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The First War of Independence ( The Great Uprising of 1857)

ICSE · Class 10 · History & Civics

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Key Topics to Revise

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Background and Context

  • The East India Company had established political control over large parts of India by the mid-19th century
  • Popular discontent had been building due to various British policies affecting all sections of Indian society
  • Previous revolts (1763-1856) were localized and easily suppressed, unlike the 1857 uprising
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Political Causes

  • Doctrine of Lapse led to annexation of eight states including Satara, Jhansi, and Nagpur
  • Subsidiary Alliance made Indian rulers dependent on British protection
  • Humiliation of Bahadur Shah II - announced that Mughal successors would lose royal titles
3

Social and Religious Causes

  • British interference in Indian social customs through legislation
  • Abolition of Sati (1829) seen as religious interference
  • Laws allowing Christian converts to inherit property (1832, 1850) created fear
4

Economic Causes

  • India transformed into supplier of raw materials to British industries
  • Indian textiles faced heavy import duties in Britain while British goods entered India freely
  • Collapse of Indian handicrafts and cottage industries due to competition

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A policy introduced by Lord DalhousieAn agreement where the British promisedThe immediate trigger of the revoltThe systematic transfer of India's wealthIndian sepoys faced discrimination in pay

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