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Download Solution PDF_____ was the date when the Revolt of 1857 started.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 10th May.
The Revolt of 1857 event in Indian History was an important landmark. It is also known as the "first war of Independence".
Causes of the revolt:
- Economic Causes
- Economic exploitation of the country by the British.
- Heavy taxation.
- Socio-Political Causes
- Subsidiary Alliance – Lord Wellesley
- The doctrine of Lapse – Lord Dalhousie
- Religious Causes
- Taxation of mosque and temple lands.
- Activities of Christian missionaries.
- Immediate Causes
- General Service Enlistment Act.
- Inferior emoluments compared to his British counterpart.
- News of mixing of bone dust in wheat flours.
- The cartridge of the Enfield rifle was made of beef and pork fat.
Additional Information
| Location | Leaders of the revolt | The British Resistance |
| Delhi | Bahadur shah | John Nicholson |
| Kanpur | Nana saheb | Colin Campbell |
| Lucknow | Begum Hazrat mahal | Henry Lawrence |
| Jhansi | Rani Laxmibai | Hugh rose |
| Bihar | Kunwar Singh | - |
| Faizabad | Maulvi Ahmadullah | - |
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