Political Causes of the revolt of 1857 : Nana Sahib was refused pension, as he was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II.
● The policy of Doctrine of Lapse.
Economic Causes of Revolt of 1857 : Heavy taxation, evictions, discriminatory tariff policy against Indian products and destruction of traditional handicrafts that hit peasants, artisans and small zamindars.
Military Discrimination : Indian soldiers were paid low salaries; they could not rise above the rank of subedar and were racially insulted.
They were also grieved because of the refusal of British to pay Foreign Service allowance (batta) while fighting in remote regions such as Punjab and Sindh.
Religious Discrimination : British social reforms (widow remarriage, abolition of Sati, education for girls, Christian missionaries).
● The introduction of Enfield rifle, the cartridge of which was greased with animal fat, provided the spark.
● Inventions like railway and telegraphs spread of Western education also promoted the cause.
Here is the List of important leader Associated with the Revolt of 1857, so that aspirant can easily learn it.
List of important leaders Associated with the Revolt of 1857–
● The policy of Doctrine of Lapse.
Economic Causes of Revolt of 1857 : Heavy taxation, evictions, discriminatory tariff policy against Indian products and destruction of traditional handicrafts that hit peasants, artisans and small zamindars.
Military Discrimination : Indian soldiers were paid low salaries; they could not rise above the rank of subedar and were racially insulted.
They were also grieved because of the refusal of British to pay Foreign Service allowance (batta) while fighting in remote regions such as Punjab and Sindh.
Religious Discrimination : British social reforms (widow remarriage, abolition of Sati, education for girls, Christian missionaries).
● The introduction of Enfield rifle, the cartridge of which was greased with animal fat, provided the spark.
● Inventions like railway and telegraphs spread of Western education also promoted the cause.
Here is the List of important leader Associated with the Revolt of 1857, so that aspirant can easily learn it.
List of important leaders Associated with the Revolt of 1857–
| Place | Leader |
| Barrackpore | Mangal Pandey |
| Delhi | Bahadur Shah II, General Bakht Khan |
| Delhi | Hakim Ahsanullah (Chief advisor to Bahadur Shah II) |
| Lucknow | Begum Hazrat Mahal, Birjis Qadir, Ahmadullah (advisor of the ex-Nawab of Awadh) |
| Kanpur | Nana Sahib, Rao Sahib (nephew of Nana), Tantia Tope, Azimullah Khan (advisor of Nana Sahib) |
| Jhansi | Rani Laxmibai |
| Bihar (Jagdishpur) | Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh |
| Allahabad and Banaras | Maulvi Liyakat Ali |
| Faizabad | Maulvi Ahmadullah (He declared the Revolt as Jihad against English) |
| Farrukhabad | Tufzal Hasan Khan |
| Bijnaur | Mohammad Khan |
| Muradabad | Abdul Ali Khan |
| Bareilly | Khan Bahadur Khan |
| Mandsor | Firoz Shah |
| Gwalior/Kanpur | Tantia Tope |
| Assam | Kandapareshwar Singh, Manirama Datta |
| Orissa | Surendra Shahi, Ujjwal Shahi |
| Kullu | Raja Pratap Singh |
| Rajasthan | Jaidayal Singh and Hardayal Singh |
| Gorakhpur | Gajadhar Singh |
| Mathura | Sevi Singh, Kadam Singh |
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