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When People Rebel 1857 and After
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Who was Bakht Khan?

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Bakht Khan was a soldier from Bareilly. He took charge of a large force of fighters who came to Delhi.

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Some More Questions From When People Rebel 1857 and After Chapter

Study the picture given below taken from NCERT textbook (page 60) and answer the questions that follow:


Questions:

(i) What do you see in the above picture?

(ii) What does the artist want to show?

On an outline political map of India, locate the important centres of Revolt in North India.

What did the British do to protect the interests of those who converted to Christianity?

What objections did the sepoys have to the new cartridges that they were asked to use?

How did the last Mughal emperor live the last years of his life?

What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers abou their position in India before May 1857?

What impact did Bahadur Shah Zafar's support to the rebellion have on the people and the ruling families? 

How did the British succeed in securing the submission of the rebel landowners of Awadh?
 

In what ways did the British change their policies as a result of the rebellion of 1857?

The new law passed in 1850 made