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the causes of sepoy mutiny can be divided in to many out of which prepare a note on any one​

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The Indian rebellion was fed by resentments born of diverse perceptions, including invasive British-style social reforms, harsh land taxes, summary treatment of some rich landowners and princes,[14][15] as well as scepticism about the improvements brought about by British rule.

  1. The sepoys were Indian soldiers who were recruited into the Company's army. Just before the rebellion, there were over 300,000 sepoys in the army, compared to about 50,000 British. The forces were divided into three presidency armies: Bombay, Madras, and Bengal. The Bengal Army recruited higher castes, such as Brahmins, Rajputs and Bhumihar, mostly from the Awadh and Bihar regions, and even restricted the enlistment of lower castes in 1855.In contrast, the Madras Army and Bombay Army were "more localized, caste-neutral armies" that "did not prefer high-caste men".The domination of higher castes in the Bengal Army has been blamed in part for initial mutinies that led to the rebellion.

  1. The Enfield rifle
  2. The final spark was provided by the ammunition for the new Enfield Pattern 1853 rifled musket.[46] These rifles, which fired Minié balls, had a tighter fit than the earlier muskets, and used paper cartridges that came pre-greased. To load the rifle, sepoys had to bite the cartridge open to release the powder.[47] The grease used on these cartridges was rumoured to include tallow derived from beef, which would be offensive to Hindus,[48] and lard derived from pork, which would be offensive to Muslims.

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