India in 1857 : Before and After

Contents: Preface. 1. British rule in India--how and why? 2. Establishment of the company in India. 3. British politico-military power in India. 4. British flattery and deceipt. 5. Anglo-Sikh wars of freedom from British rule. 6. Maharaja Duleep Singh under British protection in Mussoorie. 7. Dalip Singh : a life in struggle. 8. Bhai Maharaj Singh. 9. Mutinies in the Indian army. 10. Bloody incidents in Vellore. 11. Fugleman of the great uprising. 12. The cartridge fable. 13. The great uprising of 1857. 14. Bahadur Shah and the administration court of the mutineers. 15. Military trial of Delhi Emperor. 16. From company to the crown. 17. Muslim politics in the Punjab, pro-1857. 18. Sikhs : Gurudwaras/nation. 19. Anglo-Sikh wars : some prominent features. Index.

"The Portuguese, the Dutch, the French and the English came ostensibly for trade but resolved to make India their colony. During the company's time there had been several "mutinies in the Indian army" both European and native including a few princely states and Bhai Maharaj Singh in the Punjab. what were the causes of these mutinies and how these were curtailed have been elaborately given in this book. Whether the great uprising was a "mutiny or war of independence" has  for long been the subject of controversy both within and outside India. Proceedings of the military trial of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, a sequence to the unsuccessful great uprising of Indian soldiers is given in this book. This book includes the events before and after the mutiny of 1857." (jacket)