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प्रश्न
The Indian Nationalists described the Great Uprising of 1857 as the First War of Independence. With reference to this, answer the following question:
Mention any three policies used by the British to expand their political power in India.
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उत्तर
The following measures were taken by the British in an effort to increase their political influence in India:
- By Outright Wars: To expand their territorial power in India and to safeguard their economic and political interests the British waged many wars against the Indian rulers of different states.
- By Subsidiary Alliance: Some Indian States were brought under the British control without actually annexing them. This was done by following the Subsidiary Alliance, introduced by Lord Wellesley.
- By Using the Doctrine of Lapse: Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India, annexed many Indian States to the Company using the Doctrine of Lapse. The other prominent States which were annexed by applying this Doctrine were Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur and Nagpur.
- On the Pretext of Alleged Misrule: In 1856, Lord Dalhousie annexed Awadh to the Company's dominfons on the pretext of alleged misrule.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown. With reference to this, answer the following question:
The British used many policies of expansion. Mention any three such policies.
Nana Saheb was the adopted son of ______.
Seventy-five thousand of the Company’s sepoys belonged to which of the following states?
After the initial success of the Uprising of 1857, the objective of the leaders of the Uprising included ______.
Name two ways in which the British expanded their territorial power in India.
Name two Indian States brought under the British control using the Subsidiary Alliance.
Name the two states annexed by the British using the Doctrine of Lapse.
Mention any two consequences of the annexation of Awadh.
Give the meaning of Absentee Sovereignty.
Why was absentee sovereignty resented by the Indians?
