A student at a museum in north India stands before the portrait of a leader of 1857. The label records that the sepoys and townspeople of his city had pressed him to head the rising. It adds that he lived to see the rebellion collapse at the end of 1858 and was never captured. He slipped away across the border, and the tale of his flight made people speak of his courage and bravery for many years afterwards.
Where did this leader escape to when the rebellion collapsed?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Nepal
Option (1) Bhutan — Incorrect. Bhutan is a small hill kingdom far to the east of Kanpur.
Option (2) Burma — Incorrect. Burma is where the British sent Bahadur Shah into exile after the rising.
Option (3) Afghanistan — Incorrect. Afghanistan lay beyond the north-west frontier, far from Kanpur.
Option (4) Nepal — Correct. At the end of 1858, when the rebellion collapsed, Nana Sahib escaped to Nepal. The story of this escape added to his fame for courage.
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