'Bodhan Doua' was the Commander (Senapati) of

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Correct — A, the King of Shahgarh, Bakht Bali (the paper prints 'Bakhatwali'). Bodhan Doua was the senapati (commander-in-chief) and chief adviser of Raja Bakht Bali of Shahgarh, a princely estate in the Sagar-Bundelkhand belt of what is now Madhya Pradesh, during the Revolt of 1857. Because he led the Shahgarh forces against the British in the Sagar-Damoh area, he is remembered locally as the 'Tatya Tope of Sagar'.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Raja Mardan Singh of Banpur was himself a leading Bundelkhand rebel of 1857 who fought in the same theatre, but he led his own forces — Bodhan Doua commanded the Shahgarh ruler's army, not his.  (c) Raja Hirde Shah, a local ruler, also rose against the British in the region, but Bodhan Doua was not his commander.  (d) The Rani of Jhansi led her own army and fought with commanders such as Tantia Tope at Kalpi and Gwalior; Bodhan Doua served Shahgarh, not Jhansi.

Concept: In 1857 the Bundelkhand and Sagar-Narmada region (today in Madhya Pradesh) saw several local princes revolt against the British. Raja Bakht Bali of Shahgarh and Raja Mardan Singh of Banpur were the two big Bundelkhand rebel chiefs; Bodhan Doua was Bakht Bali's senapati and the field leader of the Shahgarh rising.

State PCS 2019 Q56 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2019 Q56 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer