During the 1700s, the Mughal Empire in India was becoming progressively weaker.
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During the 1700s, the Mughal Empire in India was becoming progressively weaker.
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The British East India Company and the French East India Company competed for control of the subcontinent.
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The British East India Company ultimately emerged victorious. It profited from the sale of Indian cotton, silk, and sugar.
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Yes, the British East India Company
had a trade monopoly but it
also acted as a government until 1858. It is hard to image a trading country ruling. But rule it did!
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But in 1857, a crisis occurred. The Sepoys or Indian soldiers hired by the British East India Company rebelled!
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The Sepoys had been loyal and good soldiers for the British East India Company but in 1857, they had been issued new ammunition for their rifles.
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The new cartridges had to be greased with a mixture of beef and pork fat.
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The cow is a sacred animal in the Hindu religion. Hindus are forbidden to harm or kill cows.
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Muslims are forbidden to touch or eat pork products. The pig is considered an unclean animal in the religion of Islam.
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The Hindu and Muslim Sepoys felt that their religious traditions and beliefs had been disrespected. They rebelled.
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The British East India Company needed the help of the British government to end the rebellion. In 1859, the British government took over control of India.
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British imperialism in India had begun. Imperialism is a policy of extending a nation’s political and economic dominance over a territory or country.
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But the Indian people would one day unite again. They would unite in nonviolence, under the guidance of a Mahatma, and gain their freedom.