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During the Revolt of 1857, Khan Bahadur Khan led the rebels at:
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Answer: Option D — Bareilly
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During the Revolt of 1857, Khan Bahadur Khan led the rebels at Bareilly, in Rohilkhand (present-day Uttar Pradesh).
About Khan Bahadur Khan:
- He was a grandson of Hafiz Rahmat Khan, the famous Rohilla chief of the 18th century.
- He had served the British as a judge (sadr amin) and received a pension from them.
- In May 1857, when the sepoys at Bareilly revolted, he took over the leadership of the rebels.
- He declared himself the Nawab Nazim (governor) of Rohilkhand, on behalf of the Mughal emperor.
- He set up his own administration, collected revenue and organised an army.
- He sent troops to help the rebels in Delhi.
His end:
- After the British recaptured Bareilly in May 1858, he escaped to the Nepal frontier with other rebels.
- He was later captured and handed over to the British, who hanged him at the Bareilly Kotwali in 1860.
About Rohilkhand:
- It is the region of western Uttar Pradesh around Bareilly, Moradabad, Rampur and Shahjahanpur.
- It was ruled by the Rohilla Afghans in the 18th century.
Other centres and leaders of the Revolt:
- Delhi: Bakht Khan (commander), in the name of Bahadur Shah Zafar.
- Lucknow (Awadh): Begum Hazrat Mahal.
- Kanpur: Nana Sahib.
- Jhansi: Rani Lakshmibai.
- Arrah (Bihar): Kunwar Singh.
- Faizabad: Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah.
- Allahabad: Liaqat Ali.
- Assam: Maniram Dewan.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Lucknow, Faizabad and Arrah had other leaders.
Quick tip
Remember: Khan Bahadur Khan = Bareilly (Rohilkhand; grandson of Hafiz Rahmat Khan); Kunwar Singh = Arrah; Bakht Khan = Delhi; Liaqat Ali = Allahabad.
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The Revolt of 1857 was the first large-scale uprising against British rule in India. This topic covers its causes, the immediate trigger of the greased cartridges, its leaders and centres, the reasons for its failure, and its results, including the end of Company rule through the Government of India Act 1858. The most common questions match a leader with a centre of the revolt: Bahadur Shah Zafar and Bakht Khan at Delhi, Rani Lakshmibai at Jhansi, Nana Saheb and Tatya Tope at Kanpur, Begum Hazrat Mahal at Lucknow and Kunwar Singh at Arrah in Bihar. The revolt began at Meerut on 10 May 1857, and Mangal Pandey's protest at Barrackpore came earlier that year. Practise the Revolt of 1857 questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.