<Dl> <Dt> Indian Order of Merit </Dt> </Dl> <Dt> Indian Order of Merit </Dt> <P> A military and civilian decoration of British India, the Indian Order of Merit was first introduced by the East India Company in 1837, and was taken over by the Crown in 1858, following the Indian Mutiny of 1857 . The Indian Order of Merit was the only gallantry medal available to Native soldiers between 1837 and 1907 . </P> <P> There is no universally agreed name for the events of this period . </P>

Where did the british want to end the rebellion