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The British regained the power once again. But this time they changed
Aftermath some of their policies. Some of them are as follows:

 The British parliament passed a new act in the year 1858 which
transferred the power to the crown from East India Company. A

secretary of state of India was appointed for the governance of India.
He was given a council to advise him and the Governor-General was
now known as Viceroy of India.
 All the rulers were assured that their territories would not be taken
away from them and that they could pass their kingdom to their heirs
even the adopted heirs. But with a condition of accepting the
supremacy of the British Queen.
 It was also decided that ratio of Indian soldiers in the British army be
reduced and more British soldiers be brought so that there should be
no such revolt again. Now the soldiers of Bihar, Awadh, Central India
were not recruited, rather Gurkhas, Sikhs and Pathans were
considered for this job.
 The land and property of Muslims were taken away as the Britishers
were suspicious of them that they were responsible for the rebellion.
 The Britishers started respecting the culture and custom of Indians.
 Policies were made for zamindars and landlords which gave them
security over their lands.

Thus, a new phase of history started.