Why were the sepoys unhappy with British rule? [class 8]
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The Indian sepoys were unhappy with the British because : Sepoys were paid quite low wages. They were discriminated on the basis of caste. The new enfield rifle had a cartridge of pork fat which was required to bitten by sepoys to use it further
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They were unhappy about their pay, allowances and conditions of service. Some of the new rules violated their religious sensibilities and beliefs. Those were the days many people in the country believed that if they crossed the sea they would lose their religion and caste. So when in 1824 the sepoys were told to go to Burma by the sea route to fight for the Company, they refused to follow the order, though they agreed to go by the land route. They were severely punished, and since the issue did not die down, in 1856 the Company passed a new law which stated that every new person who took up employment in the Company’s army had to agree to serve overseas if required.