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Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 as a mutiny of sepoys of the company's garrison in Meerut, a town 40 miles (64 km) northeast of Delhi.

Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857 · Unknown author Unknown author Cambridge University Press; Stanford's Geogl. Estabt.., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
10 May 1857 – 20 Jun 1858
Where
Company rule in India
Era
Modern

Topics

India600 BCE – todayBritish Empire1583 – 1997

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