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Rebels & the Raj | Revolt of 1857 (Leaders of the Revolt (Bahadur Shah…
Rebels & the Raj | Revolt of 1857
Debate amongst scholars
1st War of Indipendence
OR
Wrong... Because nationalist historians overpraised India
Sepoy Mutiny
Mutiny :red_cross:
Mutiny = Armed forces
Revolt = Civilians
Sepoy :check:
Started in May 1857
In May Merut
Armed forces reached Delhi
Covered Bahadur Shah Zafar
Army threatened the blessing out of him
Got Forced Kind of Legitimacy
Spatio temporal
1857
North India
Pattern of the Revolt
Pattern (Same Always)
Cieze all
arms and ammunation
Seize, Loot and Destroy
Treasury
Govt. Buildings / Officials
Destroyed
Immensely Planned and Coordinated
Nightly Communication through
Group Discussions
Leaders of the Revolt
Bahadur Shah Zafar (Delhi)
Nana Saheb (Kanpur)
Rani of Jhansi
Kunwar Singh (Bihar)
Birjus Qadr (Awadh)
[A literal child]
Local Leaders
Why?
Immediate Cause (All Rumors)
Cartage of the Enfield was greased
Bhraman Sepoy was going with Lota
Untouchable wanted some water
Same Pollution Bullshit
Untouchable told him that his religion was going to be destroyed
Britishers showed proof to them but too late
Cows and Bones powderized and mixed in the Atta
Chapati Rumor
Watchmen distributing Chapati among other Villages
Bad Omen
Reason for Believing the Rumors
Western Education was being implimented
Abolishing Indian Traditions like Sati
Annexed Kingdoms
Awadh Case Study
Awadh was targeted by the british
Fertile Land
Central Location
Had already annexed most of India
Responsible = Lord Dalhousie
Used Subsidiary Alliance
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Accused Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of mis governence
Awadh Pushed into emotional upheaval
Most affected
Nawab
Taluqdars
Land
Army
Revenue Settlement
Summary Settlement
Sepoys
No Leaves
Racial superiority (1840)
Familial troubles
Arrival and spread of Christian Missionaries
Sources
Proclamations (Ishtahar)
printed and pasted notices for informing the public
Message of Hindu - Muslim Unity
Bring Back the Mughals
Overall Message
Establish an
Egalitarian Society
ENDING
What they wanted
Establish Alternative Power
Appontments of goverment officials
Land Revenue
Payments
Stop Plunder
What Actually Happened
Repression
Took 1 Year
Imposed Martial Law
Any British Civilians could shoot any Indian without reason
Deployed Two Pronged Attack
1 Army from Punjab
Army from Calcutta
Bribe/punish Land holders
Subsidary allaince
British Army for an area and paid by that area
All of them were Forced Leaders and Just a Face for Legitimacy
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