Question And Answers Flashcards
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The demand of Rani Lakshmibai and Nana Sahib to the Britishers.
A. Rani Lakshmibai wanted the British to accept her adopted son as the legal heir after the death of her husband. But that was refused by the Company because of their policy of Doctrine of Lapse.
B. Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa BajiRao II pleaded that the pension given to his father should be transferred to him after his father’s death.
The British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity.
The converts had the right to inherit their ancestral property even after being the adopted son.
The new cartridges introduced in the army were greased with animal fat of cow and pig which had to be chewed off before using.
This was against the religious sentiments of the Indian sepoys so they refused to use it.
The last years of the Mughal emperor Bahadur shah were very miserable. He was tried and imprisoned for his role in 1857 revolt.
He died in Rangoon jail.
