Odisha (formerly known as Orissa) is a state in eastern India, located on the Bay of Bengal. Its capital is Bhubaneswar. In 1866, the region was struck by the Orissa Famine, which is estimated to have caused 1 million deaths.
The Indian Rebellion or Uprising, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, began as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions. It was not contained until the fall of Gwalior on 20 June 1858. Image: Felice Beato, Print of the hanging of two rebels, 1858 (albumen silver print). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.