Who led the Revolt of 1857 in the district of Hisar?
Kadam Singh
Incorrect AnswerMohammad Azam
Correct AnswerBahadur Shah
Incorrect AnswerWazid Ali
Incorrect AnswerExplanation:
Hisar was occupied by George Thomas, an Irish adventurer, in 1798. The arrangement continued until 1801, when Thomas was driven out by the Sikh-Maratha-French confederacy.The region came under the rule of British East India Company in 1803 and remained a part until the Indian Rebellion of 1857 when Muhammad Azim and Rao Tula Ram conquered it away for a short period. The company sent forces under General Van Cortlandt, who defeated Azim and Tula Ram on 16 November 1857.Between 1803 and 1879, British constructed a 4,000-km-long Great Hedge of India, for levying the customs duty on salt and sugar, that ran through Hisar and Hansi. Hisar became a municipality in 1867.
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