Revolt of 1857 was the first organised revolt against British East India company.This revolt resulted in end of British EIC rule in India and india after 1857 directly came under British Crown control.Revolt of 1857 spread like a fire as many great leaders from different provices headed revolt against British government.Some of the famous Leaders and the place from which they head the revolt are as under
Important leaders of 1857 revolt
| Place | Leader |
|---|---|
| PlaceBarrackpore | LeaderMangal Pandey |
| PlaceDelhi | LeaderBahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan Hakim Ahsanullah (Chief advisor to Bahadur Shah II) |
| PlaceKanpur | LeaderNana Sahib, Rao Sahib (nephew of Nana), Tantia Tope, Azimullah Khan (advisor of Nana Sahib) |
| PlaceBihar (Jagdishpur | LeaderKunwar Singh, Amar Singh |
| PlaceFaizabad | LeaderMaulvi Ahmadullah |
| PlaceJhansi | LeaderRani Laxmibai |
| PlaceLucknow | LeaderBegum Hazrat Mahal, Birjis Qadir, Ahmadullah (advisor of the ex-Nawab of Awadh) |
| PlaceAllahabad and Banaras | LeaderMaulvi Liyakat Ali |
| PlaceBareilly | LeaderKhan Bahadur Khan |
| PlaceGwalior/Kanpur | LeaderTantia Tope |
| PlaceBijnaur | LeaderMohammad Khan |
| PlaceAssam | LeaderKandapareshwar Singh, Manirama Datta |
| PlaceRajasthan | LeaderJaidayal Singh and Hardayal Singh |
| PlaceMathura | LeaderSevi Singh, Kadam Singh |
| PlaceOrissa | LeaderSurendra Shahi, Ujjwal Shahi |
| PlaceGorakhpur | LeaderGajadhar Singh |
| PlaceKullu | LeaderRaja Pratap Singh |