Revolt of 1857

Revolt of 1857

1. CAUSES

   • Political causes
     • Extinction of Native rulers. Eg. Awadh
       • Doctrine of Lapse and Subsidiary alliance subordinated Indian rulers
         • Pensioning off rulers. Eg. Peshwa Baji Rao
         • Loosing royal titles
   • • Economic causes
     • Economic Causes
       • Destruction of traditional handicrafts
         • • Land revenue policies of the British
             • • • Ruin of peasants
           • Ruin of craftsmen
           • Auctioning of Zamindari destroyed traditional zamindars
             • High revenue demands led to failure in payment
   • • Social and religious causes
       • British rule was always foreign in nature
         • Policy of racial discrimination
           • Conversion of Christian missionaries to convert people
             • • Efforts at social reform were disliked
                 • Taxing religious lands hurt sentiments
   • • Military cause
       • • Travelling abroad
       • Discontinuation of foreign service allowance-batta
       • • Illtreatment by British officers
   • • IMMEDIATE CAUSE
     • Issue of biting cartridges of Enfield Rifle made out of pig and cow fat hurt religious sentiments of Hindus and Muslims