Who spearheaded the 1857 Revolt in Bihar?
1) Nana Saheb
2) Tatya Tope
3) Kunwar Singh
4) Maulavi Ahmadullah
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The correct answer is Kunwar Singh .
Kunwar Singh also known as Babu Kunwar Singh was a leader during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He belonged to a family of the Ujjainiya clan of the Parmar Rajputs of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar, India.
At the age of 80, he led a selected 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. Singh led the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in Bihar.
Major Vincent Eyre relieved the town on 3 August, defeated Kunwar Singh’s force and destroyed Jagdishpur. Kunwar Singh left his ancestral village and reached Lucknow in December 1857.
Born: 13 November 1777, Jagdishpur
Died: 26 April 1858, Jagdishpur
Dynasty: Ujjainiya Parmar Rajput