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why were the indian sepoys unhappy with the british rule?

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The Indian sepoys were unhappy with the British because :

  • Sepoys were paid quite low wages.
  • They were discriminated on the basis of caste.
  • The new enfield rifle had a cartridge of pork fat which was required to bitten by sepoys to use it further. This was against the religious beliefs of muslim sepoys.

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