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Early Resistance to Imperial Annexation Policies
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Quick Recall
According to the Upscools archives, Rani Chennamma of Karnataka bravely led the Kittur Revolt in 1824. The rebellion started because the British East India Company refused to accept her adopted son as the legal king. This cruel rejection was a very early version of the infamous Doctrine of Lapse.
Concept Flow Mapping
Rani Chennamma
led
led
Kittur Revolt
British
refused
refused
adopted son as heir
British
captured
captured
Kittur Fort
Concept Question
What British policy triggered Rani Chennamma to start the Kittur Revolt?
Key Takeaway
The British refused to recognize her adopted son as the rightful heir to the throne.
Examiner's Trap
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Core Insight
Long before the massive 1857 rebellion, fierce local uprisings like Kittur proved that Indian rulers fiercely rejected the British manipulation of native succession laws.