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What did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi want the East India Company to recognize?
What did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi want the East India Company to recognize?
- Her husband's brother as the heir
- Her daughter as the next ruler
- Her as the rightful ruler of Jhansi
- Her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom (correct)
What did Nana Saheb plead for from the East India Company?
What did Nana Saheb plead for from the East India Company?
- A higher position in the Company
- His father’s pension (correct)
- Control over a new territory
- A share in the Company's profits
Who had gradually lost their authority and honour since the mid-eighteenth century?
Who had gradually lost their authority and honour since the mid-eighteenth century?
- Nawabs and rajas (correct)
- Kings and queens
- Peasants and landlords
- Tribals and soldiers
What was imposed on Awadh in 1801?
What was imposed on Awadh in 1801?
What happened to the armed forces of the rulers?
What happened to the armed forces of the rulers?
Who pleaded to be given his father’s pension from the East India Company?
Who pleaded to be given his father’s pension from the East India Company?
What was imposed on Awadh in 1801?
What was imposed on Awadh in 1801?
What did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi want the East India Company to recognize?
What did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi want the East India Company to recognize?
What was one of the last territories to be annexed?
What was one of the last territories to be annexed?
What happened to the armed forces of the rulers?
What happened to the armed forces of the rulers?
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Study Notes
The Struggle for Indian Independence
- Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi wanted the East India Company to recognize her adopted son's claim to the throne.
- Nana Saheb pleaded for his father's pension from the East India Company.
- The Indian rulers had gradually lost their authority and honour since the mid-eighteenth century.
- In 1801, the East India Company imposed a subsidiary alliance on Awadh.
- The armed forces of the rulers were gradually disbanded and replaced by the East India Company's army.
- Before the Revolt of 1857, Awadh was one of the last territories to be annexed by the East India Company.
- The Revolt of 1857 was a result of the East India Company's aggressive expansion and imposition of its authority over Indian territories.
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