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Death of Tipu Sultan.
Tipu's last stand was the defence of Seringapatnam where he died fighting bravely. -
Defeat of the Maratha leader Sindhia
Lord lake took over Delhi after Successfully defeating the Maratha leader, Sindhia. -
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Doctrine of Lapse
This law said that if a Hindu ruler died without a natural heir, the state would go under British control due to this law 8 states in 8 years went under British rule -
Marquis of Wellesley and the Nawab of Awadh
Marquis of Wellesley forced the Nawab of Awadh to handover 30,000 sq. miles of land between the river Ganga and Yamuna. -
The cartridge incident
The British released new rifles that had cartridges greased with the fat of cows and pigs. Hindu soldiers didn't use this rifle because cow is a holy animal in their religion and Muslims didn't use the rifle because intake of meat of pigs is forbidden in Islam. this led to huge revolt and later a war. -
The war of Independence
War of independence also known as the Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company,
