Paika Rebellion
The Paika Bidroha (Paika Rebellion) of 1817 took place nearly 40 years before the first sepoy mutiny. The Paikas were peasant militas of the Gajapati rulers of Odisha who offered military services to the king. The British established themselves in Odisha when the East India company dethroned the King of Khurda, Raja Mukunda Deva in […]