HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Their religion was disrespected by the British Army
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They were not being paid the same as British soldiers
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They were not being promoted as quickly as the white soldiers
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They were against unfair trade practices
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Detailed explanation-1: -What were the religious causes for the Revolt of 1857? (i) The people felt that the British were destroying those socio-religious customs which were sacred to the Indians. (ii) The people of India did not like the activites of Christian missionaries. So they wanted freedom from the British rule.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sepoys were angry with the British because: They were paid low wages. British did not respect their religion. They were asked to open the cartridge with their teeth, which was believed to be made of cow’s and pig’s flesh which triggered the sepoys.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conventional history says native Hindu and Muslim soldiers, known as sepoys, revolted against the British East India Company over fears that gun cartridges were greased with animal fat forbidden by their religions.
Detailed explanation-4: -The rebels, known as the Sepoys, were largely Hindu and Muslim soldiers in the Company’s army. The uprising began in May 1857, and it took the British government more than a year to suppress it.