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Question
Find out the chronological order of the events of the Revolt of 1857:
- Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh.
- Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed.
- Summary Revenue settlement introduced in Awadh by the British.
- Mutiny started in Meerut.
Options
I, II, III and IV
II, III, IV and I
III, II, I and IV
IV, I, II and III
Solution
I, II, III and IV
Explanation:
Awadh was "forced" to join the Subsidiary Alliance in 1801. In 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was overthrown and banished to Calcutta. In 1856, the British brought the Summary Settlement to Awadh. The mutiny began on May 10th, 1857, in Meerut.
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