Arrange the following events of 1857 in a chronological order:
(A) Shah Mal killed in battle
(B) Sepoy mutiny in Aligarh
(C) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed
(D) The British suffered defeat in the battle of Chinhat
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (D), (A)
(C) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed — 1856, the year Awadh was annexed, a year before the revolt began.
(B) Sepoy mutiny in Aligarh — 20-27 May 1857, when sepoys mutinied in Aligarh, Etawah, Mainpuri and Etah, soon after the mutiny began in Meerut on 10 May.
(D) The British suffered defeat in the battle of Chinhat — 30 June 1857.
(A) Shah Mal killed in battle — July 1857. Shah Mal had led the revolt in pargana Barout in Uttar Pradesh.
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