Bhima Nayak, a prominent tribal leader during the 1857 rebellion, is known for which of the following contributions?
Leading tribal uprisings in the Satpura region of Madhya Pradesh and coordinating guerrilla tactics against the British.
Bhima Nayak was a Bhil tribal leader from the Nimar region (around Barwani) in the Satpura hills of present-day Madhya Pradesh.
During the revolt of 1857 he led Bhil uprisings against the British, used guerrilla tactics from the forested Satpura ranges and is said to have helped Tantia Tope's forces cross the Narmada. He was later captured and deported to the Andaman Islands, where he died; he is remembered as the "Robin Hood of Nimar".
He was not a negotiator of any peace treaty, did not lead regular battalions as an aide to Rani Lakshmibai, and set up no government in Jhansi.
Hence, he is known for leading tribal uprisings in the Satpura region of Madhya Pradesh and coordinating guerrilla tactics against the British.
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Read the following statements and mark the correct option:
Assertion (A): Peer Ali Khan was executed during the 1857 Revolt.
Reason (R): He was a British informant who switched sides during the uprising.
Important Questions from The Great Revolt of 1857
Who was crowned as the “King of Awadh” by the rebels of 1857?
__________ , popularly known as ‘Ali Gauhar’, was defeated in the Battle of Buxar.
With reference to the extent and intensity of the Revolt of 1857, which one of the following statements is correct?
I. The Revolt of 1857 spread mainly in northern India.
II. The revolt of the soldiers was followed by popular uprisings of the civilian population.
Who among the following did not help the British during the Revolt of 1857?
Who regards the Revolt of 1857 as the "Source Spring of National Movement"?
