The Sepoy Rebellion
What is the Sepoy Rebellion also known as?
Indian Rebellion of 1857
What do the actions of Lord Dalhousie cause?
Indians discussing rebellions
Assimilation
wants to make Indians British but impossible becauase Indians don't like British and British don't treat them like humans
What was the East India Company?
-Joint-Stock Company (publicly owned and funded business that is mutually owned by many parts of a country) -It was the main, dominant force in India in 1800 -Chartered: 1600 -In charge of trade with India and Qing Dynasty -gained more and more power -It went from controlling all trade in India to also playing a role in civil administration (local government) -It exploited local Indians terribly
What agreement did Britain make and with who?
-agreement with princely states (independent from Britain and have their own ruler) that they will trade with them and let them be independent -Indians in India are trying to rid of British rule for long time but not working
Why is Awadh desired?
-excellent soil there, very fertile resources around Ganges River, very opulent (rich, lavish, huge, court-system of buildings) city there
Lord Dalhouise
-government general of India who is in charge of the colony of India -very autocratic, oppressive to Indian people -he institutes major reforms (annexing and taking away privileges)...A.K.A. begins annexing princely states) and he claims them for Britain -strips native aristocracy of privileges (like not having to pay taxes, having access to certain lands) -broke previously honored treaties/deals with princely states (former allies) -taxes peasants directly
Awadh
-most prized object for annexation (the addition of land to your nation state) -history as a free princely state under Britain
When and why did Awadh's annexing begin?
1856 annexed because it is a princely state
Who controls over half of India?
Britain
What was the cause of the Sepoy Rebellion?
Britain had land on almost every continent, and on the guns there is a greased cartridge with pig and cow fat which goes against the Hindu and Muslim religious beliefs -the Sepoys to refuse to bite it off which leads to their arrests -this threw the EIC into crisis
Sepoy Rebellion PERSIA
P-no consulting between rulers and ruled E-arrest of Sepoys, EIC undermining peasantry R-cartridges (Sepoys), interfere with traditions S- Euro interactions with Indians I-European superiority A- Images reflecting this
What is the response of the rebellion?
imperial nation, counter attack by Queen Victoria's England, abolition of EIC, creation of Raj (governed by British)
What was the British military in India mostly consisting of?
large percent were Sepoys so the empire lost a lot of militaristic force -Sepoys in jail for religious beliefs
What was the goal of the Sepoy Rebellion?
oust the EIC and restore Mughal power (previous ruling dynasty) -the rebellion is a large scale mutiny