Assembling the Local
In 1817, in a region of the eastern coast of British India then known as Cuttack, a group of Paiks, the area''s landed militia, began agitating against the East India Company''s government, burning down government buildings and looting the treasury. While the attacks were initially understood as an attempt to return the territory''s native ruler to power, investigations following the rebellion''s ...
In 1817, in a region of the eastern coast of British India then known as Cuttack, a group of Paiks, the area''s landed militia, began agitating against the East India Company''s government, burning down government buildings and looting the treasury. While the attacks were initially understood as an attempt to return the territory''s native ruler to power, investigations following the rebellion''s ...
