| OUDH | Region in central Uttar Pradesh,which was a centre of the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58 (4) |
| NANASAHIB | Byname of Dhondu Pant, a prominent leader of the Indian Mutiny of 1857 (4,5) |
| AGRA | City in Uttar Pradesh which houses the Taj Mahal (4) |
| DEHRA | -- Dun, city in Uttar Pradesh which houses the Indian Military Academy (5) |
| BRINDISI | Port in S.E. Italy which was a centre of the Crusades in the Middle Ages (8) |
| YUCATAN | Peninsula in south-eastern Mexico which was a centre of the Mayan Empire (7) |
| SEPOY | The Indian Mutiny of 1857-58 was also known as the ... Rebellion (5) |
| MALI | It was a centre of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years (4) |
| LUCKNOW | City besieged for six months during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 (7) |
| PADUA | It was a centre of art and literature in the Middle Ages. The poet Dante lived there, and St. Anthony is buried there. Its university was founded in the 13th century. The Taming of the Shrew is set t |
| DRED | The __ Scott Decision of 1857 |
| NANCY | French city which was a center for Art Nouveau at the beginning of the 20th century |
| SEPOYS | Troops in the service of the British East India Company, who instigated the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (6) |
| ANDALUSIA | Autonomous region of Spain that was a centre of Moorish civilisation (9) |
| ANTIOCH | Ancient city in modern-day Turkey that was a centre of St Paul's missions (7) |
| OBERLIN | College that was a center of abolitionism |
| FERDINAND | Football pundit who was a centre-back for Manchester United and England (3,9) |
| RIO | Football pundit who was a centre-back for Manchester United and England (3,9) |
| TAMIL | Indian Mutiny started in the rear (5) |
| LONGJOHNCADMIUM | Fictional character who planned a mutiny of the Hispaniola |
