Some south indian historians have opposed the use of the term first war of independence by the government to describe the 1857 revolt, and have unsuccessfully taken the issue to the court. These are some notespoints to help you go over the first war of independence, 1857 as asked in the icse class 10 history board exam. First war of independence, 1857 immediate cause soldiers made to bite off ends of greased cartridges in enfield rifles having fat of cows and pigs barrackpore mangal pande refused to use catridges and attacked adjutant of his regiment, for fear of moss of his caste and religion. Revolt of 1857 history in hindi 1857 indian rebellion mangal pandey, bahadur shah, lakshmibai duration. Causes of revolt and hindumuslim approach to the war the revolt of 1857 was a product of the character and policies of rule. Click download or read online button to get india s struggle for independence 1857 1947 book now. By the first half of the 19th century, the east india company had brought major portions of india under its control. Causes, nature, importance and outcomes the revolt of 1857 also regarded as indias first war of independece was an extremely important event in.
The revolt of 1857 indias first war of independence. War of independence is described as an uprising that was ignited by indian troops in the town of meerut near delhi in 1857. There was no leader who could single handed lead all the groups. Click download or read online button to get the indian war of independence of 1857 book now. Indeed, with the advent of the company rule, it lost all the freedom and independence it had enjoyed during the mughal rule. Icse solutions for class 10 history and civics first war of independence. The main causes of the war were political, social, economical, military and religious. Download pdf historyoftheindianmutiny18571858 free. The first indian war of independence internet archive. It is also given names as indian rebellion, indian mutiny as well as indian revolt. The revolt of 1857 indias first war of independence pdf in kannada file type.
Indian mutiny, also called sepoy mutiny or first war of independence, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against british rule in india in 185759. Click download or read online button to historyoftheindianmutiny18571858 book pdf for free now. The british were now determined to take political and military authority into their own hands and rule the. Certainly, the spark was provided by the first war of indian indepeendence. There is something in human history like retribution. Introduction to war of independence the sepoy mutiny as it was called by british was, in fact the war of independence against the british government in 1857. Write a note on the role of press in the independence war. Indian rebellion of 1857 simple english wikipedia, the. Thus the incident of 1857 has to be viewed as the last ditch battle on the part of muslims and also other nations of the subcontinent, for the preservation of liberty. It started from meerut on may 10, 1857 on the issue of the cartridges made up of fat of pigs which needed to take into mouth before operating it. The indian war of independence of 1857 download ebook. The consequences of the war of independence of 1857 can be summarized as. The war of independence of 1857 failed to achieve its immediate political objectives. An analysis during the decline of the mughal empire in the eighteenth century, the punjab, like many other regions, had only a nominal affiliation with the centre.
In 1730s, the punjab became semiindependent, but it became completely sovereign. You may print these notes through the pdf file and refer to them for your personal use as. It was only after the outbreak of the first war of indian independence that the hatred and the feeling of revenge for the british among the indian troops in china erupted like a volcano. Ushba publishing international, karachi the small community of scholars and students of history in pakistan was not a little unhappy that the 150th anniversary 2007 of the subcontinents war of independence in 1857 did not receive due attention in this country. It began on 10 may 1857 at meerut, as a mutiny of sepoys of the british east india companys army. Why was indias first war of independence 1857 a failure. The first war of independence of the subcontinent edited by p. The revolt of 1857 indias first war of independence pdf. During 1857 and 1858, the indians rose against the rule of british east india company. The mutiny as it was called by the british was, in fact, the first war of independence against the british government in 1857. This war which is also termed as a failure, especially by the scholars of european origin, affected the course of indian history in many ways. Opium war 184042, later the second opium war 185760 was fought. Icse solutions for class 10 history and civics first war. You are forbidden to reproduce any part of these notes without our prior permission.
Sepoys in the presidency of bengal revolted against their british officers. India s struggle for independence 1857 1947 download. The revolt of 1857 in india pdf sinhala novels free download 2018, the refusal to continue the indian historians named it the revolt of or the pension of nana saheb, the adopted son of baji rao first war of indian. Putative rule of princes and nawabs the results of the events of 1857 was that any british attempt to rule through local allies and friendly princess was abandoned. The war of independence 1857 was precipitated by as simple incident. Revolt of 1857 wrote, it was much more than a military mutiny and it spread rapidly and assumed the character of a popular rebellion and a war of indian independence. Indian war of independence 1857 part ii the eruption chapter i shahid mangal panday of all the surprising incidents connected with the revolution of 1857, the most striking was the secrecy with which the vast movement was organised. Heres a link to the pdf file for the abovementioned notes. The indian war of independence is an indian nationalist history of the 1857 revolt by vinayak damodar savarkar that was first published in 1909.
The indian war of independence of 1857 to characterize that rule, it suffices to say that torture formed ail organic institution of its financial policy. We provide step by step solutions for icse history and civics class 10 solutions pdf. The freedom fighters fought mostly in independent groups at different places led by leaders of their particular regions. The rebellion began on 10 may 1857 in the form of a mutiny of sepoys of the companys army in the garrison town of meerut, 40 mi 64 km northeast of delhi now old delhi. The clever english administrators had so little information about the source of the. Before analyzing the role of journalism in the war of independence, we will see first the characteristics of press during the 1857 war of independence which are following. The rebellion posed a considerable threat to company power in that region, and it was contained only with the fall of gwalior on 20 june 1858. It was sir syed ahmed khan who used the word, ghadar, deceitfulness, betrayal or treachery first to describe what was to many the first war of independence of india 1857, says dr abu. War of independence is an important landmark in the history of subcontinent.
The indian rebellion of 1857 was ultimately unsuccessful, but it still proved to be an important watershed in the history of indianbritish relations and marked the. Mangal panday a native soldier of the 34th native i. One hundred years after the battle of plassey, anger against the unjust and oppressive british government took the form of a revolt that shook the very foundations of british. The rebellion is also known as indias first war of independence, the great rebellion, the indian mutiny, the revolt of 1857, the uprising of 1857, the sepoy rebellion, and the sepoy mutiny.
War of independence 1857 and the role of urdu and persian newspapers 27 towards the revolt was also reflected in the reporting of the war in english, persian and urdu newspapers of that time. Begun in meerut by indian troops sepoys in the service of the british east india company, it spread to delhi, agra, kanpur, and lucknow. War of independence 1857 and role of urdu and persian. The indian rebellion of 1857 is also called the indian mutiny, the sepoy mutiny, indias first war of independence or indias first struggle for independence.
The indian rebellion of 1857 was a major, but ultimately unsuccessful, uprising in india in 1857 58 against the rule of the british east india company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the british crown. It was believed that cartridges made by the british were covered with the fat of pigs and cows. These historians insist that several other antibritish uprisings in south india, such as the vellore mutiny in 1806 had preceded the 1857 revolt, and should. A short quiz on war of independence 1857 ad in united india. This war was fought in 1857 by indians against the british in order to get rid of their domination.
Historyoftheindianmutiny18571858 download historyoftheindianmutiny18571858 ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. The revolt of 1857 indias first war of independence pdf in kannada title. Hearenshaw, the 19th chapter of the book is named as. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The book, initially written in marathi, was penned by savarkar in response to celebrations in britain of the 50th anniversary of the 1857 indian uprising with records from india office archives and the whole project received support. If there had been no electric telegraph in the fifties. Browse and read nature and causes of the revolt of 1857 nature and causes of the. History first war of independence 1857 aka revolt of 1857 you may print these notes through the pdf file and refer to them for your personal use as required. Savarkar, vinayak damodar, the indian war of independence of 1857 s.
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