Question

You are the adopted son of the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II. You are agitated because the the Company did not acknowledge you as the rightful successor of Baji Rao II. So you decide to lead the rebellion in Kanpur, aided by your deputy Tatya Tope.

Who are you?

• A. Baji Rao I
• B. Balaji Bajirao
• C. Madhav Rao I
• D. Nana Saheb

Answer 1

The correct option is D Nana Saheb

Nana Saheb was the adopted son of the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II who was agitated that the Company did not acknowledge him to be the rightful successor of Baji Rao II. He then assumed leadership of the rebellion in Kanpur. In July 1857, he was declared the Peshwa by Tatya Tope and his followers. However, Kanpur was soon captured by the British forces, and Nana Saheb is said to have escaped to the Nepal hills.