HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Question
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Peshwa Baji Rao II
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King of Jhansi
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Madhav Rao Sindhia
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Malhar Rao Holkar
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Detailed explanation-1: -Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. Nana Saheb was refused his claim as the Peshwa by the Britishers. This had invoked anger and led to his participation in the Revolt of 1857. He along with some sepoys had attacked the British entrenchment at Kanpur and captured it.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nana Saheb pleaded that he be given his father’s pension when the latter died.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nana Saheb, born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire, aristocrat, and fighter, who led the rebellion in Kanpur during the 1857 uprising.