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1. The British wanted Delhi to forget its Mughal past. 2. The area around the Fort was completely cleared of gardens, pavilions, and mosques (temple...
After the revolt of 1857, numerous events took place in Delhi. In 1877, Viceroy Lytton organized a Durbar to acknowledge Queen Victoria as the Emp...
De-urbanisation is a process when a large number of people from cities begin to move to other towns/villages. Lack of opportunities like trade, export...
The British lived in the ‘white’ areas in cities such as Madras.
Three differences were: Shahjahanabad was crowded with mohallas and several dozen bazaars. But New Delhi was not crowded nor were there mazes of n...
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Tantia Tope, like other freedom fighters, was one of the great heroes who fought courageously for India’s freedom in 1857. Tantia, the name of terror ...
On 9th May 1857, some Sepoys of the regiment at Meerut refused to do the army drill using the new cartridges. So, eighty-five Sepoys were dismissed fr...
On the 29th March 1857, a soldier by the name of Mangal Pandey of the 34th Infantry at Barrackpur rebelled by firing at an officer on command against ...
There were many causes for the Sepoy mutiny. Political causes The policy of annexation created panic and a feeling of insecurity among the rulers ...
The Sepoy mutiny started in March 1857 and was known as the First war for independence against the British.
Sati is a funeral practice among some Hindu communities in which a recently widowed woman would immolate herself on her husband’s funeral pyre.
Laws were passed to stop the practice of sati and to encourage the remarriage of widows. English-language education was actively promoted. In 1850, a ...
The Sepoys were unhappy about their pay, allowances and conditions of service. The new rules violated their religious sensibilities and beliefs. In 18...
When Peshwa Baji Rao II died, Nana Saheb pleaded with the British to give him his father’s pension. The British refused to do so, as they had the mili...
Nana Saheb was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
When the British established political power in India, the Nawabs and Rajas lost their authority and honour. British Residents were stationed in all...
(i) British forces are capturing the rebels. (ii) The artist wants to show the might of the British soldiers who valiantly advanced on the rebel for...
(i) Vishnubhatt Godse was a Brahman from a village in Maharashtra. He was going to Mathura to attend a yajna. (ii) He met some sepoys on the way. Th...