Unit 10
- What were the key events of 1857-58 in India that led to the uprising?
- Discuss the role of Lucknow in the 1857 rebellion. What were the key events in the city, and how did it symbolize the resistance against British rule?
- What steps did the British take to quell the uprising ?
- Why was the revolt particularly widespread in Awadh? What prompted the! peasants, taluqdaars and zamindars to join the revolt?
- What do visual representations tell us about the revolt of 1857? How do historians analyse these representations?