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ICSE Class 10 History & Civics Question 9 of 25

The First War of Independence, 1857 — Question 12

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Question 12

Give the meaning of Absentee Sovereignty. Why was it resented by the Indians?

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Absentee Sovereignty of the British means that India was being ruled by the British government from England, at a distance of thousands of miles.

This was resented by the Indians because they felt that they were being ruled from England and India's wealth was being drained to England and not utilised for their welfare.