The famous freedom fighters Bhagirath Silawat, Saadat Khan and Vansh Gopal were associated with which of the following place?

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Correct — B, Indore. Bhagirath Silawat, Saadat Khan and Vansh Gopal led the 1 July 1857 revolt of the Holkar state's own troops against the British Residency at Indore, part of the wider 1857 uprising.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Bhopal had its own 1857-era resistance figures, but not this specific trio, who are tied to the Holkar-army revolt at Indore.  (c) Sagar saw its own 1857 uprising episodes under different local leaders, unconnected to this Indore-based trio.  (d) Hoshangabad's 1857 activity is associated with different local leaders, not with this Holkar-Indore trio.

Concept: During the wider Revolt of 1857, the princely state of Indore — ruled by the Holkar dynasty, whose court remained nominally aligned with the British — saw its own troops mutiny. On 1 July 1857, soldiers of the Holkar army rose up under leaders including Saadat Khan, Bhagirath Silawat and Vansh Gopal and attacked the British Residency at Indore.

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