Which of the following brave from Bhopal led the main movement and sacrifice his life during the first struggle for independence in 1857 ?

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Correct — A, Fazil Mohammad Khan. He is remembered in Madhya Pradesh's history as the Bhopal figure who led the local rising during the 1857 revolt (the 'first war of independence') and gave his life in it. This is notable because the Bhopal state itself, under Nawab Sikandar Begum, stayed loyal to the British — so the rebellion there was carried by individuals like him against the official line.

Why the other options are wrong — (b) Not the Bhopal leader credited with leading and dying in the 1857 rising; the martyr named in MP's 1857 record for Bhopal is Fazil Mohammad Khan.  (c) Dost Mohammad Khan was the 18th-century founder of Bhopal state (died 1728) — over a century before 1857, so he cannot be a martyr of the 1857 revolt.  (d) Not the person recorded as leading and sacrificing his life in the Bhopal rising of 1857; the answer sought is Fazil Mohammad Khan.

Concept: During the Revolt of 1857, central-India states responded differently: many rulers (including the Begums of Bhopal) sided with the British, while individual soldiers, nobles and townsfolk rose in rebellion. Madhya Pradesh's regional history records Fazil Mohammad Khan as the Bhopal leader who headed the local movement and became a martyr.

State PCS 2019 Q93 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2019 Q93 — Madhya Pradesh GK PYQ with Answer