{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/697412ce283ec80e1517e5a4/69990868166f17685805518c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The East India Company's Epic Fail","description":"In this episode, we explore the corporate leadership failures of the British East India Company leading up to the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny. We examine how cultural insensitivity, aggressive administration, and a major communication breakdown over rifle cartridges sparked one of the largest armed uprisings in colonial history.<br><br><br><b>Chapters</b><br>00:00 The Gathering Storm<br>01:43 The Sepoys and Mounting Resentment<br>03:38 The Greased Cartridge Controversy<br>09:55 The Outbreak of Rebellion<br>15:13 Brutal Retaliation and Sieges<br>18:57 Aftermath and Lessons Learned","author_name":"History: Hits and Stories"}