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Why was there a mutiny in India in 1857?
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Nihar Parikh History 10B 28/2/2004 History Coursework 1) Why was there a mutiny in India in 1857? The Indians felt that the British rule was getting a little too dominant. For example, they intended to replace native princes. The leader of the Marathas: Nana Sahib, was denied his titles in 1853 and his pension was stopped. The last of the Moghul emperors, Bahadur Shah II, was told that he would be the end of his dynasty. Doctrine of Lapse was carried out by General Dalhousie and had a law which said the government would seize land if there was no male heir. The British then also abolished "sati" (voluntary or sometimes even forced killing of a widow when their husband dies), and child marrige. Although this may seem civilized of the British to do so, the Indians at the time were very prideful of their tradition and disliked the abolishment of sati and child...
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