Revolt of 1857 shook the roots of Britishers. Mangal Pandey was the main hero. On 11 May, 1857 the revolunaries from Meerut reached Delhi and the veiy next day on 12 May 1857 they took control over it, under the leadership of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi, Nana Saheb of Kanpur, Azimullah and Tatya Tope, Kunwar Singh of Bihar, Ranga ji Babu Gupte from South India, Begum Hazrat Mahal from Awadh and samants of Mewar gave the co-operation and supported the revolutionaries. Khushal Singh gave millitaiy help. Rawat of Salumbar Kesari Singh gave shelter to Khushal Singh. Thakur of Kothariy Jodh Singh plundered the property of British officer and gave shelter to Neemji Charan. In Kota in Rajasthan, there was a great role of Jaidayal, Mehrab Khan, Ratan Lai and Jia Lai in awakening. the anti-British feeting.
