Nana Saheb Peshwa II
Nana Saheb Peshwa II (19 May 1824 – 24 September 1859), born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire, aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Cawnpore (Kanpur) during the 1857 rebellion against the East India Company. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II, Nana Saheb believed that he was entitled to a pension from the Company, but as he was denied recognition under Lord Dalhousie's doctrine of lapse, the Peshwa started the rebellion. He forced the British garrison in Kanpur to surrender, then murdered the survivors, gaining control of the city for a few days. After a British force recaptured Kanpur, he fled to Nepal, where he died in September 1859 during a tiger hunt.
Nana Saheb Peshwa II | |
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| 14th Peshwa of the Maratha Empire (pretender) | |
| In office 1 February 1851 – 30 June 1857 (unrecognised) | |
| Preceded by | Bajirao II |
| Peshwa from Kanpur | |
| In office 1 July – 16 July 1857 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhondu Pant May 19, 1824 Bithur, Cawnpore, Ceded Provinces, Company India (present-day Bithoor, Kanpur Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | September 24, 1859 (aged 35) (disputed) Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Parent(s) | Narayan Bhat (father) Ganga Bai (mother) |
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