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The War of Independence 1857–58

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What the syllabus asks of you

  • What were the causes and consequences of the War of Independence 1857–58?
  • What were the long-term causes of the War?
  • What were the immediate causes of the War?
  • Why was independence not achieved?
  • What were the immediate consequences of the War?
  • the immediate and underlying causes of the War
  • the attitude of Bahadur Shah Zafar
  • the course of the War, with particular reference to the roles played by the Muslim rulers and populations of what is now Pakistan
  • reasons for failure
  • an assessment of the short-term impact of the War on Muslims in the subcontinent
  • British reaction during and immediately after the War (including the major constitutional, educational and administrative reforms which followed).

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6 questions

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