Causes Of The Sepoy Rebellion

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The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by Cultural disrespect from the British. One example of this discourtesy was the increase in christian missionaries in India. The local people felt that this was an attempt to convert people from Hindu and Islam, and that Britain was pushing western culture on them. Another contributor to the notion of disrespect from the British was a rumor that the guns being issued to the indian soldiers were greased with pig and cow fat. Since these were sacred animals in Islam and Hindu, people of these religions saw this as further proof that the british were trying to take away their religions. Lastly, there were no Indians in the Legislative Council, so they had very little political power. These are a few of the things

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