Question

why revolt of 1857 held?​

Answer 1

➡ It began on 10 May 1857 at Meerut, as a mutiny of sepoys of the British East India Company's army. Sepoys in the Presidency of Bengal revolted against their British officers.

Answer 2

The Revolt of 1857 was no sudden occurrence and was the culmination of a century-long resistance to British rule. The famous episode of greased cartridges provided the spark for the Indian sepoys. ... The time to rebel had come. Even before the outbreak at Meerut, Mangal Pandey had become a martyr at Barrackpore in Bengal.