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The Sepoy mutiny of 1857 took place when...

The Sepoy mutiny of 1857 took place when …..was the Governor General of India.

A

Lord Bentinck

B

Lord Wellesley

C

Lord Dalhousie

D

Lord Canning

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D
Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857-59. Sepoys in the Presidency of Bengal revolted against their British officers. Charles Canning was the Governor-General of India during the rebellion. Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General fo India from 1848 to 1856, who devised the Doctrine of Lapse.
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