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80-year-old zamindar who led 1857 rebellion.
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Kunwar Singh led a rebel force in besieging the British garrison at Arrah in Bihar. The siege lasted eight days before British relief forces arrived, forcing Kunwar Singh to retreat.
Kunwar Singh defeated a British force at Jagdishpur, his ancestral home. He recaptured the town and held it briefly before British reinforcements arrived, forcing him to retreat into the hills.
Kunwar Singh died from wounds sustained in battle near Jagdishpur. He had led the rebellion in Bihar for over a year, and his death marked the end of organized resistance in the region.
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