first war of independence, 1857
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ppt related to Great Rebellion of 1857TRANSCRIPT
Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's
SATYAMEVA JAYATE
LEGAL HISTORY…
1st war of independence 1857…
II NLC
To the world
177 yr ago…
Date10 May 1857 – 20 June 1858(1 year, 1 month, 2 weeks and 5 days)
LocationIndia (cf. 1858)
Result1. British victory 2. Suppression of the rebellion3. End of the Mughal and Maratha Empires4. End of Company rule in India5. Transfer of rule to the British crown
Territorial changesBritish Indian Empire created out of former East India Company
territory (some land returned to native rulers, other land confiscated by the British crown)
Period just before the
beginning of WAR.
FACTORS responsible
for the unrest..
BEGINNING of the war..
Various BATTLES involved
AFTERMATH of the war.
BRITISHERS
Battle of Kanpur
Jhansi & Gwalior
Battle at ArrahBihar
Lucknow(Avadh)
These highlighted few stateshad strongly opposed the British empire during India's Great revolt of
1857…
Cartridges were coated with fats of cows and pigs & it became the cause for the spark…
26 February,
The Governor-General of India from 1848 to 1856,
who devised the Doctrine of Lapse.
The Governor-General of India during the rebellion.
Lakshmibai, The Rani of Maratha-ruled
Jhansi, one of the principal leaders of the rebellion who earlier had lost her kingdom as a
result of the Doctrine of Lapse.
The last Mughal Emperor, crowned Emperor of India, by the Indian troops, he was deposed by
Bahadur Shah Zafar.He had died in exile in Burma
Bahadur Shah II Nana Sahib PeshwaBakht KhanRani LakshmibaiTantya TopeBegum Hazrat MahalBabu Kunwar SinghIshwori Kumari Devi, Rani of Tulsipur
Commander-in-Chief, India:George Anson
(to May 1857)Sir Patrick GrantSir Colin Campbell
(from August 1857)Jang Bahadur
Conclusion…
THE INTERNAL CONFLICTS AMONG INDIAN STATES RESULTED IN FAILURE OF 1ST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE AND AFTER THE FAILURE CONTROL WAS TAKEN OVER FROM THE EAST INDIA COMPANY BY THE ROYAL CROWN OF ENGLAND…
Thank you…