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May 19, 1824 Bithoor, Uttar Pradesh, India Died on 01 Jan 1859 (aged 34)
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About Nana Saheb
- Nana Saheb (19 May 1824 – 1859), born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire, aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Cawnpore (Kanpur) during the 1857 uprising.
- As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II, Nana Saheb believed that he was entitled to a pension from the East India Company, but the underlying contractual issues are rather murky.
- The Company's refusal to continue the pension after his father's death, as well as what he perceived as high-handed policies, compelled him to revolt and seek independence from company rule in India.
- He forced the British garrison in Cawnpore to surrender, then executed the survivors, gaining control of Cawnpore for a few days.
- He later disappeared, after his forces were defeated by a British force that recaptured Cawnpore.
- He went to the Nepal Hills in 1859, where he is thought to have died.
