This presentation introduces several heroes of the Revolt of 1857 against British rule in India. It discusses key figures such as Mangal Pandey, Bahadur Shah Zafar, Nana Saheb, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Bakht Khan, Rao Tularam, Kunwar Singh, and Begum Hazrat Mahal who led the uprising in an attempt to overthrow the East India Company's control over the subcontinent. The document provides brief biographies on each of these leaders of the rebellion, outlining their roles and contributions in resisting British colonial domination in 1857.

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2. TOPIC-HEROES OF
THE REVOLT OF
1857

3. CONTENTS
1. MANGAL PANDEY
2. BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR
3. NANA SAHEB
4. RANI LAKSHMI BAI
5. BAKHT KHAN
6. RAO TULARAM
7. KUNWAR SINGH
8. BEGUM HAZRAT MAHAL

4. MANGAL PANDEY(1827-1857)
A sepoy working under the British East India Company,
Mangal Pandey's name got etched into the pages of the
Indian history after he attacked his senior British officers in
an incident, which is today remembered as the sepoy Mutiny
of 1857 or the India's First War of Independence. The reason
behind this is The cartridges of the new Enfield rifle had a
greased paper cover which had to be bitten off before the
cartridge was loaded into the rifle. It was d that the grease
composed of beef and pig fat. Both the Hindus and the
muslims refused to use them as the cow is sacred to the Hindus
and the pig detestable to the Muslims. detestable to the
Muslims. On March 29, 1857 at Barrackpore near Calcutta,
Mangal Pandey, young Indian Sepoy from Bengal Regiment,
refused to use the greased cartridge and shot down his
sergeant.
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5. BAHADUR SHAH
ZAFAR(1775-1862)
Bahadur shah Zafar is known as a Indian king . As
the Indian rebellion of 1857 spread most rebelling
Indian kings and the Indian regiments accepted
Bahadur shah Zafar as the emperor of India under
whom the smaller Indian kingdoms would unite
until the British were defeated.
British forces surrounded the tomb and complled his
surrender. The next day British shot his sons and
grandson at the Khooni Darwaza (the bloody gate)
near Delhi gate .[1775-1862]

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NANA SAHEB (1824-1857)
✣ :Nana Saheb was a Indian, Maratha aristocrat, he led the
Kanpur rebellion during the Indian revolution and he is the
hero of 1857
✣ :nana sahib was born as dhondu pant.
✣ :the company ^s refusal to continue the pension after his
fathers death , as well as what he percevived as high – handed
policies , compelled him to revolt and seek freedom from
company rule in India . As the adopted son of the exiled
Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao ii, he was entitled to a pension from
the English east India company . Later he forced the British
garrison in Kanpur to surrender, and gained control of
Kanpur for a few days . He later disappeared , after his forces
were defeated by a British force that recaptured Kanpur.

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RANI LAKSHMI BAI(1828-1858)
Lakshmi Bai, the Rani of Jhansi, the wife of Maharaja Gangadhar
Rao. They were having a son which died and they decided to
adopt a son The British were not ready to accept the adopted
child as heir. The British, under this policy, ordered the merger of
Jhansi into the British Empire and assured the queen of pension.
Rani Laxmibai did not agree to this contract in any way. His only
pledge was to protect the freedom of Jhansi . The brave queen
guarded the pride of Jhansi until her last breath Rani Lakshmi
bai bravely protected Jhansi for seven days. She fought the
British bravely with her small armed force. She single-handedly
fought with the British, riding on a horse, tying Damodar Rao
behind her back. The war couldn’t go on like this for many days.
Accepting the request of the chieftains, the queen left for Kalpi.
After reaching there, She conquered the fort of Gwalior with the
help of Tantya Tope and Nana Saheb. After few days, General
Smith and Major Rules with their army marched to Gwalior,
pursuing the queen with full force. After a fierce battle, Rani
Lakshmi Bai died on 17 June 1858.

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BAKHT KHAN (1797-1859)
Muhammad BakhtKhan,(born-1797, died-1859), commanderin chiefofrebel
forcesintheearlystages oftheanti-BritishIndianMutiny (1857–58).
Relatedonhismother’ssidetotherulinghouseofOudh(Ayodhya), whichwas
deposedbytheBritishin1856, Bakht Khanservedforanumberofyearsasa
fieldbattery commanderinthearmyoftheBritishEastIndiaCompany.When
therebellionbrokeoutinMay1857,heledhistroopsto Delhi,wherehe
emergedas thedominant figureintheindependentIndiangovernment
proclaimedbytherebels.To controlthefigureheadMughal emperor,he
establishedacourtofadministration, themembersofwhichwereelectedby
thearmyand thegovernmentdepartments.Forcedout ofDelhibytheBritish
inSeptember,heissaidto havebeenkilledinbattle duringthelastdays ofthe
mutiny.

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RAO TULA RAM (1825-1863)
Rao Tula Ram (1825-1863) of Rewari was one of the most
important leaders of the uprising of 1857 in northern India.
He raised the flag of revolt. against the British on 17 May
1857 and kept it fluttering, through thick and thin, till his
last breath. He not only obliterated every vestige of the
British rule from southwest Haryana but also helped the
rebel forces fighting in the historic city of Delhi with men,
money and material. He was a first rate administrator and
a military commander. After the uprising petered out, he
left India and met the rulers of Iran and Afghanistan and
established contacts with the czar of Russia to seek their
help to fight another war to free India from the British
yoke. His death at Kabul, on 23 September 1863, however,
shipwrecked his grand plan .

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KUNWAR SINGH(1777-1858)
Kunwar Singh (1777-26 April 1858) was a notable leader
during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He belonged to a royal
Ujjainiya (Panwar) Rajput house of Jagdispur, currently a
part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India. At the age of 80, he
led a select band of armed soldiers against the troops under the
command of the British East India Company. He was the
chief organiser of the fight against the British in Bihar. He is
popularly known as Veer Kunwar Singh.In his last battle,
fought on 23 April 1858, near Jagdispur, the troops under the
control of the East India Company were completely routed. On
22 and 23 April being injured he fought bravely against the
British Army and with the help of his army drove away the
British Army, brought down the Union Jack from
Jagdishpur Fort and hoisted his flag. He returned to his
palace on 23 April 1858 and soon died on 26 April 1858.

11. BEGUM HAZRAT MAHAL(1820-1879)
Begum Hazrat Mahal Known as Begum of
Awadh, she rebelled against the British East
India Company during the Revolt of 1857
and seized control over Lucknow . She raised
voice against the East India Company for
destroying Hindu & Muslim places of faith
.With British taking over Lucknow, Begum
Hazrat Mahal was forced to retreat. She finally
found asylum in Nepal where she died in 1879.

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