Question

How did the revolt spread in India against British oppression​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.[4][5] The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the garrison town of Meerut, 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Delhi (now Old Delhi). It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions chiefly in the upper Gangetic plain and central India,[a][6][b][7] though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east.[c][8] The rebellion posed a considerable threat to British power in that region,[d][9] and was contained only with the rebels' defeat in Gwalior on 20 June 1858.[10] On 1 November 1858, the British granted amnesty to all rebels not involved in murder, though they did not declare the hostilities to have formally ended until 8 July 1859. Its name is contested, and it is variously described as the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Insurrection, and the First War of Independence.[e][11]

Answer 2

Answer:

The revolt of 1857 was an epoch of history in India. It witnessed the great uprising of 1857, the first revolt against the British.

the causes for the revolt:

POLITICAL:

IMPERIAL POLICY OF THE BRITISH

THE DOCTRINE OF LAPSE

ABOLITION OF PENSIONS AND TITLES

ANNEXATION OF AWADH

REMOVAL OF PICTURES OF BAHAHDUR SHAH ZAFAR FROM COINS

ADMINISTRATIVE:

UNFAIR BRITISH JUDICIAL SYSTEM

INDIANS WERE NOT GIVEN HIGH POSTS

LACK OF REPRESENTATION IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

ALIEN RULE( INDIA WAS ADMINISTRATED THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY IN LONDON)

ECONOMIC;

DRAIN OF WEALTH

DESTRUCTION OF INDIAN INDUSTRIES, TRADE AND COMMERCE

EXORBITANT RATE OF LAND REVENUE

RESUMPTION OF REST FREE LANDS

RISING POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT

SOCIAL AND RELIGIOUS:

MALTREATMENT OF INDIANS

INTERFERENCE IN SOCIAL LIFE OF INDIANS

SPREAD OF WESTERN EDUCATION

STUDY OF BIBLE WAS MADE COMPULSORY

CONVERSATION INTO CHRISTIANITY

MILITARY:

UNREST AMONG INDIAN SOLDIERS

LOW SALARY AND ALLOWANCES TO INDIAN SOLDIERS

INDIAN SOLDIERS WERE PLACED IN THE FRONT ROW IN BATTLES

RESENTMENT AMONG TROOPS OF AWADH

MILITARY FAILURE OF THE BRITISH

IMMEDIATE

ENFIELD RIFLES/ GREASED CARTRIDGES