Question

describe immediate cause of uprising of 1857

Answer 1

Answer:

the immediate cause of revolt of 1857 was....

"A rumour was spread throughout the india amongst the depots that the new Enfield rifles were coated with the fats of cows and pigs. this hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus and muslims which lead to a revolt across india. A spurt of mutinous began across india in just a week.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Revolt of 1857 eventually broke out over the incident of greased cartridges. A rumour spread that the cartridges of the new enfield rifles were greased with the fat of cows and pigs. Before loading these rifles the sepoys had to bite off the paper on the cartridges.