At the end of 1858, when the rebellion collapsed, Nana Sahib escaped to _____.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Nepal
At the end of 1858, when the rebellion collapsed, Nana Sahib escaped to Nepal; the story of his escape added to the legend of his courage and valour.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.3 Leaders and followers … To fight the British, leadership and organisation were required. For these the rebels sometimes turned to those who had been leaders before the British conquest. One of the first acts of the sepoys of Meerut, as we saw, was to rush to Delhi and appeal to the old Mughal emperor to accept the leadership of the revolt. This acceptance of leadership took its time in coming. Bahadur Shah’s first reaction was one of horror and rejection. It was only when some sepoys had moved into the Mughal court within the Red Fort, in defiance of normal court etiquette, that the old emperor, realising he had very few options, agreed to be the nominal leader of the rebellion. Elsewhere, similar scenes were enacted though on a minor scale. In Kanpur, the sepoys and the people of the town gave Nana Sahib, the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, no choice save to join the revolt as their leader.…”
Fig. 10.4 Nana Sahib At the end of 1858, when the rebellion collapsed, Nana Sahib escaped to Nepal. The story of his escape added to the legend of Nana Sahib’s courage and valour. |
