Category 10 · Modern History
The Revolt of 1857
8 micro topics in Modern History for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Causes of the Revolt of 1857: Economic, Political and Administrative; Socio-Religious Causes, Outside Events and Sepoy Discontent; and 6 more.
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10.1
Causes of the Revolt of 1857: Economic, Political and Administrative
The Revolt of 1857 burst out of the cumulative discontent of rulers, sepoys, zamindars, peasants, traders, artisans, pundits and maulvis. Its economic causes were the revenue settlement, moneylenders and the ruin of handicrafts; the political causes…
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Socio-Religious Causes, Outside Events and Sepoy Discontent
The socio-religious causes of the Revolt of 1857 were racial arrogance, suspicion of missionaries, fear of interference through social reform and taxation of temple and mosque lands. Reverses in the First Afghan War, Punjab wars and…
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10.3
Beginning and Spread of the Revolt: Meerut and Delhi
The Revolt of 1857 began at Meerut on 10 May 1857, when sepoys freed their imprisoned comrades, killed their officers and marched to Delhi, where they seized the city and proclaimed Bahadur Shah Zafar Emperor of…
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Storm Centres and Leaders of the Revolt
The main centres of the Revolt of 1857 were Delhi (Bahadur Shah and General Bakht Khan), Kanpur (Nana Saheb), Lucknow (Begum Hazrat Mahal), Bareilly (Khan Bahadur), Bihar (Kunwar Singh), Faizabad (Maulvi Ahmadullah), Jhansi (Rani Laxmibai) and…
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10.5
Suppression of the Revolt
The British retook Delhi in September 1857, Kanpur and Lucknow by March 1858, Jhansi and Gwalior in April-June 1858, and captured Tantia Tope in April 1859. By the end of 1859 British authority was fully re-established;…
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10.6
Why the Revolt Failed
The Revolt of 1857 failed because it lacked all-India participation, because important classes and rulers stayed out or sided with the British, because its arms and organisation were poor, and because it had no unified ideology.…
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Nature of the Revolt of 1857: Historiographical Views
Historians differ on the nature of the Revolt of 1857. Seeley saw a sepoy mutiny, Datta a military outbreak exploited by discontented elites, Savarkar a planned war of independence, Majumdar neither first nor national, and Marxist…
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Consequences and Significance of the Revolt
The Revolt of 1857 ended Company rule: the Government of India Act 1858 transferred power to the Crown, and Queen Victoria's Proclamation of 1 November 1858 promised an end to annexations, respect for princes and religious…
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Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in The Revolt of 1857?
The Revolt of 1857 has 8 micro topics in Modern History: Causes of the Revolt of 1857: Economic, Political and Administrative; Socio-Religious Causes, Outside Events and Sepoy Discontent; Beginning and Spread of the Revolt: Meerut and Delhi; Storm Centres and Leaders of the Revolt; Suppression of the Revolt; Why the Revolt Failed; Nature of the Revolt of 1857: Historiographical Views; Consequences and Significance of the Revolt.
Is The Revolt of 1857 important for UPSC Prelims?
The Revolt of 1857 is a part of the UPSC Prelims Modern History syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 8 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.