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1. The Great Revolt of 1857
Vinay Babu
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Intro’
• Age of Discovery!
• Arrival of the British
• Early Revolts
• The FIRST WAR!!
• Causes
• Course of the Revolt
• Reasons for Failure
• After-effects of the war
• In conclusion

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Early Revolts
• Sepoy Mutiny, Vellore (1806)
• Barrackpore Mutiny (1824)

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The FIRST WAR!!
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in his famous
book, “Discovery of India”, has written,
“The very fact that a country
with such a great illustrious
past should be ruled over by
a handful of people from a
distant Island is something
that makes me wild.”
It was the inner
feeling of the entire
country.

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Causes
• Political
– The Doctrine of Lapse
• Administrative
– English
– Courts
– Taxes
• Economic
– Exploitation
– Loss of livelihood

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Causes
• Social
– Racial arrogance
– Sati & Female Infanticide
– Christianity for inheritance
• Religious
– Christian Missionaries
– Taxes on temple & mosque lands!
• Military
– Pay
– No mark on forehead, beard or turban!
• Immediate cause

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Immediate Cause
Can
you
guess?

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Course of the Revolt
• Meerut (April 1857)
– No ‘Greased’ catridges
– Prison
• Cawanpore
– Nana Saheb
• ‘Jhansi’ Lakshmi Bai

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Reasons for Failure!
• Lack of Unity !
• Lack of Modern Weapons and Techniques
• Leadership
• Results of the Revolt

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After-effects of this war
• Bye-bye East India Company!
• Hi! British Crown and Viceroy
– (Queen Victoria and Lord Canning)

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In Conclusion
• Q) Why knowing about this war is
important for us?
• A) It was the mother of the freedom
movement, which brought India its
independence.