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Indian Rebellion of 1857
The 1857 uprising against British rule, after which Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled and the Mughal Empire formally dissolved.
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Events
Battles, treaties, edicts, declarations — moments that turned the long arc.
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
Widespread uprising against East India Company rule.
–Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
British troops fire on an unarmed crowd in Amritsar.
Salt March (Dandi March)
Gandhi's 240-mile march to break the British salt law.
–Quit India Movement
Gandhi's 1942 call for an immediate end to British rule.
Indian Independence and Partition
India gains independence as the subcontinent is partitioned.