Indian Rebellion of 1857

1857–58 uprising against British Company rule

policy of the British East India Company, in force until 1858, that British India will annex any Indian princely state under British suzerainty if its ruler was “incompetent” (according to British judgment) or died without a male heir

Large calibre, mid 19th century American rifle

ruler from Bihar who led a rebellion against the British

garden in Lucknow laid 1847-1856

mosque in India

Final battles of the 1857 Indian revolt