Thursday, November 29, 2012

Causes Of The Sepoy Mutiny Of 1857

By Gloria Gardner


When governing any group of people, the administration has to be sensitive to their needs and rights. In the case of the abuse of these rights and needs, tension may arise between the two parties. If not taken care of, this tension may lead to a rebellion outburst. Similar case led to the sepoy mutiny of 1857.

This sedition came up as a result of the Indians being fed up. They had felt mistreated under British reign. After bearing it in for some time they felt they could not take it any longer when certain instances were a direct insult to their religious beliefs. This war was their form of outcry for freedom generally.

Other causes point at political, social, economic, military and religious factors. The foreigners had imposed their values, believes and lifestyle taking for granted the practices of the natives. Their bid to get rid of some of the practices angered the natives.

Politically, several independent kingdoms had been annexed into the empire colony in a bid for expansion. The prices were rooted out of their kingdoms making them insecure and breeding resentment. High levels of corruption created further unrest as the natives wanted to get rid of them.

When this tension hit the roof triggered by the unfathomable act against their religion, it blew up into war. The native soldiers fought their colonizers any chance they got. They murdered their families and targeted their property. Blood was shed, roofs went ablaze all this in a bid to save their nation.

This peace treaty was meant to end the sepoy mutiny of 1857 but the British would not let it go without a fight as well. Many revenged on the poor natives who had ended up biting off more than they could chew having that they lost a larger number of lives by the time the revolution completely stopped.




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