Why did the 1857 Indian Rebellion (Indian Mutiny) start?

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  • @johnhudghton3535
    @johnhudghton3535 Рік тому +35

    Very interesting. My Father was born in India ( which at one time nearly got him deported ) his Father and Great Grandfather, lived and worked there as engineers in the foundries of the Indian railway. I heard many of these stories from my Dad and your account - as his was - is balanced and accurate. My old man had nothing but respect for Indian people whom he always befriended since being sent "home" to Britain to escape the massacre of partition at the age of 14.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +5

      Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

    • @brianveeneman921
      @brianveeneman921 8 місяців тому

      That is interesting. Did he ever go back? It sounds like your family lived there for a good 50 years or so. Is that without ever going back to England? Did they adopt a lot of Indian mannerisms? This is really interesting to me.
      Of course, as an American, I know people right now who were somewhere till they barely got out before a massacre or some kind of violent retribution. The big difference is, they had to leave their own country and come here or the taliban would play Buzkashi with them being in the middle. Alive. Just like they did to the Soviets.

  • @briandubois-gilbert8182
    @briandubois-gilbert8182 Рік тому +44

    Really appreciate you covering this era in the British rule of India and the horrific and tragic consequences that happened in this conflict. Your narrative of its causes is testament to your hard work researching this and presenting it fairly with a well-rounded perspective as should by a historian with integrity and passion as I consider you are. Looking forward to your episodes of this conflict.

  • @jon9021
    @jon9021 Рік тому +5

    At last! I’ve been waiting for episodes on the Indian Mutiny for ages. Huzzah!

  • @ropeburnsrussell
    @ropeburnsrussell Рік тому +15

    I am so happy you are covering this.
    I walked the Lucknow battlefield years ago and I'm eager to hear your take on that.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +1

      Coming in a couple of weeks. I envy you travelling those battlefields.

    • @ropeburnsrussell
      @ropeburnsrussell Рік тому +1

      @@TheHistoryChap I had to change the way I saw things quickly as my Indian hosts did not consider this a mutiny or rebellion.
      It was very much the first war of independence and I kept my admiration for the defenders under wraps.
      Very different from the Boys Own perspective I had at that time.

    • @rodsinclair2573
      @rodsinclair2573 Рік тому

      I too went to the Residency in Lucknow some time ago while in India, it was well worth the visit.

    • @robertcottam8824
      @robertcottam8824 Рік тому

      @@ropeburnsrussell
      That view has very-much arisen over the last thirty years or so.
      I found no such attitude, in the area, as recently as the 1980s.

  • @theimmortalgrenadier3851
    @theimmortalgrenadier3851 Рік тому +30

    Finally a decent and informative video on this very forgotten and underrated topic! It's the first episode of a series? Ohh, just Marvelous!
    Many thank's for your quality content, as always Chris! I'm proud of being your subscriber! Keep up the great work!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +3

      That's very kind, thank you.

    • @Grenadier311
      @Grenadier311 Рік тому

      Nice handle.

    • @theimmortalgrenadier3851
      @theimmortalgrenadier3851 Рік тому +1

      @@Grenadier311 Do you mean my nickname? If so, thanks bud. Its based on the Old Guard of Napoleon I. Hell if they weren't immortal, i dont know who else could be 😂👍

  • @renagade2715
    @renagade2715 Рік тому +39

    Hi Chris, I came to university hoping I was going to learn about history like this. Instead, my morale has been crushed by the intersectionalist, post-marxian drivel that the universities force down our throats.
    But after re-watching your channel over the last few days you have re-ignited my passion, and you have reminded me why I came to study this subject in the first place. Thank you. If I make it through this course I want you to know that you helped me on the way.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +9

      Very kind of you. Hang in there.

    • @Username_not_found__try_again
      @Username_not_found__try_again Рік тому

      Well bud university isn’t for everyone ! Either grow a pair and learn or just go get a job pal. “post-Marxian drivel 🤓” lmao

    • @robertcottam8824
      @robertcottam8824 Рік тому +4

      At which university are you studying, Tyrolian?
      Perhaps I can help with an alternative bibliography?
      Lectures are all very well but you can't beat countless library-hours.
      I'm hard-of-hearing so had little option other than to get a booklist, hit The Bodleian, and crack on.
      Which neo-or-post-Marxist authors are you being bombarded with, by the way? I'd be very happy to supply antidotes, dependent on subject areas.
      Good luck!

    • @bibekjung7404
      @bibekjung7404 Рік тому

      ALMIGHTY GOD KABIR is the father of all souls that JESUS, MOHAMMAD, GURU NANAK, VEDH was telling in BIBLE, QURAN, GURU GRANTHA SAHEB

    • @mawhinney2.026
      @mawhinney2.026 Рік тому +1

      Good luck. This guys a great historian

  • @chriscann7627
    @chriscann7627 Рік тому +108

    Hi Chris, The Mutiny/rebellion was the Special Subject of my History degree, and I wrote my final 12k dissertation on the Jhansi-Gwalior Campaign of 1858. I'd be very happy to share my knowledge and research if you would find it helpful. A very good out outline of the causes btw - it is interesting to note that even Nehru, the father of modern India rejected the idea of the rising as "The First War of Indian Independence".

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +24

      Chris, that's very interesting about Nehru's view on it (I am in that camp too).
      Would be interested in picking your brains. Please drop me a line via my website (www.thehistorychap.com) so we can have a private conversation.

    • @odomangulati7079
      @odomangulati7079 Рік тому +29

      Here is Nehru describing himself in his own words, "You realize, Galbraith," Nehru had once told him, "I am the last Englishman to rule in India."

    • @abhishekrana7778
      @abhishekrana7778 Рік тому +13

      Kudos to the your "knowledge" of history..😀😀😀. Nehru is not "father of modern india"...😀😀😀😀

    • @chriscann7627
      @chriscann7627 Рік тому +14

      @@abhishekrana7778 who would you nominate? Imperial Japan's "useful idiot" Bose?

    • @tejasjain4183
      @tejasjain4183 Рік тому +16

      ​@@chriscann7627 He was the reason due which naval mutiny took place in India which is last nail in coffin for Britishers in India

  • @shinystones
    @shinystones Рік тому +8

    Thank you Chris, quite fascinating. Can't wait for your future offerings on such an important part of Indian and British history.

  • @simplyphil.photography164
    @simplyphil.photography164 Рік тому +10

    Hi Chris, l wish you were my history teacher when l was at school, waiting for part 2, looking forward

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +1

      Very kind of you. Thanks.

    • @glynprice3815
      @glynprice3815 Рік тому

      You remind of my last history teacher. Unfortunately long since passed. A man with passion for history who passed it on to his pupils. Thanks

  • @andrewsteele7663
    @andrewsteele7663 Рік тому +14

    Good morning, Chris, as always, your story telling is a vision. I could feel the dust & flies of the parade ground, as the court martial was held. Classic rumor control, and now I have to wait until the next episode, Cheers and thanks for a brilliant story telling.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +4

      Andrew, I'm glad that you enjoyed it. Have a great weekend.

    • @andrewsteele7663
      @andrewsteele7663 Рік тому

      @@TheHistoryChapNo worries, the India uprising is a whole in my history knowledge. Looking forward to the next episodes, Cheers

  • @rodeastell3615
    @rodeastell3615 Рік тому +6

    Great video as always. Looking forward to part two.

  • @stephenbrown1077
    @stephenbrown1077 Рік тому +2

    A most interesting account of what is an integral part of our history and that of India who've shared such a close relationship, still seen in many ways. Thankyou so much for this video I look forward to the continuing series.

  • @jaisuryabanerjee
    @jaisuryabanerjee Рік тому +1

    An absolutely brilliant and unbiased coverage of the events leading up to 1857. Thank you for this talk.

  • @harryshriver6223
    @harryshriver6223 Рік тому +7

    An amazing story, I truly enjoy learning aspects of history I was not aware about, I am looking forward to the next installment in the series, primo.

  • @joeritchie4554
    @joeritchie4554 Рік тому +2

    WOW! This is a part of history that I had never heard of before. Thank you for posting this and teaching me something new!

  • @johnedreslin
    @johnedreslin Рік тому +2

    I've often wanted to know more about this topic. Thanks for starting the series. I look forward to the coming episodes.

  • @trajan098117
    @trajan098117 Рік тому +2

    Excellent episode. Thanks for starting a series on this subject!

  • @jakehopkinson2031
    @jakehopkinson2031 Рік тому +5

    I so often find myself spurred on to researching the topics you cover, it's worth noting my thanks. You provide such a well crafted foundation, which is then easy to expand and build on. Gratitude!

  • @davidsexton6604
    @davidsexton6604 Рік тому +2

    Great telling of Mutiny / Uprising! Can’t wait for more !

  • @garyhowell8607
    @garyhowell8607 Рік тому +5

    It also shows what an incredible fighting man a British soldier can be when his back is against the wall

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts

    • @lokendrasingh9781
      @lokendrasingh9781 Рік тому

      Agreed. British military leadership was generally high quality. But also Indian culture is big in loyalty towards your employer. So even mediocre officer will perform great with such a high quality well trained troops.

  • @johnmacpherson9629
    @johnmacpherson9629 Рік тому +2

    I am hooked on this Channel
    Informative & delivery is excellent

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +2

      Thank you for your support. Please make sure you subscribe to my channel

  • @jaredmolberg7125
    @jaredmolberg7125 Рік тому +12

    I just started reading “Sahib: The British Soldier in India 1750-1914” by Richard Holmes. I’m very appreciative of you covering this topic and I’m looking forward to your future videos on this topic!

  • @simonkevnorris
    @simonkevnorris Рік тому +2

    A nice start. I'm looking forward for this series on the Mutiny.

  • @josestirtabudi6247
    @josestirtabudi6247 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for covering this! Was looking into it the other day and couldnt find anything indepth so this is spot on!!

  • @paulcheney3636
    @paulcheney3636 Рік тому +1

    Hi Chris Thanks so much for this series. I thought no one else cared about this subject so I'm so grateful for your content cheers squire!!

  • @kaoskronostyche9939
    @kaoskronostyche9939 Рік тому +2

    Good stuff. Love the detail. Thank you.

  • @tim7052
    @tim7052 Рік тому +7

    For those interested, two great books (novels written against historical fact) and set in the Indian Mutiny are: "Blood of an Englishman" and "The Heroic Garrison". 👍

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for sharing.

    • @douglasherron7534
      @douglasherron7534 Рік тому +3

      You could also try "Flashman in the Great Game" by George MacDonald Fraser. While the novel itself is tongue-in-cheek, it is (generally) accurate and the extensive historical notes at the back of the book are excellent.

  • @jeffbruin5487
    @jeffbruin5487 Рік тому +2

    As always, well explained! Looking forward to the next episode!

  • @surajbiradar9827
    @surajbiradar9827 Рік тому +9

    Hi Chris, great video essay.
    Popular history discourse is saturated around the cartridge incident here in India also. Maybe because it sounds dramatic for a story. Although it was a trigger moment for sure, it was not the whole cause.
    Thanks for elaborating on the other factors such as conservative backlash and effects of doctrine of lapse.

  • @beverleyyoung3895
    @beverleyyoung3895 Рік тому +2

    Very interesting,looking forward to the follow ups.

  • @alexanderkomosa2254
    @alexanderkomosa2254 Рік тому +2

    I enjoyed this video greatly. I look forward to seeing the rest of this series

  • @stigg333
    @stigg333 Рік тому +2

    Fascinating story and really looking forward to this series, thank you and stay well.

  • @scottp9048
    @scottp9048 Рік тому +1

    Another gem Chris, looking forward to the rest !

  • @davidcollins2648
    @davidcollins2648 Рік тому +1

    I had no idea the Sepoy rebellion was so brutal. Thanks for addressing my historical blind spots History Chap!

  • @markdonovan500
    @markdonovan500 Рік тому +3

    Great work as ever 👏

  • @lesliepun3494
    @lesliepun3494 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for another engaging and entertainingly presented video. Look forward to the next chapter. Keep it up, Chris.

  • @darrenmarsh8830
    @darrenmarsh8830 Рік тому +2

    Excellent presentation, thankyou once again Chris

  • @erikbroderstad401
    @erikbroderstad401 Рік тому +1

    Very fair and balanced introduction to this most interesting milestone in world history, cant wait for the rest. Thankyou.

  • @williamburroughs9686
    @williamburroughs9686 Рік тому +2

    The more that I look back at history, the more shocked I am at the fact that there is so little change in the way we treat each other.
    We as a people seem almost incapable of showing any empathy or learning from our mistakes.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +1

      Interesting insight. Thanks for taking the time to share.

  • @davidberlanny3308
    @davidberlanny3308 Рік тому +6

    Hi Chris, this will be, I'm sure, an interesting series. When I come back to the UK I normally pick up a book or two, last year I came back with one called Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera the front cover says "How imperialism has shaped modern Britain" if you come across it, its worth having a look, the Indian uprising is mentioned quite a bit.
    Have a great weekend and good luck from Spain!!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +4

      Strangely enough I am currently reading it. Thought provoking

    • @davidberlanny3308
      @davidberlanny3308 Рік тому +1

      ​@@TheHistoryChap Yes it is. I'm glad you came across it. Well worth reading!!

  • @kmorton54
    @kmorton54 Рік тому +1

    I was waiting for your videos on the Indian Mutiny. Great first video

  • @BoerChris
    @BoerChris Рік тому +1

    Good one, looking forward to subsequent episodes.

  • @kennethknoppik5408
    @kennethknoppik5408 Рік тому +1

    Oh so this is going to be like a series? Cool I was always interested in this

  • @JusticeSR71
    @JusticeSR71 Рік тому +1

    Your video arrives just as I finish the first pages of Arthur Herman's book "Gandhi and Churchill" which in the prologue, details the Sepoy Rebellion. Perfect timing!

  • @niyanlan8928
    @niyanlan8928 Рік тому +2

    really great subject for a video - very well chosen and really well put together - great stuff, keep it up!

  • @mudyinsquall
    @mudyinsquall Рік тому +1

    Subbed, perfect timing as I'm just starting to learn about this period! Look forward to the next videos.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +2

      Thanks for your support. Hope you enjoy the series.

  • @michaelbrammer2483
    @michaelbrammer2483 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant. I can't wait for the next instalment. 👏

  • @jb-fy1oc
    @jb-fy1oc Рік тому +1

    Great as ever cant wait for the next one

  • @davidmurphy8364
    @davidmurphy8364 Рік тому +1

    This is going to be amazing!

  • @anirbanmitra1109
    @anirbanmitra1109 11 місяців тому +1

    objective presentation. You could have dwelled more on the economic hardships that EIC taxation and biased business policies brought on the Indian people and how it added to the resentment. But, overall very nice and crisp. thanks. sharing.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you very much for watching, and for your thoughts, about some of the economic hardships that may have also caused some people to want to rebel against the east India company

  • @Adibarum
    @Adibarum Рік тому +2

    Really a very learned,interesting and informative talk on the beginnings of the Indian Mutiny, i very much look forward to your future talks on the subject Chris

  • @FranciscoPreira
    @FranciscoPreira Рік тому +1

    Great video sir. Looking forward to see the next eoisodes of this conflict.

  • @jeg5gom
    @jeg5gom Рік тому

    An important piece of history I know nothing about. Great video 👍👍👍

  • @jonmeek3879
    @jonmeek3879 Рік тому +3

    Very well done and clearly stated

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Thank you. it took a lot of work to try to refine it down.

  • @vincentlavery2568
    @vincentlavery2568 Рік тому

    Just finished reading about this. You add so much more Chap.

  • @NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek
    @NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek Рік тому +1

    Brilliant and Fascinating!!! Thank You!!!!

  • @outpostraven
    @outpostraven Рік тому +1

    Excited to hear more

  • @Gaius_Claudius
    @Gaius_Claudius 4 місяці тому

    Very interesting story, thank you for telling!
    So many conflicts are nominally about one thing (like the greased cartridges), while in reality that thing just provides a focal point for people to rally around who were already discontented for myriad other reasons.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video & your feedback

  • @james-ql8gk
    @james-ql8gk 2 місяці тому

    I am very interested in learning the British perspective of the 1857 revolt. I was glad to learn that it was not all black and white but the discrimination against Indians is not as wide as i thought thanks for your perspective. Love your videos from India. Keep up the good work

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  2 місяці тому

      Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoy my videos.

    • @james-ql8gk
      @james-ql8gk Місяць тому

      @@TheHistoryChap Hey its me again can you explain the general British persons attitude to Indians and Africans, i read that the British in the 19-20th century looked at Indians as equal or "slightly inferior" while the African man was a "Dirty barbarian" and some said that the British didn't discriminate or hate them or that they only passively hated them. I am interested in knowing what was their approach to Indians and blacks and for example how a British public would react to Indians or Africans walking in London with western or traditional cloths in the 19th century

  • @arslongavitabrevis5136
    @arslongavitabrevis5136 Рік тому +4

    Fantastic work Chris, I wish more historians had your honourable, unbiased approach.

  • @HughJason
    @HughJason 11 місяців тому

    Thank you. There seems to be a lot that I hadn't understood.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  11 місяців тому

      Thanks for watching. Please subscribe to my channel so you don’t miss future videos.

  • @stevensass3933
    @stevensass3933 Рік тому +11

    Great explanation Chris! I think the Harry Flashman book, “The Great Game,” provides an interesting take on the Muitiny’s origins as well.

    • @johnlamond4463
      @johnlamond4463 Рік тому

      JG Farrell's Siege of Krishnapur a much better book.

    • @kenwalker687
      @kenwalker687 Рік тому

      Are not the Flashman books works of fiction?

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Glad you enjoyed.

    • @footscorn
      @footscorn Рік тому +2

      @@kenwalker687 His personal exploits are but the rest of the book is historically accurate. Fraser's research is admirable.

  • @herrhelmerich
    @herrhelmerich 6 місяців тому +1

    Wonderful storytelling Mr Green, and quite nuanced indeed-- quite a rarity these days.
    I see the rebellion of 1857 as a period of divergemce between the attitudes of the indian masses and their colonial overlords (including the anglo-indian and christian communities of india, as well as native rulers), towards each other.
    An interesting point of note is that after the rebellion, indian princes and british officials developed increasingly warm relatiins with each other (except for those that had rebelled) and had only occasional disputes.
    The ordinary people and the anglo-indians, on the contrary, grew increaaingly distrustful of each other, leading to a vicious cycle of racial violence and injustices.
    Another interesting point is that after the end of Company rule, which had essentially copied most of the mughal way of administration, revenue collection, and military organisation (with little to no interest in engaging with the societal affairs of their subjects), the Raj brought an entirely new system of governance and positive development (as i think i have good reason to believe) that shaped the country to greater extent.
    What do you think, Mr Green?

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  6 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for watching my video and for taking the time to post a really well thought out comment

    • @Johnny-pi1vk
      @Johnny-pi1vk Місяць тому +1

      Kooran followers Moguls ruled India with cruelty and brutally. By kooran laws
      But British ruled with Justice

  • @willbliss349
    @willbliss349 Рік тому

    super great video series!!!! Thank you.

  • @davidwoods7720
    @davidwoods7720 Рік тому +1

    Thanks so very much Chris

  • @khaledalmaeena3413
    @khaledalmaeena3413 Рік тому

    A breathe of fresh air into Indian History...

  • @Aramis419
    @Aramis419 Рік тому +1

    I can't wait for the episode where the Empire Strikes Back!

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Coming soon.

    • @jeffpliskin
      @jeffpliskin Рік тому

      Careful what you wish for many indian hindus in uk itself clearly haven't forgotten not good to open old wounds. The recent Kalistanti issues shows east asians have long memories and carry long grudges.

  • @allanburt5250
    @allanburt5250 Рік тому

    Another fantastic slice of history 👌

  • @pauldavies5655
    @pauldavies5655 Рік тому

    I AM INTERESTED , please continue!

  • @felixd7818
    @felixd7818 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the maps. Geography brings meaning to the story.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Sometimes living in England, I forget just how geographically large India is. It would take you over 24 hours to drive from Barrackpore to Meerut in a car.

    • @felixd7818
      @felixd7818 Рік тому

      @@TheHistoryChap I’m an American. As your most likely aware Americans aren’t the most geographically knowledgeable people. If it isn’t in the US we have a tendency to ignore it. I traveled quite a bit in SE Asia when I was young, but never had the opportunity to see India. I have always thought it an intriguing place. But, life has limited my travels. I also love history. Sorry to babble. You map made the difference for me.

  • @Dhruv28726
    @Dhruv28726 Місяць тому

    Really enjoyed it

  • @PritishA82
    @PritishA82 Рік тому

    Peace and Lots of Love from Mumbai India ❤️💯👌✨

  • @spacewater7
    @spacewater7 Рік тому +6

    I remember reading about a decade ago that sociopaths may (estimated, subjective) make up about 1 in 5 people in the developed world. One of their favorite occupations appears to be mid-level management. This seems to be backed up by the fact that 2 out of the 3 mid-level managers so far in this story clearly display sociopathic megalomania.
    The higher ranking commander who showed clear empathy for his soldiers obviously wasn't a sociopath however.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts.

  • @MrBook123456
    @MrBook123456 Рік тому +1

    good video keep them coming

  • @Brian-----
    @Brian----- 8 місяців тому

    Love your videos! I've visited Chennai including Fort St. George and Vellore, where sepoys launched the first "mutiny" in 1806 over a foreseen sartorial issue. The British general responsible who made a career of failing up was deservedly sacked in insufficient disgrace and made to pay passage home, while another British officer, Gillespie, a "true Victorian hero" before Victoria, rode to the HEIC rescue. This is significant for several reasons:
    1) As Northern India is loath to admit (we know how it works) apparently Southern India struck the first rebel blow against the HEIC.
    2) Unlike the moribund Mughals, Tipu Sultan, son of Hyder Ali, was a popular leader and his sons were a look forward, not back. Talk about Indian leaders who fought the HEIC: there they are.
    3) It's debatable whether the 1857 mutiny was a war for independence, as what real difference is there between the Raj and the Mughals? I'm not an admirer of the HEIC or the Raj, but imperial history is what it is. India historically was ruled by one empire after another, often Muslims dominating a majority Hindu land. Even if overdue, Indian independence ultimately was won the right way, with pride and not by nostalgia and massacres, and nationally for the liberty of all in India rather than for northern India. The useful example India followed to liberty was Britain's, not the Mughal example, and there is no shame in such an example as America also got its colonial assemblies and principles from Britian's playbook. India will remain the world's largest free country.
    4) The willingness to fight for independence is admirable, but killing noncombatants is shameful.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  8 місяців тому

      Brian, thank you so much for taking the time to add your comment. I would like to tell the story of the 1806, mutiny at sometime in the future. And also the very much forgotten mutiny by European troops when the East India company was wound up.

    • @muazzamshaikh2049
      @muazzamshaikh2049 7 місяців тому

      One important thing here to remember is that by the British were looking towards the conquest of India, the Mughals were no longer the dominant political force they once were. Instead, their position were taken up by the Marathas. In fact, the first region to fall under British influence happened to be in the same year that the Marathas took over Delhi, thus reducing the Mughal Emperor to a nominal titular head and nothing else. However, the Mughals throughout the centuries had wielded such influence over the Indian masses ( both military and culturally) that they were still recognized formally as the rulers of India, even if only in name. First they were under the protection of the Marathas and then the British. Until the Indian Mutiny.

    • @Johnny-pi1vk
      @Johnny-pi1vk Місяць тому

      We can never forgive tipu saitaan who was the cruel brutal and converted hindus by force
      His dastardly children were foolishly spared by British which created such loss for them

  • @STUDIOCLIX
    @STUDIOCLIX Рік тому

    Khub lari Mardani Wo To
    JhansiWali Rani Thi
    Nicee info..
    RIP QUEEN⚘️

  • @ROHITSHARMA-qz5qz
    @ROHITSHARMA-qz5qz Рік тому

    Great piece of work

  • @zackingtut
    @zackingtut Рік тому +1

    Loved George McDonald Fraser’s Flashman book about this topic “Flashman and The Great Game”

  • @surinderjitsingh8954
    @surinderjitsingh8954 Рік тому

    Again phenomenal job chap

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Many thanks.

    • @surinderjitsingh8954
      @surinderjitsingh8954 Рік тому

      @@TheHistoryChap yes, of course, it was the first war of the independence, but the fact that Mangal Pandey was intoxicated , is untrue

  • @quentincollins1825
    @quentincollins1825 Рік тому

    First learned about the Mutiny reading Flashman and the Great Game as a teenager

  • @johnlamond4463
    @johnlamond4463 Рік тому

    Another excellent video.

  • @janlindtner305
    @janlindtner305 Рік тому

    Looking forward to a thorough lecture on the rebellion albeit in sections.👍

  • @catsamazing338
    @catsamazing338 Рік тому +1

    I believe Oudh is pronounced Ood. Just a small point. I would surmise that you have read Christopher Hibbert’s wonderful book on this subject.
    A fascinating period with so many colourful characters. Thanks for covering it.

  • @cherrycarter8442
    @cherrycarter8442 Рік тому +1

    Aah, now this is a fascinating topic, I was drawn into it by a rather excellent novel the title I now forget but I read it in months before leaving for India in 1990. Thanks to that book, i made a visit to Lucknow a priority, glad I did. I skipped seiing the taj mahal in favour of a day wandering around the ruins of the British residence, its a day I will never forget. Could send you some photos I took Chris , if you have an email ? . Look forward to this series, it will be a cracker.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Thank you so much for taking the time to comment.

    • @qmsarge
      @qmsarge Рік тому

      By any chance was the book "Night Runners of Bengal" by John Masters?

    • @cherrycarter8442
      @cherrycarter8442 Рік тому

      @@qmsarge no.. had a simple name like 'indian mutiny 1857 ' or similiar

  • @pipes9878
    @pipes9878 7 місяців тому +2

    My great great grandfather survived the rebellion but alas his wife and children had not. They were strung up and spears left in their bodies to be found. He remarried and had more children and our family did not permanently leave India until 1914, returning back to Britain to fight in the trenches of the Great War.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  7 місяців тому +3

      Thanks for watching my video & for taking the time to share your family story.

  • @fredazcarate4818
    @fredazcarate4818 Рік тому +4

    Once again you have come to scratch Sir. Your overview of Sepoy rebellion was spot on. Usually in United States we have a rather one dimensional view of the event. Yet your lecture pointed out many nuances often neglected bye most historians. It was enjoyable. I hope too see more offerings soon. 👊👍

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +1

      I'm glad that you enjoy my nuances. I think they are important because they often influence how we see events both at the time and when we look back at them.

  • @Vijay1989
    @Vijay1989 Рік тому +2

    As a Hindu Nationalist in Modi’s India, let me go into some details about the Sepoy rebellion which was primarily a war fought by Indian sepoys who were religious zealots who were dead scared about losing their caste or religion.
    The first spark was list in the barracks of Barrackpore in Calcutta when Mangal Pandey a Brahmin sepoy, mutinied after suspicion rang rife among the sepoys that the cartridges they were using were greased with beef-tallow. Mangal who had intoxicated himself on cannabis, attacked his overseeing British officers, he was immediately arrested, tried and hanged within a week.
    The news of his hanging took about a month to spread to the cantonment in Meerut a thousand miles away and this time the Muslim Indian soldiers in Meerut revolted after fearing that the cartridges they were using were greased with pig-fat, and they killed all their commanding officers and marched towards Delhi and from then onwards the rebellions happened in all major cities in the Gangetic plain of India. The aging and deposed Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar in Delhi was forced to once again become the leader of the rebels and crowned emperor of India,
    Some Hindu kingdoms in central India like Jhansi also joined the rebels.
    By this time the rebellion was being entirely led by the Muslims from Peshawar to Lucknow.
    The British forces were able to successfully crush the rebellion within a year because of two factors: Telegraphic communication systems which they had installed and the total support of soldiers from two ethnic groups: The Sikhs in the Punjab, who hated the idea of the reinstatement of Muslim rule in India and the Hindu Gurkhas of the Himalayan state of Nepal. The Nepali Gurkhas won some land concessions from the British which they added to their Himalayan kingdom for lending their total support to the British forces.
    Soon after crushing the rebellion, the British went on a punitive rampage across northern India killing around two million Muslims : Civilians as well as local upstarts and captured rebellious soldiers and began to heavily favor the Hindus of India from 1860-1905.
    This allowed for the rise of a powerful Hindu business and middle class in India during those years when several cities were expanded and modernized and the Indian railways were expanded to cover most of India.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Thank you for taking the time to add to the comments.

    • @tellme8140
      @tellme8140 Рік тому +1

      #MagnaCarta of Hindutva(Hindutva Charter)
      या सगळ्या बिंदूवर मुहर लागलीच पाहिजे.....
      Hindus are fighting war for 1000 years and will fight the war both with knowledge and weapon
      Demands of middle class and lower class Hindus :
      Allah ki siwa Sab Mabood hai - no azan
      No akhirat and Jannat concept
      Islam is a socio-political ideology
      Prophet declared as pervert killer and rapist
      No glorification and praising Islamic invaders
      Give temples and places of hindus back
      No personal law
      No Arab Turkic Iran middle eastern identity
      No horde/tribal steppe culture......mleecha(Huna, hepithalittes,Turks etc)
      No beef or camel meat (only chicken goat egg and some normal sea foods)
      No Quran Hadith Sira
      No sexism and sexual pervasion
      No superiority attitude
      No jamindari system
      Bath atleast 5 times a week
      No ugly face (long beard and no mustache)
      No circumcision unless necessary
      No qurbani
      No burqha
      No Urdu
      No concept of Ummah (pan Islamasim) last time when Gandhi supported khilafat movement we saw what happened thereafter....
      No wokism and victimhood
      No pseudoSecularism aka Sickularism
      Leftist should learn defination of Secularism
      Leftist(Vampanthi) should not use protest(adolan) as means of living (andlonjeevi)
      No irrational Socialism
      No polygamy
      Acceptance of 2 child and 3 child policy
      More+
      These are some rational things Muslims should agree upon for progressive society.....
      Christianity says Jesus is the only way for salvation
      Islam says Shahada/kalma(azan,use for conversion to islam and core ideology) : la ilaha illallah muhammdur Rasulullah
      Meaning : There is no god worthy of worship except Allah and Muhammed is his slave and messenger
      This both statement are created to form a special category or tribe and thus are political..... Abrahamic religion are political ideology.......
      Islam is a Institution ..... Christianity is a Institution....but in Hindusim/Sanatan...you yourself are the Institution...that is you are Atman....and you should follow Dharma of your Atman.....
      Islam is a socio-political ideology......It asks a person to be slave of Allah...... Muhammed himself is slave of Allah.... where Krishna talks about Sankhya philosophy/yog......In Sankhya yoga Dharam is personal beacuse Atman is personal......we should follow dharma of our Atman...whereas in Islam a person should surrender/submit to Allah......Sab Allah ki marzi is used often when muslim don't want to take accountability and responsibility of their behaviour and actions in society......Both philosophies(thought process) have different consequences on society....A muslim never keeps accountability of his actions in society since he is subjugated only to Allah.....This keeps him away from contributing to secular society....... Therefore whole burden of maintaing Secularism in society is on shoulders of Hindu.....This means Hindu are slave of muslim....and indirectly they become slave of Allah.....so a Hindu becomes a #dhimmi ...and this Interpretation of the so called Secularism of India is going on since Muhammed bin Qasim of Ummaya Caliphate arrived in India(Sindh)....the Sultanate and Mughal Dynasty used to recognised caliphate of Arab and middle East......so please stop making Hindus fool
      Islam is a political ideology....Jiska Sath uska Vikas is a appropriate slogan.....say no to muslim appeasement....say no to psuedosecularism aka #dhimmi....#islamicjihad #jihad #psudeosecualrism #sickularism #hindurashtra #islamicstate #islamicinvasion #gyanvapi #muslimpersonellaw #dhimmi #khalistan #IndianPartition #waqfact #placesofworshipact #UCC #kashmiripandit #twonationtheory #minorityappeasement #kashmir #kashmirjihad #idolworshipers #kafir #mushrik #exmuslim #blasphemy #apostasy #dawah #ummah #khilafatmovement #moplahriots #davidwood #robertspencer #jaipurdialogues #billwarner #mutah #groominggangs #lovejihad #wombjihad #gemsofbollywood #urduwood #islamicterrorism #mumbaiattacks #sartansejuda #nupursharma #kanahiyalal #kamleshtiwari #salmanrushdie #charliehebdo #isis #wokism #communism #leftist #caa #nrc #cab #halala #mutah #polygamy #sexslave #zakirnaik
      Jsjsjsjs jsusis

    • @surajbiradar9827
      @surajbiradar9827 Рік тому

      It seems Jhansi joined the rebellion because under the doctrine of lapse jhansi was about to be desolved.
      Because only after the negotiations with EIC fell through, the rani of jhansi joined the fight months after the start of rebellion.
      While other Maratha and rajput kingdoms knew the futility of this venture and stayed out of it.

    • @preetamyadav7952
      @preetamyadav7952 Рік тому

      Men you faked many information

    • @preetamyadav7952
      @preetamyadav7952 Рік тому +2

      Most fighters in this rebellion were hindus . Mangal pandey , jhasi ki rani , tatya tope , kuwar singh , Rao tularam and other maratha remains .
      Hindu businessmen were always there . Even under mughal time most business was under hindu people of veshya community .
      British never sided with hindus . Infact british were more sympathic to muslims bcoz it is one of abrarmic religion .

  • @wadoryujujutsukempo6289
    @wadoryujujutsukempo6289 Рік тому

    I never really heard much about india at school, with did napolian, ww1 and ww2, as well as zulu, and america, and the normal stuff like industrial revaloution. So nice to here about india

  • @petesmodelcarcustoms584
    @petesmodelcarcustoms584 Рік тому

    Thank you very much for a most interesting history,.I've liked,subscribed and will look for more of your prorammes👍😃. Best wishes from jolly old England 👍😎Pete 🤓

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +1

      Thanks for the sub. Greetings from a cloudy Worcestershire.

    • @petesmodelcarcustoms584
      @petesmodelcarcustoms584 Рік тому

      @@TheHistoryChap Thank you very much for replying. I'm across the country in sunny Norfolk. I'm already glad I found your channel. The videos were great,highly watchable👍

  • @garylynch7619
    @garylynch7619 Рік тому

    Why do we have to wait? One of the most interesting historical events. First learned of it through Flasman and have hoovered up any content I can find. Currently reading Dalrymple

  • @commando4481
    @commando4481 Рік тому

    Gonna be a good series.

  • @formwiz7096
    @formwiz7096 Рік тому +1

    Bless you, I've been hoping I hadn't missed your take on the Mutiny.
    I was told, in my wild and misspent youth, that another reason was that the Mutiny came about because some of the rajahs were put out because the Company had cut their allowances.
    PS What is your opinion of the Hibbert book? It's been my go-to on the subject for years.

  • @AlRedsoxFan
    @AlRedsoxFan Рік тому +1

    Well done 👏
    I have started to read a bit about this
    Very brutal

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому +1

      Very brutal indeed.

    • @AlRedsoxFan
      @AlRedsoxFan Рік тому

      @@TheHistoryChap look forward to the series hope all is well take care 🙂

  • @davidgray3321
    @davidgray3321 Рік тому +1

    The mutiny always saddens me, avoidable and brutal, in which people were forced to choose their path.

  • @BenJamin-tx7ol
    @BenJamin-tx7ol 4 місяці тому

    Excellent video, shows again how British complacency precipitates disaster, also commercial greed, who in their right minds would make a cartridge so offensive to the people who had to use it.
    Worth mentioning though is that the Meerut Court-Martial was made up of local troops, 6 Mohamedans and 9 Hindu's.
    Excellent video 10 out of 10,
    Thank You

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  4 місяці тому

      Thanks for watching my video, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks too for your comment.

  • @anselmdanker9519
    @anselmdanker9519 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for covering this.
    Looking forward to the siege of Delhi!

  • @castafioreomg
    @castafioreomg Рік тому +2

    India was a region with many kingdoms but for the first time the concept of a united rebellion took form in northern plains of India.However it wasn't well organized nor supervised by a central authority and failed.But its seen as the first major rebellion against Foreign rule.You must understand that these are polar opposite cultures and will not get along especially in those times.

  • @edhodapp6465
    @edhodapp6465 Рік тому +2

    I know a little bit more about this than the adventures in Egypt and Sudan over the Suez Canal, but looking forward to the rest of the story. As always, thanks for the history, mate! :)

  • @drtimsmith
    @drtimsmith Рік тому +1

    Another superbly delivered tale of British history. My forefathers were in India and I knew about the stories of animal greased cartridges, but not the other underlying tensions... (Incidentally, the cartridges were greased with mineral and vegetable matter - no animal matter.) I look forward to the subsequent presentations...
    Keep up the fabulous work, Chris... 👍

    • @Temujin1206
      @Temujin1206 Рік тому +3

      The cartridges were in fact greased with animal fat, as was confirmed by inquiries held at the time. Both Colonel A. Abbot, the Inspector-General of the Ordinance, and Lieutenant Currie, the Commissary of the Ordinance at Fort William testified that the grease was made of six parts tallow to one part beeswax and that no steps were taken to ensure the tallow was of a type which wouldn't be offensive to the sepoys, though neither could positively confirm whether or not the tallow came from cows or pigs or rather from some other, non-offensive animal like goats or sheep, though some records indicate beef and pork tallow was certainly requisitioned for the ordinace so at lwast some cartridges likely contained such fats. Later on the Governor-General Lord Canning acknowledged that the Sepoy's fears were "well founded", although of course this was an issue of negligence rather than a deliberate ploy to destroy the caste of the Sepoys.

    • @TheHistoryChap
      @TheHistoryChap  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching.

  • @nathanappleby5342
    @nathanappleby5342 Рік тому

    A couple of them were very pitiful, this was full of good stories!