1 Jan 1857 Jahr - Sepoy Rebellion

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- British had been increasingly controlling parts of India
- Employed Indian troops called Sepoys who were Hindu and Muslim
- Rumors about new gun cartridges lubricated with cow or pig grease caused outrage because to Hindus, cows were sacred, and to Muslims, pigs were unsanitary
- Sepoys revolted but were stopped by other native Indian troops who were loyal to British
- Demonstrated the tension within India and that Indians were unhappy with British control

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