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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:historical_event
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:First_War_of_Indian_Independence
gptkb:Indian_Mutiny
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gptkbp:casualties
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hundreds of thousands (estimated)
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gptkbp:cause
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economic exploitation
discontent among Indian soldiers (sepoys)
introduction of Enfield rifle cartridges
social and religious reforms
annexation policies of British East India Company
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gptkbp:endDate
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1858-07-08
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sepoy Mutiny (1857)
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gptkbp:leader
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gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_II
gptkb:Begum_Hazrat_Mahal
gptkb:Nana_Sahib
gptkb:Rani_Lakshmibai
gptkb:Tantia_Tope
gptkb:Kuwar_Singh
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gptkbp:legacy
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reorganization of Indian Army
end of Mughal Empire
increased racial divide in colonial India
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:India
gptkb:Lucknow
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Kanpur
gptkb:Bareilly
gptkb:Faizabad
gptkb:Gwalior
gptkb:Jhansi
gptkb:Meerut
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Relief_of_Lucknow
gptkb:Battle_of_Gwalior
gptkb:Battle_of_Jhansi
gptkb:Siege_of_Delhi
gptkb:Siege_of_Lucknow
Massacre at Cawnpore (Kanpur)
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
loyal Indian regiments
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkb:Queen_Victoria's_Proclamation
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1858
beginning of direct rule by British Crown
end of rule by British East India Company
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gptkbp:significance
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inspired later Indian independence movements
major uprising against British rule
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gptkbp:startDate
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1857-05-10
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:History_of_Bangladesh
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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