1857 revolt

what is 1857 revolt, and its importance, causes of the revolt and the most important leaders

1. 1857 REVOLT FREEDOM STRUGGLE MUNEERA TV SOCIAL SCIENCE ROLL NO:46 KSTC 1 8 5 7

2. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India between 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. The event is known by many names, including the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian Mutiny, the Great Rebellion, the Revolt of 1857, the Indian Insurrection, and India's First War of Independence WHAT IS 1857 REVOLT ?

3. The rebellion began on 10 May 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the Company's army in the town of Meerut, 40 miles northeast of Delhi . It then erupted into other mutinies and civilian rebellions chiefly in the upper Gangetic plain and central India, though incidents of revolt also occurred farther north and east. The rebellion posed a considerable threat to British power in that region,and was contained only with the rebels' defeat in Gwalior on 20 June 1858. On 1 November 1858, the British granted amnesty to all rebels not involved in murder, though they did not declare the hostilities formally to have ended until 8 July 1859. WAY OF REBELLION

4. 1. Political and Administrative Reasons 2. Economic Causes 3. Social and Religious Causes: 4. Military and Immediate Causes CAUSES OF THE REBELLION

5. 1857 CARTRIDGE THE MAIN CAUSE OF THIS REVOLT WAS THE SOLDIER WERE ASKED TO BITE OFF THE PAPER CARTRIDGES FOR THEIR RIFLES WHICH WERE GREASED WITH ANIMAL FAT NAMELY BEEF AND PORK. THIS IS EVEN TODAY AGAINST THE RELIGIOUS BELIEF OF HINDUS AND MUSLIMS

6. IMPORTANT REVELUTION CENTERS AND THEIR LEADERS BARRACKPORE MANGAL PANDEY LUCKNOW BEGUM HAZRAT MAHAL JHANSI RANI LAKSHMI BHAI KANPUR NANA SAHEB DELHI BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR BIHAR KUNWAR SING BARELLY KHAN BAHADUR KHAN

7. The prominent leaders of 1857 revolt were: 1 . The Rani of Jhansi who sacrificed her life fighting in June 1858. 2. Nana saheb , the adopted son of the last Peshwa , Baji Rao II, who led the mutiny at Kanpur and escaped to Nepal in the beginning of 1859. 3. Kunwar Singh of Avadh who had carved a base for himself in Azamgarh and Gazipur and breathed his last fighting in May 1858. 4 . Begum Hazarat Mahal 5. Maulvi Ahmadullah who carried on the revolt around the borders of Avadh and Rohilkhand till his death in June 1858. 6. Tantia Tope, uprooted from his base on the Jamuna at Kalpi , reached Gwalior in June 1858.

8. Rani of Jhansi Jhansi who sacrificed her life fighting in June 1858.

9. Nana sahib Nana sahib, the adopted son of the last Peshwa , Baji Rao II, who led the mutiny at Kanpur and escaped to Nepal in the beginning of 1859.

10. Kunwar Singh Kunwar Singh of Avadh who had carved a base for himself in Azamgarh and Gazipur and breathed his last fighting in May 1858.

11. Maulvi Ahmadullah who carried on the revolt around the borders of Avadh and Rohilkhand till his death in June 1858. Maulvi Ahmadullah

12. Tantia Tope, uprooted from his base on the Jamuna at Kalpi , reached Gwalior in June 1858 Tantia Tope

13. CONCLUSION The revolt of 1857 is still remembered by the local people as the first war of independence The rebellion say the end of the B ritish east I ndia company’s rule in I ndia. In August, by the government of I ndia act 1858, the company was formally dissolved and its ruling powers over I ndia were transferred to the B ritish crown