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The First War of Indian Independence
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_First_War_of_Indian_Independence
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:Indian_Mutiny
gptkb:Sepoy_Mutiny
gptkbp:casualties
Hundreds of thousands (estimated)
gptkbp:cause
gptkb:Doctrine_of_Lapse
Annexation of Indian states
Discontent among sepoys
Economic exploitation
Religious and social reforms
Use of greased cartridges
gptkbp:commemoratedBy
gptkb:India
10 May
gptkbp:endDate
1 November 1858
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The First War of Indian Independence
gptkbp:location
gptkb:India
gptkb:Lucknow
gptkb:Delhi
gptkb:Kanpur
gptkb:Bareilly
gptkb:Faizabad
gptkb:Gwalior
gptkb:Jhansi
gptkb:Meerut
gptkbp:mainBelligerent
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:British_Crown
Indian rebels
Princely states
gptkbp:notableLeader
gptkb:Bahadur_Shah_II
gptkb:Begum_Hazrat_Mahal
gptkb:Kunwar_Singh
gptkb:Mangal_Pandey
gptkb:Nana_Sahib
gptkb:Rani_Lakshmibai
gptkb:Tantia_Tope
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkb:Queen_Victoria's_Proclamation
gptkb:Mughal_Empire
gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkbp:result
gptkb:Dissolution_of_East_India_Company
Beginning of direct British rule in India
End of Mughal Empire
Suppression of the rebellion
gptkbp:significance
End of Company rule
Led to the Government of India Act 1858
Marked the beginning of the Indian national movement
gptkbp:startDate
10 May 1857
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Vinayak_Damodar_Savarkar
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5