what were the factors that disturbuted the religious sentiments of the soldeirs during the 1857 revolt?
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The condition of service for soldiers in Company's army increasingly came into conflict with religious beliefs and sentiments of the sepoys during 1857 by the following factors.
1.)At that time, ‘crossing the seas meant loss of caste' in religious Hindu system, In 1856 The British Govt passed the General service enlistment act which states that “All future recruits of Bengal army would have to serve anywhere their services might be required by the Govt”. This caused resentment among sepoys.
2.)The Indian sepoys were made to feel a subordinate at every step and descriminated against racially, in matters of promotion and wages.
3.)Even the attempts at socio-religious reforms such as abolition of sati, widow remarriage, women's education hurts social and religious domains of Indian society and indian sepoys.
4.)Govt decession to tax mosque and temple lands had further inflamed their feelings.
5.)The major cause for disaffection of sepoys with Govt was, Introduction of Enfield rifle which contains bone dust in atta(flour) which had to be bitten off before loading and the grease was made of beef and fig fat, this hurts the many Hindhu and Muslim sepoy's religious sentimrents.
By all these factors Indian soldiers in the company's army felt insecure and their religion was in grave danger, and this ultimately lead to The Revolt of 1857 or Sepoy mutiny.
1.)At that time, ‘crossing the seas meant loss of caste' in religious Hindu system, In 1856 The British Govt passed the General service enlistment act which states that “All future recruits of Bengal army would have to serve anywhere their services might be required by the Govt”. This caused resentment among sepoys.
2.)The Indian sepoys were made to feel a subordinate at every step and descriminated against racially, in matters of promotion and wages.
3.)Even the attempts at socio-religious reforms such as abolition of sati, widow remarriage, women's education hurts social and religious domains of Indian society and indian sepoys.
4.)Govt decession to tax mosque and temple lands had further inflamed their feelings.
5.)The major cause for disaffection of sepoys with Govt was, Introduction of Enfield rifle which contains bone dust in atta(flour) which had to be bitten off before loading and the grease was made of beef and fig fat, this hurts the many Hindhu and Muslim sepoy's religious sentimrents.
By all these factors Indian soldiers in the company's army felt insecure and their religion was in grave danger, and this ultimately lead to The Revolt of 1857 or Sepoy mutiny.
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