Indian Rebellion of 1857
India passes from the Company to direct Crown rule
In May 1857 sepoys, Indian soldiers of the East India Company, mutinied at Meerut, and revolt spread across northern and central India. After it was crushed, Company rule was abolished and India passed under the direct rule of the British Crown.
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