The uprising was a culmination of the accumulated grievances of the people against the tyrannical British rule.
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Explanation:
The Revolt of 1857 initiated an opposition to British rule by bringing together all opposing parties to corner them. But the seeds of the revolt were sown in the smaller protests that occured before the actual revolt, that acted as a potboiler for the actual outcome.
The preceding events that influenced revolt of 1857
Sepoy mutinies
The opposition to British rule from the sepoys was quite evident through the previous protests that occured before 1857. The mutinies such as Vellore mutiny in 1806, Bengal mutiny in 1764 etc showed that anger was brewing inside the armed sepoys. The anger came out blazing when events like Royal Enfield rifles controversy occured.
Tribal rebellions
The tribals opposing British intervention in their lands rose up in form of uprisings such as Santhal rebellion, Munda Rebellion, Kol Mutiny, etc. The short term success gained by tribals coaxed them to fight against the British.
Civil rebellions
Many princely states were against British policies such as Doctrine of Lapse, which led them to support the groups that fought against British. Many land owning sections opposed British for their revenue policies, such as Poligars.
Ex: State of Awadh, Mughal emperor etc.
Religious opposition
Many orthodox sections believed that British were interfering in their religious faith. This made them to support the rebellion of 1857. The religious groups were both Hindu and Islamic.
Ex: The Sanyasi revolt.
Thus, we can observe that the Revolt of 1857 was not a stand-alone event in the history of India, instead it was driven by a long standing opposition from certain sections of society that were opposing British rule.
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yes the uprising or you can say that the first independence war occurred in 1857 was the inspiration for others revolts occurred after it..