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Question
Where was the family seat of Nana Saheb located?
Options
Nagpur
Lucknow
Poona (Pune)
Kanpur
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Solution
Poona (Pune)
Explanation:
Nana Saheb, the adopted son of the last Peshwa, had his family seat at Poona (Pune); the British refused to continue the Peshwa pension and forced him to live at Kanpur, away from his family seat at Poona.
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