Question

how did the british historians justify the argument that the uprising in 1857 was nothing more than a sepoy mutiny​

Answer 1

Answer:

India, Sepoy Rebellion (1857). One can say cultural nationalism was at the core of the first war of independence in 1857(UIG via Getty Images)

India, Sepoy Rebellion (1857). One can say cultural nationalism was at the core of the first war of independence in 1857(UIG via Getty Images)

ANALYSIS

The war of 1857 was much more than just a sepoy mutiny or a peasant revolt

It was an assertion of the sociocultural identity of Bharatiya society which was under attack by the British