Who controlled India before the Sepoy Mutiny?

India, for the most part, was controlled by the East India Company. Following the Sepoy mutiny in 1857, its lands came under the direct administration of the British crown.

For further reading check the following articles:

• Revolt of 1857, political and Economic Factors
• Revolt of 1857: Immediate Factor
• Revolt of 1857 Social Causes