British leaders started interfering in Hindu and Muslim religious aspects and hurting their sentiments Indians were exploited and asked to stay away from the British army. Religious and social causes: Racism was the main cause of the revolt of 1857.Britishers never realized the hatred for them was growing stronger day by day. However, there was no proof of the cartridge being made of cow and pig fat, but this added fuel to the rumour and larger suspicion grew towards the British. To load the gun, the soldiers had to tear the cartridge with their mouths.A rumour spread that the gun cartridge was made of a mixture of pig and cow fat, which was an insult for the Hindus and the Muslims. The mutiny broke out in the West Bengal military area, where new Enfield guns were introduced. They were given an option to convert to Christianity and share their property with their Hindu relatives. Another problem arose when Lord Dalhousie introduced the women’s bill (The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act 1856, was passed on July, 1856, and made widow remarriage possible in all Indian jurisdictions under East India Company rule.) and introduced a bill to remove all legal obstacles to the remarriage of Hindu widows. British men in the Indian court replaced all the aristocratic men.Īn annexation policy known as the Doctrine of Lapse, was introduced by Lord Dalhousie in the late 1840s.It was as per the doctrine, if an Indian emperor is without a male heir, the throne would be passed to the East India Company. They were constantly using tactics to bring princely states under their control. The British were trying to interrupt the Indian economic, political, and cultural life. This is known as the First War of Independence.
It started in Meerut and extended to Agra, Lucknow, and Delhi. Indian Mutiny also called Sepoy Mutiny or the First War of Independence was a widespread but unfortunately unsuccessful rebellion against the British in India in 1857-1859.
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