Nana Sahib

British  

/ ˈnænə ˈsɑːhɪb /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

And when the rising came, the men of those parts made Nana Sahib their leader, and he caused entrenchments to be thrown up before Cawnpore, and mounted great guns to destroy the Feringhis.

From Barclay of the Guides by Strang, Herbert

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

From From Egypt to Japan by Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn)

This was the first real check Nana Sahib had received.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

Nana Sahib escorted Mayne from Meerut to Cawnpore because the safeguarding of the Judicial Commissioner of Oudh was a strong card to play in that parlous game of empire.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis

We marched from Calcutta to Cawnpore, from which the wretch, Nana Sahib, had taken flight, and then on to Lucknow, which the rebels still held in great force.

From Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading by Kingston, William Henry Giles