WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sepoys were Indian soldiers recruited from the native population of India by the European colonial powers. The sepoys were trained and armed in the European manner, and were organised into battalions led by European officers. The units were called “native sepoys” up till 1885, after which the term “native” was dropped.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many sepoys and garrisons remained loyal to the British and helped to put down the rebellion while supporting British troops that were shipped in. From Punjab to Nepal, people of different religions and languages joined the rebellion.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Sipahi or a sepoy was an infantryman armed with a musket in the army of the Mughal Empire. The earliest sepoys were armed with daggers, talwars and matchlocks. By the mid to late 17th century they began to utilize more upgraded forms of muskets and even rockets.

Detailed explanation-4: -The men of the British Indian Army The term “Sepoy” was derived from the Persian word sepāhī, meaning “infantry soldier", and came into use in the forces of the British East India Company in the eighteenth century.

Detailed explanation-5: -The rebellion began when sepoys refused to use new rifle cartridges, which were thought to be lubricated with grease containing a mixture of pigs’ and cows’ lard and thus religiously impure for Muslims and Hindus.