The phrase to "bite the bullet" is said to have evolved from the British expression "to bite the cartridge" referring to the reloading method of the new Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
@@kenfox22 A policy of the British empire where if any king of the many kingdoms that existed during that time did not have a male heir, the right of the family to rule "lapsed" and the kingdom was to become part of British India. One such kingdom was Jhansi. The queen of Jhansi(mentioned in the video) with her troops joined the rebellion. There were other policies too which were just excuses to dethrone the ruler and annex their kingdom.
That's because British didn't trust Hindus or Muslims after the mutiny. After the mutiny, the power of India was given to Queen Victoria and the British Army recruited many soldiers who were mainly Sikhs, Gurkha, and Rajput.
@@mannanmorvi1806 nope British used to trust Rajputs, jats, dogras and grahwalis all of them were Hindus just different cultures. British used to trust only on martial race and people from north India which used to be tall, fair and all that
@@arhumzia4087 unity huh? Lol it only benefited Britishers as majority of Hindus dont wanted to fight side by side with muslims n hence supported british or stayed neutral. If hindus had gotten unified history would hv been more bloodier(not necessarily different)
Y'all are aware there's AQ3D now for both mobile and PC. They've done a good job, but the animation is different from AQ and Dragonfable. But yeah, 'Blade of Awe' level flashbacks.
@@gurbajsingh8283 no dude, you must be mistaken. Dyer was never assassinated, he died in 1927, 62 years old, relieved from his duty in India. He died of cerebral haemorrhage and arteriosclerosis, had suffered strokes during the last few years. The one who was assassinated was the Lieutenant-Governer of Punjab, Michael O'Dwyer, who called the massacre "correct". He was assassinated by Sardar Udham Singh in 1940.
@sudeep sengupta If the Normans lost had lost at Hastings, the influence of French speaking royals would not have massively corrupted the Low German spoken by the Angles and Saxons. English would have been a likely more coherent language blended of Old Low German, Gaelic, and Danish.
I think they didn't care much about Indian... As they think they r more superior and more powerful thus the idea of revolt from indians might have never came in their mind. The point is they think indian r their slaves they can do whatever they want.
The cartridge wasn't the only problem. Sure it acted as the spark of the revolt, but the oppressive policies of the East India Company was the reason why the revolt had immense support and reached extensively to many parts of the subcontinent. The major reason was the complete and wanton destruction of the traditional economic system that existed in India by the English. This led to impoverishment of farmers, artisans and handicraftsmen. Also the land revenue tax and policies were greatly inequitable and vexatious. Corruption was rampant in the Company's ranks.
This is what happens when one consults the colonialist side when describing colonized people's history. He managed to convey the East India Company had natural rights to India and supported by Indians and Indian freedom fighters were 'rebels' when even the British Imperial rule was not even there to justify calling these local leaders rebels! The East India company had by then precipitated 3 large scale famine in occupied territory when they forced Bengali farmers to plant only 'Blue' instead of food. I have reported the video for slandering our freedom fighters with misinformation like this due to his racism and perceived inferiority of us
@@priyakumari6933 Everyone has their stories to tell. Ofcourse it is a complicated topic, but look at the name of the channel. It's called Simple History. Btw, where did he slander any freedom fighters?Time stamp it if you can.
I am an Indian, the sepoy mutiny was in our history book in high school, didn't know its significance back then. Great narration, literally got chills down my spine as i was watching this especially because i am from Bengal.
And in India too we are taught about history of Vietnam . One can learn so much from a small country like Vietnam. I salute all vietnamese monks who stood against European Christian missionaries in south Vietnam for protecting dharma and i salute all your people who always fought for their rights.
@@pritsingh9766 What's the dharma for being a mostly atheist state and not recognizing Hinduism as a official faith? You too can learn to lose your soul just like the majority of the Vietnamese.
This is what happens when one consults the colonialist side when describing colonized people's history. He managed to convey the East India Company had natural rights to India and supported by Indians and Indian freedom fighters were 'rebels' when even the British Imperial rule was not even there to justify calling these local leaders rebels! The East India company had by then precipitated 3 large scale famine in occupied territory when they forced Bengali farmers to plant only 'Blue' instead of food. I have reported the video for slandering our freedom fighters with misinformation like this due to his racism and perceived inferiority of us
Priya Kumari Did you watch the same clip that I did? At no point does the narrator say or imply that the East India Trading company had any natural rights to India, the did state that the signed an agreement that meant they could employ mercenaries. They’ve also not slander any of the Indian freedom fighters, they gave a balanced account of historical events and unfortunately both the British armed forces and the Indian freedom fighters committed what these days would be called war crimes.
The most accurate depiction of the Sepoy Mutiny i have heard in my entire life. As I am an Indian I never heard about the atrocities performed by the Sepoys, killing women and children but its true. This video was perfectly balanced both on Indian as well as British side. Being an indian we are always told about the killings done by the Britishers but never told about the brutality of the sepoys. This video cleary states what a great channel Simple History is. Thank Simple History for this video.
Umm, check your history mate. I think you forgot take some history classes. The sepoys didn’t kill as much as this video is portraying although it is the most despicable offence, no question there. What they aren't showing is the so called 'humbled' british rule that killed millions of Indians before the Mutiny.
@@pranavvaishnave7648 ah, according to that logic mentally unstable criminals are completely innocent since mental issues are usually caused by childhood trauma.....
I always found quite fascinating how conflicts change their name according to the different points of view. For the British it is the Sepoy Mutiny, for the Indians it's the First War or Independence.
India tries to make this war propaganda. In reality, it's the same as the China-Boxer rebellion (and the fall of Burma's last dynasty) which a stupid ruler made a grave mistake. Those locals will foreigner as barbaric. And want to keep their old outdated value. The Ruler who lived their entire life in comfort never knew the terror of progress. When their profits were reduced, these people would stupidly wake up an unwinnable war on their own.
Interestingly, I had also observed the same thing for the American war of 1861-65. There, Northerners call it 'Civil War' because, according to them CSA was a part of the USA. South calls it the 'war of Northern aggression' because Lincoln raised an Army to invade CSA. The West, however, calls it 'a little misunderstanding between states'
i am an Indian, but I disagree on the war being termed as a war of Independence as the whole country was not completely united, for example, the Madras Armies and the ones who took the sides of the British etc. We even had like a debate in our high school regarding this, people do have different opinions Haha.
@@babyyoda1046 True that the entire geographical Indian subcontinent of today did not participate, but most of it did. And that was for the first time. Moreover, let's add one more perspective to it: It was the first time that Indians were fighting for India. What I mean to state is Muslims in Kanpur were ok with the rule of Shrimant Nana Sahib, Hindus of Oudh were fighting for their Muslim Nawab. And the entire country, irrespective of their religion, fought for the rule of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Entire India broadly wanted to be ruled by Indians, no matter who they are. That is why it was India's war of independence
According to Jules Verne Prince Dakkar aka Captain Nemo started on his quest for revenge following the loss of both his kingdom and family during the Sepoy Rebellion. It’s what gave him his hatred of imperialism and caused him to build the Nautilus.
@Rick K no buddy I am a Indian and here the people of tibbet are refuges in millions .......they peacefully enjoy and celebrate their festivals and cultures ......they are keeping their culture alive here ....
Check out a book called, "Flashman and the Great Game" its a historical fiction book that gives a first hand account of most of the events in this video.
Actually no, one of the reasons why the rebels were not successful was because the the weapons they used were swords and lathis(sticks). Guns used were the old ones.
I'd be happy if you'd make a video on "JALLIANWALA BHAG " incident . It's something the entire world should know . It's not the worst but one of the worst for sure for what happened to us .
@@miguelmontenegro3520 but seriously the British empire faded rather quickly although very stretched and apparently never again as it's not a civilisation on its own like india or china
@Gods Bloody Hammer You mad bro ? The British used to use the word India for the Indian subcontinent since 17th century . A reason why Christopher Columbus mistook America for India and named the natives Red Indians .
I am from surat where the brits first came in india for the first time ever..... That beach today is onown as dumas beach and is second most haunted place in india
@Harveer Singh what about it? Indira Gandhi Plus general a$$inatiedead. Plus who told thoese Khalistani te₹₹orist to get influenced by isi and make golden temple and visitors ho$tage. This is a past thing now. Lots of people in J@il only because of that plus Indian government payment compensation to this date (and it increased in modi period) Even SAS team was there in that time. Situation was critical.
@@suvamkumarsarangi6593 jallianwala bagh is not an influential event as compared to other things he should make videos about like the spanish civil war
@@pranavvaishnave7648 Pakistanis and Indians both had Automatic weapons. In the 1962 Rezang La Case. Indian Army just were equiped with Lee Enfield bolt action rifles and just one MMG. Chinese on the other hand had AK-56s. When The "Ahirs" ran out of ammunition they fought with Bayonets, when the blades broke they fought with Bare hands and Rocks.
@@Zom_Bie No, 12 of them survived. Actually they lost too much blood and passed out or they were too injured to fight. The Chinese refused to go foreward after seeing around 1400 of The Chinese being Killed. The Ahirs were the reason why Ladakh is still a part of India.
@@orionfernandes4587 So that's why you spread hate? You aren't even from India, Are you? You said to me that you don't live in India anymore and went to another country. So Don't lie that You are from India now, You are probably a troll. Though You are right Indians have high ego and pride which must be removed.
3:20 Indians: Insulted over lower pay and lack of promotion from the British Also Indians: Insulted over the British recruiting and giving jobs to the lower cast of Indian society
Orthodox religious practices and practitioners still present in India but very few in number ... This is the story from 19th century so it was very common than to follow the caste system And Indeed the mutiny failed due to lack of coordination and superior British forces with latest weapons and instruments . The first war of independence just gave the direction of Indian nationalism to which India gain independence in 1947 .
The caste system was wired and complex (the 4 tier pyramid is a big simplification of the 4 most known castes) and often led to classism. Even now in India, there is still a small percentage dead set on following the system and forbidding friendship, marriage, and downright social interaction altogether based on caste. It was heavily ingrained in Indian society for a while and led to injustice and hypocrisy as you just pointed out.
Giving jobs? This is what you have been told? That's something new and out of records. The fact that I know is the so called Indians were recruited for proxy wars on behalf of the Brits and the Brits essentially made them pay taxes for their own jobs. Your history teacher might have been a delusional hag to say the least.
I think these kind of topics are mostly discussed as part of Asian History in highschools in Asia, I guess (welp, that's the case here in my country) but for real these topics are fascinating
@Laltluangliana Sailop mutiny refers to a group of people refusing to obey commands. This is exactly what happened here, therefore it is called a mutiny. Mutiny isn't derogatory, it's a term for a particular event.
Most soldiers of Bengal regiment are not from Bengal. Most of them are Purabhiya Rajput, Brahmins, Bhumihars and Yadav of UP & Bihar. Mangal Pandey was from Ballia, UP
@@GAUTAMSINGH-qw7wq Yes the mutiny was stared by the Eastern UP and Bihari soldiers, This is why Britain destroyed Bihar and turned it into a backwater shithole
@@GAUTAMSINGH-qw7wq I said that Eastern UP and Bihar were shithole because they were punished for their involvement in the revolt by the British government. Bengal was the most industrial state of India, Kolkata was called the Paris of the East but it was destroyed by the policies of Congress and Communist Governments.
@@GAUTAMSINGH-qw7wq Nice joke! Just remember, 90% of all revolutionaries were from Bengal. And also, the British feared Bengal so much that they partitioned it(divide and rule policy). And also, Bengal accounted for 12% of the world economy bro! Just before writing anything in the comment section, make sure you research a bit!
In middle east there's a famous say: When you see 2 fishes fighting each other in Mediterranean sea be sure Britian is behind it (I can't translate well i sure ruined it xD)
But don’t take notes from this video. This is practically what the British believe to justify their tyrannic rule. Search about it in books and local articles For all the subcontinental nations.
@@taseenrajshahi809 the video shows the atrocities both side committed, and was very well balanced. If fact, it seems like the British were more rageful with their actions so i don't know what you're going on about.
Why don't you take a hike at the real history lesseons of the incidents 'bro'. Wanna have a hint? The casualty ratio of Europeans and Indians is 3:400.
@@theanglo-lithuanian1768 1. Rumour of using cow or pig fats while it was truth and it was done to reduce cost. Only numbering the European Casualities while the death ratio between Europeans and Indians would be 3:400 when excluding the death from the famine brought down by the british rule After the Mutiny Want more??
Incorrect. There was far less interference in local customs and rule. That meant tarrifs between the pre-unified Indian States- which Ghandi the racist & woman beater objected to.
Also more *British* troops were stationed there, but the number of Indian Troops in the Indian Army was reduced, so the total number of troops was actually around the same. After the Sepoy Mutiny the Bengal Army was basically abolished and broken up, most of its regiments disbanded, and their standards burned. Afterwards Indian Army Brigades were comprised of two Indian Battalions and 1 British battalion. Contrary to popular belief, the Indian troops of the Indian Army were well trained, were taught to read, and though the commanders of the Battalion were white, 25 of the 36 officers in an Indian battalion were actually Indian, only 11 were white, those white officers being the CO, XO, the four Company commanders and a couple of platoon commanders, as well as a couple of the specialist. The supply officer and Doctor were often (though not always) white officers for example. All NCO's were Indian, and, as any good officer knows, the NCO's are the backbone of an army. The rest of the Officers were Indians, all veterans (men of 20 or more years service), all came up through the ranks. White officers had a harsh 4 year language course with examinations that they *had* to pass before being allowed to take up position as a 2nd Lieutenant in an Indian Battalion. That included 2 years of Hindi, followed by a further two years of learning the language of the men of the Regiment they were to be posted to. So being a soldier in the Indian Army was actually a good deal for Indians, especially those of lower Castes. They could advance by merit, were given an education, and, if things went well could even become officers.
That was the immediate cause of the uprising. There was also an underlying dissatisfaction against the british because of the atrocities faced by Indians..also most Hindus at that time and even today are vegetarians and consider Cow holy. This is not just any reason but a big valid reason for sepoy mutiny.
According to many accounts, this was NOT the cause, but the trigger for rising - thus causing the revolution before the planned date. If you look at the planning, the scale, the involvement etc. of the revolution, you'll find it acceptable that the revolution was planned years in advance. According to the accounts of Veer Savarkar in his book The First War of Indian Independence 1857, the last three years were just the phase of communication and preparation. 30th May was chosen as the date of uprising. But the circumstances caused due to cartridge issue led to an immature uprising on 10th May
Most hindus were not vegeterians back then and they certainly are not today. And Hindus not eating beef is a myth too. Lots of Hindus eat beef. Its the so called upper caste Hindus who are vegeterians and have issue with beef.
Forceful integration of the Awadh state into the British Empire was also one of the reasons why the rebellion spread like fire in the area around Uttar Pradesh. The four major centres of the rebellion (Kanpur, Meerut, Jhansi and Lucknow) are all in UP.
@Gods Bloody Hammer India is a name given by British. Our country's name is Bharat and was united by Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya. Your Bangladesh recently got independence from Pakistan in 1971 war supported by Bharat and the USSR .And the uprising was first started in central India not in Bangladesh. Finally, how can someone who follow Arabians can claim to be an indigenous bengali? Benagli culture focus on Shaktism not on some desert jihad .
@@rohitprasad3009 the fault was the slaughter of women and children. Even though the rebels were the "good guys" in this conflict they still committed some pretty atrocious war crimes
@@hydra8845 not really, EIC getting replace by British colonial rule using cheap indirect means to control their subjects using local rulers so there would be no next uprising and at the same time gave Indian people the ability to preserve their cultures and religions, so that's kinda like win-win situation for both side.
@@hydra8845 You have to give blood for freedom. Look at Tibetans ,they are not ready to fight, do you think they will get independence without fighting?
@Gods Bloody Hammer There was no Bangladesh before 1971. It was known as East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. British and other European explorers sailed in search of a geographical location which they called "India" and not "South Asian Subcontinent". The term India encompassed Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Also, while you're at it learn why Native Americans were called Indians way before 1947. Also, to add, the British EIC stood for "East India Company" and not "East South Asian Subcontinent Company"
This was one of the reason (in some documents its even mentioned as hoax), most prominent reason were 'Doctrine of lapse', 'widow marriage', Economic policies, several charter acts, drain of wealth, policies with landlords, carrot and stick policies with farmers.
Gurkhas have always been loyal to the british, at the expense of whoever the British colonized but honestly I respect the Gurkhas they fight really well even if they fight for the British
21 indians vs 1000000000 Afghanistanis and 2 million Arabs, 4 million poles, 20 tuskan raiders and Thor as their general. Lmao lame weak gutless rajesh
Stomach pregnancy is not a funny mather. That being zed i would also say that bullet pen15 is small and that your rebelion is a new person, but the rebelion just started
8:45 Tbh that sounds like a better way to go than most other execution methods at the time like hanging, beheading, or firing squad. At least its real quick
This incident is accurately & specifically called "The First War of Independence of India" instead of "Sepoy Mutiny". Mangal Pandey was a Great Freedom Fighter. Cartridges of Rifles made up of beef or pork was NOT the only reason. There were many other reasons as well. You have mentioned some of them like Spreading of Christianity, low wages. Other reasons include looting of money, poor governance by the Company, quest for independence by Indians, the destruction of Indian economy by Britishers, the heavy taxes & land revenue imposed on farmers, etc.
They mentioned all of these reasons. The animal grease was what sparked the mutiny to occur. Also, Mutiny refers to when a group refuses to obey commands. This is exactly what happened here, therefore, mutiny
I've seen it said before that it was remarkable how Britain held an empire together with as few of their own people that they sent into it. I learned in greater detail about the origins of the Hudson's Bay Company. For a long time, it consisted only of several trading posts along the shore of the bay, and the natives brought the furs to them from far and wide. Only after the Montreal-based fur business started sending Frenchmen into the hinterlands to gather furs did they start having more than just a few people staffing a few posts.
@@rodger3352 Thank you so much for your support to us for battling Covid-19 my brother. I seriously cannot thank you enough. Although our countries have a turbulent relationship, but I, personally am very happy that there is aid being provided from your country. I really hope that my government also returns the favor if ever a time comes when you need us :) We are neighbors....we should be looking out for each other than fight with each other :) :)
@@MarighnamaniMr Indeed brother. The politicans, extremists and other lunatics on both sides try their best to separate and make each other hate. They can't bear the fact that we are one and will remain as one :) I long for a day to see both countries stand as united as those in Europe. To quote the late great John F. kennedy: "United there is little we cannot do... Divided there is little we can do" Peace and best wishes from 'ere ♥️♥️
@@mrcool2107 and why were they so convincing? Because the anti-british side, though having good intentions, were not exactly appealing. The caste system and the structure of the Mughal empire were some things some Indians did not like.
Just now I read about this for my history exam, I am from India. This person literally helped me by clearing my doubts and he taught about the revolt better than my teacher.....
This is video is of great interest for me. I am from a town called Lucknow and it was named after Lucknow, India. As you come into town, the sign states "Welcome to Lucknow" and then states "A Sepoy Town". The town was settled by Scottish soldiers that fought in the Battle of Lucknow. Many of the street names are named for Generals including one named in the video... Havelock. Others are Outram and Campbell (the main street of the town).
Think of the alternatives.. Clive made India British instead of French. French colonial history is an interesting study. The British were often in a war of survival against European powers - mainly Spain and France. It was prevailing against them that made the Empire what it was. Pity the Spanish had free reign in South America - that is history worth studying.
The cartridges did not have to be bitten. There was a new platoon drill introduced which showed how the cartridges could be torn instead. However, the rumour of the fat persisted. It is also necessary to note a difference between the balled and unballed cartridges. This a nice introduction to a very complicated issue. It must also be remembered that when the mutiny started, the Indians used the cartridges they had insisted they wouldn't use so it is a really necessary to look into history a bit deeper than just obvious issues. The blowing from guns was not a British invention - that was taken from the Mughals and it was not a common form of punishment but indiscriminate hanging was. The uprising in Lucknow was in May, many mutineers dispersed and after the Battle of Chinhat on the 30th of June, the Siege of Lucknow started and was first reinforced by Havelock and then relived by Colin Campbell in November. In Jhansi the British had been promised safe passage but were murdered in a garden outside the fort. They had taken refuge in the Fort and not killed in it.
I just went on a memory lane trip to my 8th grade. Thank you simple history. Edit: I never learned that part where the rebels were tied to the end of a canon and fired. Guess that part was gritty and cruel so our education system decided to leave it out.
The video also leaves out how brutally the british women and children were slaughtered by sepoy butchers because even the soldiers refused to do it. And those weren't soldiers or even rebels who decided to fight and die.
Say what you will about the British Empire in India, their history has certainly aged like milk, but there is no excuse for either side to commit such atrocities on civilians. May All Who Died In The Sepoy Mutiny, Rest In Peace.
3:46 Can't help but notice the trainee never stows his ramrod properly. I have this image of flying through the air and him getting a sheepish look on his face...
5:34- other regiments remained loyal to British but the purbaiyas of UP , bihar who filled or made up majority of Bengal regiment had their home lands and it's social structure and economic system and businesses utterly destroyed by the British. Even today East UP and bihar Haven't recovered from that destruction of British reprisal. Being the most backward in India .. Even Hindu religious institutions and temples were greatly destroyed. People were broken beyond repair - wealth and prosperity destroyed beyond any attempt of recovery. But very few people talk about this and this is rarely researched.
The phrase to "bite the bullet" is said to have evolved from the British expression "to bite the cartridge" referring to the reloading method of the new Pattern 1853 Enfield rifled musket during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
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Hi simple history
Interesting
Ak-47 and Horten 229 video Please?
**Shoots himself point blank and doesn't die, gets arrested and is sentenced to death**
Robespierre: First time?
Imagine the doctor that had to cure his wound just to see him being executed a few time later. I would be confused and pissed
Robespierre was a tyrant, but "Sir Mangal Pandey" was a freedom fighter...
And how did that work out for the Thermidoreans again??? They would shortly be deposed by napoleon.
@@natedorney7032 chop chop chop chop chop chop chop!
@@nashooo5903
Ohhh nooooo!
"Tries to kill himself, failed, arrested, sentenced to death" poor guy.
YES , but he is a very respected person in India .... A brave guy . He was looking furiously at the officers while he was about to be hanged .....
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I mean... he also tried to kill multiple other people...
@@paveldaman1820 no !!! he did that because many Indians were killed by his officers !!! he was furious !!! so he did that !!
@@sangeethasivaraja7043 pretty sure it's common to stare angrily at someone who's about to hang ya
Imagine Amazon having the ability to wage war.
Oh god
It’s against my religion to have computers operating on MacOS
Well Amazon have to fight Coca-Cola and Pepsi....... not to mention other brand.....
@Your Overlord
Let’s find out who tf asked
Noone qould steal packages from doors ever again. They wpuld yave to face a terminator army big enough to conquer the galaxy
Me: “So who were the good guys?”
History: “No.”
We dont do that here
The indians
that can be said for any war
History in a nutshell
The rebel soilders were the good guys, its pretty obivious
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your pfp makes me cringe
I mean did someone from your country die a martyr
@cubix this is an insult to every patriotic Indian
Yeah.... Failed. 😑😑😑
Mission Failed! We'll get them next time!
When the 2 main religions have just 2 simple things that are holy, and you manage to offend both in one fell swoop
Britain, not caring about other cultures since day one.
And still. Manages to suppress them 😂😂😂😂
In fact the bullets didn't actually have beef or pork on them, it just tasted like it
@@thewanderinggamer2410 it was actually wax and rumours made people think it was greased in pork or beef fat
@@thewanderinggamer2410 often you might not realise something like a sound or taste but once someone says it you begin to hear it or taste it
I immediately get a flashback to my Age of Empires III: Asian Dynasties Indian Campaign
True xD
Same
Lieutenant Nanib!
Wait did you not kill everyone because I did and did not have that problem
Same I got flash backs of rise of nations
You missed one the most important points that led to the revolt of 1857 , the "doctrine of lapse"
Which is???
@@kenfox22 A policy of the British empire where if any king of the many kingdoms that existed during that time did not have a male heir, the right of the family to rule "lapsed" and the kingdom was to become part of British India. One such kingdom was Jhansi. The queen of Jhansi(mentioned in the video) with her troops joined the rebellion. There were other policies too which were just excuses to dethrone the ruler and annex their kingdom.
@@Kaomei21 yes
What about paramountcy ?
And subsidiary alliance
“Gurkhas and Sikhs remained loyal”
Close call, British Empire O_O
Ycey Narrates By sikh, here it means Punjabis .The sikhs in central and other parts of north India took part in the rebellion.
That's because British didn't trust Hindus or Muslims after the mutiny. After the mutiny, the power of India was given to Queen Victoria and the British Army recruited many soldiers who were mainly Sikhs, Gurkha, and Rajput.
Eyyy I am from Darjeeling
@@mannanmorvi1806 nope British used to trust Rajputs, jats, dogras and grahwalis all of them were Hindus just different cultures. British used to trust only on martial race and people from north India which used to be tall, fair and all that
Hahaha jokes on you they don't make nothing, stop spreading indian propaganda
When you manage to offend two religions that are completely the opposite of each other...
Unity intensifies
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@@arhumzia4087 unity huh? Lol it only benefited Britishers as majority of Hindus dont wanted to fight side by side with muslims n hence supported british or stayed neutral. If hindus had gotten unified history would hv been more bloodier(not necessarily different)
@@abhyudaysinghparmar6055 Muslims couldn't have killed inosent because that's against their religion.
The animation style is giving me Adventure Quest flashbacks.
Ong
Battle on.com was my thing
@@justinroman8023 Right? I get that. I liked both AQ and AQW.
You triggered a deep, deep memory
Y'all are aware there's AQ3D now for both mobile and PC. They've done a good job, but the animation is different from AQ and Dragonfable.
But yeah, 'Blade of Awe' level flashbacks.
Damn. That Ancient Roman absolutely DESTROYED that popcorn and hot dog.
Glizzy soldier
Hello colonel carrot
When a stream service gets named after a person your ancestors killed😬
@Gods Bloody Hammer i cant still find who tf asked
@@sharonb3939 Major*
"Many people were killed and thrown down a well"
Many Sikh felt that. And their loyalty has now doubled
Yes he died from stroke sorry for misinformation I mistook this guy en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_O%27Dwyer
@@gurbajsingh8283 so your birthday is special
@@gurbajsingh8283 no dude, you must be mistaken. Dyer was never assassinated, he died in 1927, 62 years old, relieved from his duty in India. He died of cerebral haemorrhage and arteriosclerosis, had suffered strokes during the last few years.
The one who was assassinated was the Lieutenant-Governer of Punjab, Michael O'Dwyer, who called the massacre "correct". He was assassinated by Sardar Udham Singh in 1940.
@@panzerjagertigerpelefant HE WAS KILLED BY SOME GREAT INDIAN
@@bitcoin8234 ...not Dyer, he mean O'Dwyer, read the entirety of the comment, and stop using caps.
Indian 1: "What does your cartridge taste like?"
Indian 2: "Tastes like chicken."
British all: tastes like British blood
I would like to have a lamb curry flavoured bullet please
Haha
Indian 2: "Tastes like beef"
Indian 1: "HOW WOULD YOU KNOW!?!"
@sudeep sengupta If the Normans lost had lost at Hastings, the influence of French speaking royals would not have massively corrupted the Low German spoken by the Angles and Saxons. English would have been a likely more coherent language blended of Old Low German, Gaelic, and Danish.
Sepoys: “You Insult our religious customs in our face after recently taking over India and expect us NOT to revolt!? THINK EAST INDIA COMPANY! THINK!”
So it's a rumour so I am confused
What’s another 100 years? I can still make another country
@@restrom6932 it wasn't a rumor. They did it on purpose to show their "worth" before their white masters.
@@trulytrulyawesome1051 No, it was just cheaper. The company would've used crow fat or sheep fat if it were cheaper but it wasn't.
I think they didn't care much about Indian... As they think they r more superior and more powerful thus the idea of revolt from indians might have never came in their mind. The point is they think indian r their slaves they can do whatever they want.
The cartridge wasn't the only problem. Sure it acted as the spark of the revolt, but the oppressive policies of the East India Company was the reason why the revolt had immense support and reached extensively to many parts of the subcontinent.
The major reason was the complete and wanton destruction of the traditional economic system that existed in India by the English. This led to impoverishment of farmers, artisans and handicraftsmen. Also the land revenue tax and policies were greatly inequitable and vexatious. Corruption was rampant in the Company's ranks.
This is what happens when one consults the colonialist side when describing colonized people's history. He managed to convey the East India Company had natural rights to India and supported by Indians and Indian freedom fighters were 'rebels' when even the British Imperial rule was not even there to justify calling these local leaders rebels! The East India company had by then precipitated 3 large scale famine in occupied territory when they forced Bengali farmers to plant only 'Blue' instead of food. I have reported the video for slandering our freedom fighters with misinformation like this due to his racism and perceived inferiority of us
Dude, even your people know about their inferiority. Look at how white the skin is of the actors in Indian commercials and movies.
@@scottanno8861 Where do you think we got the idea from? Certainly not from ourselves :)
@@priyakumari6933 Everyone has their stories to tell. Ofcourse it is a complicated topic, but look at the name of the channel. It's called Simple History. Btw, where did he slander any freedom fighters?Time stamp it if you can.
Yes, you are right but this was the last straw..
I am an Indian, the sepoy mutiny was in our history book in high school, didn't know its significance back then. Great narration, literally got chills down my spine as i was watching this especially because i am from Bengal.
Bengal infantry was mostly made up of purbaiyas - UP and Biharis - you can check the names of the soldiers
Respect my fellow Indian brother long live the British empire 🇬🇧🇮🇳
@Arya we don't hate British people
We hate British empire mr
@Arya Are you conscious, even? We love British people. Edit that we and make it "I". Nobody is that sick here.
Why so many Indians racist towards white people? Hate only begets more hate. Let us be friends 🤝
In Vietnam, we also learn about this Uprising in history class. Didn't know it would be mentioned in this channel at all! Great job guys!
And in India too we are taught about history of Vietnam .
One can learn so much from a small country like Vietnam. I salute all vietnamese monks who stood against European Christian missionaries in south Vietnam for protecting dharma and i salute all your people who always fought for their rights.
@@pritsingh9766 What's the dharma for being a mostly atheist state and not recognizing Hinduism as a official faith?
You too can learn to lose your soul just like the majority of the Vietnamese.
Thebigredsnake doesn’t mean we don’t have a soul, we follow our family tradition of remember our past family lines.
This is what happens when one consults the colonialist side when describing colonized people's history. He managed to convey the East India Company had natural rights to India and supported by Indians and Indian freedom fighters were 'rebels' when even the British Imperial rule was not even there to justify calling these local leaders rebels! The East India company had by then precipitated 3 large scale famine in occupied territory when they forced Bengali farmers to plant only 'Blue' instead of food. I have reported the video for slandering our freedom fighters with misinformation like this due to his racism and perceived inferiority of us
Priya Kumari Did you watch the same clip that I did? At no point does the narrator say or imply that the East India Trading company had any natural rights to India, the did state that the signed an agreement that meant they could employ mercenaries. They’ve also not slander any of the Indian freedom fighters, they gave a balanced account of historical events and unfortunately both the British armed forces and the Indian freedom fighters committed what these days would be called war crimes.
Age of Empires 3 - The Asian Dynasties, the Indian campaign.
i remember destroying the last fort with only a dude with a saber because of minimun range
Colonel Edwardson was really mean
@@gameplaysuffering1620 legendary dude
I'm waiting for this
If a pond full of fishes are fighting among themselves it means the British were there
An old joke
Anish Adamane sounds about right lol
Sounds about white.
This might be how the British now came to love fish and chips
Every white colonist i would say
@Suspicious Ned th-cam.com/video/f7CW7S0zxv4/w-d-xo.html
The most intense Simple History Episode of 2020 so far.
Such is the history of our independence.
Gods Bloody Hammer i admit that was a good troll
@Gods Bloody Hammer god doesn't exist
Dreadlord The knight *tips fedora*
@@LilNeenerMcWomanRaypist k
What I find funny is that whenever a simple History video comes out my teachers teach about the subject
Spooky :)
@@Simplehistory coincidence ? I think not !
@Adolf Hitler lol u r leaving a comment in every History videos ...... i know you bro u leave a comment in anything related to history WW2 .
@Adolf Hitler BTW how did u manage to push through the Ardennes ? and how in the world you are still a mystery ?
@Adolf Hitler Hello fellow leader.
When your history teacher assigns you an essay on stuff hes never even mentioned
LMAOOO YES
The most accurate depiction of the Sepoy Mutiny i have heard in my entire life. As I am an Indian I never heard about the atrocities performed by the Sepoys, killing women and children but its true. This video was perfectly balanced both on Indian as well as British side. Being an indian we are always told about the killings done by the Britishers but never told about the brutality of the sepoys. This video cleary states what a great channel Simple History is. Thank Simple History for this video.
Umm, check your history mate. I think you forgot take some history classes. The sepoys didn’t kill as much as this video is portraying although it is the most despicable offence, no question there. What they aren't showing is the so called 'humbled' british rule that killed millions of Indians before the Mutiny.
@@taseenrajshahi809 liar. the sepoys were evil
@@taseenrajshahi809 eh m8 the sepoys did kill a lot, the whole mutiny was a bloody affair, both indians and the british had heavy casualties
@@pranavvaishnave7648 ah, according to that logic mentally unstable criminals are completely innocent since mental issues are usually caused by childhood trauma.....
that's how war goes, both sides slaughter and rape civilians.
I see a new Assassin's Creed game concept.
👀
There’s already an Assassin’s Creed game based on this era of time....
@@theorganizer1273 There is? Which one is it?
@@daskriegsman7013 No there isn't. There's a game set during the final decade of the Sikh Empire, AC Chronicles India
They should’ve made it a long time agao
A fun case of everyone committing war crimes on everyone else
Business as usual
Yes.
I honestly don't know if there were any war crimes laws at the time XD
@Владимир Новиков Exactly
@@danielbrown9352 they're only warcrimes now if you lose the war anyway
1:07 the sponsoring ends here
How is your Hetzer doing?
@@kevinbabu8919 good
Imagine being a normal soldier named Mangal pandey And cause Revolt against British putting an end to The biggest Company ever i.e East India company.
Just coz of a bullet
*A GODDAMNED BULLET*
@@animq4ionboi.153 The bullet was just a spark, the powder was the British cruelty.
Im pretty sure the Dutch east India company was the biggest followed by the east India company.
@Gods Bloody Hammer yo wtf r u on about....didn't india literally fought a war to give bangla independence
@Gods Bloody Hammer আশমানি কিতাবের বাঁজা কাংলু, পুলিশ গিয়ে মেজরকে ঝাঁঝরা করে দেয় তবু মুখে বুলি
I always found quite fascinating how conflicts change their name according to the different points of view. For the British it is the Sepoy Mutiny, for the Indians it's the First War or Independence.
Well wh don't you wikipedia the 2 palayakarars wars and vellore mutiny of 1906
India tries to make this war propaganda.
In reality, it's the same as the China-Boxer rebellion (and the fall of Burma's last dynasty) which a stupid ruler made a grave mistake.
Those locals will foreigner as barbaric. And want to keep their old outdated value.
The Ruler who lived their entire life in comfort never knew the terror of progress. When their profits were reduced, these people would stupidly wake up an unwinnable war on their own.
Interestingly, I had also observed the same thing for the American war of 1861-65. There, Northerners call it 'Civil War' because, according to them CSA was a part of the USA. South calls it the 'war of Northern aggression' because Lincoln raised an Army to invade CSA. The West, however, calls it 'a little misunderstanding between states'
i am an Indian, but I disagree on the war being termed as a war of Independence as the whole country was not completely united, for example, the Madras Armies and the ones who took the sides of the British etc. We even had like a debate in our high school regarding this, people do have different opinions Haha.
@@babyyoda1046 True that the entire geographical Indian subcontinent of today did not participate, but most of it did. And that was for the first time. Moreover, let's add one more perspective to it: It was the first time that Indians were fighting for India. What I mean to state is Muslims in Kanpur were ok with the rule of Shrimant Nana Sahib, Hindus of Oudh were fighting for their Muslim Nawab. And the entire country, irrespective of their religion, fought for the rule of Bahadur Shah Zafar. Entire India broadly wanted to be ruled by Indians, no matter who they are. That is why it was India's war of independence
Captain: ready your weapons! FIRE!
Soldiers: we can’t
Captain: what? Why?
Soldiers: we ate the bullets
*that would be painful*
E
Yum yum
Clayton Pactol puts the “ow” in gunpowder
Aren't bullets made out of lead?
According to Jules Verne Prince Dakkar aka Captain Nemo started on his quest for revenge following the loss of both his kingdom and family during the Sepoy Rebellion. It’s what gave him his hatred of imperialism and caused him to build the Nautilus.
I wonder how many of the bullets were actually used by the rebels
underrated comment
underrated
Absolutely god awfully underrated
Underrated comment section.
Epically underrated content
moral of the story:
if you're gonna take over a country,
don't interfere with their customs.
Maybe just don't take over the country if your culture is incompatible with theirs or at least try really hard to indoctrinate and change the culture
@@morganseaman4557 well sir that's simply not possible
@@adityaawasthi7221 And that is why Colonialism isn't justified and was doomed to fail.
@Rick K no buddy I am a Indian and here the people of tibbet are refuges in millions .......they peacefully enjoy and celebrate their festivals and cultures ......they are keeping their culture alive here ....
6 foot black man
"Try really hard to indoctrinate and change the culture"
Apparently you did not pay attention to the video
This is one of those semi-known conflicts that deserves more attention.
There is always something to learn from all wars.
Check out a book called, "Flashman and the Great Game" its a historical fiction book that gives a first hand account of most of the events in this video.
It wouldn’t because it wasn’t an uprising against Communism or N@zis.
It was against British so obviously.
The ironic thing is that the rebels had to use the Endfield rifles and bullets, and probably continued biting them
They used the old stock. Many kings had French trend army and ammunitions.
No they were using French weapons
either way, it would've been using heresy to destroy the heresy
Actually no, one of the reasons why the rebels were not successful was because the the weapons they used were swords and lathis(sticks). Guns used were the old ones.
As an Indian, most of us actually accept the fact that we were and still are our biggest enemy.
Agreed.
same here in brazil
same in america, but you Indians with your Microsoft tech support make a close 3rd.
aren't we all
True
I remember this from age of empires 3, Asian dynasties.
I still play as indian and a few factions in skirmish and play the campaign of the Asian Dynasties.
Gods Bloody Hammer again, who tf asked.
@marios gianopoulos οι Έλληνες είναι παντού φαίνεται
Yeaa
@@tony_greece8065 βέβαια
Country exist
Britain: it's real free estate
*tribal country
@@edp-xo1on Britain in the past too, lol pretty much every one
India: I'm about to end this British's whole career
@@edp-xo1on
It was pretty advanced for it's age... it just had been through a civil war which allowed British to sweep in.
@@christianramirez6578 and how u gonna do that jackass?
I'd be happy if you'd make a video on "JALLIANWALA BHAG " incident . It's something the entire world should know . It's not the worst but one of the worst for sure for what happened to us .
Not the worst🤨
@@abhiramas2004 worse
It was a massacre
It was caused by one guy, not commanded by the government
Not even close. Cawnpore was way worse
Mughal Empire *dies out* East India company: looks like I’m in charge now.
Actually the last mughals were corrupt as hecck
@@goblincleaver_mshm.9751 wherever cracks appeared, Europeans followed
*Britain sees the fading mughals*: It's not like those natives know enough to form a lasting Empire. I'll show them how It's done.
@@miguelmontenegro3520 but seriously the British empire faded rather quickly although very stretched and apparently never again as it's not a civilisation on its own like india or china
@Gods Bloody Hammer You mad bro ? The British used to use the word India for the Indian subcontinent since 17th century . A reason why Christopher Columbus mistook America for India and named the natives Red Indians .
We Wish to feature about the Spanish Civil War
And the long-forgotten Pyrenees line.
Yesss
This is absolutely the most intense and most action-packed simple history video ever. I actually enjoyed watching the history unfold.
1:32 Not "sometimes". Always.
this particular mutiny happened right in my hometown, Barrackpore (Barracks Town) West Bengal......
Love from India
I am also from Bengal
Me from Baranagar
I'm from Lucknow where the 3rd assault took place.
I am from MEERUT 🔥
I am from surat where the brits first came in india for the first time ever..... That beach today is onown as dumas beach and is second most haunted place in india
Next ••Jallianwala Bagh massacre and relation to rudyard kipling fund
@Gods Bloody Hammer still cant find who tf asked mate
@Harveer Singh what about it?
Indira Gandhi Plus general a$$inatiedead. Plus who told thoese Khalistani te₹₹orist to get influenced by isi and make golden temple and visitors ho$tage. This is a past thing now. Lots of people in J@il only because of that plus Indian government payment compensation to this date (and it increased in modi period)
Even SAS team was there in that time. Situation was critical.
@@suvamkumarsarangi6593 jallianwala bagh is not an influential event as compared to other things he should make videos about like the spanish civil war
@@danielsteger8456 when they will run out of idea they will do.
@suburben yobbo I just want to tell that mindset of Rudyard Kipling for Gen. Doyer.
It is a fact that will never change.
Next Video: Battle of Rezang La 1962 where 120 Indians fought till the last man Last bullet Against 4000+ Chinese.
@Laltluangliana Sailop well, simple history did make an episode about the Tienmen Square Massacre. That's still monetized... Well, let's see...
@Laltluangliana Sailop Winnie The Pooh Xinping 😅😂
Then they all got killed tho lol Edit: replying to main comment, not comment above mine
@@pranavvaishnave7648 Pakistanis and Indians both had Automatic weapons.
In the 1962 Rezang La Case. Indian Army just were equiped with Lee Enfield bolt action rifles and just one MMG.
Chinese on the other hand had AK-56s. When The "Ahirs" ran out of ammunition they fought with Bayonets, when the blades broke they fought with Bare hands and Rocks.
@@Zom_Bie No, 12 of them survived. Actually they lost too much blood and passed out or they were too injured to fight. The Chinese refused to go foreward after seeing around 1400 of The Chinese being Killed. The Ahirs were the reason why Ladakh is still a part of India.
Vande matram we Indians are proud of our Soldiers who dead fighting for the great nation.
Jai shri Ram.
Jai Bharat.
Failure of a nation. Lives gone in vain.
@@orionfernandes4587 Why you always spread hate about India in every video?
@@warchariot1930 Because India’s huge pride and ego must be removed so that our country can develop
@@orionfernandes4587 So that's why you spread hate? You aren't even from India, Are you? You said to me that you don't live in India anymore and went to another country. So Don't lie that You are from India now, You are probably a troll.
Though You are right Indians have high ego and pride which must be removed.
I feel like the animations (at least the background) have gotten way better this month
3:20
Indians: Insulted over lower pay and lack of promotion from the British
Also Indians: Insulted over the British recruiting and giving jobs to the lower cast of Indian society
Orthodox religious practices and practitioners still present in India but very few in number ... This is the story from 19th century so it was very common than to follow the caste system
And Indeed the mutiny failed due to lack of coordination and superior British forces with latest weapons and instruments . The first war of independence just gave the direction of Indian nationalism to which India gain independence in 1947 .
The caste system was wired and complex (the 4 tier pyramid is a big simplification of the 4 most known castes) and often led to classism. Even now in India, there is still a small percentage dead set on following the system and forbidding friendship, marriage, and downright social interaction altogether based on caste. It was heavily ingrained in Indian society for a while and led to injustice and hypocrisy as you just pointed out.
Subtle British propaganda, hiring lower caste was going on for a while and has little to do with the rebellions.
@@julianhaddad1431 Without British rule modern India would not exist. Accept it.
Giving jobs? This is what you have been told? That's something new and out of records. The fact that I know is the so called Indians were recruited for proxy wars on behalf of the Brits and the Brits essentially made them pay taxes for their own jobs. Your history teacher might have been a delusional hag to say the least.
I never knew about this bullet or uprising before this, you taught me something
It was taught in our high school though, under Asian History.
I think these kind of topics are mostly discussed as part of Asian History in highschools in Asia, I guess (welp, that's the case here in my country) but for real these topics are fascinating
Strange concidering it is such a major historical event
@Laltluangliana Sailop mutiny refers to a group of people refusing to obey commands. This is exactly what happened here, therefore it is called a mutiny. Mutiny isn't derogatory, it's a term for a particular event.
It was in my 7th grade history syllabus .
as a bengali citizen. this is unusually good, i have seen nobody say it as good as u did
Most soldiers of Bengal regiment are not from Bengal. Most of them are Purabhiya Rajput, Brahmins, Bhumihars and Yadav of UP & Bihar. Mangal Pandey was from Ballia, UP
@@GAUTAMSINGH-qw7wq Yes the mutiny was stared by the Eastern UP and Bihari soldiers, This is why Britain destroyed Bihar and turned it into a backwater shithole
@@sourabhdhanuka2252 Bengal is more shithole than UP.
@@GAUTAMSINGH-qw7wq I said that Eastern UP and Bihar were shithole because they were punished for their involvement in the revolt by the British government. Bengal was the most industrial state of India, Kolkata was called the Paris of the East but it was destroyed by the policies of Congress and Communist Governments.
@@GAUTAMSINGH-qw7wq Nice joke! Just remember, 90% of all revolutionaries were from Bengal. And also, the British feared Bengal so much that they partitioned it(divide and rule policy). And also, Bengal accounted for 12% of the world economy bro! Just before writing anything in the comment section, make sure you research a bit!
In middle east there's a famous say:
When you see 2 fishes fighting each other in Mediterranean sea be sure Britian is behind it
(I can't translate well i sure ruined it xD)
As in "There's a possibility that British are behind it?"
@@sharilshahed6106 something like that my English is not good sorry
I've also heard something like: "The sun never sets on the British Empire because not even God trusts the British at night"
@@thunderbear0 better than most people Arabic, don't be hard on yourself, I understood
God save the Queen
In India we need to study this....in our 8th standard..
But don’t take notes from this video. This is practically what the British believe to justify their tyrannic rule. Search about it in books and local articles For all the subcontinental nations.
@@taseenrajshahi809 Tell me, what in the video did they make up to "Justify" the British rule?
@@taseenrajshahi809 the video shows the atrocities both side committed, and was very well balanced. If fact, it seems like the British were more rageful with their actions so i don't know what you're going on about.
Why don't you take a hike at the real history lesseons of the incidents 'bro'. Wanna have a hint? The casualty ratio of Europeans and Indians is 3:400.
@@theanglo-lithuanian1768 1. Rumour of using cow or pig fats while it was truth and it was done to reduce cost.
Only numbering the European Casualities while the death ratio between Europeans and Indians would be 3:400 when excluding the death from the famine brought down by the british rule
After the Mutiny
Want more??
"We're going to make concessions and interfere less"
*stations more troops and declares herself empress*
"Why is the bald man not eating?"
Incorrect.
There was far less interference in local customs and rule.
That meant tarrifs between the pre-unified Indian States- which Ghandi the racist & woman beater objected to.
Also more *British* troops were stationed there, but the number of Indian Troops in the Indian Army was reduced, so the total number of troops was actually around the same. After the Sepoy Mutiny the Bengal Army was basically abolished and broken up, most of its regiments disbanded, and their standards burned.
Afterwards Indian Army Brigades were comprised of two Indian Battalions and 1 British battalion. Contrary to popular belief, the Indian troops of the Indian Army were well trained, were taught to read, and though the commanders of the Battalion were white, 25 of the 36 officers in an Indian battalion were actually Indian, only 11 were white, those white officers being the CO, XO, the four Company commanders and a couple of platoon commanders, as well as a couple of the specialist. The supply officer and Doctor were often (though not always) white officers for example. All NCO's were Indian, and, as any good officer knows, the NCO's are the backbone of an army.
The rest of the Officers were Indians, all veterans (men of 20 or more years service), all came up through the ranks. White officers had a harsh 4 year language course with examinations that they *had* to pass before being allowed to take up position as a 2nd Lieutenant in an Indian Battalion. That included 2 years of Hindi, followed by a further two years of learning the language of the men of the Regiment they were to be posted to.
So being a soldier in the Indian Army was actually a good deal for Indians, especially those of lower Castes. They could advance by merit, were given an education, and, if things went well could even become officers.
That was the immediate cause of the uprising. There was also an underlying dissatisfaction against the british because of the atrocities faced by Indians..also most Hindus at that time and even today are vegetarians and consider Cow holy. This is not just any reason but a big valid reason for sepoy mutiny.
According to many accounts, this was NOT the cause, but the trigger for rising - thus causing the revolution before the planned date. If you look at the planning, the scale, the involvement etc. of the revolution, you'll find it acceptable that the revolution was planned years in advance. According to the accounts of Veer Savarkar in his book The First War of Indian Independence 1857, the last three years were just the phase of communication and preparation. 30th May was chosen as the date of uprising. But the circumstances caused due to cartridge issue led to an immature uprising on 10th May
Most hindus were not vegeterians back then and they certainly are not today. And Hindus not eating beef is a myth too. Lots of Hindus eat beef. Its the so called upper caste Hindus who are vegeterians and have issue with beef.
Forceful integration of the Awadh state into the British Empire was also one of the reasons why the rebellion spread like fire in the area around Uttar Pradesh. The four major centres of the rebellion (Kanpur, Meerut, Jhansi and Lucknow) are all in UP.
This episode had some of the most amazing animations, can't wait to see how Simple History videos will look like months from now.
Fun fact: The British denies this being "The First War of Indian Independence"....
@@leoslack6104 ,it did escalate to somewhat of a war
Doesn't really makes a difference to me as a Indian.
@Juni Post you mean the Koh-e-Noor diamond? Well, it now firmly sits in the crown of the British queen. At least that what I heard last time.
O ye all crown supporters!!! Get ur facts right. It wasn't just a mutiny. It was a revolt involving common people too
Isn't this technically just a workplace shooting since the East India Company was a private entity?
*British Grenadiers starts playing in the distance*
That would have been the british army, the army in this video is the EIC army
@Gods Bloody Hammer India is a name given by British. Our country's name is Bharat and was united by Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta Maurya. Your Bangladesh recently got independence from Pakistan in 1971 war supported by Bharat and the USSR .And the uprising was first started in central India not in Bangladesh. Finally, how can someone who follow Arabians can claim to be an indigenous bengali? Benagli culture focus on Shaktism not on some desert jihad .
Gods Bloody Hammer it was called Hindustan
And the British accuse Hitler for being cruel.
Nobody was good here.
@@SwolfyTDP what was the fault of innocent Indians?
@@SwolfyTDP the rebels were the good guys, they were trying to free their motherland from colonization and white sumpremcy
@@rohitprasad3009 the fault was the slaughter of women and children. Even though the rebels were the "good guys" in this conflict they still committed some pretty atrocious war crimes
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
--Margaret Mead
The only thing the rebellion did was get a lot of people killed for nothing
@@hydra8845 not really, EIC getting replace by British colonial rule using cheap indirect means to control their subjects using local rulers so there would be no next uprising and at the same time gave Indian people the ability to preserve their cultures and religions, so that's kinda like win-win situation for both side.
@@hydra8845 im neither Indian nor British and respect both peoples but I have to agree this is a counterproductive rebellion.
@@hydra8845 You have to give blood for freedom. Look at Tibetans ,they are not ready to fight, do you think they will get independence without fighting?
@Gods Bloody Hammer There was no Bangladesh before 1971. It was known as East Pakistan from 1947 to 1971. British and other European explorers sailed in search of a geographical location which they called "India" and not "South Asian Subcontinent". The term India encompassed Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Also, while you're at it learn why Native Americans were called Indians way before 1947.
Also, to add, the British EIC stood for "East India Company" and not "East South Asian Subcontinent Company"
EIC: this rebellion will be our downfall
VOC: First time ?
VOC was disbanded on 1699 though... At that time the Dutch has an technological advantage over the Indonesian kingdoms.
@@siegfried2k4 i dont think the dutch ever had a disadvantage to begin with.
@@timvanrijn8239 Manpower... The Indonesian Kingdoms can churn out babies like there's no tommorow
Sepoy Mutiny was one of my 1am Googles because I couldn't sleep this morning. What a startling coincidence
Lol that’s pretty crazy
This was one of the reason (in some documents its even mentioned as hoax), most prominent reason were 'Doctrine of lapse', 'widow marriage', Economic policies, several charter acts, drain of wealth, policies with landlords, carrot and stick policies with farmers.
Gurkhas have always been loyal to the british, at the expense of whoever the British colonized but honestly I respect the Gurkhas they fight really well even if they fight for the British
And the most funny thing is Indians haven't yet realised that Nepal has always stabbed India in past .They still consider them as brothers 😂
Prit Singh yeah true
@@pritsingh9766 India should absorb Nepal before China does.
@@pritsingh9766 The modern concept of India didnt exist back then so I dont know what you mean by "stabbed in the back".
@Harveer Singh you defeated the Tibetans, not the gurkhas
imagine learning history in elementary.
me, a war history freak: helo
maybe stick to language arts
M A G E I think that’s the joke.
jesus that guy got slashed like 3 different times by the sword dude. feel sorry for him.
I love how they included the 42nd regiment of foot! I LOVE THE ACCURACY!!!!
You should do a video on The Battle of Saragarhi, 21 Indian soldiers vs 10000 Afghanistanis.
21 indians vs 1000000000 Afghanistanis and 2 million Arabs, 4 million poles, 20 tuskan raiders and Thor as their general. Lmao lame weak gutless rajesh
@@zarakdurrani7584 ...what???
Jali bhai jali sbki😂😂😂😂😂😂
@Ravi Nagesh you mean the dead bodies of indians over whom a thousand Muslim empires were made?????
@@zarakdurrani7584 Kid doesn't know his own history lmao
3:25
Pringles man serves for his country
He's doing his part!
*my "bullet" caused a uprising in my wife's stomach that ended nine months later when the baby was born*
Did she bite your "bullet"?
stomach?
Stomach pregnancy is not a funny mather. That being zed i would also say that bullet pen15 is small and that your rebelion is a new person, but the rebelion just started
I have an uprising in my pants tho. I admit it
8:45
Tbh that sounds like a better way to go than most other execution methods at the time like hanging, beheading, or firing squad. At least its real quick
Not for religous folks you can't go to the afterlife without you're carcuss.
@@Demicleas carcass and your. Sorry
This incident is accurately & specifically called "The First War of Independence of India" instead of "Sepoy Mutiny".
Mangal Pandey was a Great Freedom Fighter.
Cartridges of Rifles made up of beef or pork was NOT the only reason. There were many other reasons as well. You have mentioned some of them like Spreading of Christianity, low wages. Other reasons include looting of money, poor governance by the Company, quest for independence by Indians, the destruction of Indian economy by Britishers, the heavy taxes & land revenue imposed on farmers, etc.
They mentioned all of these reasons. The animal grease was what sparked the mutiny to occur. Also, Mutiny refers to when a group refuses to obey commands. This is exactly what happened here, therefore, mutiny
@Gods Bloody Hammer India is just for you, for us it is Bhaarat (भारत) ।
There was no India before British, but there was "Bhaarat" in it's place.
Look at India now and how it changed! No corruption and great government!!!
@@tubarao1143 still way better bruh!!!
@Gods Bloody Hammer British east INDIA company owned Atlantis from 18th century to 1858.
A private corporation ruled a nation. History
Star Wars Prequels writers: _Write That Down. Write That Down._
And then lost control of it and went under. had to be bailed out by a real nation. Because Private companies can not rule a nation.
Banana Republics: It's even funnier the second time!
Must have really sucked up to their Queen 😂😂😂
@@matthewbeach6963Sir Well thats true but before india was annexed as a british colony it was still ruled by a private corporation
I just love history and I love this channel it is better to watch these videos rather than reading boring history textbooks....
Love from
India
I've seen it said before that it was remarkable how Britain held an empire together with as few of their own people that they sent into it. I learned in greater detail about the origins of the Hudson's Bay Company. For a long time, it consisted only of several trading posts along the shore of the bay, and the natives brought the furs to them from far and wide. Only after the Montreal-based fur business started sending Frenchmen into the hinterlands to gather furs did they start having more than just a few people staffing a few posts.
I just knew this video was about Mangal Pandey.
0:51: "completely without interruption from ads."
Somewhere in the video:
Wdym, their sponsor Curiosity Stream is the one with no ad interruptions
Got an ad interruption just as I read your comment.
There was a Movie about this, Great Movie. I highly Suggest watching it . It's called "The Ballad of Mangdal Pandey
Ah yes ! By my favorite "Aamir Khan". What a gem he is.
This movie is at the top of my to-watch list
@@rodger3352 You should definitely watch it. As an Indian guy, I will recommend this movie. Cheers!
@@MarighnamaniMr Cheers from Pakistan brother :).
Will definitely do so
@@rodger3352 Thank you so much for your support to us for battling Covid-19 my brother. I seriously cannot thank you enough. Although our countries have a turbulent relationship, but I, personally am very happy that there is aid being provided from your country. I really hope that my government also returns the favor if ever a time comes when you need us :) We are neighbors....we should be looking out for each other than fight with each other :) :)
@@MarighnamaniMr
Indeed brother.
The politicans, extremists and other lunatics on both sides try their best to separate and make each other hate. They can't bear the fact that we are one and will remain as one :)
I long for a day to see both countries stand as united as those in Europe.
To quote the late great John F. kennedy:
"United there is little we cannot do... Divided there is little we can do"
Peace and best wishes from 'ere ♥️♥️
British looted almost 40 Trillion$ from India.
Indians fought against Indians .
Is this loyalty ???
U can't blame ancestor
U cant blame them honestly they were also helpless
Indians didn't fought against indians . It was britshers who made Indians fight against each other
@@mrcool2107 and why were they so convincing? Because the anti-british side, though having good intentions, were not exactly appealing. The caste system and the structure of the Mughal empire were some things some Indians did not like.
Bullshat made up by endians
Thank you, Simple History for spreading the history of India under the control of British Empire. Jai Hind to you.
Just now I read about this for my history exam, I am from India.
This person literally helped me by clearing my doubts and he taught about the revolt better than my teacher.....
Yeah, right this answer and fail...... I am pretty sure that's gonna happen
Thanks a lot for this video ! Greetings from India 😇
This is video is of great interest for me. I am from a town called Lucknow and it was named after Lucknow, India. As you come into town, the sign states "Welcome to Lucknow" and then states "A Sepoy Town". The town was settled by Scottish soldiers that fought in the Battle of Lucknow. Many of the street names are named for Generals including one named in the video... Havelock. Others are Outram and Campbell (the main street of the town).
I'm assuming you're from Ontario..
Interesting
@@carymnuhgibrilsamadalnasud1222 correct
Wow, good to see this discussed on a platform like this. We've been studying and watching movies on this since we were kids.
MOM SAID ITS MY TURN TO START AN UPRISING
I remember learning about this from the indian campaign of Age of empires 3
Salute to Mangal Pandey that he arose from religion and fought for a united India and for the freedom. 🇮🇳
i don’t even need to learn these in school, i can literally just learn them here!
Same ngl
Or what we Indians' like to call the First War of Independence
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It is
Well it's technically not a war, nor did it go too well for the mutineers... So I'd say that term is quite the overstatement
Same in pakistan
failed war of idk something
As a wise man once said: when there’s a conflict If you say the British caused it half of the time you will be correct
Caused it?
@@Imperfect-Views Naturally
Think of the alternatives.. Clive made India British instead of French. French colonial history is an interesting study. The British were often in a war of survival against European powers - mainly Spain and France. It was prevailing against them that made the Empire what it was. Pity the Spanish had free reign in South America - that is history worth studying.
The cartridges did not have to be bitten. There was a new platoon drill introduced which showed how the cartridges could be torn instead. However, the rumour of the fat persisted. It is also necessary to note a difference between the balled and unballed cartridges. This a nice introduction to a very complicated issue. It must also be remembered that when the mutiny started, the Indians used the cartridges they had insisted they wouldn't use so it is a really necessary to look into history a bit deeper than just obvious issues. The blowing from guns was not a British invention - that was taken from the Mughals and it was not a common form of punishment but indiscriminate hanging was. The uprising in Lucknow was in May, many mutineers dispersed and after the Battle of Chinhat on the 30th of June, the Siege of Lucknow started and was first reinforced by Havelock and then relived by Colin Campbell in November. In Jhansi the British had been promised safe passage but were murdered in a garden outside the fort. They had taken refuge in the Fort and not killed in it.
I just went on a memory lane trip to my 8th grade. Thank you simple history.
Edit: I never learned that part where the rebels were tied to the end of a canon and fired. Guess that part was gritty and cruel so our education system decided to leave it out.
The video also leaves out how brutally the british women and children were slaughtered by sepoy butchers because even the soldiers refused to do it. And those weren't soldiers or even rebels who decided to fight and die.
It's great to see one of my highschool history book chapter get animated. I'm from Bangladesh (East Bengal).
Ayee I'm from Mumbai and Punjab and Rajasthan and Africa
Say what you will about the British Empire in India, their history has certainly aged like milk, but there is no excuse for either side to commit such atrocities on civilians.
May All Who Died In The Sepoy Mutiny, Rest In Peace.
There were about 800000 people died in Sepoy mutiny. Most of them were civilians.
@@knowledgedesk1653 I am aware, I'm only stating that there's no justification for attacks on civilians.
1:10 is when the sponsor segment ends btw
3:46 Can't help but notice the trainee never stows his ramrod properly. I have this image of flying through the air and him getting a sheepish look on his face...
Jai Hind 🇮🇳 , the martyrs are imortal in our hearts.
Tu kar le
@@Ok-gm7qx ha karuga me . Waise agar tum Hindustan se ho ya pakistan se
Aj aise martyrs ke karan hi Azad ho.
*tries to commit suicide*-fails :(
*gets sentenced to death* (smirking) "fools"
5:34- other regiments remained loyal to British but the purbaiyas of UP , bihar who filled or made up majority of Bengal regiment had their home lands and it's social structure and economic system and businesses utterly destroyed by the British. Even today East UP and bihar Haven't recovered from that destruction of British reprisal. Being the most backward in India .. Even Hindu religious institutions and temples were greatly destroyed. People were broken beyond repair - wealth and prosperity destroyed beyond any attempt of recovery.
But very few people talk about this and this is rarely researched.