Question

Explain why were the sepoys discontent

Answer 1

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East India Company
A Private British Company With Its Own Powerful Army Dominated India
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Painting of officers of the East India Company being entertained in India.
Officers of the East India Company being entertained by local musicians. Getty Images
by Robert McNamara
Updated March 06, 2017
The East India Company was a private company which, after a long series of wars and diplomatic efforts, came to rule India in the 19th century.

Chartered by Queen Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, the original company comprised a group of London merchants who hoped to trade for spices at islands in present day Indonesia. Ships of the company's first voyage sailed from England in February 1601.

After a series of conflicts with Dutch and Portuguese traders active in the Spice Islands, the East India Company concentrated its efforts on trading on the Indian subcontinent.

Answer 2

Sepoys were not paid as the British soldiers and they were asked to open the cartridge with their teeth and it was believed that it was made of cow's and pig's flesh which triggered the sepoys