The Sepoy Rebellion versus the Taiping Rebellion Although India and China are different when it comes to religion and culture‚ the Taiping Rebellion in China and the Sepoy Rebellion in India had their similarities and their differences‚ which allowed them to succeed in some parts of their rebellions and fail in other. However‚ neither of these rebellions were truly successful in the sense that neither of them achieved their main goals. Even though the leaders of the Sepoy Rebellion and the Taiping
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The events of 1857-8 are extremely significant and have changed India dramatically into the India we see today. We see the British taking over India from the East India Company after a ‘mutiny’ in 1857 and welcoming it into a colony in the British Empire. It was described as “the jewel in the crown” of the British Empire because of their rich sources such as silk that were deported from India to countries in Europe. This made Britain considerably richer and greedier as they increased their power
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The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 is also known as the Indian Mutiny of 1857 and India’s First War of Independence. There are several contributing factors to the spirit of rebellion that inspired the Indian Sepoys to rise up against their British Officers‚ the most famous of which is the lubricated cartridges in the Sepoy’s rifles. This failed rebellion marks a significant change in the social and political relationship between The United Kingdom and British Controlled India that would create the long
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Sepoy Rebellion To start off the Sepoys were a group of Indian soldiers that worked for the European forces. These soldiers worked for the East Indian Company’s army. In May 1857 they started a mutiny‚ or a rebellion. This brought on many other rebellions‚ and basically a war for independence. There were many economic‚ religious‚ political‚ and military reasons behind the revolts. The Indians themselves had pure hatred for the British. This also was not an overnight deal. It took about a
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return for Indian species. The French came and established their colonies in India. The British achieved political power in India. And while the British power gained its heights during the middle of the 19th century‚ the resentment of the local rulers‚ the farmers the intellectuals‚ common man as also of the soldiers who became unemployed due to the liquidation of the armies of various states became widespread. This soon broke out into a revolt which assumed the dimensions of the 1857 Mutiny. The
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ikB&11 foæksg vkSj jkt 1857 dk vkanksyu vkSj mlds O;k[;ku Rebels and the Raj (1857 revolt and its Representation) 1. Why did the Indian think during British period that their religion was in danger? Ans. (i) Conservative Indians were angered by the various social reforms initiated by the British. The abolition of sati‚ legalizing of widow remarriages were regarded as unwanted interference in Indian Social. 2. (ii) Indian sentiments were also hurt by the Christian Missionaries. (iii) In 1850
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The Indian Mutiny‚ which occurred in 1857‚ was the consequence of a number of problems that had arisen as a result of the British occupation of India. It began as a mutiny of the sepoys‚ a class of soldiers. However‚ it soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions in the northern and central parts of India. The British occupation caused political‚ economic and cultural problems in India. This led to disharmony between the two sides. Political forces were a main cause of the Indian
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The Causes of the Indian Mutiny The Indian Mutiny (also known as the first war of independence) had many factors‚ forces and events which contributed to it’s cause‚ some of which include cultural‚ religious and the political forces and also the Einfield Riffle. The changes in culture that the British had made in India‚ created a lot of discontent and there was a lot of anti-British feelings that were growing amongst the landlords. Many people believed that the advent of the steamships were the
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causes of the Indian Mutiny Throughout the Indian mutiny there were numerous factors‚ mainly due to British imperialism‚ that caused and had significant impact on the Indian nation. Through the course of the Indian mutiny economic‚ Cultural‚ Armies and the Enfield rifle incident caused the Indian Mutiny. These factors bundled together and impacted together which contributed to widespread uprising and the India Mutiny. British Imperialism caused economic and political strain on the Indian Community
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Proud to be an Indian 20 26 Oct 2010 | India India‚ a country with a culture having more than ten thousand years has enriched the global scientific‚ educational‚ economic and cultural scenario significantly. That is the reason why mark Twain has stated “India is the cradle of the human race‚ the birthplace of human speech‚ the mother of history‚ the grandmother of legend and the great grandmother of tradition.” Being born in such a great country‚ you have millions of reasons to feel proud as
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