Nana Sahib was a prominent leader in the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58. Although he did not plan the outbreak, he assumed leadership of the sepoys (British-employed Indian soldiers). Adopted in 1827 by Baji Rao II, the last Maratha peshwa (ruler), Nana Sahib
In response to the revolt, the British government recognized the administrative failures of the East India Company, and the British crown assumed direct rule of India, initiating the period known as the British raj. The failure of the revolt had a profound psychological impact on the people of ...
In response to the revolt, the British government recognized the administrative failures of the East India Company, and the British crown assumed direct rule of India, initiating the period known as the British raj. The failure of the revolt had a profound psychological impact on the people of ...