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Punjab was formally annexed by the East India Company.
Annexation of Punjab 1849: How a Boy King Signed Away a Kingdom
In 1849, the sun set on the Sikh Empire. After two bloody wars and years of court intrigue, the British finally seized the land of the five rivers.…
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At Barrackpore, sepoy Mangal Pandey attacked British officers and called on fellow soldiers to resist, an episode that preceded the wider uprising of 1857.
Indian Rebellion of 1857: The Revolt That Failed but Changed the Raj
In 1857, a rumor about greased cartridges sparked a fire that consumed North India. From Mangal Pandey’s first shot to the fall of Delhi, discover the story of…
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