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An essay on sepoy mutiny of 1857 in 400 words

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By the year 1857, the British had built up entire political control of India. As Western education was presented and evangelists disintegrated Hindu society hatred among Indian individuals developed and it was joined by unease among the old administering class when the British chose to formally abolish the Mughal Empire.

The mutiny of the Sepoy (local troops in the British armed force) started on May 10, 1857, when Indian fighters who had been put in irons for declining to acknowledge new cartridges were safeguarded by their comrades. The lubed cartridges must be gnawed off before utilization, and the producers had provided a fat of hamburger and pork - unpleasant to the two Hindus and Muslims. For Hindus, the dairy animals are sacred, while Muslims trust that the pig is a messy animal. Definitely, a portion of the Sepoys declined to utilize the ammo, and as a result were shackled in chains and detained. Enraged by this move their companions revolted and liberated them. In their escape, they violently killed a few British warriors and this was to set the tone for some savage scenes, particularly for the following a half year.

The Indian battalion at Delhi joined the double-crossers and declared Bahadur Shah, the main Mughal sovereign as their leader.The catch of Delhi transformed the uprising into a far-reaching revolt. Be that as it may, the pioneers were not joined together, in light of the fact that they tried to restore previous Hindu and Muslim administrations, which generally had been against each other.
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