What Caused the Sepoy Rebellion? The Sepoy Rebellion or the Indian Mutiny of 1857 rattled the British. Most of the Indian army was Hindu and they were taught that they will be defiled if they eat any part of a cow or pig. The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by the removal of the Muslim king of Oudh, Christianity being forced upon Muslims and Hindus, and the new rifle cartridges. The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by the removal of the Muslim king of Oudh. The Hindus and Muslims believed that Britain did this in an effort to convert Brahmins to Christians. Sita Ram, a sepoy who remained loyal to the British, proved their theory to be correct. He said “in proof of it one hundred ministers were about to be stationed in Oudh.” (Document C) Sita Ram also mentioned that “the sepoy’s minds had been inflamed by the seizure of Oudh.” (Document C) Also Oudh’s government was corrupt so the British decided to take over and try to fix the government. Sir Colin Campbell, who took charge of the British forces during the uprising, described the court of Oudh as a “mere hot bed of oppression, intrigue, and sensuality.” (Document B) He also said that “prejudices--religious, national, and social--have paramount influence even in a civilized country; this is even more true in a region sunk into barbarism.” (Document B) The removal of the Muslim king of Oudh angered the sepoys. …show more content…
“The great aim of the English was to turn us all into Christians, and they had therefore introduced the cartridge in order to bring this about, since both Muslims and Hindus would be defiled by using it.” (Document C) The sepoys were shocked when the news spread that the new rifle cartridges were greased with pig and cow fats. “Some men pointed out that in 40 years of service nothing had ever been done by the English government to insult their religion (Document C).” The sepoys were angered that the British were being so cruel to
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Such case is true, for our textbook, and document 1. Both clearly state the rebellion was triggered off of the cartridges used to seal the new rifles. The full story that is written in these documents is that the rebellion was caused because the British started bringing over a new and improved rifle for the Sepoys. This may have been a good thing if amplification of rumors. A rumor that the sealant for the new rifles were made of cow and pig fat became popular. Since most of the Sepoys were either Hindu or Muslim, this offended their religion. The Hindu's sacred animal was the cow, and the Muslims did not eat pork. Because of this, both of these religious groups found these rumors to be extremely offensive, and are said to have revolted because of this. This issue with the cartridge may have had a small impact on the start of the rebellion, but it is hard to believe that this was the sole situation that caused the entire
Under the administration of the Marquess of Dalhousie (Governor-General 1848-56), the last of the independent Indian states, including the wealthy Muslim state of Oudh, were annexed by the British. To consolidate this new territory, some degree of Westernisation was introduced: an Indian railway and road system was developed and the first three Indian universities were founded, creating a tier of higher-caste men educated according to the British system but not fully incorporated into those careers of civil service and army awaiting them. Child marriage and the practice of suttee previously had been abolished and, in 1856, a regulation was passed requiring sepoys to serve overseas thereby losing caste. Both the annexation and consolidation heightened tension between government and population and mutiny was inevitable when the Indian section of the army was allocated cartridges smeared with the fat of cows and pigs, unclean to both Hindu and Muslim elements.
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"All the leadership had spent their early years in England. They were influenced by British thought, British ideas, that is why our leaders were always telling the British "How can you do these things? They're against your own basic values.". We had no hatred, in fact it was the other way round - it was their values that made us revolt." -Aruna Asaf Ali, a leader of the Indian National Congress. (Masani, quoted in Wood, 32, 1989)
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