Question

why was the revolt knows a sepoys mutiny????

Answer 1

Mutiny is a rebellion generally from soldiers disobeying orders from their superiors. and Revolt is the agitation of distressed or harassed crowd to affect a dramatic change. The change affects the people concerned.

1857 revolt had many underlying factors like economic grievances, Agrarian grievances, discriminatory British policy towards Indian soldiers etc. But the immediate cause was the introduction of the catridges.

While loading the rifles, soldiers had to bite off the end of the cartridges. It was made up of either pig or cow fat, which violated the religious sentiments of the Muslim and Hindu soldiers.

In 1857, three regiments of the army refused to use the ammunition for the Enfield rifles. These men were disbanded. Then later another 85 soldiers disobeyed orders to load their rifles. They were arrested. The rest of the soldiers mutinied on May 19, 1857. These men marched on to Delhi and demanded that the last Mughal emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar, take over as the ruler of India and the head of the rebels.

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Answer 2

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The mutiny broke out in the Bengal army because it was only in the military sphere that Indians were organized. The pretext for revolt was the introduction of the new Enfield rifle. To load it, the sepoys had to bite off the ends of lubricated cartridges.