29 March in Hindu history
29 March 184929 March 1857
Punjab annexed
After the second Anglo-Sikh war Lord Dalhousie annexes Punjab. The boy Maharaja Duleep Singh is sent away and the Koh-i-Noor goes to Queen Victoria.
Mangal Pandey attacks his officers at Barrackpore
Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry, angered by the greased cartridges, attacks his British officers on the parade ground. He is hanged on 8 April.