Nana Sahib

/ ˈnænə ˈsɑːhɪb /

noun

1. Nana Sahib?1825?1860MIndianPOLITICS: nationalist real name Dandhu Panth . ?1825–?1860, Indian nationalist, who led the uprising at Cawnpore during the Indian Mutiny

Example Sentences

He was suspicious of treachery; but the case was desperate, and Nana Sahib, who up to the time of the Mutiny had protested great friendship for the English, took a solemn oath that they should be protected.

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Nana Sahib was mustering a force and threatened Cawnpore.

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Among other wretches drawn from their skulking places, was the man who gave Nana Sahib's orders for the massacre.

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What became of Nana Sahib after the Mutiny, is a mystery that probably will never be solved.

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Only a year or two ago a man was arrested, who was said to be Nana Sahib, but it proved to be a case of mistaken identity.

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