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====Why were Indians frustrated with the East India Company and British rule before the Indian Mutiny?====
[[File: Mutiny 3.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The last Mughal]]
India was not formerly a colony of Britain in 1857, but in fact, it was dominated by the British. The East India Company received a Royal Charter from Elizabeth I in 1600. Initially, the company sought to increase trade with the Indian subcontinent. [[Why was Britain able to establish an Empire in India?|Over time it morphed from a trading company into the ruler of India. ]]
This transformation included the creation of a large army that was supported by the British government. The East Company managed India, and it was essentially the sovereign power in the territories. <ref> Bandyopadhyay, Sekhara (2004), From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India, New Delhi: Orient Longman, p. 523</ref>
In 1877, Queen Victoria, on the advice of her imperialist Prime Minister Disraeli took the title of Empress of India. This title was an exert control of India by the British government and symbolize British authority. Successive British monarchs held the title of Emperor of India until 1948.
====Reorganisation of How did Britain Reorganize the Indian governmentafter the Sepoy Rebellion?====
[[File: Mutiny 5.jpg|200px|thumb|left|A drawing of a scene from the siege of Lucknow]]
====End of attempts at Westernisation====
Prior to the rebellion of 1857, the British had attempted to impose western beliefs, customs, and values. Many Governor- Generals had imposed western laws on Indians without regarding traditional customs and values <ref>Bandyopadhyay, p. 321</ref>. There were laws that granted Indian women rights that were similar to those enjoyed by Western women, which were greatly resented by many conservatives. Moreover, many traditions were outlawed such as that which forbade a Hindi widow to remarry. In particular, the introduction of western education was resented. The British after the Mutiny were very wary of enacting policies that could have been considered to be western. Prior to the rebellion the East Indian Company and British officials supported the activities of Western Christian Missionaries, which was very controversial. In the aftermath of the Mutiny the British were reluctant to do anything to offend the religious feelings of the Indians <ref>Washbrook, D. A., "India, 1818–1860: The Two Faces of Colonialism", in Porter, Andrew (ed.), Oxford History of the British Empire: The Nineteenth Century, Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press (2002), pp. 395–421 </ref>.
====The road to How did the Sepoy Rebellion lead a sustained push for Indian independence?====The Indians never staged a revolt on the scale of the Mutiny again, possibly because of the . The British army’s army's brutal repression and the immense loss prevented another revolution of life between 1857 and 1859this size. In the wake of the rebellionRebellion, London was clearly deeply worried anxious about its position in India after the defeat of the Sepoy Rebellion. The British were a tiny minority in the sub-continent , and the revolt demonstrated to them how weak was their control over the country. Queen Victoria , on the advice of her government-issued the proclamation to the "Princes, Chiefs, and People of India’ India' (1858). This edict stated that Indians were to have the same rights and parity of esteem with the Empire’s Empire's other subjects. In effect, Indians were offered equality with Britain’s Britain's other subjects. This helped to win Initially, this effort won over many Indians and they quietly collaborated with the Britishbriefly quieted India's push for independence. However, the Europeans did not treat the Indians as their equal and the natives Indians were still treated as inferior and subject people. The failure of the British to honor the terms of the proclamation was angered Indians. Over time, Britain's continuous efforts to anger many Indians’ and this was to play an important marginalize Indians played a critical role in the growing calls for independence that were becoming louder by starting in the 1890s. The Mutiny Rebellion is very important in the history a crucial part of the Indian independence movement. Nationalists were later inspired by it and saw it as a precursor of their own struggle. Many , in particular , were inspired by the fact that Muslims and Hindus fought the colonists and had a common aim.
====Conclusion====
The Indian Mutiny was perhaps the greatest challenge to British rule during the Raj, and it shook their confidence in their ability to control the sub-continent. In the aftermath of the conflict that could have cost tens of thousands of lives, there were great changes to Britain changed the way that the British it administered India. The East India Company was dissolved, and direct rule was initiated, and this was by . Queen Victoria’s adoption of even adopted the title Empress of India. The British overhauled the government of India and willing became more willing to collaborate with local elites. They also were very careful to appear not to be avoid imposing western norms and values on Indians. This policy While these policies may have been improvement, they did reconcile many not permanently quell Indians ' desire to the foreignerretake India from Britain. The Mutiny or the First War of Indian Independent as it is known in India Independence became a symbol that inspired many to seek national determination.
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