British rule in Himachal Pradesh

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The '''[[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]''', also known as the '''First War of Indian Independence''' and the '''Sepoy Mutiny''', was a prolonged period of armed uprisings in different parts of [[India]], against [[United Kingdom|British]] occupation of that part of the [[Indian subcontinent|subcontinent]].

The first Indian war of independence resulted due to the build-up of political, social, economic, religious and military grievance against the [[United Kingdom|British]]. People of the hill provinces were not politically active as were the people in other states of the country. More or less they maintained distance and so did their rulers with the exception of [[Bushahr]]. Some of them even provided help to the [[United Kingdom|British]] during the time of revolt. Among them were the rulers of [[Chamba district|Chamba]], [[Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur]], Bhagal and Dhami. The sons of Raja Gobind Singh, ruler of [[Siba State]], namely Raja Ram Singh and Raja
Sunder Singh, revolted against the British and killed some of them along with their cousin. As a result Sunder Singh left the throne {{clarification|date=December 2019}} and established an independent domain named Tantpalan. The rulers of Bushahr acted in a hostile manner to the interests of the British. However, the evidence is not clear whether they really aided the rebels or not.<ref name=bsahistory>{{cite web
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The British territories in the hills came under the direct control of the British Crown after [[Queen Victoria]]'s proclamation of 1858. The provinces of [[Chamba district|Chamba]], [[Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India|Mandi]] and [[Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur]] made a good rate of progress in various fields during the [[British India|British]] rule. During [[World War I]], nearly all rulers of the hill states remained loyal and served in the British army during the war time. Amongst the [[Princely state|states]] which helped the British were the states of [[Kangra State|Kangra]], [[Dada-Siba Jagir]], [[Nurpur State|Nurpur]], [[Chamba State|Chamba]], [[Suket State]], [[Mandi State|Mandi]] and [[Bilaspur State|Bilaspur]].<ref name=bsahistory/>

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British rule in Himachal Pradesh