Who among the following was known during the days of the Revolt of 1857 as 'Danka Shah'?

A Shah Mal
B Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah
C Nana Sahib
D Tantia Tope

Correct Answer: Maulavi Ahmadullah Shah

Ahmadullah Shah Madrasi alias Danka Shah (1789-1858), a descendant of the Qutub Shahi family of the Deccan, was in Faizabad when the sepoys mutinied in Meerut. He threw himself into the movement then and there. This was why he also came to be known as Ahmadullah Shah Faizabadi.

 

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