<Tr> <Th> Predecessor </Th> <Td> Baji Rao II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Narayan Bhatt and Ganga Bai </Td> </Tr> <P> Nana Sahib (born 19 May 1824--disappeared 1857), born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Maratha aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Cawnpore (Kanpur) during the 1857 uprising . As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II, Nana Sahib believed that he was entitled to a pension from the English East India Company, but the underlying contractual issues are rather murky . The Company's refusal to continue the pension after his father's death, as well as what he perceived as high - handed policies, compelled him to revolt and seek independence from company rule in India . He forced the British garrison in Kanpur to surrender, then executed the survivors, gaining control of Cawnpore for a few days . He later disappeared, after his forces were defeated by a British force that recaptured Cawnpore . He was led to the Nepal Hills in 1859, where he is thought to have died . </P> <P> Nana was born on 19 May 1824 as Nana Govind Dhondu Pant, to Narayan Bhatt and Ganga Bai . </P>

Who led the revolt of 1857 in kanpur