The Revolt of the Muslims of India

Many support regiments rose up against their British commanders in April 1857. The rebellion continued to spread and eventually got to the capital of New Delhi. These suppoys promoted Baha'Dor Shah Zafar the last Mughal emperor as the true ruler of India. But even with the rebellion put down there were changes to come in the Indian subcontinent. For one thing the EIC was disbandedIndia was now ruled by the British Crown. Indians were promised the same rights as white British citizens living in India. However not everyone was happy with the way things were becoming in India. There were lots of Muslims who were frustrated with this new state of affairs. They refused to learn