Essay On Sepoy Rebellion

There are different opinions on how the Sepoy Rebellion was caused. Some say that it all began with how the grease for the cartridges of the rifles had been made from fat of cows and pigs. Others say that it had something to do with religion, the English Government, ignorance, the bad management, and disaffection of the army, or ignorance. Could all these have been factors of how the Sepoy Rebellion was caused? Evidence from these documents show that the Rebellion began because of the English Government. The Sepoy Rebellion was caused by the English Government interfering with some of the princes of states that were scattered over India, dethroning them, taking over, and making the prince's land their land. “The English Government in India had interfered with some of these, and had
“At last came the time when all men looked upon the English Government as slow poison, a rope of sand, a treacherous flame of fire.” (Khan) Although the English Government may not have been as bad as the sepoys perceived them to be, they were still the cause of the Sepoy Rebellion simply because they had taken over, making the sepoys feel threatened, leading them to rebel and go against the Government. The many opinions on how the Sepoy Rebellion will still exist, but overall, the Rebellion was most definitely caused by the English Government. The Government had tried to force things upon the sepoys, and tried to take over their land, causing them to become angry and rebel against the Government. The English Government is to blame for the Sepoy Rebellion, not the grease for the cartridges of rifles, and not religion. The grease and religion took part in the Rebellion, but all in all, if the Government hadn’t tried to take over, there wouldn’t have been a