The uprising of 1857-58 had been the…
1888 CE to 1899 CE
The uprising of 1857-58 had been the last fitful assertion of an all but moribund Mughal Empire.
Mutinous sepoys had marched from Meerut, the site of the first outbreak, to Delhi proclaiming their intention to restore the poet-emperor Bahadur Shah II to power.
British forces with Punjabi sepoys had recaptured Delhi and banished the emperor to Burma, where he died in penury in 1862.
British distrust of Muslim aristocracy results from the rebellious sepoys' attempt to restore the power of the emperor.
Muslim leaders are alleged to have had a major role in planning and leading the revolt, although the revolt itself was a series of badly planned and uncoordinated uprisings and the principal leaders, Nana Sahib and Tantia Topi, were Hindus.
In the eyes of British rulers, Muslim leaders have been discredited.