Sir John William Kaye
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Sir John William Kaye was a 19th-century British military historian, civil servant, and author best known for his influential histories of British India and the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir John William Kaye canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
author
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civil servant ⓘ historian ⓘ military historian ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardedBy | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1814-06-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1876-07-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| editorOf | Calcutta Review NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Royal Military College, Addiscombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
East India Company
NERFINISHED
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India Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of British India
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military history ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| knownFor |
histories of British India
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history of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Bengal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian historiography ⓘ |
| name | John William Kaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
History of the Sepoy War in India, 1857–1858
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History of the War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Life and Correspondence of Lord Metcalfe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lives of Indian Officers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Administration of the East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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civil servant ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
British India
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | Secretary in the Political and Secret Department of the India Office ⓘ |
| receivedTitle | knighthood ⓘ |
| resignationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | East India Company army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | East India Company army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs |
editor
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journalist ⓘ |
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