This article reconstructs the unfolding of events in India in March–April 1919 that led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It evaluates the circumstances and the administrative and military response from a legal history perspective. It argues that the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was not a unique event but culminated colonial rage against a broader anti-colonial mobilisation.

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“用铁匠的锤子粉碎苍蝇”：印度殖民地晚期的 Jallianwala Bagh、公共秩序和民众抗议

本文重构了 1919 年 3 月至 4 月印度发生的导致贾利安瓦拉巴格大屠杀的事件。它从法律历史的角度评估情况以及行政和军事反应。它认为 Jallianwala Bagh 大屠杀不是一个独特的事件，而是对更广泛的反殖民动员的殖民愤怒达到高潮。