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Indian Mutiny

British

noun

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

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The Indian Mutiny convinced the British government that the owners of the British East India Company were unable to effectively govern India.

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

There were elaborate firework displays, including Cremorne’s pyro-boosted pride-restoring recreations of the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny.

From The Guardian • Jul. 23, 2019

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

His journey was arrested by the Indian Mutiny, when he was one of the besieged at Agra.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund

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