CAUSES OF REVOLT OF 1857 Political Administrative Economic social Religious Military
Political causes of revolt � Imperial policy � Doctrine of lapse � Annexation of royal title � Assimilation of avaddh � Refusal to pay pension to nana � Pax Britannica policy � Absentee landlordism
Administrative causes � New administrative setup � Removal of traditional bureaucracy � Hatred towards Indians as black � Changes in revenue administration � Non inclusion of Indians in administration � Low wages to Indians � Judicial system � English education system
Economic causes � Exploitation � Over taxation � Forced labor � Forced farming � Destruction of industry � Drain of wealth � Extortion of labor � Indenture system � Forest laws
Social causes � Racial arrogance � White men’s burden � Social reforms � Attack on customs � Uniform laws � Education � Missionary activity
Religious causes � Conversion � Right to inherit property Propagation through education institutions Sati path Widow remarriage Hospitals Use of flesh
Military causes � Low salary � Sea voyages � Restriction on religious practices � Less opportunity of promotion � Forced deployment � Engagement in afghan wars � Use of Enfield rifles � Used of greased cartiridgesges Overall distrust