Social Causes – East India Company abolished Sati pratha, child marriage & encouraged widow remarriage, at that time it was considered a threat to Indian traditions.Indians were considered menial & European sepoys were given much importance in terms of salary, pension & promotion. Military causes – The Indian sepoys were paid less than European sepoys.Constantly Indians have to compete with the British industry machine manufactured goods with Indian handicraft goods. So, the ones that were unable to pay the taxes or loans had to surrender their lands to the Britishers. Economic Causes – The peasants & farmers were affected by the various British reforms and were forced to pay heavy taxes.The state would be annexed if the ruler dies without any male heir and was under the East India Company. The political cause was the extension of British policies like the Doctrine of Lapse. Under this, no ruler was allowed to adopt any child & only the natural heir has the right to rule. Political Causes – In the late 1840s, Lord Dalhousie imposed the Doctrine of Lapse.

Tantia Tope was executed after being found guilty of betrayal.Ĭauses of the Indian Revolt of 1857 in Points Queen Victoria transferred the authority of India from the East India Company to the Crown. Tantia Tope was defeated in the third battle of Cawnpore.īattle of Gwalior and Rani of Jhansi’s death. Children and Women evacuated from Lucknow. Lord Canning issued his ‘Clemency’ resolution stating that mutineers who aren’t convicted of murder should not be hanged.ĭelhi captured and cleaned of rebel groups. Nana Sahib was defeated in the first battle of Cawnpore. Mutinies in Lucknow, Bhurtpore and Rohilkhand started. Jhansi state was captured by rebels and handed over to Rani of Jhansi. Bahadur Shah II was proclaimed as the Mughal ruler in Delhi. Unrest in Ambala, troops slaughter Europeans and Christians as they reach Delhi. Mangal Pandey is hanged and troops at Meerut refused to use greased cartridges. The Native Infantry disbanded after Mangal Pandey injures 2 British soldiers.

Sepoys of the 19th Native Infantry refused to use rifles.

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