Question

The revolt from Bareilly was led by ___________.
A. Khan Bahadur Khan
B. Begum Hazrat Mahal
C. Bhukth Khan
D. All of the above

Answer 1

Hint:
The year 1857 was tumultuous for India. What began as a mutiny of sepoys employed in the East India Company in Meerut, took no time to transform into a full-fledged rebellion that kept the English on their toes for a long time and changed strategy for the remaining 90 years of British rule.

Complete step by step solution:
The revolt began on 10th May in the year 1857 from the Meerut. Within a short time, the revolt spread wildly. Important centres of the revolution were Delhi, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi and Ara of Bihar. These revolts took place under the leadership of colonel Bhukth Khan in Delhi. Also led by Nana Saheb and Tatya Tope in Kanpur, Begum Hazrat Mahal in Lucknow, and Rani Lakshmi Bai in Jhansi. Also, led by Khan Bahadur Khan in Bareilly and Kunwar Singh in Bihar. The British suppressed these revolts one by one.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
The city of Bareilly was one of the strongholds during the rebellion of 1857 and remained so for nearly a year. Here, the resistance was led by an 82 years old Khan Bahadur Khan. Earlier he was the pensioner of the British. Then Khan had rebelled against the British forces in the year 1857 and was appointed as the viceroy of the Mughal Emperor in the Rohilkhand region. Along with his deputy named Khushi Ram, Khan was the persistent cause of trouble and had defeated the British Army in several battles. However, with a limited political perspective, lack of arms and no quick system of communication, the rebels were now fighting against heavy odds.