Which among the following is/are NOT considered as an Economic Reason of the Sepoy Mutiny in 1857?
4 views
1 Answers
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.
4 views
Answered