British India: Causes of the Mutiny (Expansion) Flashcards
When did the east India company defeat the remain power of North India, the Sikh state of Punjab?
1849
What happened in 1849?
EIC defeated the remaining power of North India, the Sikh state of Punjab
What was the remaining Northern India Power who were defeated in 1849?
Sikh state of Punjab
What did the British use after defeating the Sikh state of Punjab?
Doctrine of Lapse
What was the doctrine of Lapse?
In cases where there were no legitimate male heir, the British took control of the state. In cases of disputed interpretation, companies decision was final as there was no Supreme Court to make the final decision.
What law enabled In cases where there were no legitimate male heir, the British took control of the state. In cases of disputed interpretation, companies decision was final as there was no Supreme Court to make the final decision.
The doctrine of lapse
When did the British take over the princely state of Jhansi?
1853
What happened in 1853?
Company used “doctrine of lapse” to take over the princely state of Jhansi
Using the doctrine of lapse, what princely state did the British take over in 1853?
Jhansi
In what year did the British use the doctrine of lapse to take over the princely state of Jhansi?
1853
What happened on the eve of the uprising?
Kingdom of Awadh was forcefully annexed
When was the kingdom of Awadh forcefully annexed?
On the eve of the uprising
What were the characteristics of Awadh
Capital was Lucknow, which had the largest inland city in India and one of the great centres of India’s Islamic civilisation
What city had the Capital was Lucknow, which had the largest inland city in India and one of the great centres of India’s Islamic civilisation
Awadh
What happened to Nana Saheb
Resented British after they cut much of his pension
Who was Nana Saheb?
Heir of the last Peshawa (hereditary ruler of the Maratha Confederacy that had once rivalled the British as a great power of India). He resented the British after they removed much of his pension.
Who was the Heir of the last Peshawa (hereditary ruler of the Maratha Confederacy that had once rivalled the British as a great power of India)? He also resented the British after they removed much of his pension.
Nana Saheb
What was the Mughal emperor in Delhi increasingly treated as?
Ineffective pensioner
Who was treated as an ineffective pensioner?
Mughal emperor in Delhi
What caused widespread suspicion among the people in general and members of the royal family?
Expansionist policies of the British
What was the impact of the British expansion policies
widespread suspicion among the people in general and members of the royal family
Who was the governor generalship between 1848 to 1856?
Lord Dalhousie
Between what years was Lord Dalhousie governor generalship?
1848-1856
What position did Lord Dalhousie fill between 1848 to 1856?
Governor- Generaliship
