Question

law of property of religious cause in revolt of 1857​

Answer 1

Answer:

Historians have identified diverse political, economic, military, religious and social causes of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

An uprising in several sepoy companies of the Bengal army was sparked by the issue of new gunpowder cartridges for the Enfield rifle in February 1857. Loading the Enfield often required tearing open the greased cartridge with one's teeth, and many sepoys believed that the cartridges were greased with cow and pig fat. This would have insulted both Hindu and Muslim religious practices; cows were considered holy by Hindus, while pigs were considered unclean by Muslims.

Underlying grievances over British taxation and recent land annexations by the British East Indian Company (BEIC) also contributed to the anger of the sepoy mutineers, and within weeks, dozens of units of the Indian army joined peasant armies in widespread rebellion. The old aristocracy, both Muslim and Hindu, who were seeing their power steadily eroded by the BEIC, also rebelled against British rule.

Another important source of discontent among the Indian rulers was that the British policies of conquest had created significant unrest. In the decade prior to the rebellion, the BEIC had imposed a "doctrine of lapse" (of Indian leadership succession), and the policy of "subsidiary alliance", both of which deprived many Indian rulers of their customary powers and privileges.

Answer 2

Answer:

One of the major reasons for the revolt was socio-religious policies of the British which included racial superiority and discrimination, missionary activities and deliberate efforts to subvert the religious beliefs of the people in India.

This created a kind of discontentment and distrust among the people against the British rule. It seemed to the people that their socio-religious customs that they cherished and held sacred were being destroyed by the British. This created a kind of discontentment and distrust among the people against the British rule.

Explanation:

Socio-religious conditions prevailing in pre-revolt times

1. Indian society was divided on the basis of religion, language, and castes. The Hindu society was divided into four varnas and multiple sub-castes. The Muslims were also divided into different castes and tribes.
2. The Hindu society was over-sensitive to the ideas of purity, and severe restrictions were imposed by caste rules.
3. Religion was considered as the most sacrosanct identity among Indians
4. By and large, there were many orthodox principles governing religious practices in India
5. Indians were assumed to have been a deeply conservative people whose traditions and ways of life had been disregarded by their British rulers.
6. Reforms, new laws, new technology, even Christianity, had been forced upon them