Role of prominent leaders of the Revolt of 1857.
(i) In Kanpur, Nana Sahib, the successor of Peshwa Baji Rao II became the leader of the revolt.
(ii) In Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai assumed the leadership of the uprising.
(iii) In Arrah in Bihar, Kunwar Singh, a local zamindar became leader under popular pressure
(iv) In Lucknow, BIrjis Qadr, the young son of nawab Wajid Ali Shah became the leader of the revolt against the annexation of the state
(v) Gonoo, a tribal cultivator of Singhbhum in Chotanagpur, became a rebel leader of the Kol tribals of the region .
(vi) Shah Mal organized the villagers of pargana Barout
(vii) Any other relevant point
