GB 0102 MS 380484 - Mutiny Scrapbooks

5 boxes

GB 0102 MS 380484 1840s-1910s Collection (fonds) 5 boxes Unknown
Factors behind the Indian Mutiny (1857-1858) included the political expansion of the East India Company at the expense of native rulers, harsh land policies of successive Governor-Generals, and the rapid introduction of European civilization. The trigger was discontent among indigenous soldiers (both Hindu and Muslim), who revolted, capturing Delhi and proclaiming an emperor of India. The mutiny became a more general uprising against British rule, spreading through northern central India. Cawnpore (Kanpur) and Lucknow fell to Indian troops. With support from the Sikh Punjab, troops under generals Colin Campbell and Henry Havelock reconquered affected areas. The British government subsequently undertook reform, abolishing the East India Company and assuming direct rule by the Crown. Expropriation of land was discontinued, religious toleration decreed, and Indians were admitted to subordinate civil service positions. The proportion of British to native troops was increased as a precaution against further uprisings.

Presented by Sir Cyril Philips (former Director of SOAS) in 1990.

Collected papers, 1840s-1910s, relating to the Indian Mutiny, comprising manuscript notes, press cuttings including reproductions of photographs, engravings, and other illustrations, and manuscript and printed maps, and including information on British Army and Bengal Army soldiers involved in the Mutiny and the chronology of the Mutiny.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.
English

Unpublished handlist and database.

See The Indian 'Mutiny' 1857-8: a guide to source material in the India Office Library and Records by Rosemary Seton (1986).

Revised by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Source: http://www.encyclopedia.com Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Apr 2002 Armed forces Asian history Bengal Army British Army Colonial conflicts Colonial countries Colonial forces Engravings History India Indian history Indian Mutiny (1857-1858) International relations Maps Military organizations National history Newspaper press Organizations Photographs Political systems Press Press cuttings South Asia State security Visual materials

Presented by Sir Cyril Philips (former Director of SOAS) in 1990.

Collected papers, 1840s-1910s, relating to the Indian Mutiny, comprising manuscript notes, press cuttings including reproductions of photographs, engravings, and other illustrations, and manuscript and printed maps, and including information on British Army and Bengal Army soldiers involved in the Mutiny and the chronology of the Mutiny.

Unrestricted.

No publication without written permission. Apply to archivist in the first instance.

• English

• Latin

English

Unpublished handlist and database.

See The Indian 'Mutiny' 1857-8: a guide to source material in the India Office Library and Records by Rosemary Seton (1986).

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English