Why did the nawabs of India support mutiny of 1857? Explain any three reasons.
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What were the causes of the Indian Rebellion of 1857?
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John Waller
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Siddharth Govindarajan, System Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services (2016-present)
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Originally Answered: What were the causes of Sepoy Mutiny in 1857?
Guns of pig and cow skins
British commando introduced new kind of rifles.
The procedure to use it was,
Pick up the gun
Take the small hand sized sack of gun powder and bite it the end.
Through the hole made by your mouth, pore the gun powder from the sac into the gun.
Aim and shoot.
The gun sack was made from skins of cows and pigs. Hindus considered the cows Holy and Muslims were not to touch pig skin had a problem biting this.
This was the main problem which agitated the war.
Other reasons:
Military officers in the parade were asked to shave and have a short haircut. Indians didn't like this a bit.
Promotions were prioritized to British than Indian soldiers.
Many Indians felt that the Company was asking for heavy tax from the locals. This included an increase in the taxation on land. This seems to have been a very important reason for the spread of the rebellion, keeping in view the speed at which the conflagration ignited in many villages in northern India where farmers rushed to get back their unfairly grabbed title deeds. The resumption of tax free land and confiscation of jagirs (the grant or right to locally control land revenue) caused discontent among the jagirdars and zamindars. Dalhousie had also appointed Inam Commission with powers to confiscate land.[8] Several years before the sepoys' mutiny, Lord William Bentinck had attacked several jagirs in western Bengal. He also resumed the practice of tax free lands in some areas. These changes caused widespread resentment not only among the landed aristocracy but also caused great havoc to a larger section of the middle-class people. Lands were confiscated from the landlords and auctioned. Rich people like the merchants and moneylenders were therefore able to speculate in British land sales and drive out the most vulnerable peasant farmers.
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John Waller
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Originally Answered: What main events led to the start of the Revolt of 1857?
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Siddharth Govindarajan, System Engineer at Tata Consultancy Services (2016-present)
Answered Feb 12
Originally Answered: What were the causes of Sepoy Mutiny in 1857?
Guns of pig and cow skins
British commando introduced new kind of rifles.
The procedure to use it was,
Pick up the gun
Take the small hand sized sack of gun powder and bite it the end.
Through the hole made by your mouth, pore the gun powder from the sac into the gun.
Aim and shoot.
The gun sack was made from skins of cows and pigs. Hindus considered the cows Holy and Muslims were not to touch pig skin had a problem biting this.
This was the main problem which agitated the war.
Other reasons:
Military officers in the parade were asked to shave and have a short haircut. Indians didn't like this a bit.
Promotions were prioritized to British than Indian soldiers.
Many Indians felt that the Company was asking for heavy tax from the locals. This included an increase in the taxation on land. This seems to have been a very important reason for the spread of the rebellion, keeping in view the speed at which the conflagration ignited in many villages in northern India where farmers rushed to get back their unfairly grabbed title deeds. The resumption of tax free land and confiscation of jagirs (the grant or right to locally control land revenue) caused discontent among the jagirdars and zamindars. Dalhousie had also appointed Inam Commission with powers to confiscate land.[8] Several years before the sepoys' mutiny, Lord William Bentinck had attacked several jagirs in western Bengal. He also resumed the practice of tax free lands in some areas. These changes caused widespread resentment not only among the landed aristocracy but also caused great havoc to a larger section of the middle-class people. Lands were confiscated from the landlords and auctioned. Rich people like the merchants and moneylenders were therefore able to speculate in British land sales and drive out the most vulnerable peasant farmers.
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Many Nawabs of India joined the revolt of India against the British rule. There are several reasons to be stipulated for the joining of Nawabs in the rising. Some of them are
They were angered of the British rule’s annexations.
- They disliked the law passed by the British government which forfeit the properties of rulers who died without a male hair for their kingdom.
- Infinite level of humiliation over their kingdom and people.
- Arrival of rebel Sepoies to the gates of Indian rulers had also forced them to join the mutiny .
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