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INTRODUCTION
. The revolt of 1857-1858 that covers the major chunk of north India which stood against the British raj has conventionally been regarded as the new chapter of history in modern India. It found its roots in Meerut where it all started by the name of "sepoy mutiny" by the local soldiers working for the east India company. It is also known as the India's first war of independence, British rule foundation in India was threatened for the very first time in India. The revolt started with sepoy working in the British army and soon spread into local uprisings and rebellions which involved civilians, peasantry, artisans and the whole community of India. Religious differences can be cited as the prime cause as Indian troops were not ready to use the greased cartridges which nullify their religious values as well as forced conversions by Christian missionaries all around India. At the end of the revolt what started as the war of religion turned into a "NATIONAL REVOLT".
The Revolt of 1857 was a prolonged period of armed uprising as well as rebellions in Northern and Central India against British occupation of that part of the subcontinent. Small precursors of brewing discontent involving incidences of arson in cantonment areas began to manifest themselves in January. Later, a large-scale rebellion broke out in May and turned into what may be called a full-fledged war in the affected region. This war brought about the end of the British East India Company’s rule in India, and led to the direct rule by the British Government (British Raj) of much of the Indian Subcontinent for the next 90 years.
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