First, the rebellion was not a national or nationalist revolt, but primarily limited to particular geographical areas and social groups in response to specific grievances. ... Indeed, the Indian Mutiny was not a simple case of conqueror against conquered, but a multifaceted conflict that incorporated the general Indian grievance of British arrogance with the specific grievances of particular social groups, such as the sepoys and regional princes, who resented their sudden loss of status and power. ... The social unrest occasioned by the rebellion was also used by local political figures for th...

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