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Sepoys , Mugals , and the British in India

Sepoys , Mugals , and the British in India. The brightest jewel. For many years India was seen as the brightest jewel in the crown of Queen Victoria. India was the key to great wealth in the business world. While India was valuable to the British for its resources.

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Sepoys , Mugals , and the British in India

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  1. Sepoys, Mugals, and the British in India

  2. The brightest jewel • For many years India was seen as the brightest jewel in the crown of Queen Victoria. • India was the key to great wealth in the business world. • While India was valuable to the British for its resources. • They placed less value on its social institutions.

  3. Continued….. • This was especially true of the system of government. • When the British first arrived in India the British East India Company was kept under control by the ruling MugalDynasty. • By 1700 the Mugal Dynasty was failing and the British East India Company was the leading power in India.

  4. Mugal Dynasty • A Muslim dynasty that ruled most of northern India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century • It continued to exist as a reduced powerless entity until the mid-19th century.

  5. The Brightest Jewel • The British rule was supported by several maharajahs • These were Indian Princes who ruled small sections of the nation • They were the equivalent of the nobles in France

  6. Continued… • The company even had its own private army • The army was trained and led by British officers but the soldiers were Indians • They were known as Sepoys • The soldiers were highly trained and effective

  7. The Great Rebellion • The Sepoys were not loyal to Britain however • The rebellion was sparked by the fact that the British used animal fat to seal their rifle cartridges • This was a major problem because the Indians were either Hindus or Muslims

  8. Continued… • The rebellion started in Meerut but soon spread to Delhi • Soon all of the Sepoys were rebelling against the British rule in India • The British were forced to send troops to India to restore their control • It took over a year for the British East India Company to return to power in India

  9. After the Rebellion • After the rebellion Britain seized direct control of India • India was then ruled from London as opposed to being ruled by local officials • The maharajas were rewarded by remaining independent • The rest of India became knows as the rah • The British instituted a policy of industrialization

  10. Continued… • They build railways and strengthened the economy • However many of the benefits of the industrialization did not go to the Indians but to the British • The Indian began to resent European rule but the British only tightened their hold by moving into Burma and Afghanistan

  11. Overview • The British came to totally dominate the culture and the government of India • The Indian people only existed for the benefit of the Europeans

  12. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9wO-NoP7h4

  13. Assignment • Read pg. 569 – 572 • Answer Focus questions on pg. 569 • Answer section review questions 1-5 on pg.572

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