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Nana Sahib
/ ˈnænə ˈsɑːhɪb /
noun
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.
Nana Sahib was mustering a force and threatened Cawnpore.
Among other wretches drawn from their skulking places, was the man who gave Nana Sahib's orders for the massacre.
What became of Nana Sahib after the Mutiny, is a mystery that probably will never be solved.
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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