Raja Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah, blown from the mouths of cannon at Jabalpur in September 1857, belonged to which ruling house?
- A.The Bundelas of Orchha
- B.The Gonds of Garha-Mandla
- C.The Baghels of Rewa
- D.The Puars of Dhar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Gonds of Garha-Mandla. Shankar Shah was the head of the Gond royal line of Garha-Mandla, the house of Sangram Shah and Rani Durgavati, which had been reduced to a pension by the Company. He and his son Raghunath Shah were arrested for writing and circulating verses that called on the people and the sepoys of Jabalpur to rise, and both were executed by being tied to the mouths of cannon on 18 September 1857.
Option A is wrong because the Bundelas of Orchha were a Rajput house of Bundelkhand and were not involved in the Jabalpur executions. Option C is wrong because the Baghels ruled Rewa in Baghelkhand and their durbar stayed with the British. Option D is wrong because the Puars of Dhar were a Maratha house of Malwa, in a different part of the state altogether.
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Practice Questions
View allRani Avantibai Lodhi, who led the revolt of 1857 in the Narmada valley, ruled which estate?
- A.Ramgarh
- B.Ratanpur
- C.Raghogarh
- D.Rampur
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Rani Avantibai Lodhi governed Ramgarh, a small estate in the Mandla region of the Narmada valley, after the death of her husband.
Read the full explanation →Tatya Tope, the last great commander of the revolt of 1857, was hanged in April 1859 at which place in present Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Gwalior
- B.Shivpuri
- C.Jabalpur
- D.Indore
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After the loss of Gwalior in June 1858 Tatya Tope fought a guerrilla war for about ten months through Guna, Rajgarh, Jhalawar and the Chambal ravines, crossing and recrossing the Narmada to avoid British columns.
Read the full explanation →On which date did the troops of the Holkar state attack the British Residency at Indore, a rising that spread to the Mhow cantonment the same day?
- A.3 June 1857
- B.10 May 1857
- C.1 July 1857
- D.18 September 1857
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On that day the Holkar artillery and the Bhil levies turned on the British Residency at Indore.
Read the full explanation →Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was killed in June 1858 while fighting at Kotah-ki-Serai, near which city of present Madhya Pradesh?
- A.Gwalior
- B.Sagar
- C.Ujjain
- D.Bhopal
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After the fall of Jhansi in April 1858 the Rani joined Tatya Tope and Rao Sahib, and in June 1858 they took Gwalior when the Scindia army went over to them.
Read the full explanation →Which British commander captured Jhansi in April 1858 and retook Gwalior in June 1858?
- A.Sir Colin Campbell
- B.Sir Hugh Rose
- C.General Henry Havelock
- D.Colonel James Neill
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Rose commanded the Central India Field Force, which marched from Mhow, reduced Rahatgarh and Garhakota, relieved Sagar, forced the Madanpur pass of the Vindhyas, took Jhansi in April 1858 and finally recovered Gwalior fort in June 1858.
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