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Question
How did the rebels of 1857 give emphasis on the vision of unity? Explain with examples.
Solution
- The rebel proclamations in 1857 repeatedly appealed to all sections of the population, irrespective of their caste and creed.
- The rebellion was seen as a war in which both Hindus and Muslims had equally to lose or gain.
- The ishtahars harked back to the pre-British Hindu-Muslim past and glorified the coexistence of different communities under the Mughal Empire.
- It was remarkable that religious divisions between Hindus and Muslims were hardly noticeable during the uprising despite British attempts to create such divisions.
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