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Indian Mutiny

British  

noun

  1. a revolt of Indian troops (1857–59) that led to the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the British Crown

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Indian Mutiny of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Rebellion, was an attempt to overthrow British rule.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

The god-man died during the Indian Mutiny in 1857; some of his followers were so distraught, they killed themselves.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022

The ghastly memento of the Indian Mutiny has, we are informed, just been placed in the museum of the Royal United Service Institution at Whitehall.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2018

After its somewhat inglorious demise following the Indian Mutiny, the Company was abolished in 1858.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2011

And, not to mention other nations, the circumstance that accompanied the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny, 1857, will make memorable the “chupatties” or sacred cakes of Khrishna.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Charles Hindley

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