1857 Revolt in India- Part 1: An Overview | English | Sepoy Mutiny | Modern History of India

In this video 1857 Revolt | Sepoy Mutiny | Indian rebellion will be explained from start to finish. 1857 Revolt / Sepoy Mutiny was an important event in Modern Indian History. In 1857 Indian Sepoy's orchestrated a rebellion against their British masters. Not only Sepoy's, later some native rulers and thousands of ordinary people, peasants joined the uprising to revolt against the British. It was a struggle that threatened to destroy British colonial power on the Indian subcontinent. Even though the 1857 revolt was suppressed by the British, It led to the end of East India Company rule in India. In 1858 by an act of Parliament, Indian empire was taken over by the British Crown for direct administration. Contents: 1:36 - Immediate Cause for the 1857 Revolt 2:16 - Outbreak of the revolt 4:14 - Spread of the revolt 6:09 - Why common people and peasants joined the revolt ? 7:09 - Can we call it as a " First war of Indian Independence " ? #1857 Revolt #Sepoy Mutiny #Indian rebellion #Modern Indian History #UPSC #SSC #TNPSC #APSC