Causes, nature, importance and outcomes the revolt of 1857 also regarded as indias first war of independece was an extremely important event in indian history. The war of independence of 1857 failed to achieve its immediate political objectives. The indian rebellion of 1857 is considered as the very first war and revolutionary upheaval of the indian independence history. There were many reasons for this war since 1775 when the british government started confiscating the property and titles of the local muslims and hindus. 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. Hey this is an presentation for war of independence 1857. The revolt of 1857 indias first war of independence. There was no leader who could single handed lead all the groups. The revolt was started on 10th may of 1857 in the town of meerut. Lord dalhousie was the governorgeneral of india till 18481856. The first war of independence, 1857 flowchart revolt of 1857 is known as the first war of national independence.
They can be divided into political, religious, military, economic and social causes. Causes of war of independence it is now an admitted fact that th mass uprising of the people of indopakistan against the british rule in 1857 was not a spontaneous reaction of alien rule but the emption of the volcano of discontent which had kept smoldering for about a century. War of independence 1857 and role of urdu and persian. Revolt of 1857 is considered as a watershed movement in history. The situation was that if a clan was with the freedomfighters, its rival clan supported the british.
History the first war of independence, 1857 2 the first war of independence, 1857 causes of the revolt of 1857 the revolt of 1857 shook the foundations of the british rule in india. It was the most remarkable single event in the history of india after the establishment of british rule. Revolt of 1857 is known as the biggest revolt by indians against the foreigners, forcing them to leave our motherland india. The policy of annexation reached its climax when he implemented the policy of doctrine. Opium war 184042, later the second opium war 185760 was fought. Political as british extended their control they introduced many ways of grabbing land like the use of doctrine of lapse was introduced. The causes of war of independence 1857 linkedin slideshare. Disrespectful behaviour of english towards the mughal emper.
It has some other names too, like sepoy mutiny, indian mutiny, great rebellion, revolt of 1857, indian insurrection, etc. He attacked his british sergeant on 29 march 1857 at barrackpore. 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. What were the causes and consequences of the revolt of. War of independence is an important landmark in the history of subcontinent. One hundred years after the battle of plassey, anger against the unjust and oppressive british government took the form of a revolt. The east india company was aiming to annex all the states of india like avadh, tanjore, jhansi, satara, etc. War of independence 1857 and the role of urdu and persian newspapers dr.
It was the most remarkable single event in the history of. Consequencesrevolt of 1857 in india english summary. What were different causes of war of independence 1857. Avadh was annexed in 1857, on charges of maladministration satara, jhansi, nagpur and sambhalpur were annexed owing to doctrine of lapse. War of independence 1857 in 1857 british faced a serious challenge to their rule in india. Karnataka state syllabus class 10 social science history chapter 6 the first war of indian independence 1857.
As the sepoys refused to use fatplated cartridges, unrest emerged and uprisings started in meerut, delhi, kanpur, lucknow, jhansi and many other places. War of independence 1857 also called sepoy mutiny, indian rebellion, as well as is an important milestone in the history and it is composed start of war of independence 1857 short note. Revolt of 1857 history in hindi 1857 indian rebellion mangal pandey, bahadur shah, lakshmibai duration. The cartridges were rumoured to have been made from cow and sow fat. The 1857 war of independence basically began as a sepoy mutiny in the bengal presidency army.
Historians like sir john seeley called the revolt a mere sepoy mutiny with no popular support and native leadership. It is regarded as indias 1 st war of independence against the british rule. Pdf the revolt of 1857 the first war of independence. Munir ahmed baloch abstract much has been written on the causes and consequences of the war of independence 1857, as one of the most significant events of the history of subcontinent. The revolt of 1857 was a combination of political, economic, socioreligious and military causes. The revolt of 1857 in india study notes history discussion.
Some people also called thisindias first war of independence. It is also given names as indian rebellion, indian mutiny as well as indian revolt. Loading the enfield required tearing open the greased cartridge with ones. What are the causes and effects of war of independence 1857. Punjabs role in the war of independence 185758 67 the mutual rivalries and power politics among the different clans was also one of the causes of the collaboration of influential families with the british. It was only after the outbreak of the first war of indian independence that the hatred and the feeling of revenge for the british among the indian troops in china erupted like a volcano.
There are certain political causes of the 1857 revolt such as. There were many causes of the war of independence of 1857. Great revolt of 1857 causes, nature, importance, outcome. Kseeb sslc class 10 history solutions chapter 6 the first. Bakht khan 1797 may 1859 was commanderinchief of indian rebel forces in the indian rebellion of 1857 against the east india company. Dalhousie through his policies had added considerable territories to the british empire in india. The revolt of 1857 has been marked as the watershed or the great divide in the history of british india. Annexation of awadh on the charge of misgovernance. 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.
It is also referred to as first war of independencebut ended up in a failure. The direct effects of the revolt of 1857 may be summed as follows. Annexation of indian states by doctrine of lapse policy. It was sir syed ahmed khan who used the word, ghadar, deceitfulness, betrayal or treachery first to describe what was to many the first war of independence of india 1857, says dr abu. Under him the british followed an expansionist policy in india. Icse solutions for class 10 history and civics first war. This war was fought in 1857 by indians against the british in order to get rid of their domination. It was mainly fought against the biggest east india company which acted as.
Great revolt of 1857 the great revolt of 1857 also indian rebellion of 1857, the great uprising of 1857, the great rebellion, indian sepoy mutiny is regarded as indias first war of independence against the british rule. Political causes because of doctrine of lapse, the local indian leaders saw them in decline the mistreatment with the mug hal emperor and disrespect that lord dalhouise made by moving the royal family from delhi to qutb shah in civil service jobs were given to less indians, adding fuel to the fire the british replaced persian and declared. By the first half of the 19th century, the east india company had brought major portions of india under its control. The main causes of the war were political, social, economical, military and religious. Nana sahib was refused pension, as he was the adopted son of pesewa baji rao ii. Causes of war of independence it is now an admitted fact that th mass uprising of the people of indopakistan against the british rule in 1857 was not a spontaneous reaction of alien rule but the.
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. Icse solutions for class 10 history and civics first war of independence. K datta considers the revolt as a military outbreak, taken a. The revolt of 1857 exposed the danger involved in allowing a commercial organisation to rule over a country. Though in some places, fractional clashes began before that. The freedom fighters fought mostly in independent groups at different places led by leaders of their particular regions. In that time british were dominating in india and the force of india fought this war against the british force. The 1857 rebellion was a major uprising and protest against british in 18571858 in british india. Introduction to war of independence the sepoy mutiny as it was called by british was, in fact the war of independence against the british government in 1857. Reasons of the 1857 revolt the first war of indian.
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