These scholars also contend that the revolt was not related to the general people so much as the sepoys and they formed the bulk of the rebels. The sepoy mutiny 18571859, also commonly known as the indian mutiny, indian rebellion, or, amongst an older generation of nationalist historians, the first war of independence, was an armed uprising that began in locally raised units of the east india companys bengal army the other two armies of the east india company were the madras army and the bombay army. The sepoy chooses mughal emperor bahadur shah as their leader. Landow, professor of english and art history, brown university victorian web home victorian political history the british empire the british empire the 1857 mutiny. By this defilement they will meet with much contempt from their fellows. See more ideas about indian, history and history of india. Many historians claim that nationalism was the cause of this sepoy mutiny. The indian view ron peters the following two articles, ron peters on the indian perspective of the sepoy mutiny and greg aydt on the cuban perspective of the spanishamerican war, are written by two m.
Among other things they are taught that they will be defiled if they eat any part of a cow. It began when indian troops sepoys in the service of britains east india company refused to use purportedly tainted weaponry. The mutiny of eighteen fifty seven bimia prasad mukerji. The 1857 indian mutiny also known as the sepoy rebellion. The sepoy mutiny and the muslim community of bengal by professor dr muinuddin ahmad khan in its failure, the sepoy mutiny of 185758, proved a devastating holocaust, which raged in full fury throughout northern india with its epicentre at delhi, lucknow and patna. The first part of the this paper on the indian mutiny of 1857 and the sikhs was written for the indian freedom struggle centenary 18571957 souvenir committee, new delhi, and was published in the tribune,ambala, on august 15, 1957. The great rebellion of 1857 or what was supposed to be a sepoy mutiny has. In 1857, was mutiny against the britishers by indian. Sepoy revolt students britannica kids homework help. Some say that the revolt of 1857 was just a mutiny initiated by the indian sepoys and hence the name sepoy mutiny. Yeah, it was no doubt a good move undertaken at that time. Sepoy mutiny and the revolt of 1857 internet archive.
How can we explain why so many indian people decided to fight. By the 1850s, much of india was ruled by the east india company, a private company consisting of british merchants which had first established its presence in the 1600s. The history and legacy of the indian rebellion against the british east india company charles river editors. Firma k l mukhopadhyny, calcutta april 1957, pp 278, index. The basic objective of the research is to justify the hypothesis with all relevant data.
Indian uprising of 1857 center for research libraries. English and indian historians have devoted considerable research and analysis to the genesis of the sepoy mutiny of 1857 but have ignored contemporary british reaction to it, a neglect which this study. The sepoy mutiny and the revolt of 1857 by r c majumdar. Price rs 15, eighteen fifty seven by surendra nath sen, the publications division, government of india. Indian mutiny, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion begun in 1857 against british rule in india. The sepoy mutiny was a violent and very bloody uprising against british rule in india in 1857. Sepoy mutiny 18571859 the encyclopedia of war peers. Beginning in meerut on 10 may 1857, the rebellion spread throughout north and central india to such cities as delhi, agra, cawnpore, gwalior, and lucknow before the british reconquered these territories.
Resources for the indian uprising of 1857 if the links are unavailable to be clicked in your pdf reader, copy and paste the urls. Pdf the war of 1857 was a great event that influenced the future. Historians have described the nature of the rebellion of 1857 variously. India history sepoy rebellion, 18571858 publisher london. Adye, john sir 18191900, recollections of a military life afghan wars. Beginning in the early 19 th century, rebellions occurred in various areas of the subcontinent, culminating in the 1857 sepoy mutiny. Guide to sources on the sepoy mutiny of 1857 in colonial india archival resources on the 1857 rebellion and its repercussions. Indian army establishment a return of troops in india, april 1857. India history sepoy rebellion, 18571858 personal narratives campaigning experiences in rajpootana and central india, during the suppression of the mutiny, 18571858 london. Delhi mutiny papers press list a descriptive british index of the mutiny papers now held in the national archives of india, new delhi. Book from the archaeological survey of india central archaeological library, new delhi. In absence of the congress leaders, the rank and files.
The significance of the different names applied by. It constantly threatened to engulf the whole of bengal at any moment, yet like. This document is the authors final accepted version of the journal article. The indian mutiny, 185758, was interpreted and defined in contemporary britain through public discourse built to a large extent by men around the symbol of woman as victim, but also shaped by women as active creators of news and interpretation. The mutiny of eighteen fifty seven economic and political weekly. The historiography of the indian mutiny 18578 suggests that. The soldiers were discriminated on the basis of racism and were paid low salary. But this kind of outbreak happened only when the soldiers were given cartridges which had a coating of grease that was made up of cow and pig fat. The sepoy both hindu and muslim were forced to bite bullets with their teeth. An antibritish revolution soon spread across india. Almost exactly one hundred and fifty years ago in may 1857, the conflict which came to be known as the indian mutiny also as the indian revolt, the first war of indian independence and the sepoy mutiny erupted.
The indian rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the east india companys army on 10 may 1857, in the cantonment of the town of meerut, and soon escalated into other mutinies and civilian rebellions largely in the upper gangetic plain and central india, with the major hostilities confined to. The 1857 indian mutiny also known as the sepoy rebellion, the great mutiny, and the revolt of 1857 george p. The sepoy mutiny was a widespread and ultimately ineffective uprising against british imperial rule in india led by members of the bengal army. However, in may 1857 a rebellion amongst the sepoys broke out as they took up arms against the british soldiers. The oft cited cause of the 1857 sepoy mutiny is the introduction of pig and cow fat greased cartridges for the new muzzle loaded p53 enfield rifle to the blatant disregard for the religious practices of. The mutiny, which was confined to the north, was the most. The papers, in urdu and persian describe activities in the city and the court of the mughal emperor during the time of the uprising. I think the statement, the rebellion is also known as the indian mutiny, great rebellion, sepoy mutiny, revolt of 1857, and predominantly in india, first war of independence with link to the term page is a fair description of the current usage of the term. The east india company recruited muslims from bengal to enlist in its bengal unit and hindus to serve in units from the northern provinces. The first part of the this paper on the indian mutiny of 1857 and the sikhs was written for the indian freedom struggle centenary 1857 1957 souvenir committee, new delhi, and was published in the tribune,ambala, on august 15, 1957.
Ppt the revolt of 1857 powerpoint presentation free to. The sepoys revolted in may 1857, beginning the sepoy mutiny 18571859. On 9th may 1857, on the parade ground of meerut, 85 indian troopers were court martialled. Some call it a sepoy mutiny since the initial thrust of the revolt in the form of the cartridge episode was given by the soldiers. Pdf sepoy rebellion of 185759 reinterpreted introduction of the book find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. British reactions to the sepoy mutiny, 18571858 showing 14 of 71 pages in this thesis. British manufactured goods sold to india and railroads were built in the area. We just tried to show them that if you try to humiliate us, make us to go against our wishes, then we gonna make you.
The revolt of 1857 in india study notes history discussion. Guide to sources on the sepoy mutiny of 1857 in colonial india. Their crime these troopers had refused to load their rifles with the new cartridges. Sepoy mutiny 185758 by the year 1857 the british had established complete political control of india. In 1857 a group of indian soldiers in the british army, the sepoys, rebelled against the british which started a revolt in different parts of britishindia. On may 10, 1857, indian soldiers of the british indian army, drawn mostly from muslim units from bengal, mutinied in meerut, a cantonment eighty kilometers northeast of delhi.
Before the 18571858 sepoy mutiny, indian army units served along side regular british troops, but were employed by the british east india company and paid out. It is considered as the countrys first war of independence which was against the rule of the british this war is regarded as the most remarkable one which took place after the british came to india and began to establish their rule. The indian sepoy mutiny of 1857 is also known as the great revolt, indian rebellion, the great uprising and the great rebellion of 1857. The mutiny was a prolonged period of armed uprisings against british occupation.
The revolt of 1857, which the british call the indian mutiny but many indians prefer to think of as the first war of independence, was the defining event in british imperial history. Delhi mutiny papers press list a descriptive british index of the mutiny papers now held in the national. As western education was introduced and missionaries eroded hindu society resentment among indian people grew and it was joined by unease among the old governing class when the british decided to formally abolish the mughal empire. Summarize the causes and effects of the indian rebellion. By this we knew that we aint gonna completely make british run away. The information you find can be supplemented by local research about the persons named in the documents. Increased dislocation along with a collapsing of the subsistence economy produced a period of social unrest. Abolition of sati practices, widow remarriage act hurt the sentiments of orthodox and conservative people of india.
The sepoy mutiny 1857 1859, also commonly known as the indian mutiny, indian rebellion, or, amongst an older generation of nationalist historians, the first war of independence, was an armed uprising that began in locally raised units of the east india companys bengal army the other two armies of the east india company were the madras army and the bombay army. Pdf sepoy rebellion of 185759 reinterpreted introduction of the. The sepoy mutiny of 1857 started as a rebellion of soldiers or sepoys of british east india companys army on the 10th of may 1857, in the town of meerut, and soon ignited into other mutinies and civilian uprisings, mostly in the upper gangetic plain and central india, with the major aggressions restrained to presentday uttar pradesh, bihar. Primary sources indian rebellion of 1857 research guides at. The revolt of 1857 1 the revolt of 1857 2 the great revolt the first war of independence 3 no transcript 4 mangal pandey 5 the out burst. The indian mutiny of 1857 was a rebellion against british rule by a large part of the bengal army in india. The sepoy mutiny was one of a kind of incidence where different social, economic, political and religious causes were cited and this increases the scope of the research. British reactions to the sepoy mutiny, 18571858 unt. It is also called the sepoy revolt because indian troops in the britishcontrolled army were called sepoys. The indian mutiny of 1857 the religion of the hindus, who form a great part of the natives in india, teaches many things which seem very strange to englishmen.