what is immediate cause of sepoy mutiny ?
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Immediate Cause of Sepoy Mutiny:
• Sepoy Mutiny or Revolt of 1857 was the first war for the Independence against British.
• There are many causes for the revolt of 1857.
• Political causes for the revolt includes the policies like Doctrine of Lapse, Subsidiary Alliance, etc.
• Economic causes include the heavy taxation, discriminant tarrifs against Indian goods etc.
• Military causes include low paid salaries, no rankss, racial insulation.
• Social causes like widow remarriage, abolition of sati etc.
• Finally, the immediate cause for this revolt was introducing enfield rifles cartilage.
• It is believed that this cartilage contains cow and pig fat where the Indian soldiers should open the cover with mouth.
• This resulted in the dissatisfaction to the Indian soldiers.
• Hence, Mangal Pandey an Indian soldier killed two Britishers in Barrackpore near Kolkata.
• This was the beginning of the revolt of 1857.
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