The Great Rebellion or Great Revolt is a term that is generally used in English for the following conflicts:
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First Jewish–Roman War
The First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE), sometimes called the Great Jewish Revolt ( he, המרד הגדול '), or The Jewish War, was the first of three major rebellions by the Jews against the Roman Empire, fought in Roman-controlled ...
in 66–73 CE, also known as the Great Revolt of Judaea
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Peasants' Revolt
The Peasants' Revolt, also named Wat Tyler's Rebellion or the Great Rising, was a major uprising across large parts of England in 1381. The revolt had various causes, including the socio-economic and political tensions generated by the Black ...
in England in 1381, also called Wat Tyler's Rebellion
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English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...
in 1642–1651, also called
English Revolution
The English Revolution is a term that describes two separate events in English history. Prior to the 20th century, it was generally applied to the 1688 Glorious Revolution, when James II was deposed and a constitutional monarchy established unde ...
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Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II
The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II (4 November 1780 – 15 March 1783) was an uprising by ''cacique''-led Aymara, Quechua and ''mestizo'' rebels aimed at overthrowing Spanish colonial rule in Peru. The causes of the rebellion included opposition ...
in 1780–83, against Bourbon reforms in the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru
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Wars of the Three Kingdoms
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms were a series of related conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England, Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland and Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland, then separate entities united in a pers ...
, an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in England, Ireland and Scotland between 1639 and 1651, including the English Civil War
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the fo ...
, against the British East India Company
* In the northern states of the US, an alternate term used in
naming the American Civil War
The most common name for the American Civil War in modern American usage is simply "The Civil War". Although rarely used during the war, the term "War Between the States" became widespread afterward in the Southern United States. During and immedia ...
(1861–65)
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East Timorese rebellion of 1911–12
East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth.
Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
against Portuguese colonial authorities
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Arab Revolt
The Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية, ) or the Great Arab Revolt ( ar, الثورة العربية الكبرى, ) was a military uprising of Arab forces against the Ottoman Empire in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. On t ...
or Great Arab Revolt of 1917 ( ar, الثورة العربية, translit=al-Thawra al-‘Arabiyya, links=no; tr, Arap İsyanı, links=no), against the Ottoman Empire
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1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, later known as The Great Revolt (''al-Thawra al- Kubra'') or The Great Palestinian Revolt (''Thawrat Filastin al-Kubra''), was a popular nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine a ...
, that would come to be known as "the Great Revolt".
Fiction
* The war against the Evil Horde in
She-Ra: Princess of Power
* The
Butlerian Jihad
''Dune'', also known as the ''Dune Chronicles'', is an American science fiction media franchise that originated with the 1965 novel ''Dune'' by Frank Herbert and has continued to add new publications. ''Dune'' is frequently described as the best ...
, an event in Frank Herbert's fictional ''Dune'' universe
See also
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List of revolutions and rebellions
This is a list of revolutions, rebellions, insurrections, and uprisings.
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1–999 AD
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1500–1699
* 1501–1504: The Alvsson's rebellion against King Hans of Norway
* 1514: A peasants' war led by Gy ...
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