What were the political and social causes of the revolt of 1857
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The Indian Rebellion of 1857 had diverse political, economic, military, religious and social causes. The sepoys, a generic term was used for native Indian soldiers of the Bengal army. ... The policies like the doctrine of lapse, Subsidiary Alliance deprived Indian rulers of their power and status.
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There are certain political causes of the 1857 revolt .. such as .
1) Annexation of Indian States by Doctrine of Lapse Policy .
2) Annexation of Awadh on the charge of Mis-Governance .
3) Disrespectful behaviour of English towards the Mughal Emperor as he was told to relinquish the Red Fort and also they said from now on his successor will not accept the regal title i.e Emperor of India.
4) Pensions of Certain rulers like Nana Saheb was Stopped.
Social and religious reforms
the British brought about several social changes which affected the religious traditions of the people. The practice of Sati was made illegal and punishable by law. Laws were enacted to forbid infanticide, allow remarriage of widows and stop the practice of polygamy. In fact such changes were strongly advocated by Indian reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy Swami Dayanand Saraswati and others. But some people in India suspected that these changes were imposed by the British rule with vested interest.
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1) Annexation of Indian States by Doctrine of Lapse Policy .
2) Annexation of Awadh on the charge of Mis-Governance .
3) Disrespectful behaviour of English towards the Mughal Emperor as he was told to relinquish the Red Fort and also they said from now on his successor will not accept the regal title i.e Emperor of India.
4) Pensions of Certain rulers like Nana Saheb was Stopped.
Social and religious reforms
the British brought about several social changes which affected the religious traditions of the people. The practice of Sati was made illegal and punishable by law. Laws were enacted to forbid infanticide, allow remarriage of widows and stop the practice of polygamy. In fact such changes were strongly advocated by Indian reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy Swami Dayanand Saraswati and others. But some people in India suspected that these changes were imposed by the British rule with vested interest.
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