Punjab, IndiaPunjab ( ; Panjabi: pañjāba, pronounced) is a state in northwestern India. Forming part of the larger Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, the state is bordered by the Indian states and union territories of Himachal Pradesh to the north and northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, Jammu and Kashmir to the north. To the west, it shares an international border with the identically named Pakistani province of Punjab.
Martial raceMartial race was a designation which was created by army officials in British India after the Indian Rebellion of 1857, in which they classified each caste as belonging to one of two categories, the 'martial' castes and the 'non-martial' castes.
HaryanaState in northwestern IndiaState in North India, IndiaHaryana is a state located in the northwestern part of India. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, by Rajasthan to the west and south, by Delhi to the southeast, while river Yamuna forms its eastern border with Uttar Pradesh. The state capital is Chandigarh, which it shares with the neighbouring state of Punjab. The city of Gurgaon is among India's largest financial and technology hubs.ZaildarZaildar was an officer in charge of a Zail which was an administrative unit of group of villages during the Sikh Empire, British Indian Empire in Punjab and Dogra dynasty rule in Jammu and Kashmir (princely state).
Reservation in IndiaForm of affirmative actionReservation is a system of affirmative action in India that was established during the British Raj. Based on provisions in the Indian constitution, it allows the union government and the states and union territories of India to allocate a specific percentage of reserved quotas or seats, in higher education admissions, employment, political bodies, etc., for "socially and economically backward citizens".
Madhya PradeshState in central IndiaState in Central India, IndiaMadhya Pradesh (; Hindi:; lit. 'Central Province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Other major cities include Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Chhindwara and Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 72 million residents.
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh (UTT-ər prə-DESH, abbr. UP; Hindi: Uttar Pradēś, pronounced [ˈʊt̪ːəɾ pɾə.ˈdeːɕ] , lit. 'Northern Province') is a state located in northern part of India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is India's most populated state. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the west, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi to the northwest, Uttarakhand and Nepal to the north, Bihar to the east, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to the south.
British RajThe British Raj ( ; from Hindustanirāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the period of rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, lasting from 1858 to 1947. It is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India.
Other Backward ClassTerm for socially or educationally disadvantaged group of people in IndiaThe Other Backward Class (OBC) is a collective term used by the Government of India to classify communities that are "educationally or socially backward" (i.e., deprived/disadvantaged). It is one of several official classifications of the population of India, along with general castes, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs).
CasteA caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification: a caste system.
RajasthanState in northwestern IndiaState in Northwest India, IndiaRajasthan (Hindi: Rājasthāna, pronounced ; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northwestern India. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It covers 342,239 square kilometres (132,139 mi) or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area.
Indian Rebellion of 1857Uprising against British Company ruleBelligerentsMughal EmpireSepoymutineersOudh StateRampur StateForces of Rani Lakshmibai of JhansiForces of Nana Sahib Peshwa IIJagdishpurGwalior factionsJodhpur factionsBandaVarious other groupsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandEast India CompanyRajputana AgencyPatialaKapurthalaRampurJodhpurNabhaKingdom of NepalCommanders and leadersBahadur Shah II (POW)Nana SahibRani Lakshmibai †Tatya Tope Bakht Khan †Begum Hazrat MahalKunwar Singh (DOW)The Earl CanningGeorge Anson †Sir Patrick GrantSir Colin CampbellSir Hugh RoseSir Henry Havelock †Sir James OutramSir Henry Lawrence (DOW)James Neill †John Nicholson †Surendra Bikram ShahDhir Shamsher RanaRandhir SinghSir Yusef Ali KhanCasualties and losses 6,000 British killed, including civiliansBased on a rough comparison of the dubious pre-1857 regional demographic data and the first 1871 Census of India, probably 800,000 Indians were killed, and very likely more, both in the rebellion itself and in the famines and epidemics that it caused.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, including military forces, on behalf of the British Crown.
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