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Mutiny (RebeliĆ³n)

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Fishburn and Hughes: "The Indian Mutiny, also known as the Sepoy Rebellion ('sepoy' being a Persian and Urdu term meaning soldier, used in most vernacular languages of India). It was one of the most traumatic events in British colonial history. Begun in 1857 by Indian troops serving in the army of the British East India Company, it ended in 1859 after the relief of Delhi. The episode has been subsequently popularised for patriotic purposes by supporters of the Indian National Movement. During the rebellion the Sikhs remained loyal to the British and helped overcome the rebels." (136)