ndian Revolt (1857) The Indian Revolt (1857)The Indian Revolt (1857)doi:10.1002/9780470756119.ch31religionfinancial policyviolationsinfantrycivil serviceKeywords: religion; financial policy; violations; infantry; civil serviceRobert J. AntonioJohn Wiley & Sons, LtdMarx,Karl.The Indian Revolt. Marx ...
Bharat, Republic of India dacoity, dakoity - robbery by a gang of armed dacoits Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Mutiny - discontent with British administration in India led to numerous mutinies in 1857 and 1858; the revolt was put down after several battles and sieges (notably the siege at Lucknow) Luc...
Britain, of course, would rule India well into the 20th century. And when the Indian independence movement gained momentum in the 20th century, events of the Revolt of 1857 were viewed as having been an early battle for independence, while individuals such as Mangal Pandey were hailed as early...
Agrarian Rebellion; Anti-colonialism; British colonialism; Indian independence; Indian Rebellion of 1857; Land settlement policy; Sepoy mutiny This essay examines the Indian Rebellion, or 'Sepoy...doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91206-6_228-1Arup Kumar Sen...
Manuel Barcia,The Great African Slave Revolt of 1825(2012). Pacific and Indian ocean histories: Richard B. Allen, ‘Creating Undiminished Confidence: Free Population of Color and Identity Formation in Mauritius, 1767-1835’, inSlavery And Abolition(2011). ...
In addition to the revolts of these freedom fighters, World War II tipped the odds in our favour by causing significant damage to the British forces, leaving them unable to rule over India. Lord Mountbatten was eventually given power by the British Parliament to transfer power by June 30, 19...
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a widespread but unsuccessful revolt against British rule in India. It began when Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of Britain’s East India Company refused to use purportedly tainted weaponry. One consequence of the
In the Government of India Act of 1935, an Anglo-Indian was formally identified as “a person whose father or any of whose other male progenitors in the male line is or was of European descent but who is a native of India.” The key points of that definition were retained when Anglo-...
In 1857, Awadh was a large land of Nawabs synonymous with lavish extravogenure and is well known for its 鈥榯ehzeeb鈥of extreme delicacy and culivated manners. The present paper deals with the reappraisal of the revolt of 1857 and public reaction of Awadh based on the secondary sources of...
Standard historical accounts of the Indian Revolt of 1857鈥 58 give the impression that superiority on the battlefield accounted for the ability of the British to defeat their Indian adversaries. Yet, to focus solely on the military campaigns ignores the intricate and multifaceted nature of the ...