Question

Which of the following in Rajasthan was not the center of the 1857 Revolt ?
1. Ajmer
2. Jaipur
3. Naseerabad
4. Aauva

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Jaipur

The correct answer is Jaipur.

• Jaipur in Rajasthan was not the center of the 1857 Revolt.

 

• Naseerabad was the first place in Rajasthan where the Revolt of 1857 began on 28 May.
• On 29th March 1857, Mangal Pandey, a soldier of the 34th regiment revolted at Barrackpur cantonment.
  • The revolt soon spread over the entire area from the neighborhood of Patna to the borders of Rajasthan.
• Syedi Fakhruddin Shaheed is the 11th century holy Ismaili, Fatimid, mustaali saint who was first Ismaili martyr, martyred during missionary work among Bhils local tribal in Rajasthan and buried in Galiakot, India.

 

• Revolution of 1857 in Rajasthan: There were 6 military cantonments of the British in Rajasthan:
  • Nasirabad - Ajmer
  • Deoli - Tonk
  • Beawar - Ajmer
  • Neemuch - Madhya Pradesh
  • Khairwara - Udaipur
  • Erinpura - Pali - Sirohi
• Note: Beawar and Khairwara military cantonments did not participate in the revolution.