Question

describe the causes of 1857 revolt​

Answer 1

Answer:

The main causes of the revolt of 1857 are:-

●Pathetic Socioeconomic Condition.

●Problems of Land Revenue.

●Destruction of Economy.

●Low position of Indians in Administration.

●Doctrine of Lapse.

Answer 2

Causes of Great Uprising of 1857 :

|| ★ || Discontentment among Peasants and Artisans || ★ ||

• Revenue systems incorporated some new rules that cut off the appropriate understanding between government and cultivators .

• High revenue settlements

• Peasants were exploited by money lenders

• Commercialisation of agriculture

• Corrupt administration

|| ★ || Sepoy Discontent || ★ ||

• Indian sepoys were prohibited to show religious marks / caste marks / tilak or turban

• Forced to shave beards

• Treated as pigs

• Lower wages

• No promotion

• No bhatta

• Crossing sea was made compulsory

|| ★ || Discontentment among Rulers || ★ ||

• Doctrine of Lapse and Subsidiary Alliance ; common annexation policies caused honour to be lost .

• Court proceedings were controlled by Resident

• No adoptions

• Awadh was annexed on grounds of misgovernment

• Declared Bahadur Shah Zafar as the last ruler .

|| ★ || Social and Religious Discontentment || ★ ||

• Charter Act of 1813 caused Christians to come under lisence and carry religion conversion acts .

• 1850 law made it compulsory for inheritance of law ; surely one should be a Christian .

• English education was widely spread

• Englishmen were supposed to be saluted

All of the above causes led to people to revolt .