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Dudu Mian laid emphasis on the egalitarian nature of Islam and declared that “Land belongs to God”. According to the Doctrine of Lapse, new territories under the corrupt Indian rulers were to be -

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Write about the Kanpur Massacre of 1857.

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The Siege of Cawnpur was a key episode in the Indian rebellion of 1857. The besieged Company forces and civilians in Cawnpur (now Kanpur) were unprepared for an extended siege and surrendered to rebel forces under Nana Sahib, in return for a safe passage to Allahabad. However under ambiguous circumstances, their evacuation from Cawnpur turned into a massacre, and most of the men were killed.

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