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Explain why the greased cartridge episode of 1857 provoked Hindu and Muslim sepoys alike.
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
The cartridges of the new Enfield rifle had to be bitten open, and the grease was said to be made from the fat of cows and pigs. The cow is sacred to Hindus and the pig unclean to Muslims, so the same act offended both, and both read it as a deliberate attempt to break their caste and faith.
No citable source has been recorded for this record. Treat it as practice material, not as fact.
Explanation
Mangal Pandey's refusal at Barrackpore in March 1857 was the first open act of defiance.
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