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One of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 AD, Kunwar Singh was related to which place?

One of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 AD, Kunwar Singh was related to which place? Correct Answer Jagdishpur

The correct answer is Jagdishpur.

Key Points

  • The Revolt of 1857 was also called the First War of Independence and 'Sepoy Mutiny'.
  • It was a widespread but unsuccessful revolt against British Rule from 1857-59.
  • In Bihar, the revolt was led by Kunwar Singh, the zamindar of Jagdishpur.
  • Babu Kunwar Singh ( 1777- 1858) was a zamindar of Jagdishpur near Arrah in the state of Bihar.
  • He belonged to a royal Ujjainiya (Panwar) Rajput house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar. 
  • He was the son of Raja Shahabzada Singh and Rani Panchratan Kunwar Devi Singh.
  • At the age of 80 years, during India's first war of Independence (1857-58), he assumed command of the soldiers who had revolted at Danapur on 5 July 1857.
  • He occupied Arrah which was relieved by major Eyre on 3rd  August.
    In his last battle which was fought on 23 April 1858 near Jagdishpur, Kunwar Singh had a victory over the force led by Captain Le Grand.

Additional Information

Place

Leader

Barrackpore

Mangal Pandey

Delhi

Bahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan

Delhi

Hakim Ahsanullah (Chief advisor to Bahadur Shah II)

Kanpur

Nana Sahib, Rao Sahib (nephew of Nana), Tantia Tope, Azimullah Khan (advisor of Nana Sahib)

Lucknow

Begum Hazrat Mahal, Birjis Qadir, Ahmadullah (advisor of the ex-Nawab of Awadh)

Jhansi

Rani Laxmibai

Bihar (Jagdishpur)

Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh

Allahabad and Banaras

Maulvi Liyakat Ali

Faizabad

Maulvi Ahmadullah (He declared the Revolt as Jihad against English)

Farrukhabad

Tufzal Hasan Khan

Bijnor

Mohammad Khan

Bareilly

Khan Bahadur Khan

Muradabad

Abdul Ali Khan

Mandsaur

Firoz Shah

Gwalior/Kanpur

Tantia Tope

Assam

Kandapareshwar Singh, Manorama Datta

Orissa

Surendra Shahi, Ujjwal Shahi

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