Indian War of Independence

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Indian_War_of_Independence
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Bengal
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Central_India
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Awadh
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:First_War_of_Indian_Independence
gptkb:Sepoy_Mutiny
gptkbp:cause economic exploitation
introduction of Enfield rifle cartridges
social and religious reforms
discontent with British rule
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:British_Crown
Indian rebels
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:India
May 10
gptkbp:endDate 1858-07-08
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian War of Independence
gptkbp:legacy debate over terminology and interpretation
nationalist sentiment in India
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Kanpur
gptkb:Battle_of_Gwalior
gptkb:Battle_of_Jhansi
gptkb:Siege_of_Delhi
gptkb:Siege_of_Lucknow
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Ahmadullah_Shah
gptkb:Colin_Campbell
gptkb:James_Outram
gptkb:John_Nicholson
gptkb:Henry_Havelock
gptkb:Kunwar_Singh
gptkb:Mangal_Pandey
gptkb:Azimullah_Khan
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_II
gptkb:Begum_Hazrat_Mahal
gptkb:Nana_Sahib
gptkb:Rani_Lakshmibai
gptkb:Tantia_Tope
gptkbp:notablePublication gptkb:The_Indian_War_of_Independence_(book_by_Vinayak_Damodar_Savarkar)
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkb:Quit_India_Movement
gptkb:Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)
gptkbp:result Dissolution of British East India Company
End of Mughal Empire
Suppression of the rebellion
Beginning of direct British Crown rule in India
gptkbp:significance inspired later Indian independence movements
major turning point in Indian history
gptkbp:startDate 1857-05-10
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:War_of_Independence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5