10 Historical Events During the British Rule in India
1. 1829 – Abolition of Sati System
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This event is the most important in Indian History. India in ancient time was the place of high superstitions and much disbelief. Wives were to self-immolate themselves after the death of their husbands. The practice of this widow self-immolation was abolished by the great reformer of Bengal, Raja Ram Mohan Roy. With the help of Lord William Bentick, the then Governor-General of India, Bengal Sati Regulation Act, 1829 came into force wherein the practice of Sati or of burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus was declared illegal and punishable by the Criminal Courts. 2. The Sepoy Rebellion of India – 1857 The first war for the Indian Independence occurred in this year and this was the year when the British rulers took India fully under their control.
After Britain had gained two-thirds of India's land had begun to affect every part of Indian life, there was an incredible amount of tension that only needed a small spark to set off a huge revolt. The "spark" that came to begin this period of revolts was the introduction of the new, more accurate breech-loading Enfield rifle. The loading of these rifles entailed the biting of a greased cartridge, which the sepoys feared was made with either cow or pig fat - "the first, from an animal sacred to the Hindus, and the second from an animal held unclean by the Muslims. The Muslim troops were disgusted and no less insulted than the Hindus: the revolts were about to happen.
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The very first nationwide revolt against Company rule took place in 1857, 23rd March from Sepoy mutiny of Barrackpore under the guidance of Mangal Pandey, the first freedom fighter in Indian history, who denied obeying the company rule. The nationwide revolt was under the leadership of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Jafar, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Babu
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This event is the most important in Indian History. India in ancient time was the place of high superstitions and much disbelief. Wives were to self-immolate themselves after the death of their husbands. The practice of this widow self-immolation was abolished by the great reformer of Bengal, Raja Ram Mohan Roy. With the help of Lord William Bentick, the then Governor-General of India, Bengal Sati Regulation Act, 1829 came into force wherein the practice of Sati or of burning or burying alive the widows of Hindus was declared illegal and punishable by the Criminal Courts. 2. The Sepoy Rebellion of India – 1857 The first war for the Indian Independence occurred in this year and this was the year when the British rulers took India fully under their control.
After Britain had gained two-thirds of India's land had begun to affect every part of Indian life, there was an incredible amount of tension that only needed a small spark to set off a huge revolt. The "spark" that came to begin this period of revolts was the introduction of the new, more accurate breech-loading Enfield rifle. The loading of these rifles entailed the biting of a greased cartridge, which the sepoys feared was made with either cow or pig fat - "the first, from an animal sacred to the Hindus, and the second from an animal held unclean by the Muslims. The Muslim troops were disgusted and no less insulted than the Hindus: the revolts were about to happen.
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The very first nationwide revolt against Company rule took place in 1857, 23rd March from Sepoy mutiny of Barrackpore under the guidance of Mangal Pandey, the first freedom fighter in Indian history, who denied obeying the company rule. The nationwide revolt was under the leadership of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Jafar, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Babu