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Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the uprising of 1857?
Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the uprising of 1857?
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The correct option is A Charles Canning
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company. The rebellion began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the cantonment of the town of Meerut. Soon it escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India. Lord Charles Canning was the Governor-General of India at the time of the uprising of 1857.
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a rebellion against the rule of the British East India Company. The rebellion began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the cantonment of the town of Meerut. Soon it escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper Gangetic plain and central India. Lord Charles Canning was the Governor-General of India at the time of the uprising of 1857.
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