Question

mention the impacts of the revolt of 1857 in Assam​

Answer 1

Answer:

Three positive effects of the revolt of 1857 in Assam are: In 19th century Assam entered into new political and socioeconomic phase when British rule started in Assam . 500 Assamese ex-serviceman who were unemployed after king purander sing had been removed.

Answer 2

Answer:

The implementation of the Government of India Act, 1858, which ended the British East India Company's rule, had a huge impact.

Explanation:

Impacts of Sepoy Mutiny

• The 1857 insurgency was the official start of the war for Indian independence from British colonial rule.
• This rebellion has been given several titles. The 1857 revolution, India's first war of independence, the Sepoy mutiny, and so on. This insurrection began as a Sepoy Mutiny on May 10, 1857, at Meerut.
• It was started by Bengalese sepoys against British officials in the Bengal Presidency.
• The British East India Company's rule came to an end during this battle of independence.
• Following that, the British government ruled India directly through representatives known as Governors-General.

Assam's uprising of 1857 was led by Minaram Barghandar Barua. The Sepoy mutiny began in Northern India, and this uprising was part of it.  

The key causes of the Assam uprising of 1857

1. The introduction of additional land revenue and other levies has increased significantly. and all of these fees had to be paid in cash. As a result, the Assamese people were deeply resentful.
2. Upper Assam was ravaged by cholera and measles before the revolt. Entire communities were wiped out as a result of the spread of these diseases, and the locals received no support from the British authorities.
3. In upper Assam, the British authorities confiscated untaxed Lakherj land. It aroused resentment among the Brahmin purohits, who rose in 1857 to revolt against British authority.

Impacts of the revolt in Assam:

• The 1857 insurgency gave the ruling class the perfect opportunity to break free from British rule and restore the Ahom monarchy.

• Some residents of the Brahmaputra valley attempted to enlist the support of Indian soldiers in the British army stationed in Assam to fan the flames of the revolt and drive the British out, resulting in the crowning of a prince from the Ahom royal dynasty as King of Assam.
• However, unlike in northern India, the fires of revolution in Assam could not be fanned.