Indian Rebellion of 1857

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Illustration of De Kantzow defending the treasury at Mainpuri during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, showing a British officer confronting armed sepoys inside a building as tensions rise during the uprising.

Illustration of Sepoy soldiers in uniform standing in formation with rifles during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858, with arched stone ruins in the background.

Collage of raised-fist silhouettes over a halftone orange, yellow, and green background, featuring historic newspaper text and faint crowd imagery.

Map showing key centers of revolt during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, with labeled cities such as Delhi, Meerut, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi, and Calcutta, highlighting major locations of conflict across British India.

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Illustration of Nana Sahib (born 1824 as Dhondu Pant), an Indian leader during the 1857 rebellion. The image shows him wearing traditional 19th-century Indian attire with a serious expression on his face, reflecting his role in the uprising against British rule in India.

Painting of Rani Lakshmibai, Indian freedom fighter and queen of Jhansi, depicted holding a sword and shield in traditional attire.

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Collage of raised-fist silhouettes over a halftone orange, yellow, and green background, featuring historic newspaper text and faint crowd imagery.

How India Finally Won a 200-year Fight for Independence

In August 1947 British rule ended on the Indian subcontinent.

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Illustration of De Kantzow defending the treasury at Mainpuri during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, showing a British officer confronting armed sepoys inside a building as tensions rise during the uprising.

Indian Rebellion of 1857

Indian sepoys (soldiers) corner a British officer amid their attack on a treasury...

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Illustration of Sepoy soldiers in uniform standing in formation with rifles during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858, with arched stone ruins in the background.

Indian troops during the Rebellion of 1857

Sometimes known as the Indian Mutiny, the Rebellion of 1857 was the first widespread...

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Map showing key centers of revolt during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, with labeled cities such as Delhi, Meerut, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi, and Calcutta, highlighting major locations of conflict across British India.

Key centers

A map showing the principal centers of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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Mangal Pandey

Mangal Pandey

Image of Mangal Pandey on a postage stamp issued by the government of India in 1984.

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Illustration of Nana Sahib (born 1824 as Dhondu Pant), an Indian leader during the 1857 rebellion. The image shows him wearing traditional 19th-century Indian attire with a serious expression on his face, reflecting his role in the uprising against British rule in India.

Nana Sahib

A leader in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, Nana Sahib led the uprising in Kanpur.

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Painting of Rani Lakshmibai, Indian freedom fighter and queen of Jhansi, depicted holding a sword and shield in traditional attire.

Lakshmi Bai

The queen of Jhansi, Lakshmi Bai assumed charge of the rebels in the Bundelkhand region...

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Indian Independence Movement

An interactive timeline of the key events of the Indian Independence Movement.

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