10/11/2023 0 Comments Mutiny of 1857![]() Restrictions on wearing caste and sectarian marks.Conflict between conditions of service and religious beliefs of sepoys.British were seen to be not so strong and it was felt that they could be defeated.Revolt of 1857 coincided with certain outside events in which British suffered serious losses – 1st Afghan War, Punjab Wars and the Crimean Wars (1853-56).Government’s decision to tax mosque and temple lands and making laws such as the Religious Disabilities Act, 1856.British attempts at socio-religious reform such as abolition of sati, support to widow-remarriage and women’s education were not acceptable to conservative sections.Racial discrimination and superiority complex characterized British attitude towards the native Indian population.Indian judges were not allowed to try criminal cases of Europeans.Huge corruption in the Company’s administration, especially among the police, officials and lower law courts, was a major cause.British abolished many rulers title and pensions.They one by one became victims of British expansionism. ![]()
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