Indian Rebellion of 1857

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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, widespread uprising against British rule in India that marked a turning point in the subcontinent’s colonial history and is often regarded as the first war of Indian independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
war of independence ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First War of Indian Independence ⓘ
Indian Mutiny ⓘ
Sepoy Mutiny ⓘ
belligerent British Crown forces ⓘ
linked to: British Army

British East India Company forces ⓘ
Indian princes and chieftains ⓘ
loyalist Indian troops ⓘ
peasant rebels ⓘ
rebelling sepoys of the Bengal Army ⓘ
cause Doctrine of Lapse ⓘ
annexation policies of the British East India Company ⓘ
discontent among sepoys in the Bengal Army ⓘ
economic exploitation and heavy taxation ⓘ
introduction of the Enfield rifle cartridges rumored to be greased with cow and pig fat ⓘ
religious and cultural grievances ⓘ
commander Bahadur Shah II ⓘ
Begum Hazrat Mahal ⓘ
Colin Campbell ⓘ
Henry Havelock ⓘ
James Outram ⓘ
John Nicholson ⓘ
Kunwar Singh ⓘ
Mangal Pandey ⓘ
Nana Sahib ⓘ
Rani Lakshmibai ⓘ
Tatya Tope ⓘ
conflictOf British colonization of India ⓘ
conflictType anti-colonial revolt ⓘ
civil and military uprising ⓘ
country British India ⓘ
deathTollEstimate hundreds of thousands ⓘ
endDate 1858-07-08 ⓘ
hasEffect beginning of the British Raj ⓘ
emergence of Indian nationalism ⓘ
enactment of the Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
end of rule by the British East India Company in India ⓘ
greater involvement of the British Parliament in Indian affairs ⓘ
increased racial segregation in colonial administration ⓘ
inspiration for later Indian independence movements ⓘ
reorganization of the Indian Army ⓘ
strengthening of princely states loyal to the British ⓘ
transfer of power in India to the British Crown ⓘ
historicalAssessment interpreted differently by British, Indian nationalists, and modern historians ⓘ
location Arrah ⓘ
Awadh ⓘ
linked to: Oudh

Bareilly ⓘ
Central India ⓘ
Delhi ⓘ
Gwalior ⓘ
India ⓘ
Jhansi ⓘ
Kanpur ⓘ
Lucknow ⓘ
Meerut ⓘ
North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
notableEvent Battle of Gwalior ⓘ
Battle of Jhansi ⓘ
Relief of Lucknow ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Lucknow

Siege of Cawnpore ⓘ
Siege of Delhi ⓘ
Siege of Lucknow ⓘ
opponent British Army ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
Princely states loyal to the British ⓘ
partOf history of India ⓘ
history of the British Empire ⓘ
relatedTo Bengal Army ⓘ
British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India

Doctrine of Lapse ⓘ
Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
Indian independence movement ⓘ
result formal establishment of direct British Crown rule over India ⓘ
suppression of the rebellion by British forces ⓘ
significance often regarded as the first war of Indian independence ⓘ
turning point in the colonial history of the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
startDate 1857-05-10 ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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British India → notableEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Mughal Empire → endEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Indian Rebellion of 1857 → alsoKnownAs → Indian Mutiny ⓘ
linked to: Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857 → alsoKnownAs → Sepoy Mutiny ⓘ
linked to: Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian Rebellion of 1857 → alsoKnownAs → First War of Indian Independence ⓘ
linked to: Indian Rebellion of 1857
Indian independence movement → significantEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Lord Roberts → militaryConflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
British East India Company → keyEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Oudh → importantEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Victorian era → significantEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Northern India → hasHistoricalEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
subject linked to: northern India
Doctrine of Lapse → relatedToEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Rani Lakshmibai → notableEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Bahadur Shah II → participantIn → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Bengal Army → disbandedAfter → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Bengal Army → participatedIn → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Nana Sahib → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Mangal Pandey → militaryConflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Siege of Delhi → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Siege of Delhi → partOf → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Siege of Lucknow → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Siege of Lucknow → partOf → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Tatya Tope → movement → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Tatya Tope → historicalEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Siege of Cawnpore → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Siege of Cawnpore → partOf → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Battle of Jhansi → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Battle of Jhansi → partOf → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Kunwar Singh → movement → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Kunwar Singh → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Begum Hazrat Mahal → movement → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Bengal Presidency → significantEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Central India → significantEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Central India → wasMajorTheaterOf → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Kanpur → historicalEventSite → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Jhansi → historicalEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Meerut → knownFor → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Meerut → historicalEvent → Outbreak of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Rebellion of 1857
Battle of Gwalior → partOf → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Battle of Gwalior → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
William Howard Russell → reportedConflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Colin Campbell → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
James Outram → participatedIn → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
James Outram → militaryConflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
EIC → lostGoverningPowersAfter → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Court of Directors → endCause → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Board of Control → abolishedFollowing → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Henry Havelock → conflict → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Company rule in India → significantEvent → Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ