timeline of ncert history class8 chapter 5
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Chapter 5 - When People Rebel Exercise 62
Solution 1
Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi wanted the East India Company to recognise her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom of Jhansi after the death of her husband. The British however, refused to accept her adopted son as the king and annexed Jhansi under the Doctrine of Lapse.
Solution 2
The British passed a new law in 1850 which made conversion to Christianity easier. This law also allowed an Indian convert to inherit the property of his ancestors.
Solution 3
The British introduced a new cartridge which had a greased paper cover. This paper cover had to be bitten off before loading the cartridge into the rifle. The rumors spread that the greased paper was made up of beef and pork. The Hindu and the Muslim soldiers felt that it was a move by the British to defame their religion.
Solution 4
Bahadur Shah Zafar was the last direct descendant of the Mughal rulers. He was proclaimed as the ‘leader of the revolt’ by the sepoys. He wrote letters to several kings and nawabs to support the sepoys in their war against the British. After the failure of the revolt of 1857, Bahadur Shah Zafar was tried in the court and was sentenced to imprisonment. His sons and grandson were shot dead by the British. He along with his wife was sent to a prison in Rangoon where he died in 1862.
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