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Causes of the Great Uprising of 1857 — PSEMI Mind Map

Causes of the Great Uprising of 1857 — PSEMI Mind Map

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  • root((1857 Uprising
  • Causes))
    • Political
      • Doctrine of Lapse
        • Satara Sambalpur Jhansi Nagpur
      • Subsidiary Alliance
      • Annexation of Awadh 1856
      • Disrespect to Bahadur Shah
      • Ill treatment Nana Sahib and Rani Jhansi
    • Social and Religious
      • Interference in customs
        • Abolition of Sati 1829
        • Widow Remarriage Act 1856
      • Missionary Activities
        • Spreading Christianity
        • Condemning Hindu Muslim customs
      • Racial Discrimination
      • Western Education replacing Oriental learning
    • Economic
      • Drain of Wealth
      • Collapse of Handicrafts
        • Dhaka and Surat declined
      • Heavy Import Duties on Indian goods
      • Poverty and Famines
      • Resumption of Tax Free Lands
    • Military
      • Ill Treatment of Indian Sepoys
      • Low Salaries No Promotions
      • General Service Enlistment Act 1856
      • British loss in Afghan War
      • Fewer European troops due to Crimean War
    • Immediate Cause
      • Enfield Rifle introduced
      • Greased Cartridges
        • Cow fat angered Hindus
        • Pig fat angered Muslims
      • Mangal Pandey revolt 29 March 1857

Key Events of the Great Uprising of 1857

Key Events of the Great Uprising of 1857

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  • 1856
    • Annexation of Awadh
    • General Service Enlistment Act
  • March 29 1857
    • Mangal Pandey revolt at Barrackpore
  • May 10 1857
    • Mutiny begins at Meerut
  • May 11 1857
    • Delhi captured by rebels
  • June 1857
    • Uprisings in Kanpur Lucknow Jhansi
  • Sept 1857
    • Delhi recaptured by British
  • June 17 1858
    • Death of Rani Laxmi Bai
  • April 1859
    • Tantia Tope executed

Causes of the Great Uprising of 1857

Causes of the Great Uprising of 1857

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  • Great Uprising 1857
    • Political Causes
      • Doctrine of Lapse
        • Jhansi annexed
        • Nagpur annexed
        • Satara annexed
      • Subsidiary Alliance
        • Rulers dependent
        • Loss of sovereignty
      • Awadh Annexation
        • Misgovernance claim
        • Army disbanded
      • Bahadur Shah humiliation
        • Title to be removed
        • Red Fort evacuation
    • Social Religious
      • Christian Missions
        • Hindu Muslim customs condemned
        • Conversion activities
      • Social Reforms
        • Sati abolition 1829
        • Widow remarriage 1856
      • Modern Innovations
        • Railways telegraph feared
        • Western education imposed
      • Religious interference
        • Temple mosque taxes
        • Caste system challenged
    • Economic Causes
      • Drain of wealth
        • Resources to Britain
        • No economic return
      • Deindustrialization
        • Handicrafts destroyed
        • Dhaka Surat declined
      • Heavy taxation
        • Land revenue increased
        • Tax free lands resumed
      • Unemployment
        • Artisans jobless
        • Native armies disbanded
    • Military Causes
      • Discrimination
        • Low salaries
        • No promotions
      • General Service Act
        • Overseas service forced
        • Religious beliefs violated
      • British prestige lost
        • Afghan War defeat
        • Crimean War troops away
      • Numerical strength
        • 5 to 1 ratio
        • Confidence boosted
    • Immediate Trigger
      • Greased Cartridges
        • Cow pig fat rumor
        • Hindu Muslim unity
        • Mangal Pandey revolt

The Great Uprising of 1857 as a broad anti-British revolt caused by political, social and religious, economic, military, and immediate triggers, followed by major political and military changes under British rule.

The Great Uprising of 1857 as a broad anti-British revolt caused by political, social and religious, economic, military, and immediate triggers, followed by major political and military changes under British rule.

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  • The Great Uprising of 1857 as a broad anti-British revolt caused by political, social and religious, economic, military, and immediate triggers, followed by major political and military changes under British rule.
    • Political causes
    • Social and religious causes
    • Economic causes
    • Military causes
    • Immediate cause
    • Main centres of revolt
    • Delhi
    • Kanpur

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What are the important topics in The First War of Independence ( The Great Uprising of 1857) for ICSE Class 10 History & Civics?
Key topics in The First War of Independence ( The Great Uprising of 1857) include Background and Nature of the Uprising, Political Causes, Social and Religious Causes, Economic Causes. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the ICSE Class 10 board exam.
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