Give any one administrator cause of the revolt of 1857
Answers
Answered by
2
Administrative Causes of Revolt of 1857:-
The Indian sepoys were unhappy that the foreign service allowance (bhatta) which they were entitled to while serving in the Singh or Punjab was withdrawn. Further, they were also apprehensive about serving overseas since this meant a loss of their caste according to their beliefs. They were also paid less in comparison to the British sepoys and were also subjected to racial maltreatment. The maltreatment also extended to matters of promotions and privileges.
The immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 was the incident of the greased cartridge. The British East India Company had recently introduced the Enfield rifle; the cartridge of the new rifle had to be bitten off before loading and the grease was reportedly made of beef and pig fat. The administration did nothing to mitigate these fears and Hindu and Muslim sepoys felt their religion was in grave danger. This served as the tipping point to the boiling pot of water which finally resulted in the beginning of the sepoy mutiny or revolt on May 10, 1857 at Meerut and then spread over a vast area over Northern India in the coming months.
The Indian sepoys were unhappy that the foreign service allowance (bhatta) which they were entitled to while serving in the Singh or Punjab was withdrawn. Further, they were also apprehensive about serving overseas since this meant a loss of their caste according to their beliefs. They were also paid less in comparison to the British sepoys and were also subjected to racial maltreatment. The maltreatment also extended to matters of promotions and privileges.
The immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857 was the incident of the greased cartridge. The British East India Company had recently introduced the Enfield rifle; the cartridge of the new rifle had to be bitten off before loading and the grease was reportedly made of beef and pig fat. The administration did nothing to mitigate these fears and Hindu and Muslim sepoys felt their religion was in grave danger. This served as the tipping point to the boiling pot of water which finally resulted in the beginning of the sepoy mutiny or revolt on May 10, 1857 at Meerut and then spread over a vast area over Northern India in the coming months.
Similar questions