Describe the important of 1857 revolution.

Even as the 1857 revolution did not succeed, it caused the British to take notice of the Indian population from being more than an agricultural and submissive population and make great administrative changes. The importance of the Revolt of 1857 is noted as under:

a. East India Company lost its administration over India to the British government.

b. The Revolt inspired the Indian National Movement and hundreds of patriots who fought to gain freedom from the British in 1947.

c. British made administerial changes in the estates, with restoration of local kings’ glory and rights but would not be allowed to adopt of a son as their heir.

d. British realised the power of unity amongst the Indians. They sought to divide the people based upon their religion (by creating sharp divide between Hindus and Muslims) called the Divide and Rule policy. This would allow them to rule India for longer.

e. The Britishers also introduced changes in the army, increasing the British soldiers population and concentrating the artillery in their charge. This was done to limit the powers in the Indian soldiers.

Indians, thus were crushed into submission and defeat with administerial changes that sought to divide them to continue the British rule for a longer time.