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Indian Mutiny

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Indian Mutiny
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(Historical Terms) a revolt of Indian troops (1857-59) that led to the transfer of the administration of India from the East India Company to the British Crown
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Noun1.Indian Mutiny - discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow)
Sepoy Mutiny
Bharat, India, Republic of India - a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947


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Well, there's no use my telling you gentlemen what came of the Indian mutiny.
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She dropped the machine, and looked fixedly at the print of the great-uncle who had not ceased to gaze, with an air of amiable authority, into a world which, as yet, beheld no symptoms of the Indian Mutiny.
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