the Rani of Jhansi (c. 19 November 1835 – 18 June 1858)[1] (Marathi- झाशीची राणी लक्ष्मीबाई) was the queen of the Maratha-ruled princely state of Jhansi‚ situated in the north-central part of India. She was one of the leading figures of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and a symbol of resistance to the rule of the British East India Company in thesubcontinent. ------------------------------------------------- Childhood Lakshmi Bai was born on 19th November 1835 in the holy town of Kashi into a brahmin
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its political power especially in the state of India. The first problem they faced initially was their lack of knowledge of the East. There were many unprecedented tasks ahead for the company. For example‚ it was critical for them to map out the Indian seas and coasts‚ to work out a system of commerce‚ to train its staffs‚ and to find the right commodities and merchandise. In addition‚ the company did not have an example to follow to build its company‚ for this company was the first organized attempt
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The Jungle Book Mowgli is the five year old son of Nathoo‚ an Indian tour guide. Among the group Nathoo is leading are Colonel Brydon and his daughter Katherine or Kitty. Kitty and Mowgli are close friends and Kitty gives Mowgli a bracelet that once belonged to her mother. Shere Khan later attacks the camp killing Nathoo and two of Brydon’s men. Mowgli is lost in the confusion and assumed dead. Bagheera the panther brings Mowgli to a wolf pack who adopts him and Mowgli then befriends a bear club
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The British East India company held India in its grasp until the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857 happened. Because of the rebellion England decided to take more control over the colony by having the actual government take root and complete control in 1857. With Britain having taken over India they turned it into a very efficient colony and maximizing its potential‚ while also putting controlling and racist laws to Indians and restricting them in most ways‚ by forcing them to farm non food crops‚ destroying
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Education of Indians had become a topic of interest among East India Company officials from the outset of the Company’s rule in Bengal.[65] In the last two decades of the 18th century and the first decade of the nineteenth‚ Company officials pursued a policy of conciliation towards the native culture of its new dominion‚ especially in relation to education policy.[65] . During the 19th century‚ the Indian literacy rates were rumoured to be less than half of post independence levels which were 18
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One of the fundamental causes of the Sepoy Mutiny was the inclusion of British policies. The British had no concern for the Indian rulers who ruled before they established their raj. Furthermore‚ ex-kings and ex-rulers were not allowed to be a high ranked official in the British system of government. The East India company passed many policies that pushed former elites and princes down the social hierarchy. One such policy passed by Lord Dalhousie‚ was the Doctrine of Lapse . This Doctrine was passed
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export from West Africa? p.631 7. What was the “thrust” of the British raj (reign) in India (what was its goal)? p.634 8. Describe why the economic transformation brought by the British raj was a “double-edged” sword. p.635 9. Why was the Sepoy Rebellion a turning point in the history of India? p.636 10. What caused the disintegration of the Dutch overseas empire and what lands did the British gain as a result? p.641 11. Who were “Afrikaners” and what was the Great Trek? p.641 12. What was the underlying
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East India Company The East India Company was an English joint-stock company formed for pursuing trade with the East Indies but which ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent. Shares of the company were owned by wealthy merchants and aristocrats. The government owned no shares and had only indirect control. The Company operated its own large army with which it controlled major portions of India. The East India Company traded mainly in cotton‚ silk‚ indigo dye‚ salt ‚ saltpetre‚ tea
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For example‚ scholars estimate that India traded 400‚000 articles of cloth to Indonesia for spices in just one year in the early 1600s. Mughal emperors in the 17th century lavished their wealth on many of the greatest architectural achievements in Indian history‚ such as the world famous Taj Mahal.When small European ships first landed on the shores of South Asia in the early 1600s in search of spices‚ they encountered merchants on the periphery of the Mughul
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THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE-1857 • During the War of Independence the Governor General was Lord Canning. He had assumed the charge of his office in 1856. • Wajid Ali Shah was the Nawab of Awadh. He was sent on exile to Calcutta and his state was annexed by the British in April 1856. • Three-fourth of the infantry and nearly two-third of the whole Bengal Army was composed of the people from Awadh. • Maulvi Ahmadullah devised the distribution of chapatti scheme during his travels in
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