The correct answer is Option (2) → (A), (B), (C), (D), (E)
(A) Subsidiary Alliance introduced in Awadh: 1801 (B) Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed: 1856 (C) Revolt starts in Meerut: 10 May 1857 (D) Rising in Lucknow: 30 May 1857 (E) British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat: 30 June 1857
Timeline of important events:
1798: Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley. 1801: Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Wellesley in Awadh 1856: Nawab Wajid Ali Shah deposed; Awadh annexed 10 May 1857: Mutiny starts in Meerut 11-12 May 1857: Delhi garrisons revolt; Bahadur Shah accepts nominal leadership 20-27 May 1857: Sepoys mutiny in Aligarh, Etawah, Mainpuri, Etah 30 May 1857: Rising in Lucknow May-June 1857: Mutiny turns into a general revolt of the people 30 June 1857: British suffer defeat in the battle of Chinhat July 1857: Shah Mal killed in battle 25 Sept 1857: British forces under Havelock and Outram enter the Residency in Lucknow June 1858: Rani Jhansi killed in battle |