When people rebel
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- The power of nawabs and rajas had been eroding since the 18th century, due to the East India Company. They gradually lost authority and honour. Residents had been stationed in many courts, the freedom of the rulers reduced, their armed forces disbanded, and their revenues and territories taken away by stages. Many ruling families tried to negotiate with the company to protect their interests
- In the countryside, peasants and zamindars resented the high taxes and the rigid methods of revenue collection. Many failed to pay back their loans to the money lenders and gradually lost the lands they had tilled for generations. The Indian sepoys in the employ of the Company also had reasons for discontent. They were unhappy about their pay, allowances and conditions of service. Some of the new rules, moreover, violated their religious sensibilities and beliefs.The British believed that Indian society had to be reformed. Laws were passed to stop the practice of sati and to encourage the re marriage of widows. English-language education was actively promoted
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