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Lot No. 64: BALL, CHARLES

THE HISTORY OF INDIAN MUTINY GIVING A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE SEPOY INSURRECTION IN INDIA

  • Medium: Printed Books
  • Year: Circa 1860
  • Size: 11.3 x 7.7 inches
  • Place: London

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BALL, CHARLES

THE HISTORY OF INDIAN MUTINY GIVING A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE SEPOY INSURRECTION IN INDIA

And a concise history of the Great Military events which have tented to consolidate British Empire in Hindostan.

Year: Circa 1860

Size: 28.5 x 20 cm (11.3 x 7.7 inches)

Published by: The London Printing and Publishing Company Ltd. n.d. but circa 1860. First edition, 4to

7 Volume Set

80 Plates in all volumes, 2 Maps and 1 Table.

Original pictorial gilt cloth hardcover binding, title and gilt decoration on covers and spines, title in gilt on spine.

The Rebellion (or Mutiny) of 1857 in India has been the center of much historical controversy. Indian historians remain divided as to the nature of the rebellion; "Some see it as a popular rebellion betrayed by the landed 'ruling classes who ultimately surrendered and cooperated with the civil officers, while others see it as "a full-blown nationalist movement, uniting all classes, which is the official view advanced by the Indian media even today. British historians today no longer deny the latter view, but still stress local and individual motives. Despite the differences in opinions on the nature of the rebellion, historians do agree on its several causes. Military reform by the British threatened the privileges and special status enjoyed by the Indian troops of the Bengal army, the Sepoy's. The rebellion also found its roots in the Ganges plains and in central India, where oppressed small land-holders, peasant farmers, nomads and unsettled peoples from the 'fringes,' suffering under unjust taxation, rose together against both rival Indians and the symbols of Company authority. Ultimately, the British justified the suppression of the rebellion and the attack on Delhi as retribution for the deaths of British civilians early on in the uprising
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
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