During the Sepoy Mutiny/Revolt of 1857, Lord Canning was the Governor-General of India. As the rebellion spread, especially in North India, he shifted his emergency headquarters from Calcutta to Allahabad to be closer to the affected areas and better coordinate responses.
Who had made Allahabad the emergency headquarters in 1857?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2005 · Topic: Revolt of 1857 (Suppression of the Revolt by the British (Key British commanders and strategies))
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