What would you do if your country was ruled by foreigners who disrespected your entire culture to make you more like them? Would you embrace the modernising and change, or, would you revolt?
For the Indian's of 1857, this query became a reality when British Imperialism took over their land (Marshall, 2011). These very questions caused a burst of violent out brakes across India. The British Imperial rule in India was a direct cause of the 1857 Indian Mutiny to a large extent, as it had no respect for local culture and destroyed the local economy (Marshall, 2011). Indian cultures at the time were disregarded by their British rulers, ultimately leading in an uproar and mutiny against the government (Marshall, 2011).
We bring in an expert of the matter, Doctor Lucy Waldorf, who has a PDH in British Imperialism from Cambridge University to explain the theory of the Indian Mutiny.
The Indian Mutiny was a serious of revolts across India against their British leaders at the time. The first revolt took place during May 1857, where Indian soldiers of the Bengal army shot their British officers, and marched on Delhi (Marshall, 2011). This mutiny was the first of many, those soldiers actions encouraging numerous more rebellions across India. These series of revolts lasted from May 1857 to July 1858 (Marshall, 2011).
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The Indian's defeat is seen as the beginning of the British Raj (Raj directly translating to 'rule' in Hindi) and in 1765, after the Battle of Buxar, the British gained administrative rights over India (India.Gov.In, 2014). They ruled over India for nearly 200 years, and while the British continued to modernise Indian society during that time, the Indians increasingly despised the British rule (India.Gov.In,
For the Indian's of 1857, this query became a reality when British Imperialism took over their land (Marshall, 2011). These very questions caused a burst of violent out brakes across India. The British Imperial rule in India was a direct cause of the 1857 Indian Mutiny to a large extent, as it had no respect for local culture and destroyed the local economy (Marshall, 2011). Indian cultures at the time were disregarded by their British rulers, ultimately leading in an uproar and mutiny against the government (Marshall, 2011).
We bring in an expert of the matter, Doctor Lucy Waldorf, who has a PDH in British Imperialism from Cambridge University to explain the theory of the Indian Mutiny.
The Indian Mutiny was a serious of revolts across India against their British leaders at the time. The first revolt took place during May 1857, where Indian soldiers of the Bengal army shot their British officers, and marched on Delhi (Marshall, 2011). This mutiny was the first of many, those soldiers actions encouraging numerous more rebellions across India. These series of revolts lasted from May 1857 to July 1858 (Marshall, 2011).
To get to the cause of this …show more content…
The Indian's defeat is seen as the beginning of the British Raj (Raj directly translating to 'rule' in Hindi) and in 1765, after the Battle of Buxar, the British gained administrative rights over India (India.Gov.In, 2014). They ruled over India for nearly 200 years, and while the British continued to modernise Indian society during that time, the Indians increasingly despised the British rule (India.Gov.In,