What is Nana Saheb Peshwa II?
{{Infobox person | name = Nana Saheb | imagesize = 250px | image = Nana sahib.png | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1824|5|19}} | birth_place = Bithur | death_date = {{death date and age|1859|9|24|1824|5|19|}} | known_for = | occupation = | nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | title = Peshwa | predecessor = Baji Rao II | successor = Devi Maina | parents = Narayan Bhat and Ganga Bai; Baji Rao II (adopted) | spouse = | children = }} '''Nana Saheb''' (19 May 1824 – 24 September 1859), born as '''Dhondu Pant''', was an Indian [[Peshwa]] of the [[Maratha Empire|Maratha empire]]. An [[aristocrat]] and fighter, he led the rebellion in Cawnpore ([[Kanpur]]) during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|1857 uprising]]. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha [[Peshwa Baji Rao II]], Nana Sahib believed that he should get a pension from the English [[East India Company]], but he didnt get one and joined the mutiny. ==Role in the 1857 uprising== Nana Sahib won the confidence of Charles Hillersdon, the Collector of Kanpur. It was planned that Nana Sahib would assemble a force of 1,500 soldiers to support the British, in case the rebellion spread to Cawnpore. On 6 June 1857, at the time of the rebellion by forces of the East India Company at Cawnpore, the British contingent had taken refuge at an entrenchment in the northern part of the town. Amid the prevailing chaos in Cawnpore, Nana and his forces entered the British [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] in the northern part of the town. However, once he entered the magazine, Nana Sahib announced that he was a participant in the rebellion against the Company, and intended to be a vassal of [[Bahadur Shah II]]. After taking possession of the Company treasury, Nana advanced up the [[Grand Trunk Road]] stating that he wanted to restore the Maratha confederacy under the Peshwa tradition, and decided to capture C