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Observe the map and answer the questions based on it.
- Which were the important centers of freedom struggle of 1857, located in Pakistan?
- Which were the important centers of freedom struggle of 1857, located in Bangladesh?
- Which were the important centers of freedom struggle of 1857, located in Maharashtra?
- Which states were annexed by the British under the policy of Doctrine of Lapse?
- Mangal Pandey was posted in which cantonment?
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- Lahore, Peshawar, Shikarpur, Karachi were the important centers of the freedom struggle of 1857, located in Pakistan.
- Dacca and Chittgoan were the important centers of the freedom struggle of 1857, located in Bangladesh.
- Aurangabad, Satara, Kolhapur, and Nagpur were the important centers of the freedom struggle of 1857, located in Maharashtra.
- By implementing the policy of Doctrine of Lapse Dalhousie annexed the states of Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur, Nagpur, and Jhansi to the British empire.
- Mangal Pandey was posted in Barakpur Cantonment.
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