What was the cause for war of 1857 - Social Science - Tribals Dikus and the Vision of a Golden Age

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What was the cause for war of 1857?

Aditi Jain · Accepted Answer

Dear student The causes of 1857 revolt- Economic causes- The
British use their power to advance the British trade and their
policies led to the destruction of Cottage and small industries
Britishers imposed heavy import duties on the India rulers and on
the Indian textiles Political causes- Dalhousie introduced the
doctrine of lapse policy which created a new tension This policy
refused to accept the right of adopted son as heirs He annexed
Nagpur,Satara and Jhansi through this policy Dalhousie also refused
to give pension to the ex rulers Thus Dalhousie policies were
responsible for the revolt Administrative causes- In the new
administrative system all the higher posts were reserved for the
Englishmen only The judicial and police administration were in
favour of rich landlords and not the poor farmers Social and
religious causes- Indian feared that the British rule was a danger
for their religion and forced them to covert their religion to
Christianity Military causes- The Indian Sepoys were paid less then
the British soldier Indian soldiers were banned to wear their caste
marks Immediate causes- The immediate and major cause of the revolt
was the introduction of new rifle The grease in the rifle was made
of Pig and beef fat This enraged the Hindu and Muslim soldiers as
this was against their religion Regards