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Surendra Sai belonged to which dynasty of Rajput Khinda?
1. Gond
2. Chauhan
3. Sona
4. Bhinjal

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : Chauhan

  • Veer Surendra Sai (23 January 1809 – 28 February 1884) is a name Odisha utters with pride and respect.
  • Around 21 km away from Sambalpur, this ‘veer’ (warrior) was born in Khinda village.
  • He was a direct descendant of King Madhukar Sai, the fourth king of the Chauhan dynasty, but the British refused this right to him after the demise of Maharaja Sai. 
  • He was an Indian freedom fighter who sacrificed his life fighting against the British East India Company.
  • ​Hence, the Chauhan dynasty is the correct answer.

  • He had started a fight against foreign rule even before the 1857 Revolt and continued it well after the Revolt had subsided.
  • Between 1808 and 1817, Sambalpur was occupied by the Marathas. After the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the British restored Sambalpur to the Chauhan kings 
  • Through the Doctrine of Lapse, Sambalpur was annexed by the British in 1849 when Narayan Singh died heirless
  • In an open attack on the British in Sambalpur, Sai was caught and imprisoned for 17 years, from 1840 till 1857.
  • In 1857, during the Sepoy Mutiny, sepoys from the Ramgarh battalion broke open the Hazaribagh jail where Sai was kept and freed him and others.
  • He reached Sambalpur and acquired a fighting force of about 1500 men. He fought against the British through guerrilla warfare from 1857 to 1862.
  • He languished in jail for 20 years during which he lost his eyesight.
  • In 1862, Sambalpur was transferred to the Central Provinces.
  • Veer Surendra Sai, died in Asirgarh Jail on February 28, 1884.

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