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Nature of the revolt of 1857 |
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Answer» olt of 1857 was KNOWN as the first war of independence my many indians and historians . But it was called sepoy mutiny by the british. The truth perhaps LIES somewhere in between the two views . Since the rulers, nobles and sepoys partucipated in it ; calling it a sepoy mutiny would be INCORRECT However , to term as a ' first war of independence' would be probably too far - fetched , as the concept of one Indian NATION had not yet evolved. However the participants of the revolt of 1857 were bound by one common feature––– their hatred for the british |
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