Why was the revolt of 1857 called the first war independent? Vanrampari Roll No 132

 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