Rule of India
After Baji Rao II's death, the East India Company refuses to continue his pension to the adopted heir Nana Sahib.
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Nana Sahib Biography and Timeline
Follow Nana Sahib through 3 dated historical records for India.
Nana Sahib, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
3Distinct records
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1851–1857Years on this page
1851
1857
Siege of Cawnpore
Nana Sahib emerges as the principal rebel leader at Cawnpore as Company forces are besieged in their entrenchment.
Role range: 1857-1858
Leadership at Cawnpore
Nana Sahib assumes political and military leadership of the rebellion around Cawnpore during the summer of 1857.
Role range: 1857-1858
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.