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May 18, 2010
900px-Return visit of the Viceroy to the Maharaja of Cashmere

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Table of contents

  • The Hubris of Rome
  • The Wrong Empire
  • Seeds of Rebellion
  • Wildfire
  • Myth of the Mutiny

The Hubris of Rome

In Calcutta a statue was erected to Lord Bentinck, Governor-General of India. Its inscription bears citing at length as it is testament to the moral zeitgeist with which the British believed their empire to be infused:

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