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Top 4 Causes of the Revolt of 1857 In India

The Revolt of 1857 which is called 'Sepoy Mutiny', 'Great Revolt' and the 'First War of Indian Independence' is the watershed in the history of pre-independent and early colonial India. It is so, as the one hundred years penetration of the British East India into different parts of India through wars and diplomacy and the introduction of alien revenue, judicial [...]

By |2015-08-08T12:08:34+05:30July 31, 2014|History of India|Comments Off on Top 4 Causes of the Revolt of 1857 In India

The Revolt of 1857 —the First War of Independence

The Revolt of 1857 —the First War of Independence! By the first half of the 19th century, the East India Company had brought major portions of India under its control. One hundred years after the Battle of Plassey, anger against the unjust and oppressive British Government took the form of a revolt that shook the very foundations of British rule [...]

By |2015-08-08T15:53:02+05:30March 12, 2014|History of India|Comments Off on The Revolt of 1857 —the First War of Independence
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