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1756
Dowlah, Suraja
    Calcutta Imprisons Europeans in the "Black Hole of Calcutta"
1757
Dowlah, Suraja
   2nd Jan Calcutta Clive relieves Calcutta from Dowlah & peace is agreed
1857
Bahadur Shah II
    Rebelling Indian kings and the Indian regiments accepted Zafar as Emperor of India
   10th May Indians constituted 96% of the 300,000 British Army and the violence against British quickly spread (hence the name Sepoy Mutiny)
1857
Pandey, Mangal
   10th May Meerut The violence starts when Mangal Pandey, a soldier in the Army shot his commander for forcing the Indian troops to use the controversial rifles
1858
Bahadur Shah II
    Humayun's Tomb capture d & his sons Mirza Mughal & Khizar Sultan & his grandson Abu Bakr executed
    India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny
    Humayun's Tomb The rebellion is crushed, seeks refuge in the Humayun's Tomb
1859
Tope, Tatya
    April After Tope's capture and execution the leaderless Indians are soon pacified
   14th June The final stage of the mutiny takes place in central India, which is roused by a roving band of rebels under the Maratha General Tatya Tope
1942
Gandhi, Indira Nehru
    Congress launches "Quit India" movement
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