Revolt of 1857 was the culmination of
the people mistrust of the British and
of their discontent and dissatisfaction hardship and the suffering caused under
the oppressed British rule. The immediate cause for the revolt was the sepoys
who were forced to used the new rifles that they had to use were to be bitten open.
The Muslim and the Hindu sepoys were
angry because the new cartridges had pig
fat which the Muslim believe pigs are unclean and the Hindu believed the
cartridges has cow fat. The rebellion broke out when a British soldier arrested
Mongal Pandey and other Indian soldiers
and hanged Mongal Pandey which was
through to be treachery.
The
reason why the revolt of 1857 is called the War of Independence due to the
following:
1. The
Indian chiefs who took part in the revolt proclaimed their loyalty to the Mughal king, who was
considered as the symbol of political
and national unity of the country.
2. The
entire Bengal army rose to revolt. Although many of the rulers of the
princely states remained loyal to the
British, their soldiers revolted or remained on the brink of the revolt.
3. The
common people in several areas rose up in arms, often fighting with ones,
spears and arrow. The peasants, the artisans, shopkeeper, labourer provided
strength to the freedom movement.
4. The
commoners at various places who did not actively participate in the revolt,
showed great sympathy for the rebels. They rejoiced at the victory
of the of the rebels . They even
boycotted those sepoys who remained loyal to the British.
5. There
was remarkable Hindu Muslim unity to face the Britishers during the struggle.
They were well respected at all levels of leadership.
6. This
revolt would not have spread so swifly had there been no popular support behind
it.
7. May
31 1857 was fined as the day for the revolt throughout the country.
8. The
revolt spread quickly in Oudh, central India. Many small chiefs also revolted
with the support of the people who disliked the British rule.
9. It
was the result of the widespread public reaction against the British rule as
secret emblems in the form of ‘chapattis’ and ‘red lotuses’.
No doubt, the sepoys
were the backbone of the revolt and they bore the burst of the struggle to
break the chains that imprisoned India. They became its shield and spear.
Besides, the sepoys, million of Indian took part in the revolt. The rapidity
with which the struggle for freedom spread shows that in several areas, it
enjoyed mass support. At some places, the Williams were more active and
aggressive than even the sepoys. They started boycotting British community. This
revolt bring the Hindu-Muslim unity the rebels leader were fighting for the
restoration of their last privileges . The mutiny became a revolt and assumed a
political character when the mutineers of Meerut placed themselves under the
king of Delhi and a section of the landed aristocracy and civil population
declared in his favour. A fight for a rebel ended as a war of independence for
there is not the slightest doubt that the rebels wanted to get rid of the alien
government and restore the old order of the king of Delhi was the rightful representative.
Revolt
of 1857 hi Indian mipuite British awpna hnuai a helna an lantir nasa ber ani a,
Indian ho chuan Britisher ho hian
tawrhn, hlimlohna leh natna chiah an thlen tih an hriat avang in British awpna
hnuai a ta zalenna an sual ani. He revolt chhuahna chhan ber ni a hriat chu
English ho chuan an silai siamthar chu kah dawn ah hmui a hawng tur in an siam
a, chu tih lain british ho chuan an silai siam thar ah chuan vawk sa leh bawng
sa thau an telh ni a rinna Indian mipui ten an nei a, sipai tam tak Hindu
Muslim te chuan an rinna zahloh sak na ah an ngai nghet hmiah a, a chhan pawh
vawksa chu Muslim tan chuan ei thiang lo leh bawlhhlawh ani a, chutiang zel in
bawngsa pawh Hindu tan chuan tenawm leh
thiang lo ani. He indona chhuah tan tak hun chu Britisher ho in Mungal Pandey leh
Indian sipai tam tak an man Mangal Pandey-a chuan chu phatsan tu a puh in an
khaihlum hial a ni.
Reason for war of independence.
1. Indian
chiefs he indona tel ve pawh in Mughal rorel na hnuai a an rinawm zia an
puangzar a, hei hian ram leh hnam inpumkhat na a ti lang chiang hle a ni.
2. Bengal
sipai pawh he revolt ah hian an harhchhuak a, he tih lai hian lalram tam tak
chu British awpna hnuai ah kun in hel duhlo mahse, an sipai te chu he indona ah
hian nasa takin hma an la a, an lal te pawh an phatsan hial a ni.
3. Mipui
tamtak hmun hrang hrang ami pawh in an theih tawk in hma an la ve a, a thil
neih an gang indona ah an telh ve a, lonei tute ,ziak mi te leh dawrkaite pawh
in nasa takin an pui bawk ani.
4. Mipui
nawlpui he indona a tel ve chiah lo te pawh in nasa tak in fuihna leh thawh ho
na tha an lantir a, chu tih rual in sipai British hnuai a rinawm a la awm te
pawh boycott an ni.
5. He
indona ah hian Hindu Muslim thawh hona a lang chiang hle a, inlung rual takin
he revolt hi an bei tlang a ni.
6. He
in beihna hi he tiang khawp achak hian mipui puihna tel lo chuan a kal thei lo
hrim hrim a ni.
7. May
31 1857 chu ram pumah indo ni a puan a ni.
8. Oudh,
Rohilkhand,Doab leh Bundelkhand ah chuan he indona hi a nasa hle , ram hruaitute
pawh in mipui puihna zarah helna British lakah an kal pui ve zel a ni.
Indian
sipai chu he indo na a sulsutu ber an ni a, Indian mi jail tang tam tak an
chhan chhuak a, hmun pawimawh ber luah tir an ni, heng bakah hian mipui tam tak
pawh in he revolt hi an dodal bawk a, zalenna an duh thu chu tlangau pui zel
in, puihna tam tak an dawng zel bawk ani. Hruaitu te chuan an dinhmun hlauh ta
tan an bei bawk a, he revolt a lang chiang ber chu Indian ho chuan Britisher
awp na atang a chhuah a, an mahni hnam hruai thin tu hnen ah ngei thuneihna leh
thil tih theihna let leh tur in an duh ani.
Reference :
1. Modern Indian History – J.C.Aggarwal
