WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Mutiny, or Sepoy Mutiny or Indian Rebellion of 1857, (1857–58) Widespread rebellion against British rule in India begun by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the English East India Company.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First War of Indian Independence also referred to as the Sepoy Mutiny and the largest part of the blame for the mutiny has been assigned to the soldiers or the Sepoys. This is because, by all accounts, the mutiny started with the Sepoys and was largely driven by them.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Vizagapatam mutiny took place on October 3, 1780, and this was the first sepoy mutiny in India, as coined and recorded in the Gazetteer in the London Archives, said Professor Emeritus of the Department of History and Archaeology of Andhra University, Kolluru Suryanarayana.

Detailed explanation-4: -By the end, over 50, 000 sepoys had died or were executed later, whether or not they were guilty of participating in the revolt. Another 100, 000 civilians were killed by British efforts to put down the rebellion and take revenge. The chaos that followed also contributed to a major famine that killed even more people.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Sepoy Mutiny at Lucknow was led by Begum of Awadh, the widow of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. Hindu and Muslim talukdars and commoners joined her.