The mystery about Peshwa Nana Saheb's disappearance?
The mystery about Peshwa Nana Saheb's disappearance?
Nana Saheb Peshwa II played a key role in the 1857 rebellion against the British.
Nana Saheb Peshwa II played a key role in the 1857 rebellion against the British.
Nana Saheb was born as Dhondu Pant on May 18, 1824 and was the adopted son of Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II.
Nana Saheb was born as Dhondu Pant on May 18, 1824 and was the adopted son of Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II.
Nana Saheb initially supported the British during the 1857 mutiny, but the British East India Company denied Nana Saheb his pension under the Doctrine of Lapse.
Nana Saheb initially supported the British during the 1857 mutiny, but the British East India Company denied Nana Saheb his pension under the Doctrine of Lapse.
He thus joined the rebellion when it reached Kanpur an made Tatya Tope as commander of his forces.
He thus joined the rebellion when it reached Kanpur an made Tatya Tope as commander of his forces.
Nana Saheb's forces briefly controlled Kanpur and forced the British to surrender.
Nana Saheb's forces briefly controlled Kanpur and forced the British to surrender.
The British recaptured Kanpur, and Nana Saheb fled from their and there is no definitive record of Nana Saheb's fate after the rebellion.
The British recaptured Kanpur, and Nana Saheb fled from their and there is no definitive record of Nana Saheb's fate after the rebellion.