8. What were the main causes of the Revolt of 1857?
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Explanation:
What were the main causes of Revolt of 1857?
- Pathetic Socioeconomic Condition.
- Problems of Land Revenue.
- Destruction of Economy.
- Low position of Indians in Administration.
- Doctrine of Lapse.
- Ill-treatment with Bahadur Shah Zafar.
- Annexation of Oudh.
- Biased Police and Judiciary.
Answer:
The successive Governor generals appointed by the crown and based at Calcutta expanded the domains of British India over the period of time up the time of Lord Dalhousie, whose conquests against Punjab and Burma pushed the frontiers of the British India against Afghanistan and Burma.
By this time, the East India Company had evolved from a commercial organization to a Civil and Military administration mammoth handling much parts of the Indian Subcontinent.
By this time, the positive things happened to the Indian society were the general peace, rule of law, better roads, introduction of telegraph and an early stage of Railways, but all of them were actually planned and implemented for the better coordination in the British governance.
The unwelcome attitudes and institutions also entered the society which made the British resented and loathed.