The war of independence (1857)

Ehtasham (Group Leader)
Abdullah
Abdulrehman
Usman
The War Of Independence
(1857)
Pak Studies

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom
must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting
it.”
― Tom Paine

Introduction
Sepoy Mutiny
East India Company's army
10th May
The rebellion posed a considerable threat to East India Company
India's First War of
Independence
The rebellion led to the dissolution of the East India Company in 1858

CAUSES OF THE REVOLT
 By his Doctrine of lapse policy, if an Indian ruler did not have his real son , he was
not allowed to adopt any son of his relative to become his successive.
 It was declared by the company that after the death of Bahadur shah II , his successor
would not enjoy the title of Raja, held by the Mughal Emperor.
 The English introduced many changes in Indian social life such as- Abolition of sati,
child marriage, allowing widow to remarry, banning girl child infanticide etc.
 The introduction of Railways meant that the untouchables would also travel the same
compartment as Brahmins.
 The English company had its officials carried India’s wealth to England in several
ways.
 The Indian soldiers were discriminated and were considered inferior. And they were
sent across the seas which was forbidden as per Hindu religious beliefs.

Mangal Pandey
 Mangal pandey took various steps against east India company . he declared that he will
rebel against his commanders.
 Lt. Henry came out to investigate the unrest, Pandey opened fire but hit Henry's horse
instead.
 General asked Indian jemadar to arrest mangal pandey , the jemadar refused to do so.
 Jemadar was put onto the death by general because of disobedience towards British raj.
 After failing to incite his comrades into an open and active rebellion, Mangal Pandey
and was court-martialed. He was hanged on 8 April 1857.

Major places which were
involved
into the Indian rebellion
 Meerut
 Delhi
 Agra
 Allahabad
 Oudh
 Kanpur
 Jhansi
 Luckhnow
 Punjab

Causes Lead to Failure
 Change in the Plain
 Ways of Communication & Transportation
 Sikhs
 Economic Condition
 Leadership

Conclusion
 Doctrine of lapse and many other kinds of policies which were introduced by
British was the main cause of this revolt.
 Mangal Pandey, Bahadur Shah ll and Tantya Tope were the great leaders of this
revolt.
 Merrut, Delhi ,Kanpur, Punjab, and Oudh were the major places where these
revolts occur.
 The first war of independence helped in the realization of independence in the
minds of youth and public.

The war of independence (1857)

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