First War of Independence (1857)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/First_War_of_Independence_(1857)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857 gptkb:Indian_Mutiny gptkb:Sepoy_Mutiny
gptkbp:cause	discontent among Indian soldiers (sepoys) introduction of Enfield rifle cartridges annexation policies (Doctrine of Lapse) economic exploitation by British resentment against British rule social and religious reforms by British
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	10 May (in India)
gptkbp:endDate	1 November 1858
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	First War of Independence (1857)
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_II gptkb:Bakht_Khan gptkb:Begum_Hazrat_Mahal gptkb:Kunwar_Singh gptkb:Mangal_Pandey gptkb:Nana_Sahib gptkb:Rani_Lakshmibai gptkb:Tantia_Tope gptkb:Azimullah_Khan gptkb:Maulvi_Ahmadullah_Shah
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Allahabad gptkb:India gptkb:Mathura gptkb:Etawah gptkb:Agra gptkb:Lucknow gptkb:Aligarh gptkb:Farrukhabad gptkb:Fatehpur gptkb:Rohilkhand gptkb:Banaras gptkb:Central_India gptkb:Delhi gptkb:Patna gptkb:Punjab gptkb:Saharanpur gptkb:Kanpur gptkb:Arrah gptkb:Awadh gptkb:Bareilly gptkb:Faizabad gptkb:Gwalior gptkb:Jhansi gptkb:Meerut gptkb:Shahjahanpur
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:British_East_India_Company gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:result	gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1858 beginning of direct rule by British Crown end of rule by East India Company suppression of the rebellion
gptkbp:significance	marked the beginning of the Indian national movement inspired future Indian freedom fighters led to major changes in British policies in India
gptkbp:startDate	10 May 1857
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Colonial_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5