Political and Economic Causes — Revision Notes

⚡ 30-Second Revision

Political power supported patronage and livelihoods.
Awadh: annexed in 1856 for alleged misgovernment.
Distinguish court dependants, landholders and cultivators.

2-Minute Revision

Annexation redistributed more than titles. It affected networks of service and resources, while agrarian changes altered local relationships. Explain each affected interest separately, then show how alliances and opportunities connected grievances to rebellion. Shared opposition need not imply a shared economic programme.

5-Minute Revision

Draw a court at the centre of four livelihood links. Remove its political authority and describe two possible economic effects. Then contrast those effects with a cultivator's revenue grievance and state why neither automatically proves participation in the revolt.

Vyyuha Quick Recall

PAL: Power → Access to resources → Livelihood. Add mobilisation to explain action rather than stopping at hardship.