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The Great Revolt of 1857

Vinay Babu

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Intro

Age of Discovery!

Arrival of the British

Early Revolts

The FIRST WAR!! Causes

Course of the Revolt

Reasons for Failure

After-effects of the war

In conclusion

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Age of Discovery!(15th 17th Century)

Portugal

Spain(Castille)

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Travel Routes

Vasco da Gama

Christopher Columbus

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Arrival of the BritishThe East India Company arrives in India (1619)

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Early Revolts

Sepoy Mutiny, Vellore (1806)

Barrackpore Mutiny (1824)

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The FIRSTWAR!!

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, inhis famous book,Discovery of India, haswritten,

The very fact that a country

with such a great illustriouspast should be ruled over bya handful of people from a

distant Island is somethingthat makes me wild.

It was the inner feeling

of the entire country.

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Causes

Political

The Doctrine of Lapse

Administrative

English

Courts

Taxes

Economic

Exploitation

Loss of livelihood

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Causes

Social

Racial arrogance

Sati & Female Infanticide

Christianity for inheritance

Religious

Christian Missionaries

Taxes on temple & mosque lands!

Military

Pay

No mark on forehead, beard or turban!

Immediate cause

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Immediate Cause

Can

you

guess?

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Course of the Revolt

Meerut (April 1857)

No Greased catridges

Prison

Cawanpore

Nana Saheb

Jhansi Lakshmi Bai

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After-effects of this war

Bye-bye East India Company!

Hi! British Crown and Viceroy (Queen Victoria and Lord Canning)

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In Conclusion

Q) Why knowing about this war isimportant for us?

A) It was the mother of the freedommovement, which brought India itsindependence.

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References

http://dearcomputer.nl/gir/?q=The+Great+Revolt+of+1857&s=7/

http://www.tribuneindia.com/

www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/Books/10/SocSci-EM/chapter-3-english.pdf/

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