History A-Level
Causes of the Indian Rebellion
What Causes of the Indian Rebellion means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Dalhousie's reforms, including the Doctrine of Lapse and modernisation, angered Indian rulers and sepoys, and the annexation of Awadh in 1856 particularly upset sepoys from Awadh and their families.
Topics that use Causes of the Indian Rebellion
- Paper 3, Option 35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914 - 4 Nearly losing an empire: the British in India, 1829–58 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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