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Who was the Governor-General of India during the rebellion in 1857
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Charles Canning
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Charles Canning (Lord Canning) was the Governor-General of India during the 1857 rebellion. He served from 1856 to 1862 and faced the challenge of the Indian Mutiny. Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General (1773-1785), Lord Curzon served much later (1899-1905), and Lord Dalhousie preceded Canning (1848-1856).