<P> Nana Sahib ( born 19 May 1824 -- disappeared 1857 ) , born as Dhondu Pant , was an Indian Maratha 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 Sahib believed that he was entitled to a pension from the English 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 Kanpur 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 was led to the Nepal Hills in 1859 , where he is thought to have died . </P>
<P> Nana Sahib ( born 19 May 1824 -- disappeared 1857 ) , born as Dhondu Pant , was an Indian Maratha 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 Sahib believed that he was entitled to a pension from the English 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 Kanpur 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 was led to the Nepal Hills in 1859 , where he is thought to have died . </P>
who led the revolt of 1857 in kanpur
who led the revolt of 1857 in kanpur
Nana Sahib
Nana Sahib