INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tantia Tope was betrayed by Mansingh, a feudatory of Scindia. The Scindia of the Gwalior was not in favor of the revolt. Mansingh was loyal to the Scindia at that time, and hence he betrayed Tantia Tope. Tantia Tope was executed by the British government at Shivpuri on 18 April 1859.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tantia Tope, also spelled Tatya Tope or Tantia Topi, original name Ramchandra Panduranga, (born c. 1813–19, Pune, India-died April 18, 1859, Shivpuri), a leader of the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58. Although he had no formal military training, he was probably the best and most effective of the rebels’ generals.

Detailed explanation-3: -In late March 1857 a sepoy named Mangal Pandey attacked British officers at the military garrison in Barrackpore. He was arrested and then executed by the British in early April.

Detailed explanation-4: -After the reoccupation of Kanpur and separatoni from Nana Saheb, Tatya Tope shifted his headquarters to Kalpi to join hands with Rani Lakshmi Bai and led a revolt in Bundelkhand. He was routed at Betwa, Koonch, and Kalpi, but reached Gwalior and declared Nana Saheb as Peshwa with the support of the Gwalior contingent.