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Question
Describe the role of any six prominent leaders of northern India who fought against the British in the Revolt of 1857.
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Solution
Role of prominent leaders of the Revolt of 1857
- In Kanpur, Nana Sahib, the successor of Peshwa Baji Rao II became the leader of the revolt.
- In Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai assumed the leadership of the uprising.
- In Arrah in Bihar, Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar became leader under popular pressure
- In Lucknow, BIrjis Qadr, the young son of nawab Wajid Ali Shah became the leader of the revolt against the annexation of the state
- Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region.
- Shah Mal organized the villagers of pargana Baroud
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