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Correct Answer: Option (D) — Tantia Tope
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Standard Reference VerifiedTantia Tope (Ramchandra Panduranga), one of the prominent military leaders of the 1857 Revolt, carried out guerrilla warfare against the British in Central India. He was betrayed by his trusted associate Raja Man Singh of Narwar while asleep in the Paron forest, captured by British troops, and hanged on April 18, 1859, at Shivpuri.
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