Rebellion of 1857

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath reorganization of the British Indian Army
introduction of the Government of India Act 1858
repression of Indian society
gptkbp:caused_by discontent with British rule
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for future independence movements
gptkbp:date 1857
gptkbp:duration May 1857 to March 1858
gptkbp:historical_interpretation viewed as a nationalistic uprising
viewed as a sepoy mutiny
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:government_documents
contemporary newspaper articles
memoirs of participants
British military records
Indian oral histories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rebellion of 1857
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:British_East_India_Company
Indian soldiers
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Rani_Lakshmibai
gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_II
gptkb:Mangal_Pandey
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkbp:legacy commemoration in Indian history
formation of Indian National Congress
influence on British colonial policy
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Kanpur
gptkb:Battle_of_Lucknow
gptkb:Siege_of_Delhi
gptkbp:notable_event the Meerut uprising
the capture of Delhi
the execution of rebels
the fall of Cawnpore
gptkbp:outcome end of the Mughal Empire
establishment of direct British rule
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Partition_of_India
gptkb:Indian_National_Movement
gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkb:First_Anglo-Sikh_War
gptkb:Second_War_of_Independence
gptkb:Sepoy_Mutiny
gptkbp:significance first war of Indian independence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_Zafar
gptkb:Nawab_Muhammad_Ali_Shah
gptkb:Babu_Kunwar_Singh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7