CLASS 8 · NCERT HISTORY · CH 5: WHEN PEOPLE REVOLT — 1857 AND AFTER (NCERT CLASS 8 — OUR PASTS III)
The Revolt of 1857 ⚔️
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Our Pasts III — Chapter:
Ch 5: When People Revolt — 1857 and After (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III).
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Key locations covered (19)
- Mangal Pandey — Barrackpore (29 March 1857) — West Bengal
- Meerut Mutiny — 10 May 1857 (Spark) — Uttar Pradesh
- Delhi — Bahadur Shah Zafar Proclaimed Emperor — Delhi
- Kanpur — Nana Saheb — Uttar Pradesh
- Lucknow — Begum Hazrat Mahal — Uttar Pradesh
- Jhansi — Rani Lakshmibai — Uttar Pradesh (Bundelkhand)
- Faizabad — Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah — Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar — Kunwar Singh of Jagdishpur — Bihar
- Bareilly — Khan Bahadur Khan — Uttar Pradesh
- Mandla — Rani Avantibai of Ramgarh — Madhya Pradesh
- Aftermath — Government of India Act 1858 — Allahabad · Queen Victoria's Proclamation 1 Nov 1858
- Meerut — Where 1857 Began (10 May) — Uttar Pradesh
- Meerut — Spark of 1857 deep — Uttar Pradesh
- Delhi — Bahadur Shah Zafar deep — Delhi
- Quit India — Bombay (Gowalia Tank) — Maharashtra
- Imphal — INA's Indian campaign — Manipur
- Kohima — Furthest INA advance — Nagaland
- Red Fort INA Trials — Delhi
- 1857 Revolt — concept summary — Pan-India
Sample questions (12 of 169)
When and where did Mangal Pandey rise up?
29 March 1857 — at the BARRACKPORE cantonment near Calcutta. Sepoy of the 34th Bengal Native Infantry; attacked his British officers.
Date of his execution?
8 April 1857 — hanged for attacking officers. His regiment was disbanded.
Why was Pandey's act symbolic?
First major sepoy act of defiance over the GREASED CARTRIDGE issue — believed cow/pig fat coated the new Enfield rifle cartridges (offensive to both Hindus and Muslims).
MANGAL PANDEY — when + where + outcome?
MANGAL PANDEY (1827-1857) — sepoy of 34th Bengal Native Infantry stationed at BARRACKPORE (north of Calcutta). On 29 MARCH 1857 — at the parade ground he attacked British Sgt-Major Hewson + Lt. Baugh + tried to incite fellow sepoys to mutiny over the GREASED CARTRIDGES rumour (cow + pig fat). His comrades did not initially join; he was OVERPOWERED + arrested. Tried by court-martial + HANGED on 8 April 1857 (some accounts say 18 April). His execution preceded the MEERUT outbreak (10 May 1857) by ~1 month. POST-INDEPENDENCE: declared a national hero; Indian Postal Service issued stamp 1984; biopic "MANGAL PANDEY: THE RISING" (2005, Aamir Khan).
Was Mangal Pandey the "spark" of 1857?
PARTIALLY. Mangal Pandey's isolated rebellion at Barrackpore showed the underlying SEPOY DISCONTENT but did NOT trigger nationwide revolt. The 34th Native Infantry was DISBANDED 6 May 1857 — making sepoys angry. But the ACTUAL uprising started at MEERUT 10 May 1857 — when 85 sepoys were JAILED for refusing the cartridges + fellow sepoys broke them out + killed officers + marched to Delhi. So Mangal Pandey is REMEMBERED as the first martyr but not the immediate trigger. His act was more SYMBOLIC of mounting tensions than direct cause. emphasises Mangal Pandey as a HEROIC FIRST stand against colonialism.
On what date did Mangal Pandey rebel at Barrackpore?
29 March 1857
Mangal Pandey belonged to which regiment?
34th Bengal Native Infantry
Mangal Pandey was hanged on which date?
8 April 1857
Where is Barrackpore located?
West Bengal (near Kolkata)
Which two British officers did Mangal Pandey attack on 29 March 1857?
Lieutenant Baugh and Sergeant-Major Hewson
What happened at Meerut on 9 May 1857?
85 sepoys of the 3rd Light Cavalry refused to use the new cartridges; were court-martialled and sentenced to 10 years' jail for disobedience.
What happened on 10 May 1857?
Other sepoys rose, marched to Meerut jail, RELEASED the imprisoned 85, attacked British officers and buildings, declared war on the firangis, then RODE all night to reach Delhi.
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About this topic
This topic is part of the NCERT Class 8 History syllabus, specifically the textbook Our Pasts III, drawn from the chapter Ch 5: When People Revolt — 1857 and After (NCERT Class 8 — Our Pasts III). Content is cross-referenced against the latest NCERT textbook editions + standard reference works (Bipan Chandra, R.S. Sharma, Romila Thapar, Satish Chandra for history; G.C. Leong, Savindra Singh for geography; the UPSC Civil Services prelims + mains syllabus).
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