Despite Queen Victoria's promise in 1858 that…
1852 CE to 1863 CE
Despite Queen Victoria's promise in 1858 that all subjects under the British crown will be treated equally under the law, the revolt leaves a legacy of mistrust between the ruler and the ruled.
In the ensuing years, the British will often assume a posture of racial arrogance as "sahibs" who strive to remain aloof from "native contamination."
This attitude will perhaps be best captured in Rudyard Kipling's lament that Englishmen are destined to "take up the white man's burden."
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Bengalis
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East India Company, British (United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies)
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Bengal, Nawabs of
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India, East India Company rule in
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Bengal Presidency
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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
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British Raj; India (Indian Empire)
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