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(Encyclopedia)Indian Affairs, Bureau of, created (1824) in the U.S. War Dept. and transferred (1849) to the U.S. Dept. of the Interior. The War Dept. managed Native American affairs after 1789, but a separate burea...Indian Mutiny
(Encyclopedia)Indian Mutiny, 1857–58, revolt that began with Indian soldiers in the Bengal army of the British East India Company but developed into a widespread uprising against British rule in India. It is also...Italian Wars
(Encyclopedia)Italian Wars, 1494–1559, series of regional wars brought on by the efforts of the great European powers to control the small independent states of Italy. Renaissance Italy was split into numerous ri...Indian paintbrush
(Encyclopedia)Indian paintbrush: see figwort.Indian shot
(Encyclopedia)Indian shot: see canna.Indian turnip
(Encyclopedia)Indian turnip: see arum.Indian nut
(Encyclopedia)Indian nut: see pine nut.Indian rice
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