Zvisinei, kusvikira muna 1858, chikamu chikuru cheIndia chakanga chichiri kutongwa nomutongi weMughal. Hasha pakati pemamwe mapoka ezvematongerwe enyika, zvisinei, dzakanga dzichiputika pasi pehutongi hwegavhuna mukuru waJames Dalhousie (1847<unk>1856), uyo akabatanidza Punjab (1849) mushure mekukunda muHondo yechipiri yeSikh.
, yakabatanidza madzimambo manomwe achishandisa dzidziso yekurasika, yakabatanidza nyika inokosha yeOudh pahwaro hwekutonga kwakashata, uye yakatsamwisa manzwiro etsika nekurambidza tsika dzechiHindu dzakadai sesati.