The 1857 revolt was the First War of Independence, ignited by the direct annexation of kingdoms through the Doctrine of Lapse, which outraged the common people. Sepoy grievances were just the immediate fuse—the real fuel was a mass rebellion against the British loot of our land and dignity. You weigh importance by seeing what touched everyone: the farmers and princes who all lost their rights to the same Company.
I see this when I ride past the old zamindar estates, now broken and owned by outsiders, while we deliver parcels for their companies. The fight was against that same taking.
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