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Rani laxmi bai joined the revolt of 1857 because she was unhappy with the​

Answer 1

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The long burning stifling heat of summer 1857 throughout India was accompanied by a shocking wave of bloodletting against British rule which saw thousands die across the racial and religious divide.

The rebellion, instigated mainly by native Indian sepoy troops in the East India Company was also a symbolic protest against the company itself which had evolved from a trading institution in the 16th and 17th centuries to one of policing every aspect of military and social life in India by the 19th. The violent and tragic mutinies represented a turning point for British rule in India which saw the demise of the world’s most powerful trading company after 200 years of governing the country.

LAKSHMI BAI, THE INDIAN JOAN OF ARC

In Spring 1857 sporadic violence in villages and military camps in the north of India led to massacres on both sides from Meerut to Delhi and its capital Calcutta, gradually turning India into a battlefield of vicious conflict between tribal and religious sects who were either opposed to or allianced with the country's British rulers. In the midst of this chaos one woman, a Queen, disinherited from her destiny by the East India company, found herself at the epicentre of the troubles which turned her from widow to warrior in what became the largest mutiny in the world.

The Rani (Queen) Lakshmi Bai has been described by historians as India’s Joan of Arc. But unlike the French maid from Orleans, Lakshmi Bai was not captured by her enemies and cruelly dispatched by fire. Instead, the Indian warrior Queen died in battle fighting the British in a manner that earned her respect and admiration by her enemies.

Answer 2

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ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴍᴜᴛɪɴʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ

ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ʙᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ꜱᴛɪꜰʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴜᴍᴍᴇʀ 1857 ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴀ ꜱʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴠᴇ ᴏꜰ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʟᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ʙʀɪᴛɪꜱʜ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴏᴜꜱᴀɴᴅꜱ ᴅɪᴇ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴇ.

ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ, ɪɴꜱᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ʙʏ ɴᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏ ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴀ ꜱʏᴍʙᴏʟɪᴄ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇꜱᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴀᴅ ᴇᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ɪɴꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ 16ᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ 17ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪɴɢ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴀꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ʟɪꜰᴇ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ 19ᴛʜ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀɢɪᴄ ᴍᴜᴛɪɴɪᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ʙʀɪᴛɪꜱʜ ʀᴜʟᴇ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍɪꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ’ꜱ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ 200 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ.

ʟᴀᴋꜱʜᴍɪ ʙᴀɪ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴊᴏᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀʀᴄ

ɪɴ ꜱᴘʀɪɴɢ 1857 ꜱᴘᴏʀᴀᴅɪᴄ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴠɪʟʟᴀɢᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴄᴀᴍᴘꜱ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏʀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀꜱꜱᴀᴄʀᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ʙᴏᴛʜ ꜱɪᴅᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴇᴇʀᴜᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇʟʜɪ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛꜱ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴀʟ ᴄᴀʟᴄᴜᴛᴛᴀ, ɢʀᴀᴅᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴛᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇꜰɪᴇʟᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪᴄɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴄᴏɴꜰʟɪᴄᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʀɪʙᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴛꜱ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴏᴘᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴏʀ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ'ꜱ ʙʀɪᴛɪꜱʜ ʀᴜʟᴇʀꜱ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪᴅꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴄʜᴀᴏꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴀɴ, ᴀ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ, ᴅɪꜱɪɴʜᴇʀɪᴛᴇᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇꜱᴛɪɴʏ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ, ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜᴇʀꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴘɪᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴏᴜʙʟᴇꜱ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴡɪᴅᴏᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ ɪɴ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴜᴛɪɴʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴀɴɪ (Qᴜᴇᴇɴ) ʟᴀᴋꜱʜᴍɪ ʙᴀɪ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴅᴇꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴀɴꜱ ᴀꜱ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ’ꜱ ᴊᴏᴀɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀʀᴄ. ʙᴜᴛ ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰʀᴇɴᴄʜ ᴍᴀɪᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴏʀʟᴇᴀɴꜱ, ʟᴀᴋꜱʜᴍɪ ʙᴀɪ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴜᴇʟʟʏ ᴅɪꜱᴘᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ꜰɪʀᴇ. ɪɴꜱᴛᴇᴀᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀ Qᴜᴇᴇɴ ᴅɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʙᴀᴛᴛʟᴇ ꜰɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴛɪꜱʜ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴀʀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴍɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙʏ ʜᴇʀ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇꜱ.

ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ɢʀɪᴇᴠᴀɴᴄᴇꜱ

ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ʀᴇᴄʀᴜɪᴛᴇᴅ ʟᴀʀɢᴇʟʏ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴛʀᴏᴏᴘꜱ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ɪᴛꜱ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ᴘᴏꜱᴛꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇꜱᴛ ʀᴀɴᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏꜱ ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇᴀɴ ʟɪɴᴇꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏꜱ, ʟᴀʀɢᴇʟʏ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ‘ᴘᴇᴀꜱᴀɴᴛ’ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴀɢʀɪᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʟᴀʙᴏᴜʀᴇʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴠɪᴇᴡᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇꜱᴛ ᴄᴀꜱᴛᴇ, ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 300,000 ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴍʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ 50,000 ʙʀɪᴛɪꜱʜ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ’ꜱ ɴᴇᴡ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ ʀᴇᴄʀᴜɪᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀꜱᴛᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴꜱ ɪɴ ɪᴛꜱ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇꜱ ꜱᴜᴄʜ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ ᴜɴɪᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴʟɪꜱᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛʟʏ ʙʟᴀᴍᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ɪɴɪᴛɪᴀʟ ᴍᴜᴛɪɴɪᴇꜱ ʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴛᴀꜱᴛʀᴏᴘʜɪᴄ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ.

ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇʀᴍꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏꜱ’ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇꜱ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ‘ꜰᴏʀᴇɪɢɴ ꜱᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ’ ʀᴇᴍᴜɴᴇʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴡɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴍᴏꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ɢʀɪᴇᴠᴀɴᴄᴇꜱ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ. ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ ꜱᴇʀɪᴏᴜꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴꜱ, ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴛʜ ʜɪɴᴅᴜ ᴏʀ ᴍᴜꜱʟɪᴍ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏᴠᴇʀꜱʏ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ɪꜱꜱᴜᴇᴅ ʀɪꜰʟᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴛʀɪᴅɢᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ꜰᴀᴛ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴇᴀʀ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴇᴇᴛʜ.

ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇꜱ ɪɴꜱᴛɪɢᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʟᴘᴇᴅ ᴛɪᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴀʟᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏ ʀᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴜᴛɪɴᴏᴜꜱ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴡᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴜꜱ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ᴀ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴀʏ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ɪɴʜᴏꜱᴘɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ʙᴀʀʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀꜱᴛᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ꜱᴇᴘᴏʏꜱ ᴘᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴜɴᴄᴏᴍꜰᴏʀᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴜɴɪꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴꜱᴜʟᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴡᴅᴇʀ ᴋᴇɢ ᴏꜰ ᴅɪꜱɪʟʟᴜꜱɪᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɢᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʙʀɪᴛɪꜱʜ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴏʀꜱ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪɢɢᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴜᴛɪɴʏ

ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴍᴜᴛɪɴʏ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴏɴ 10 ᴍᴀʏ 1857 ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴀʀʀɪꜱᴏɴ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴇʀᴜᴛ, ꜰᴏʀᴛʏ ᴍɪʟᴇꜱ ɴᴏʀᴛʜᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴇʟʜɪ. ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴅQᴜᴀʀᴛᴇʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛɪʟʟᴇʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴅɪᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ ᴀʀᴍʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ᴄɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴇʀᴜᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ᴋᴇʏ ᴍɪʟɪᴛᴀʀʏ ꜱᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴇɪɢʜᴛʏ-ꜰɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴜꜱʟɪᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪɴᴅᴜ ꜱᴏʟᴅɪᴇʀꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅɪꜱᴏʙᴇᴅɪᴇɴᴄᴇ, ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇꜰᴜꜱɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪʀᴇ ʀɪꜰʟᴇ ᴄᴀʀᴛʀɪᴅɢᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴘᴜɴɪꜱʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ɪᴍᴘʀɪꜱᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴀʀᴅ ʟᴀʙᴏᴜʀ ᴀᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴜꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴇxᴘʟᴏꜱɪᴠᴇ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʏ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ.