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प्रश्न
Explain the statement with reason.
Queen’s Proclamation was published in 1858.
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उत्तर
- Queen Victoria of England acknowledged the rage of the Indian people, which gave rise to the war of 1857.
- To establish peace, she addressed the issue by publishing a charter, known as the ‘Queen’s Proclamation’.
- She declared that all Indians were her subjects and she wanted to assure them of few things.
- Her assurance included a promise of no discrimination on the basis of race, creed (faith system), caste and birth place, employment on the basis of qualification and skills, no interference in religious matters, fulfillment of the agreements with the rulers of princely states, etc.
संबंधित प्रश्न
The British historians call the Revolt of 1857 as ______.
The first sign of unrest appeared at ______.
In ______ the sepoys at Barrackpur near Calcutta refused to go to Burma by sea, as it meant the loss of their caste.
After the sepoy revolt, the first civil rebellion broke out in parts of ______.
The ______ claimed themselves as paramount power.
Assertion (A): The mutiny was equally supported by an aggrieved rural society of North India.
Reason (R): Sepoys working in British army were in fact peasants in uniform.
The sepoy Revolt was led by ______ in Gwalior.
The British military policy came to be dominated by the idea of 'divide and counterpoise’.
Explain the causes of the Freedom struggle of 1857.
Complete the concept map/table.
