Impact of the revolt of 1857 in india modern indian history. The terms revolt and rebellion can be used synonymously. The revolt of 1857 indias first war of independence by roman saini. The revolt of 1857 is an important landmark in the history of india which occurred during the governorgeneralship of lord canning. This lesson deals with the solution of 2 questions related to the revolt of 1857, from the previous year questions of upsccse mains. This included assessing 1857 against the colonial backdrop, examining aspects of participation and focusing in a major way on the internal contradictions. The greased cartridges of the enfield rifle became the immediate cause. The process of british conquest was not a smooth one because there was hardly a year during this period when there was no revolt against the british in one part of the country or the other. Planemad if you are using the image under the creative commons share alike license please credit the photo ccbysa planemadwikimedia and include a link to this page. Modern indian history the revolt of 1857 in 1857, a revolt broke out in northern and central india and nearly swept away british rule. It was the most severe outburst of anger and discontentment accumulated in the hearts of the various sections of the indian society ever since the inceptionread more. The revolt of 1857 was a product of the character and policies of colonial rule.
One of the great leaders of the revolt of 1857 and perhaps one of the greatest heroines of indian history, was the young rani lakshmibai of jhansi. Sepoys in the presidency of bengal revolted against their british officers. This video or animation explains the revolt of 1857 which is one of the major event in the struggle for indian independence. The sepoy mutiny 18571859, also commonly known as the indian mutiny, indian rebellion, or, amongst an older generation of nationalist historians, the first war of independence, was an armed uprising that began in locally raised units of the east india companys bengal army the other two armies of the east india company were the madras.
He also compared the revolt of 1857 to the french revolution on the basis of the peasant support for these uprisings. The revolt of 1857 exposed the danger involved in allowing a commercial organisation to rule over a country. The revolt broke due to the incident of mangal pandey the revolt spread throughout north india. On the eve of the revolt, the official british view of indian reality was quite myopic and without any thought that. The immediate cause of military disaffection was the deployment of the new breechloading enfield rifle, the cartridge of which was purportedly greased with pork and beef fat. India the mutiny and great revolt of 185759 britannica. Emergence of press, development of rapid means of transport and communication, and the impact of the contemporary european movement accelerated the growth of this national sentimence. What were the causes and consequences of the revolt of. By joshika saraf on apr 16, 20 lex articles, lex pedia revolt of 1857, which led to the removal of british company rule in india, is the display of utter hatred and anger in indians towards the foreign rule. Revolt of 1857 important points sepoy mutiny started on 10th may 1857 in the cantonment of meerut. No explicit permission is needed from me, but id appreciate an email if my work has been of help to you.
The main persons behind this rebellion were the soldiers sepoy. This rumour sparked off fire of discontent against the british in the form of the revolt. Impact of the revolt of 1857 in india modern indian. India as a nation and indians as individuals were subjected to insults, humiliation and contemptuous treatment. The revolt of 1857 is an important landmark in the history of india which occurred during the governergeneralship of lord canning causes of the revolt. The revolt began with a mutiny of the sepoys, or the indian soldiers of the companys army, but soon engulfed wide regions and people.
British historians called it a sepoy mutiny and the indian historians called it. Background the east india trade company mughal empire ruled most of india when europeans arrived muslim empire ruled over shia, sikh, and hindu groups. The revolts of 1857 originated with the mutiny of the sepoys. Pdf on dec 1, 2014, abdul azim akhtar and others published the revolt of 1857 in british india. First question explains the reason behind why lord dalhousie is considered as father of modern india. Revolt of 1857 is considered as a watershed movement in history. By the first half of the 19th century, the east india company had brought major portions of india under its control. It began on 10th may 1857 at meerut with the mutiny of indian soldiers or sepoys as the british used to call them. One of the important events of indian history is the revolt of 1857. Joshi, editor, rebellion, 1857, a symposium, delhi, 1957. The rebellion began on 10 may 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the companys army in the garrison town of meerut, 40 mi 64 km northeast of delhi now old delhi. Syed ahmed khan was one of the leading figures of muslim india, and the revolt of 1857 was the defining moment of his life. The indian rebellion of 1857 is also called the indian mutiny, the sepoy mutiny, indias first war of independence or indias first struggle for independence.
When we talk about other countries lying inindian sub continent burma, ceylon,singapore,nepal and bhutan were the major countriesunderbritish. The mutiny of eighteen fifty seven bimia prasad mukerji the revolt of 1857. The revolt of 1857, also known as the sepoy mutiny by the britishers began as a mutiny of sepoys of the british east india companys army in the presidency of bengal. The revolt of 1857 is regarded by many as the first war of indian independence.
The revolt of 1857 was an important marker in indian history, and is an important area where questions have repeatedly featured in the civil services prelims and civil services mains examinations conducted by the union public service commission upsc. Consequencesrevolt of 1857 in india english summary. East india company had established supremacy over most part of india by harsh treatment towards indians. It is regarded as indias 1 st war of independence against the british rule. Modern indian history the revolt of 1857 tutorialspoint. What was the result of first war of independence its drawback. The first sign of unrest appeared in 1857 at barrackpore in bengal. Nature of revolt there is a great controversy amongst the scholars over the nature of the revolt of 1857.
They claim that the soldier revolt by the mostly dalit indian soldiers in the british army that took place in jhansi in 1857, snowballed into the war of independence. Pdf the revolt of 1857 the first war of independence. Even if throughout the second half of the nineteenth century this event had a global. Please watch all the theoretical lessons before watching this lesson. The revolt of 1857 was a combination of political, economic, socioreligious and military causes. Indian revolt in 1858 in which he criticized the company and blamed the war on it.
The indian rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in india in 185758 against the rule of the british east india company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the british crown. The rebellion began on 10 may 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the companys army in the garrison town of meerut, 40 mi 64 km northeast of. The british conquest of india was nearly complete by 1856. Indian rebellion of 1857 simple english wikipedia, the free. The indian war of independence of 1857 columbia university. Bipan chandra is of the view that the revolt of the sepoys was. British historian have only considered it as a sepoy mutiny, they consider its immediate cause the greased cartridges only. One hundred years after the battle of plassey, anger against the unjust and oppressive british government took the form of a revolt. Causes of the revolt of 1857 or causes of revolt of 1857 in india. The rebels who revolted in banaras were crushed by colonel neills. Which directly affected some of the famous kingdoms like satara, nagpur, jhansi etc.
When soldiers of the bengal army mutinied in meerut on may 10, 1857, tension had been growing for some time. The revolt of 1857 in india study notes history discussion. The revolt of 1857 is an important marker in indian history, and is an area where questions have repeatedly featured in the civil services prelims and civil services mains examinations conducted by the union public service commission upsc. The refusal to continue the indian historians named it the revolt of 1857 or the pension of nana saheb, the adopted son of baji rao first war of indian. Even after the battle of plassey and buxar british were able to establish supremacy this revolt shook the very basic foundation of british rule in india. The cumulative effect of british expansionist policies, economic exploitation and administrative innovations over the years had adversely affected the positions of all rulers of indian states, sepoys, zamindars, peasants, traders, artisans, pundits, maulvis, etc. Dec, 20 this video or animation explains the revolt of 1857 which is one of the major event in the struggle for indian independence.
The revolt at lucknow was led by the begum of avadh who had proclaimed her young son, birjis kadr, as the nawab of avadh. Nana sahib was refused pension, as he was the adopted son of peshwa baji rao ii avadh. The indian rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in india in 1857 58 against the rule of the british east india company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the british crown. Dalits and memories of 1857 the dalits have an emotional link with the 1857 war of independence for they believe that it was initiated by them.
We are providing correct, sufficient and quality information in one pool. One hundred years after the battle of plassey, anger against the unjust and oppressive british government took the form of a revolt that shook. Revolt a rebellion of people against established authority and power. In this article we will discuss about the great revolt of 1857 also called the first war of indian independence, was a major event in the history of india, both as a step forward in the process of constitutional development and awakening of the people. In the context of the revolt of 1857 the term revolt refers primarily to the uprising of the civilian population peasants, zamindars, rajas, jagirdars while the mutiny was of the sepoys. Nature of the revolt of 1857 free study notes for mba mca. But a reader might ask, what is the indian mutiny or revolt or uprising.
The year 1857 marked the completion of 100 years of british rule. K datta considers the revolt as a military outbreak, taken a. They were political, administrative, economic, socioreligious and military causes. In 1857, the great armed uprising took place against the british rule in india. Preface this project is meant for the students of standard 10th so that they understand that why india required freedom. The revolt of 1857 was the most severe outburst of anger and discontentment accumulated in the hearts of the various sections of the indian society ever since the inception of the british rule. A sepoy, mangal pandey on 29 th march 1857, killed senior officers on parade and started the revolt. It was after this that the nationalistic movement in the country gathered momentum. Contents causes of sepoy mutiny leaders of sepoy mutiny repression by the british what were the causes of sepoy mutiny or revolt of 1857. A symposium, 1957, it focused on both the diversities and the specificities of the 1857 revolt.
What were the causes and consequences of the revolt of 1857. This chapter discuss about the revolt of 1857 and its representation. The revolt of 1857 mahendra guru july, 2017 general studies lecture, general study causes of the revolt was a combination of political, economic, socioreligious and military causes. The introduction of the policy like doctrine of lapse and direct annexation. It began on 10 may 1857 at meerut, as a mutiny of sepoys of the british east india companys army. Observations by historians the revolt of 1857 is an important marker in indian history, and is an area where questions have repeatedly featured in the civil services prelims and civil services mains examinations conducted by the union public service commission upsc. The revolt of 1857 was the most severe outburst of anger and discontent accumulated in the hearts of various sections of the indian society ever since the inception of british rule in bengal, following the battle of. British troops man an outlying picket during the siege of delhi, a conflict of. Lord dalhousies regime 184956 marked the high watermark of the expansion of british domination in india when he implemented the doctrine of lapse which postulated that indian states having no natural heir would be. Thus british government passed government of india act 1858 on august 2, 1858, according to which the power that the company enjoyed was snatched and a direct rule was established. This was due to the oppressive taxation which impoverished the peasantry. Therevoltof1857 maheshwari the war of independence. Nature of the revolt of 1857 free study notes for mba.
You do not have to be a history expert to clear upsc civil services. It was the most remarkable single event in the history of. Some other foreign historian holds it to be a muslim conspiracy against the british and its aim. The revolt of 1857 was the most severe outburst of anger and discontent accumulated in the hearts of various sections of the indian society ever since the inception of british rule in bengal, following the battle of plassey in 1757 and the battle of buxar. The sepoy mutiny 18571859, also commonly known as the indian mutiny, indian rebellion, or, amongst an older generation of nationalist historians, the first war of independence, was an armed uprising that began in locally raised units of the east india companys bengal army the other two armies of the east india company were the madras army and the bombay army. From the above mentioned view, only two of the views are famous. The approximate number is that a question on the revolt of 1857 appears once every 2 years in the exam. Causes of the revolt of 1857 or causes of revolt of 1857 in india the indian rebellion of 1857 is also called the indian mutiny, the sepoy mutiny, indias first war of independence or indias first struggle for independence. Description the indian rebellion of 1857, also called the great rebellion, the indian mutiny, the revolt of 1857 the british east india companys army in the presidency of bengal on 10 may, 1857 revolted against their british officers.
The simmering discontent against the british led to this famous revolt also known as sepoy mutiny. The 1857 indian revolt by daniel stevenson on prezi. Revolt of 1857 observations by historians quick notes on revolt of 1857. The reasons for the failure of the 1857 revolt are many and can be grouped into administrative, military and political causes. It was the most severe outburst of anger and discontentment accumulated in the. Great revolt of 1857 india political science notes. Apr 16, 20 revolt of 1857, which led to the removal of british company rule in india, is the display of utter hatred and anger in indians towards the foreign rule.
It was the first rebellion against the east india company which took the massive form. Bahadur shah was captured, tried and deported to burma where he died in 1862. Indian rebellion of 1857 simple english wikipedia, the. The revolt of 1857 created a kind of permanent bitterness and suspicion between the british and the indians. Pdf the war of 1857 was a great event that influenced the future. In 1857, a revolt broke out in northern and central india and nearly swept away british rule. The revolt of 1857 has been marked as the watershed or the great divide in the history of british india. On may 10th, 1857 the sepoys revolted against their british officers. Historians like sir john seeley called the revolt a mere sepoy mutiny with no popular support and native leadership. Made by manas joshi x a ryan internationa school 1 2. Nana sahib alias dhondu pant was refused pension, as he was the. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Egypt british occupation, 1895 ny, pdf kindle epub, free, ucla.
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