cause of rebel of 1857
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causes of rebel of 1857
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1. The social reforms introduced by the British were looked upon with suspicion by the conservative sections of the Indian society.
2. Indian soldiers formed seven-eighth of the total British troops in India. As they were an integral part of the Indian society, they too suffered the consequences of the oppressive British rule.
3. Discontent and resentment against British rule had been growing among the Indians for a long time. By AD 1857, the stage was set for a massive revolt. .
4. fear among the people that the British government was determined to destroy their religion and convert Indians to Christianity. The increasing activities of the Christian missionaries and the actual conversions made by them were taken as a proof of this fear.
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1. The social reforms introduced by the British were looked upon with suspicion by the conservative sections of the Indian society.
2. Indian soldiers formed seven-eighth of the total British troops in India. As they were an integral part of the Indian society, they too suffered the consequences of the oppressive British rule.
3. Discontent and resentment against British rule had been growing among the Indians for a long time. By AD 1857, the stage was set for a massive revolt. .
4. fear among the people that the British government was determined to destroy their religion and convert Indians to Christianity. The increasing activities of the Christian missionaries and the actual conversions made by them were taken as a proof of this fear.
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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major but ultimately unsuccessful uprising in India between 1857-58 against the rule of British East India Company which functionde as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
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