what were the political and economical cause of the revolt of 1857
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The main two cause of this revolt was;
Explanation: In 1801, subsidary alliance was imposed on awadh and later in 1856 Awadh was taken under control of british government. They gave execuse that the nawab of awadh was not adminstrating well. SO the people of whole awadh was angry on it.
The britishers in mid 19th century started the use of cartridges made of fat of pig and cow and the forcing the army to use it . And the men in british army were hindu and muslim so they couldnot use it . they denied on mass to use and revolted.(mangal pandey was first person in british army to revolt)
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Explanation:
The Economic condition of India was other causes of the Revolt of 1857. The policy of the British Company to cripple the Indian trade and commerce by imposing heavy duties and import of the machine-made goods at a nominal duty was much against the wishes of the people. Thus, the machine-made British goods flooded the Indian market which finally ruined the Indian manufacture. The ruin of industry and manufacture made India purely an agricultural colony of the British manufacturers. Besides, the exorbitant rate of revenue completely ruined the peasantry. As a result, the peasantry had nothing for their food and clothing. Also, Lord William Bentinck‘s resumption of rent-free tenures dispossessed many landholders of their estates and reduced them to unemployment and poverty. The gradual famines further increase the economic crisis. Particularly in Bengal and Bihar which exhausted the patience of the general masses.
The British, under the East India Company, came to India purely as traders. But, later it acquired political power in India through different stages. Their policy of annexation of Burma, Assam, Coorg, Sind, the Punjab, and Oudh alarmed the whole princely order and their dependents.
The forceful annexation reached its highest degree during Lord Dalhousie. He evolved a policy of the Doctrine of Lapse. The new policy took over the Hindu states in the absence of natural heirs. His annexation of Oudh, on the plea of chronic misgovernment and removal of the title of the Mughal Emperor, hurt the Muslim sentiments. Also, Dalhousie’s refusal to continue the pension of Nana Shaheb agitated the Hindus. Such was the cause that agitated the Rani of Jhansi who was robbed of her ruling right after the death of her husband.Likewise, some unhappy rulers and their supporters like Ahmad Ullah of Oudh, Nana Shaheb, Tantia Tope of Madhya Pradesh, Maulvi Azimulla Khan of Madras, Kunwar Singh of Bihar, conspired against the Company.
Also, the Indians were excluded from the policy of recruitment of all high posts in the service of the Company. Thus, it greatly hurt the Indians. It hurts not only the educated Indians in general but also the Muslims in particular. Also, the end of the administration of Lord Dalhousie in 1856 was marked by a heap of discontent. It fears the possible loss of a Hindu Empire by the Hindus and the Muslim Empire by the Muslims.