Tuesday, 11 December 2012

How successful was Indian resistance to British attempts to take control of lands in the subcontinent? Explain your answer. [14] (Past paper, June 2002: Q1/c.

Battle of Plassy, 1757
Siraj-ud-Daula defeated and killed, Mir Jafar, Bengal went under British control --->Failure

Battle of Buxar, 1764
Joint forces of Mir Qasim, Shah Alam II and the Nawab of Oudh defeated ---->Failure

First Anglo-Maysore War, 1766
Haider Ali defended his territories ----> Success

Second Anglo-Maysore War (1779-84)
Crushing defeats to Britishh troops by Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan in a number of encounters. Indian territories expanded. ----> Prestigious success

Third Anglo-Maysore War, 1789
Tipu Sultan lost half of his territories, humiliating treaty ---->Failure

Fourth Anglo-Maysore War, 1798-99
Tipu killed by joint forces of British and the Nizam of Hyderabad ---->Failure

Anglo-Marathan Wars
The first Marathan war lasted for about 7 years (1775-82); defeats to British in some encounters, Marathas defeated in the third Anglo-Marathan war decisively in 1818 annexing their territories with the British Empire.  ---->Resisted the early invasions but failed in the third war.

Anglo-Sikh Wars
Sikhs fought 2 wars against the British EIC in Punjab in 1840s and lost both. ---->Failure

War of Independence 1857
Uprising in several cities, suppressed within a few months ----->Failure

[Conclusion] Indian resistance to defend their lands was not successful due to their disunity and lack of modern military equipment. 

16 comments:

  1. Isnt this too short for a 14 mark question? Nice and informative but brief

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    1. This is to give a brief view of what the answer should be like

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    2. Yes you are right

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    1. its not too short. you have to elaborate the points given in this blog. 14 marks questions require at least 5-6 events or points. They have given you 9 events that occurred and you have to elaborate each one of them by explaining the whole event.

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  3. Can you tell me:why did Mr Jinnah work with the swaraj party?
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    1. I have never read about Mr. Jinnah working with the Swaraj Party, but the only reason that he could have worked with this party was because they were really making a difference against the British "reforms" and giving Indians a "say" in how their country should be ruled. Since they both had a common goal of self-rule, unity was the only thing left for the Indians, as thought by Jinnah, to get rid of British rule once and for all.

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  4. Hi can you plz give idea how to prepare a child to understand or analyse the question

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  5. consult the marking scheme and the past papers.

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  6. Can anyone tell me how to start with an introduction. I know the points but don't know how to start authentically.

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    1. Introduction is done on the basis of type of question if you are answering an 14 mark question then you will start your intro with telling some facts about the specific topic provided in question

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    Question:how successful were the indians to bring political development in india between 1927 to 1937?Explain your answer

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