What could be the reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857?
Reasons for the confidence of the British rulers about their position in India before May 1857 The traditional rulers failed to develop independent leadership. They also failed to have independent social, economic, and political aims of their own. They fought among themselves and could not present a united front against the foreign rule. A section of the people practiced inhuman social practices. They did not rise in revolt against the Britishers.
