Dehradun

Dehradun is the interim capital city of the state of Uttarakhand in Northern India. It was formerly called Dehra during the reign of the British Raj. It is part of the Himalayan pilgrimage circuit of Chota Char Dham.

Coordinates

Latitude: 30.325267517640
Longitude: 78.043813708937

Timeline of Events Associated with Dehradun

Date Event Manage
10 May 1857 to 20 Jun 1858

Indian Uprising

print of the hanging of two rebelsThe Indian Rebellion or Uprising, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions. It was not contained until the fall of Gwalior on 20 June 1858. Image: Felice Beato, Print of the hanging of two rebels, 1858 (albumen silver print). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.

Articles

Priti Joshi, “1857; or, Can the Indian ‘Mutiny’ Be Fixed?”

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