Describe"the revolt of 1857"in brief
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Answer:
The Revolt of 1857 is also known as The Great Revolt of 1857 or the Sepoy mutiny of 1857. The sepoys of India who were opressed by the British for a long time revolted. ... Under the leadership of Mangal Pandey on 29 March 1857 the Indian sepoys marched to Delhi and made the nawab of delhi the emperor of india.
The person who started it:-
The rebellion
In late March 1857 a sepoy named Mangal Pandey attacked British officers at the military garrison in Barrackpore. He was arrested and then executed by the British in early April.
Explanation:
causes:-
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 had diverse political, economic, military, religious and social causes. An uprising in several sepoy companies of the Bengal army was sparked by the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield rifle February, 1857. The cartridges were rumoured to have been made from cow and sow fat.
why it failed
The major impact was the introduction of Government of India act which abolished the rule of British East India Company and marked the beginning of British raj that bestowed powers in the hands of the British government to rule India directly through representatives.
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Explanation:
The revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in northern and central India against British occupation of a part of a subcontinent. A large scale rebellion broke out in May and turned into what maybe called a full fledged war in the affected region.