𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

✧ Felice Beato ✧

Felice Beato (c. 1832 – 1909) was an Italian-British photographer. He was one of the first to take photographs in East Asia and one of the first war photographers. He is noted for his genre works, portraits, and views and panoramas of the architecture and landscapes of Asia and the Mediterranean region. His travels let him cr...

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✧ Rani of Jhansi ✧

The Rani of Jhansi (died 1858) was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. After the death of the raja of Jhansi in 1853, the British East India Company, the overlord of Jhansi, refused to acknowledge his young wife—the Rani—as regent. They instead annexed Jhansi, ignoring her vigorous protests. In May 1857, the Indian troops a...

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⚔️ #History books say the soldier-led 1857 rebellion ignited India’s fight for independence.

But upon closer examination, the #SepoyMutiny or the #IndianRebellion of 1857’s contributions to the freedom struggle were highly unusual: it led to the end of the #MughalEmpire, the onset of formal British rule, and Indians taking up arms against one another. Many still call the rebellion India’s First War of Independence. Was it?

https://www.thejuggernaut.com/sepoy-mutiny-indian-rebellion-1857-history?s=clzviov1q004ps601k34pakfd