WAR OF INDEPENDENCE 1857

1. WAR OF IDEPENDENCE
1857

2. GROUP MEMBER
• Syed Shahrose #27347
• Malik Umair #27652

3. Introduction to War of Independence
• The “sepoy mutiny” as it was called by British
was, In fact the war of independence against the
British government in 1857.
• It started from Meerut on may 10, 1857.
• On the issue of cartridges made up of fat of pig
and cow.

4. • The East India Company came under a direct
threat caused by a civil rebellion in Central India.
• Since the soldiers were militarily trained and
higher in number, they took control of Delhi and
pushed the English Army out.
• Bahadur shah zafar was made the king of India.

5. • Bakht Khan was made the Commander-in-Chief
after Mirza Mughal, the son of Bahadur Shah.
• The British Army was equipped with higher level
and number of artillery.
• The war ended up with the sweeping victory of
the British Raj and the end of 800 years of
Muslims rule.

6. • The Victory in War gave them authorities to
avenge the disobediences and they made the
policies later on to deprive the Muslims of their
due rights in India.
• Posts of ink fillers, koolies, and messengers
were fixed for the Muslims as punishment for
their audacity in 1857

7. CAUSES OF WAR OF IDEPENDENCE
• Political causes.
• Religious and social.
• Economic.
• Military

8. History and Events

9. History
• History
• East Indian Company
• British became interested in subcontinent for
economic reason in the 1600 AD
• They got a permission of Mughal emperor
Jahangir in 1612 AD, to established factories in
subcontinent
• the first factory they established in Surat in 1619

10. History
• They continued their trading activities for a few
year from here and later on expended their
areas to,
 Bombay in 1638
 Madras in 1639
 Calcutta in 1690

11. Events

12. Events
• 1700 AD
decline of Mughal
empire
•The first war of
EIC
in 1757 EIC
forces defeated
Mughal forces in
Bengal, in the battle
of Plassey

13. Kingdom of
Mysore
• Mysore
battle
stared
in 1799

14. • 1843 Sindh
1849 Punjab (Sikh kingdom of Lahore)

15.  The main war of independence
 Meerut War (10th may 1857)
 Delhi War (21th may 1857)
 Kanpur War (17th June)
 Lucknow (march 1858)
 Jhansi and Bihar (march 1858)

18. Effects and Conclusion

19. • Indians start killing of innocent Britain
• Viceroy of the country
• Muslims became uneducated
• Hindu and Sikhs learned English

20. • After war Indians are not allowed to have their
own weapon
• The Control of the British in India was now
unchallenged

21. Reasons For Failure Of War of Independence
1857
• Lack of Unity
• Aims are different
• No proper plane no leader
• Only Muslims are united but Hindu and Sikhs do
not want rule of Muslims once again

22. • No Patriotism
• “Muslim revolt”