Friday, 20 January 2012

Appsc material: AP History- 1857 revolt in Andhra

In Parlakimedi, revolt was started by Dundasena. He was shot dead by Captain Wilsonnate.
In Yernagudem, East Godavari, Korukonda Subba Reddy started the revolt. He was hanged to death.
In Visakapatnam many muslims supporte the sepoys.

In Hyderabad, Nizam Afzaludowla and PM Salarjung supported the British.
 In 1839, the wahabi movement against British became intense in Hyderabad. Mubariz-ud-dowla, S/O Sikander Jha supported the movement. The company arrested him and confined him in Golconda fort till his death.
The nawab of Kurnool, Gulam Rasool Khan was arrested and sent to Tiruchurapalli.
Company occupied Berar, Raichur, Osmanabad as Nizam did not pay the debt.

Jamedar Chida Khan who arrived from Aurangabad, started revolt against British in Hyderabad. He was areested and kept in British Residency.
Turrebaj Khan and Maulvi Allauddin with the Rohillas army attacked the British Residency to get Chida Khan released. Col. Davidson defended the residency. They were captured and deported to Andaman jail.

Reasons for the failure:
Common people did not support the sepoys.
They beleived in the developmental activities of the British.
Sati prohibition Act-1829

As a result of 1857 revolt the administration was transferred from East India Co to the British Crown.


Sir Arthur Cotton built an anicut on Godavari at Dhavaleswaram in 1849
Madras Native Association was formed in 1852

Rampa rebillion-1879
     tribals were prevented from tapping toddy
Rekepalli rebellion- tax was increased on podu cultivation

Nizams college was estb in 1887.


    

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