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The Company did not get nervous to sea the strength of the rebel forces. Instead, it decided to suppress the revolt with all its might. It brought rei...
The position of the British became very weak in Delhi and they were almost defeated by the rebel force. Therefore, there was no uprising for almost a ...
The other Indian soldiers in Meerut participated in the uprising wholeheartedly. On 10 May, 1857 they marched to the jail in Meerut and released the s...
1. The British announced rewards for loyal landholders by allowing them to continue to enjoy traditional rights over their lands. 2. Those who had r...
The Mughal dynasty had ruled over a large part of the country. Most smaller rulers and chieftains controlled different territories on behalf of the Mu...
The British introduced several reforms: They passed laws to stop the practice of sati and to encourage the remarriage of widows. They promoted En...
Reasons for their discontentment: The Indian sepoys were given poor salaries and allowances. The conditions of service also made them unhappy. S...
1. First of all the name of the Mughal king was removed from the coins minted by the Company. 2. In 1849, Governor-General Dalhousie announced that ...
In 1801, a subsidiary alliance was imposed on Awadh, and in 1856, it was taken over. Governor-General Dalhousie declared that the territory was being ...
The British believed that Muslims were responsible for the rebellion in a big way.
They could do so only when they were ready to acknowledge the British Queen as their Sovereign Paramount.
The powers of the East India Company were transferred to the British Crown in order to ensure a more responsible management of Indian affairs.
The British recaptured Delhi in September 1857.
Bakht Khan was a soldier from Bareilly. He took charge of a large force of fighters who came to Delhi.
Ahmadullah Shah was a maulvi from Faizabad. His prophesy was that the rule of the British would soon come to an end.
He was the General of Nana Saheb.
Nana Saheb and Biijis Qadr.
He wrote letters to all the chiefs and rulers of the country to come forward and organise a confederacy of Indian states to fight the British.
The rumour spread that the new cartridges were coated with the fat of cows and pigs.
The Indian sepoys were underpaid.