Class Description
Topic: Causes of Revolt of 1857
Overview: Mutinies before 1857: Vellore Mutiny (1806), Barrackpore mutiny (1824),
Firozpur mutiny (1842), Tribal mutinies (Kol, Konds, Santhals). Background of revolt of
1857, Immediate cause (Greased cartridges, bone dust in wheat flour), Long term
reasons: economic factors, social factors, political factors (Doctrine of lapse, Military
reason (Annexation of Awadh, Post office act,1854)
