1. Discriminatory tariff policies against the Indian products
  2. Legalization of widow remarriage 
  3. Heavy Taxation 
  4. Destruction of traditional handicrafts 
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Option 2 : Legalization of widow remarriage 

The Sepoy Mutiny is said to have taken place because of a plethora of different types of reasons:

  • Economic Reasons: Heavy taxation, discriminatory tariff policy against the Indian products, destruction of the traditional handicrafts of the country. 
  • Social Reasons: Social reforms such as abolition of Sati, widow remarriage legalization etc. hurt the sentiments of the orthodox and conventional Indians. 
  • Militay Reasons: Discrimination with the Indian soldiers. 
  • Political Reasons: Implementation of the Doctrine of Lapse and annexation of several states in India. 
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