1. The Sepoy Mutiny - Religious, Political and Economic Causes
By the year 1857, the British East India company was in control of large parts of the country of India. ... The British East India Company didn't respect the religious rights of the Hindus and Muslims who were members of the company's army or the other Indian citizens. ... The British East India Company was able to annex a number of kingdoms, and princes were denied the right to adoption, so if they died with no biological son to take the throne of their kingdom, the company would annex it (India Netzone). ... New technology and the British East India Company's economic policy t...
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