The British and the Mughal emperor began to have connection through international trades since 1634, and they gradually tied their strong bonds through competitive trade markets. One of the key institutions, the East India Company, expanded their military force and monopolized the Indian market that was a sign of colonizing India as it weakened its power. Also, through a systemic disrespect in the company, a seed of Protestantism grew together and that created tensions between the East India Company and the local religious/cultural communities which continued to become hostility of rebellion in the mid-18th century. During the summer of 1857, the beginning period of systematic British rule in India, Sepoy, Indian troops in the service of the British East India Company, led to the outbreak of mutiny against the British East India Company. It began in Meerut and spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow within days by forming ideology of independence from the British autocracy (Karim, 375). One of the major reasons for the Sepoy Mutiny was increasing discontent of people due to oppressive strategies like 'Doctrine of lapse' by Lord Dalhousie, Paramountcy, Subsidiary Alliance, severe exploitation of India's economic resources by the British leading to …show more content…
To be more specific, the Indian military soldiers had to bite off the ends of lubricated cartridges in order to load it, but they heard a rumor that the grease was made out of a mixture of pigs’ and cows’ lard. They considered it as insult to both Muslims and Hindus and then it became the larger suspicion that the British colony intends to disgrace Indian traditional society which is the part the British was not able to pay enough attention till the Sepoy discontent grows enough in higher level (Tignor,
Much like chapter two, chapter four provides an overview of the East India Company's Bengali sepoy regiments. Chapter five addresses the major causes of the Sepoy Rebellion, and summarizes its events and participants. Chapter six provides a short historiographical review of three Indian texts on the Sepoy Rebellion, exposing the reader to Indian interpretations of the events. Finally, part three consists of chapter seven, which is a comparison of the major similarities and differences of Batavian Revolt and Sepoy Rebellion, and serves to highlight key aspects of both.
The Sepoy Rebellion or the Indian Mutiny of 1857 rattled the British. Most of the Indian army was Hindu and they were taught that they will be defiled if they eat any part of a cow or pig. The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by the removal of the Muslim king of Oudh, Christianity being forced upon Muslims and Hindus, and the new rifle cartridges.
In the beginning of the 1600's, the East India Trading Company first landed in India. Once the EIC landed, they immediately decided that they would take direct control of the area. Meaning that they had no regard for the inhabitants. After complete domination of India the EIC later had to deal with the Sepoy Mutiny; therefore, there was death and a change in leadership soon to follow. Britain then took control of India by kicking out the smaller version of itself, but over 50 years later history repeats itself with another massacre.
They were born in a Philadelphia tavern on November 10th, 1775. They are the first to fight when our nation is not ready. They fight in the air, on the land and on the sea. They are the world’s most versatile and quick reacting fighting force that will go to any emergency that the President and nation declares. They are the United States Marine Corps. But the United States Marine Corps would not have begun without the Continental Navy’s dire needs during the Revolutionary War. The Continental Navy needed experienced and well trained soldiers- essentially an integrated Army- that could defend the Navy’s ships from boarders and board the enemy’s ships. Most importantly the Navy needed a landing force. Today, the Marine Corps is the most prominent and well respected fighting force in the world. They are the projection of force on sea just as the Continental Marines were.
“Englishmen.. have given the people of India the greatest human blessing - peace.” (Dutt). Merely coming to India in the 1600s to trade, the British East India Company established trading outposts. After ridding of French influence in India during the Seven Years’ War and having Indians mutiny against British rule, Britain gained full control of India. India was under the imperialist control of the British until their independence in 1947.
The Sepoy Rebellion was the repercussion due to the provocation of the Indian Sepoys by the British Forces. In particular, the incident that had outraged the Sepoys were the animal-fat grease on the cartridges. Pigs and cows as meals were strictly restricted in Islam and Hinduism, as the Sepoys were unwilling to sacrifice their faithfulness towards religion. At that, the British overpowered the administration in Oudh, a region lavished with Indian history and heritage, in which triggered many issues.
After the Battle of Plussey in 1757, Britain gained a much control over India. The British East India Company exercised power in this region instead of the Queen of England. The Company brought British soldiers and missionaries to the foreign land. The military in India was comprised of European troops and Indian troops resulting in a variety of weapons present. The weapons of the English people were a lot more different than those of the Indian people. The Europeans were the officers in this military and the Indians were common soldiers. The Indian Soldiers were known as the Sepoys. There were various events before the actual revolution that were significant to the cause of the Sepoy Revolution. In 1806, the introduction of new clothing/appearance regulations sparked a minor rebellion, but this was easily controlled and suppressed by the British. In 1856, the East India Company anne...
The “Sepoy Rebellion”/the first Indian war of independence did not start from one crucial event that may have triggered it all. This rebellion/war was a product of many small and big situations adding up. When the British East India Company first took over, they started with restricting the Indian ocean trade, which was a heavily relied on, as a source of income and goods in India. This restriction largely impacted and made a new economic structure. With the Indian trade restricted, the British benefited. The British Production system was able to flourish because they were able to use the Indian trade routes to export their goods. Most people living in India, at
The mutiny, regarded by many as India's first War of Independence, was to have important consequences and the structure of British India was to be re-organised extensively. Increasingly, India came under direct Crown rule as the British East India Company was dispossessed of its functions and, in 1877, Queen Victoria was crowned Empress. Despite the severity of European reprisal as each territory had been regained and its subsequent defensive proposals of military alteration, a measure of conciliation had been introduced to administrative policy. Integration of the higher castes and princes was now considered important, land policy was revised and plans for radical social change were shelved.
The British come out as the victors and in turn bully the French out of India. Once becoming the only European power in India, the British steer the narrative to an economical and political perspective. To further their power in India, the British exploited the Chinese’s addiction to opium and started the Chinese opium trade, which fueled the British overtaking India in gross domestic product. With the British clutch on India and its economy, Queen Victoria is crowned as the Empress of India in 1877 and she creates the Indian Civil Service. Through
In the 1600's the English took advantage of the crumbling Mughals. In 1757, Robert Clive led an unquestionable victory against the Indian Forces at the Battle of Plassey. After that battle, the East India Company was the leading force in India. Eventually, the company governed directly or indirectly areas that included modern day Bangladesh, most of southern India and almost all of the land along the Ganges River in the north. Until the 19th century, the East India Company ruled with little to no interference from Britain. The company had even established their own army. The company staffed its army with British and Indian Soldiers, or Sepoy, with the Sepoys eventually out numbering the British soldiers ten to one. Mountstuart Elphinstone, the governor of Bombay referred to the Sepoy army as “a delicate and dangerous machine, which a little mismanagement may easily turn against us.” (British Imperialism in India.)
The Indian garrison at Delhi joined the mutineers and proclaimed Bahadur Shah, the titular Mughal emperor as their leader.The capture of Delhi turned the mutiny into a wide-spread revolt. But the leaders were not united, because they sought to revive former Hindu and Muslim regimes, which traditionally had been opposed to each other.
In 1857 the British had invaded the nation of Hindustan (India). Many feel that if it were not for the British Empire, India would still be an under developed country. The British established a government system that before did not exist. It was a three level system including the imperial government located in London, the central government located in Calcutta, and later on provincial governments scattered throughout the regions of what was known as the British Raj1. Alt...
perceive the strategic threat posed by the East India Company. The British from the beginning followed a
India was the first major Asian civilizations to fall victim to European predatory activities (Duiker 31). With conquering India, the British had various purposes behind it. Their main purpose was to achieve a monopolistic trading position (The Economic and Social Impact of Colonial Rule in India). The second purpose was the control of India; this was a key element in the world power structure, in terms of geography, logistics and military manpower (The Economic and Social Impact of Colonial Rule in India). When the East India Company continued to trade under the British, huge armies were created, largely composed of Indian sepoys (Marshall). The armies were used to defend the Company’s territories protect the Indian states (Marshall).