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Revolt of 1857
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Revolt of 1857
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
- Doctrine of Lapse and Subsidiary alliance subordinated Indian rulers
- Extinction of Native rulers. Eg. Awadh
- 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
- Land revenue policies of the British
- Destruction of traditional handicrafts
- 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
- Efforts at social reform were disliked
- Conversion of Christian missionaries to convert people
- Policy of racial discrimination
- British rule was always foreign in nature
- Social and religious causes
- Military cause
- Travelling abroad
- Discontinuation of foreign service allowance-batta
- Illtreatment by British officers
- Military cause
- IMMEDIATE CAUSE
- Issue of biting cartridges of Enfield Rifle made out of pig and cow fat hurt religious sentiments of Hindus and Muslims
- Political causes
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