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Modern Indian History - Colonial Period
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Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
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Lord Canning
💡 Explanation:
The revolt of 1857 is referred as Sepoy Mutiny by many historians. After the mutiny, Lord Canning was made the Viceroy and power was transferred from the East India Company to the British crown by the Act of 1858.