Who among the following died in exile?

Bahadur Shah Zafar, the last Mughal Emperor, was the only leader among the options who died in exile. Following the suppression of the 1857 Revolt, he was captured in September 1857, tried, and found guilty [3]. He was subsequently exiled to Rangoon (now Yangon), Burma, where he died in November 1862 at the age of 87 [3]. In contrast, Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi died on the battlefield in June 1858 while fighting British forces [1][2]. Tantia Tope was betrayed by a friend, captured, and hanged by the British in April 1859 [1]. Nana Saheb, after being defeated at Kanpur, escaped to the jungles of Nepal in early 1859 and was never heard of again, though he was not officially exiled by the British [2].

Sources

1. [3] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 18: Early Resistance to British Rule > Mangal Pandey > p. 295
2. [1] Exploring Society:India and Beyond ,Social Science, Class VIII . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 4: The Colonial Era in India > Two heroines > p. 111
3. [2] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 7: The Revolt of 1857 > Suppression of the Revolt > p. 177