Indian Rebellion of 1857
1857 CE – 1858 CE · 1 year
A massive uprising by Indian soldiers and civilians against the British East India Company that nearly toppled British rule. Its suppression led to the dissolution of the Company and direct rule by the British Crown.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Indian rebels (sepoys & princes)
- British East India Company
Key moments
Defining events in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
- 1857 Siege of Delhi
- 1857 Siege of Lucknow
- 1857 Massacre at Cawnpore
- 1858 Battle of Gwalior
Elsewhere in South Asia at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
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Landmark · South Asia
Taj Mahal
1632 CE – still standing
Polity · South Asia
British Raj
1858 CE – 1947 CEConflict · South Asia
Indian Frontier Campaigns
1849 CE – 1898 CE
Landmark · South Asia
Mount Everest
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · South Asia
Mughal Empire
1526 CE – 1857 CE
Landmark · South Asia
Western Ghats
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · South Asia
Tibet
Attested 1000 CE – 1960 CE
Landmark · South Asia
Thar Desert
3000 BCE – still standingDated moments inside this span
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Image credits8 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Indian Rebellion of 1857Unknown author Cambridge University Press; Stanford's Geogl. Estabt.. · Public domain
- Taj MahalYann; edited by Jim Carter · CC BY-SA 4.0
- British RajEdinburgh Geographical Institute; J. G. Bartholomew and Sons. · Public domain
- Mount EverestRdevany · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mughal EmpireJustus Perthes, Gotha./Charles Joppen · GFDL
- Western GhatsMdmadhu · CC BY-SA 4.0
- TibetUniversity of Texas Libraries · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thar Desertsushmita balasubramani · CC BY 2.0
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