Question

what policy was adopted by the the British after the suppression of the revolt

Answer 1

Suppression of Revolt of 1857

British imperialism to strong for Revolt.

with a developing capitalist economy & at he height of its power the world over.

supported by most of the Indian princes & chiefs.

poured immense supplies of men, money & arms.

Captured Delhi on 20th Sept 1857.

captured Delhi after prolonged & bitter fighting.

Bahadur Shah taken prisoner, tried & exiled to Rangoon where he died in 1862.

Royal Princes were captured & butchered on the spot.

British defeated rebel leaders:

Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansidied on field of battle on 17 June 1858.

Nana Sahib defeated at Kanpur, escaped to Nepal in 1859.

Tantia Tope escaped into jungles of Central India from where he carried on guerrilla warfare until April, 1859 when he was betrayed by a zamindar friend & captured & put to death after hurried trail on 15th April 1859.

By 1859 - Kunwar Singh, Bakht Khan, Khan Bahadur Khan of Bareilly, Rao Sahib & Maulavi Ahmadullah were all dead.

Begum of Awadh was compelled to hide

Answer 2

The British started the Divide and Rule Policy .

The British thought that they will turn caste against caste , religion against religion and class against class.

They told Muslims as plunderers and Hindus as cruel .

This way they created communal differences and this made them easily win over the political Government of India.

People started getting aware of this.

The Indian National Congress made people more aware of this .

Ultimately when Hindus and Muslims were united it was too late.