurshah with the support of Bakhtiyar Khan led to revolt.
  • On June 4, 1857 revolt started at Lucknow. Begurn Hajrat Mahal declared her young so Bijrij Qadir as Nawab. And attacked British residency situated at Lucknow.
  • On 5 June, 1856 Rani Laxmi bailed the revolt at Jhansi.
  • After the decline of Gwalior, Ramchandra Pandurang (Tantiya Tope) fled away to Nepal in April 1859.
  • There due to reason of Jamindars friends Man Singh he was caught and hanged on 18 April 1859. This event was the last events of Revolt of 1857.
  • At Jagdidhpur of Bihar, Jamindars Kunwar Singh waived the revolt flag during the revolt.
  • Prince of Sambhalpur Raj Kumar Surendra Shahi and Ujjwal Shahi led the revolt.
  • In Punjab 9th temporary army's Vajir Khan led the revolt from Ajnula.
  • Most part of South India was a peace during the Revolt. Rango'ji Bapu Gupt led the revolt from Satara. 
  • However, Revolt of 1857 was a failure. As but it's impact lasted for the times to come. After 1857, a severe change took place in the rules and administration of Britisher.
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