Sunday, August 3, 2014

FIRST MAJOR CHALLENGE----THE REVOLT OF 1857----FIRST CHAPTER

REVOLT OF 1987 TOOK PLACE ON 11 MAY 1857.
MANGAL PANDEY WAS THE SEPOY OF 34TH NATIVE REGIMENT
THE LEADER OF KANPUR WAS NANA SAHEB,THE ADOPTED SON OF PESHWA BAJI RAO II,THEY WERE FROM POONA.
THE SON NAME OF BEGUM HAZRAT MAHAL WAS BIRGIS QADIR
AT BARELLY,KHAN BAHADUR, A DESCENDENT OF FORMER RULER OF ROHILKHAND WAS INCHARGE
AT BIHAR,KUNWAR SINGH ,A ZAMINDAR OF JAGDISHPUR WAS INCHARGE OF REVOLT.HE WAS 70 YEAR OLD
RANI LAXMI BAI WAS THE RULER OF JHANSI, AND HIS ADOPTED SON WAS REJECTED TO GIVE THE THRONE AFTER HER HUSBAND DIED UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF LAPSE.
FEW CAUSE THAT LED TO THE REVOLT WAS::::
--BIG INTERFERENCE OF CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY
--EXTENSION OF COMPANY OPERATION
--UNHAPPINES OF SEPOY FIRST SURFACED IN 1824 WHEN THEY 47TH REGIMENT OF BARRACKPUR  WERE TOLD TO GO TO BURMA AND THAT WOULD MAKE THEM OUT OF THEIR RELIGION
THE SEPOY WERE SENT TO AFGHANISTAN AND THEY WERE FORCED TO EAT WHATEVER THEY WERE GIVEN

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