Indian Rebellion of 1857
A 1912 map of "Northern India - The Mutiny 1857–59" showing the centres of rebellion.
Date 10 May 1857–1859 Location India (cf. 1857)[1] Result Suppression of the rebellion, Final collapse of Mughal and Maratha Empires, End of Company rule in India, Transfer of rule to the British crown, British victory Territorial changes British Indian Empire created out of former East India Company territory (some land returned to native rulers, other land confiscated by the British crown)
Belligerents
East India Companyrebel sepoys Seven Indian princely states  Mughals of Delhi  Gwalior factions  Forces of Rani Lakshmibai, the deposed Maratha ruler of the independent state of Jhansi  Forces of Nana Sahib Peshwa, the adopted son of MarathaPeshwa Baji Rao II  Followers of Birjis Qadra, the son of the deposed Nawab of Oudh Some Indian civilians, notably retainers oftalukdars (feudal landowners) of Oudh and Muslim ghazis(religious fighters)	British Army  East India Companyloyalist sepoys Native irregulars East India Company British regulars  British and European civilian volunteers raised in the Bengal Presidency 21 princely states  Ajaigarh  Alwar  Bharathpur  Bhopal  Bijawar  Bikaner  Bundi  Hyderabad  Jaipur Jaora  Kapurthala  Kashmir  Kendujhar  Marwar  Nabha  Patiala  Rampur State  Rewa  Sirmur  Sirohi  Udaipur  Kingdom of Nepal
Commanders and leaders
Bahadur Shah II  Nana Sahib Peshwa  Bakht Khan  Rani Lakshmibai  Tantya Tope  Begum Hazrat Mahal Babu Kunwar Singh Ishwori Kumari Devi, Rani of Tulsipur	Commander-in-Chief, India:  George Anson (to May 1857)  Sir Patrick Grant  Sir Colin Campbell(from August 1857)  Jang Bahadur[2]

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