Mutiny
the unlawful insurrection or revolt of soldiers or seamen against the authority of their commanders; open resistance of officers or opposition to their authority.
MUTSU HITO (möt'sö hētō), Mikado (or Emperor) of Japan; born Nov. 3, 1852. He ascended the throne in 1867, His children are Prince Yoshihito, born and married Princess Haruko in 1869. in 1879, and proclaimed Crown Prince in 1889, and three princesses. His reign was marked by great reforms; and the feudal system, which had impeded the general progress of the country, was abolished. He died in 1912. See JAPAN.
MUTTRA (mut'trä), or MATHURA (ma'thö-rä), a town of India, in the Northwest Provinces, on the right bank of the Jumna, 30 miles above Agra. For centuries it has been a center of the Buddhist faith; the surrounding country swarms with associations of Krishna and and mosques; the river is lined with magnificent flights of stairs, leading down to the bathing places in the sacred river; large numbers of pilgrims resort to the city on the occasion of its religious festivals; and troops of monkeys and turtles are supported by the charity of the gentle-hearted people. The city was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1017; its temples were destroyed by a native sultan in 1500, and by Aurungzebe in 1669; and it was plundered by the Afghans in 1756. In 1803 it passed into the hands of the British. Pop. about 60,000. The district has an area of 1,453 square miles.