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  2. Indian Rebellion of 1857 - Wikipedia

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    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. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the company's army in the garrison town of Meerut , 40 miles (64 km ...

  3. Dum Dum Arsenal - Wikipedia

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    The Dum Dum Arsenal was a British military facility located near the town of Dum Dum in modern West Bengal, India. [1]The arsenal was at the centre of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, caused in part by rumours that the paper cartridges for their muzzle-loading rifles, which they were expected to bite open, were greased with pig lard (a problem for Muslims) or cow fat (a problem for Hindus).

  4. Battle of Jhelum (1857) - Wikipedia

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    The background to the Indian Mutiny, or the Indian Rebellion of 1857 as it is also referred to, is complex and has its origins largely with the Hindu members of the British East India Company Army of the Presidency of Bengal (although the British view after the mutiny was that it was largely driven by Muslim members).

  5. Category:Rebellions in India - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Indian Rebellion of 1857 (3 C, 28 P) ... Tribal revolts in India before Indian independence; V.

  6. Battle of Shamli - Wikipedia

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    It was part of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. On 10 May 1857, local Muslims under the leadership of Haji Imdadullah Muhajir Makki gathered at Thana Bhawan, a small town in the Shamli district in current-day Uttar Pradesh, around 120 km from Delhi, to stage a violent protest against Company rule in India.

  7. Timeline of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 - Wikipedia

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    A timeline of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, which began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on the tenth of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, and soon erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the Upper Gangetic plain and Central India.

  8. Battle of Badli-ki-Serai - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Badli-ki-Serai was fought early in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, or First War of Indian Independence as it has since been termed in Indian histories of the events. A British and Gurkha force defeated a force of sepoys who had rebelled against the British East India Company.

  9. List of wars involving India - Wikipedia

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    Part of a series on the History of India Timeline Prehistoric Madrasian culture Soanian, c. 500,000 BCE Neolithic, c. 7600 – c. 1000 BCE Bhirrana 7570 – 6200 BCE Jhusi 7106 BCE Lahuradewa 7000 BCE Mehrgarh 7000 – 2600 BCE South Indian Neolithic 3000 – 1000 BCE Ancient Indus Valley Civilization, c. 3300 – c. 1700 BCE Post Indus Valley Period (Cemetery H Culture), c. 1700 – c. 1500 ...