Question

describe the military and administrative change under the British period in india​

Answer 1

Answer:direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947. The raj succeeded management of the subcontinent by the British East India Company, after general distrust and dissatisfaction with company leadership resulted in a widespread mutiny of sepoy troops in 1857, causing the British to reconsider the structure of governance in India. The British government took possession of the company’s assets and imposed direct rule. The raj was intended to increase Indian participation in governance, but the powerlessness of Indians to determine their own future without the consent of the British led to an increasingly adamant national independence movement.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Administrative Changes in the British Indian Army after 1857 Revolt

1.After 1857 revolt, there was a systematic reorganisation of the Army since, as Dufferin warned in December 1888; “the British should always remember the lessons which were learnt with such terrible experience 30 years ago.”

2.The Indian branch of the army was to be used for expansion in Asia and Africa, while the British section was to be used as an army of occupationthe ultimate guarantee of British hold over India.

3.To begin with, domination of the European branch over the Indian branches was ensured. The-commissions of 1859 and 1879 insisted on the principle of a one-third white army (as against 14% before 1857).

Finally, the proportion of Europeans to Indians was carefully fixed at one to two in the Bengal Army and two to five in the Madras and Bombay Armies. Strict European monopoly over key geographical locations and departments, such as artillery, tanks and armed corps, was maintained.