WI the EIC bigwigs had been more sensitive to both Muslim and Hindu grievances over the Enfield rifle 's beef/pork fat-greased cartridges ? How much better off would both the British Empire and India have been ?
After the Mutiny there was a lot of distrust between the Raj and the Indians which took almost half a century to fade. Without a Mutiny Indians might be looked upon more favourably by the administration leading to more sensible policies. However, continued corporate government might not be for the best in the long term.
A few thoughts.
I think the EIC has to go if you want a better India; it was for profit company extracting resources, after all.
But why would there be reform without the mutiny? Things were running smoothly, after all.
Mutiny ... well that is sensitive to Moslem and Hindu feelings!
Great Rebellion, First War of Independence would these not be better descriptions?
WI the EIC bigwigs had been more sensitive to both Muslim and Hindu grievances over the Enfield rifle 's beef/pork fat-greased cartridges ? How much better off would both the British Empire and India have been ?
But why would there be reform without the mutiny? Things were running smoothly, after all.
Mutiny ... well that is sensitive to Moslem and Hindu feelings!
Great Rebellion, First War of Independence would these not be better descriptions?
WI the EIC bigwigs had been more sensitive to both Muslim and Hindu grievances over the Enfield rifle 's beef/pork fat-greased cartridges ? How much better off would both the British Empire and India have been ?
A few thoughts.
I think the EIC has to go if you want a better India; it was for profit company extracting resources, after all.
But why would there be reform without the mutiny? Things were running smoothly, after all.
.I think the EIC has to go if you want a better India; it was for profit company extracting resources, after all.
Mutiny ... well that is sensitive to Moslem and Hindu feelings!
Great Rebellion, First War of Independence would these not be better descriptions?
However, as Dalrympe has shown (by bothering to read the mutineers own records), the Mutiny was a coordinated action by Islamist agitators in an attempt to remove the infidel from India and restore the proper Muslim governance of that territory.
Heh. Another term would be freedom fighters, I suppose. I will note that the article you link to also refers to a significant number of Hindu rebels.