what can you say about the revolt of 1857 in india? (answer in 150-200 words)
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- All sections of the Indian society resented the British because of their exploitative policies.
- The uprising of 1857 was a big challenge to the British authority.
- It was led by the sepoys and supported by the common people.
- Economic, political, social, religious and military causes were responsible for the uprising of 1857.
- A large part of North India was affected by the uprising .
- Meerut, Delhi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Jhansi, Bareilly, Gwalior, Faizabad and Arrah were the main centres.
- Some important leaders were Bhakt Khan, Nana Sahib, Tatya Tope, Azimullah Khan, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Maulvi ahmadullah Shah, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Khan bahadur khan and Kunwar Singh.
- The uprising failed to end the British rule in India.
- The major reasons for the failure were the uprising's localized and unorganised nature, weak leadership and lack of weapons and finances.
- The uprising of 1857 began as a sepoy mutiny, but soon became a popular Revolt.
- The uprising was started by the sepoys, It had the support of the common people.
- Many changes were introduced in India after the suppression of the uprising.
- The rule of the English East India Company ended.
- The power to govern India was taken over by the British Parliament.
- The secretary of state in England and the Governor general (Viceroy) in India became the two main centres of power.
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The mutiny and great revolt of 1857–59
When soldiers of the Bengal army mutinied in Meerut on May 10, 1857, tension had been growing for some time. The immediate cause of military disaffection was the deployment of the new breech-loading Enfield rifle, the cartridge of which was purportedly greased with pork and beef fat. When Muslim and Hindu troops learned that the tip of the Enfield cartridge had to be bitten off to prepare it for firing, a number of troops refused, for religious reasons, to accept the ammunition. These recalcitrant troops were placed in irons, but their comrades soon came to their rescue. They shot the British officers and made for Delhi, 40 miles (65 km) distant, where there were no British troops. The Indian garrison at Delhi joined them, and by the next nightfall they had secured the city and Mughal fort, proclaiming the aged titular Mughal emperor, Bahādur Shah II, as their leader. There at a stroke was an army, a cause, and a national leader—the only Muslim who appealed to both Hindus and Muslims.
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When soldiers of the Bengal army mutinied in Meerut on May 10, 1857, tension had been growing for some time. The immediate cause of military disaffection was the deployment of the new breech-loading Enfield rifle, the cartridge of which was purportedly greased with pork and beef fat. When Muslim and Hindu troops learned that the tip of the Enfield cartridge had to be bitten off to prepare it for firing, a number of troops refused, for religious reasons, to accept the ammunition. These recalcitrant troops were placed in irons, but their comrades soon came to their rescue. They shot the British officers and made for Delhi, 40 miles (65 km) distant, where there were no British troops. The Indian garrison at Delhi joined them, and by the next nightfall they had secured the city and Mughal fort, proclaiming the aged titular Mughal emperor, Bahādur Shah II, as their leader. There at a stroke was an army, a cause, and a national leader—the only Muslim who appealed to both Hindus and Muslims.
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