The correct answer is Mysore. Explanation & Key Takeaways: The Revolt of 1857 • It is also called the India's First War of Independence. It was started on 10 May 1857 at Meerut, as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army. • The revolt of 1857 was an unprecedented event in the history of British rule in India. • It united, though in a limited way, many sections of Indian society for a common cause. • Though the revolt failed to achieve the desired goal, it sowed the seeds of Indian nationalism. Important Notes: Centers of The Revolt • The revolt spread over the entire area from the neighborhood of Patna to the borders of Rajasthan. • The main centers of revolt in these regions namely Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Jhansi, Gwalior, and Arrah in Bihar. Arrah • Kunwar Singh (Lion of Bihar) led the Indian Rebellion of 1857 at Arrah, Bihar. • He was the first Indian warrior after Shivaji Maharaj to prove the efficacy of warfare. • Despite his old age, he fought bravely and puzzled the British forces for nearly a year. • In the end, he was defeated by Major William Taylor and died on the battlefield on April 26, 1858, at Jagdishpur, Bihar. Lucknow • it was the capital of Awadh. Begum Hazrat Mahal, one of the begums of the ex-king of Awadh, took up the leadership of the revolt. Kanpur • The revolt was led by Nana Saheb, the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II. • Tantia Tope was finally defeated, arrested, and hanged. • Nana Saheb escaped but his brilliant commander Tantia Tope continued the struggle. • The revolt was suppressed with terrible vengeance. • The victory was short-lived. Kanpur was recaptured by the British after fresh reinforcements arrived. • He joined the revolt primarily because he was deprived of his pension by the British. Jhansi • The twenty-two-year-old Rani Lakshmi Bai led the rebels when the British refused to accept the claim of her adopted son to the throne of Jhansi. • She fought gallantly against the British forces but was ultimately defeated by the English. Gwalior • After Rani Lakshmi Bai escaped, she was joined by Tantia Tope and together they marched to Gwalior and captured it. • Gwalior was recaptured by the British. • Fierce fighting followed where the Rani of Jhansi fought like a tigress but died, fighting to the very end. • Bihar- the revolt was led by Kunwar Singh who belonged to the royal house of Jagdispur, Bihar.