Who went London to plea before the 'Court of Director' for the right of Nana Sahib to be given the pension paid to Baji Rao II?

Who went London to plea before the 'Court of Director' for the right of Nana Sahib to be given the pension paid to Baji Rao II? Correct Answer Azimullah Khan

The correct answer is Azimullah Khan.

Key Points

• Azimullah Khan went London to plea before the 'Court of Director' for the right of Nana Sahib to be given the pension paid to Baji Rao II.
• The British governor-general of India, Lord Dalhousie, refused the pension that Nana Sahib's adoptive father had pleaded that his £80,000-a-year life pension be extended to Nana Sahib.
• Nana Sahib sent an agent, Azimullah Khan, to London to push his claims, but without success.

Additional Information

• ​Balaji Baji Rao was popularly known as “Nana Saheb”.
• He was a Peshwa of the Maratha Empire in India.
• Born in Bithoor of Kanpur district. 
• Adopted by Peshwa Baji Rao II who was residing in an estate in Bithoor after the Third-Anglo Maratha war. 
• As the adopted son of Bajirao II, he sought to restore the Maratha confederacy and the Peshwa tradition. 
• After the death of Peshwa Bajirao II, Nana Saheb was not accepted as the heir by the British as he was the adopted son of the Peshwa and they also refused to give him a pension.