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title: "What were Tantia Tope major contribution in India's independence?"  
description: "What were Tantia Tope major contribution in India's independence?"  
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# What were Tantia Tope major contribution in India's independence?

What were Tantia Tope [major contribution](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48681/what-were-bal-gangadhar-tilak-major-contribution-in-india-s-independence) in [India](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23266/how-rooftop-solar-can-benefit-india-s-healthcare-industry)'s [independence](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4562/happy-independence-day-2024-things-to-notice)?

## Answers

### Answer by Shriyam Srivastava

**Tantia Tope or Tatya Tope** was one of the most famous freedom fighters during the **First Sepoy revolt** or **Independence struggle of 1857.** He was the son of Pandurang Rao (noble in the court of **Maratha Peshwa Bajirao II)** and a close friend of **Nana Saheb** (Peshwa's adopted son)

## His contributions to the Indian struggle for independence in 1857:

- He was a master of 'guerilla warfare' art of fighting.
- He rebelled actively in Kanpur for the struggle and then became an assistant to the **Queen of Jhansi -Rani Laxmibai** during the war at Gwalior
- During 1857, he captured Kanpur to establish Nana Saheb's rule there.
- During his stay at Gwalior, the ruler Raja Man Singh betrayed his trust and handed him over to the British. He was killed in April, 1857.

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