The Indian Revolt

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The Indian Revolt
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India under Lord Hasting
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Indian Revolt
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• The revolt of 1857 was the most severe outburst
  of anger and discontent accumulated in the hearts
  of Indian society.
• British historians called it a "Sepoy Mutiny.
• "The Indian historians termed it as the "First
  War of Independence". 

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• Jawaharlal Nehru in his book "Discovery of
  India" 
• It was much more than a military mutiny and
  it rapidly spread and assumed the character of a
  popular rebellion and a war of Indian
  Independence".

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• CAUSES OF THE REVOLT
• Economic   Social
• Political Religious
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• Military

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• Economic
• High Taxes
• No Industrial Development
• No Development in Cottage
• Industries.
• Unemployment

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• SOCIAL
• Superiority Complex of British
• No social contact between locals and the
  British.

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• POLITICAL
• Docrine of Lapse
• Lord Dalhousies declaration
• Title of Mughal Emperor change to
• King of Delhi
• Mughals will leave Red fort of Delhi after death
  of Bahadur Shah Zafar.

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• RELIGIOUS
• British missionaries
• Common Mess in Jails
• Ban on various religious customs like Sattee and
  thugee.

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• MILITARY
• Common mess in army.
• Salary differences among the
• British and local soldiers.
• Weapons distribution.
• Pension differences among the
• locals and the British.
• Difference in the age of
• retirement.

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