ALTHOUGH there exist innumerable biographies, autobiographies and " ‘reminiscences’ concerning the British participants involved in the Indian Mutiny, ’ at all levels in both military and civilian "spheres, »very little. comparable material has been Written about the insurgent leaders, whose careers have thus to be traced, with few exceptions, in. general histories of the Mutiny and in as yet imperfectly studied source materials. In this paper an attempt has been -made to- trace the exploits of one" of the more interesting “rebel” leaders, "Shahzada Firuz Shah, and to analyze the significance of his career in the context of the Mutiny as ~a whole, and also in the particular localities in which he was most active.