Nana Sahib
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Historical figure.
Nana Saheb Peshwa II aka Nana Sahib (19 may 1824 - after 1857), born Dhondu Pant, was an Indian aristocrat and fighter who led the Siege of Cawnpore (Kanpur) during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the East India Company.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- Jonathan Small, narrating the 1857 Mutiny, remarked : « Fresh troops came pouring in, and Nana Sahib made himself scarce over the frontier. » (SIGN 2591).
