<P> Maulvi Liaquat Ali was a Muslim religious leader from Allahabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in present - day India . He was one of the leaders in the revolt against the British in 1857, in what is now known as the Indian Mutiny, or the Sepoy Mutiny . This war was also known as the First War of Independence . As one of the most prominent leaders, Maulvi Liaqat Ali belonged to Village Mahgaon in Pargana Chail of District Allahabad . He was a religious teacher, an upright pious Muslim, and a man of great courage and valour . His family traced their descent from the Zainabi Jafri branch of Hashmis which had their offshoots at Jaunpur and other places . He was a humble and simple man but when he took the reins of the freedom struggle, he became a dreadful enemy of the British . </P> <P> The Zamindars of Chail were his relatives and followers, and they supported Maulvi with their men and ammunition . Consequently, it was with great difficulty that the British regained control of the city of Allahabad after the Maulvi captured the Khusro Bagh and declared the independence of India Khusro Bagh became the headquarters of the sepoys under Maulvi Liaquat Ali who took charge as the Governor of liberated Allahabad . however, the Mutiny was swiftly put down and Khusro Bagh was retaken by the British in two weeks . </P>

Who led the revolt of 1857 in allahabad