Religious and social revolt. Thousands of common people joined the revolt. Some for religious reasons, others out of loyalty to their old rulers or simply to ...

17 окт. 2024 г. · It involved the British prohibiting a Hindu ruler without a natural heir from adopting a successor and, after the ruler died or abdicated, ...

The Indian rebellion was fed by resentments born of diverse perceptions, including invasive British-style social reforms, harsh land taxes, summary treatment of ...

The immediate cause of the revolt was the introduction of the new Enfield rifle. A rumour spread among the sepoys that the grease used to lubricate the ...

The main cause of the Sepoy Mutiny was the introduction of new rifle cartridges that were thought to be lubricated with grease containing cows and pig fat.