2. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as
a Mutiny of sepoysof the East India
compani’s army on 10 May 1857, in the
town of Meerut and soon escalated into
other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely
in the upper Gangetic plain and central
India, with the major hostilities confined to
present-day Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
northern Madya pradesh, and the Delhi
region.
3. The rebellion posed a considerable
threat to Company power in that
region,and was contained only with the
fall of Gwalior on 20 June 1858. The
rebellion is also known as the
India's First War of Independence,
the Great Rebellion, the Indian
Mutiny, the Revolt of 1857,
the Uprising of 1857, the Sepoy
Rebellion, and the Sepoy Mutiny
.
4. Date : 10 May 1857–1859
Location : India (cf. 1857)[1]
Result : Suppression of the rebellion,
Final collapse of Mughals & Marathas,
End of Company rule in India,
Transfer of rule to the British crown,
De Facto (concerning fact)British Victory
Territorialchanges:
British Indian Empire created out of former
East India Company territory (some land returned
to native rulers, other land confiscated by the
British crown)
8. Bahadur Shah II
Bahadur Shah II, better known as Bahadur Shah Zafar,
born as Abu Zafar Sirajuddin Muhammad Bahadur
Shah Zafar was the last Mughal emperor and a
member of the Timurid Dynasty.
Born : October 24, 1775, Delhi
Died : November 7, 1862, Yangon
Spouse : Zeenat Mahal (1840–1882)
Parents : Akbar Shah II
Children : Mirza Mughal, Mirza Dara Bakht,
Mirza Shah Abbas, Mirza Fath-ul-Mulk Bahadur,
Mirza Khizr Sultan
10. Mangal Pandey (19 July 1827 – 8 April 1857) was a sepoy in the
34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the
English East India Company. He is known for his involvement in the
initial stages of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. While contemporary
British reports considered him a traitor and mutineer, he is widely
regarded as a freedom fighter in modern India. As such, in 1984 the
Indian government issued a postage stamp to commemorate him.
His life and actions have also been portrayed in several cinematic
productions.
Born : 19 July 1827 Nagwa, Ballia, U. P., India
Died : 8 April 1857 Barrackpore, Calcutta, India
Occupation : Sepoy (soldier) in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry
(BNI) regiment of the English East India Company
Known for : Mutineer / Indian freedom fighter
Religion : Hindu
12. Rani Lakshmibai
(Rani of Jhansi)
Birth name :Manikarnika
Born :19 November 1828
Birthplace :Varanasi, India
Died :18 June 1858
Place of death : Gwalior, India
Predecessor : Rani Rama Bai
Successor :British Raj
Consort to : Jhansi Naresh Maharaj Gangadhar Rao
Newalkar
Royal House : Maratha Empire
Children :Damodar Rao, Anand Rao (adopted)
14. Begum Hazrat Mahal
Begum of Awadh
Spouse :
Wajid Ali Shah
Born
1820
Faizabad, Awadh, India
:
Died :
Religion
:
April 1879
Kathmandu, Nepal
Islam
15. Begum Hazrat Mahal :also known
as Begum of Awadh, was the first
wife of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah. She
was stunningly beautiful, and used
her courage and leadership qualities
to rebel against the British East India
Company during the Indian Rebellion
of 1857.
16. After her husband had been sent away in
exile to Calcutta, she took charge of the
affairs of the state of Awadh, seized control
of Lucknow and set up her son, Prince Birjis
Qadir, as the ruler (Wali) of Awadh, but was
forced to abandon it. She rejected the
promises of allowance and status held out
to her by the British. She finally found
asylum in Nepal where she died in 1879.
18. Nana Sahib
Born
:
19 May 1824
Bithoor
Disappeared
:
1857
Kanpur
Nationality :
Indian
Title :
Peshwa
Predecessor
:
Baji Rao II
Children
:
Shamsher Bahaduar (went to
Nepal), Meina Devi
Parents
:
Narayan Bhatt and Ganga Bai
20. Maulvi Liaquat Ali was a Muslim religious leader
from Allahabad, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in
present day India. He was one of the leaders in the
revolt against the British in 1857.
One of the most prominent leaders of the 1857
Sepoy Mutiny, Maulvi Liaqat Ali belonged to Village
Mahgaon in Pargana Chail of District Allahabad. He
was a religious teacher, an upright pious Muslim,
and a man of great courage and valour.
22. Born
: 1814 Yeola, Nashik
Died
: 18 April 1859 Shivpuri
Other names : Tantya Tope, Tantia Tope
Political movement:
Religion : Hinduism
Indian Rebellion of 1857
25. Babu Kunwar Singh
Born : 1777 Jagdispur, Bihar
Died : 1858 (aged 80–81)
Allegiance :Zamindar of
Jagdispur
26. a royal Kshatriya (Rajput) house of Jagdispur,
currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar state,
India. At the age of 80 years, during India’s First
War of Independence (1857), he actively led a
select band of armed soldiers against the troops
under the command of the East India Company, he
defeated the British twice, but lost most of his
battles.
28. Bakht Khan (1797–13 May
1859) was nominal
commander-in-chief of
Indian rebel forces in the
Indian Rebellion of 1857
against the East India
Company.
30. grandson of Hafiz Rahmat Khan. He
formed his own government in
Bareilly in 1857 Indian revolt
against British. When the Indian
Rebellion of 1857 failed Bareilly,
too, was subjugated. Khan Bahadur
Khan was sentenced to death and
hanged in the Kotwali on February
24, 1860.
