In 1857, Hindus and Muslim troops working for the British East India companies (called sepoys) refused to open cartridges that came in paper waxed with animal fat for religious reasons. They revolted killed British officers and attempted to reassert Indian independence. But they were crushed by the British military and the British government took direct control over India as a colony as a result.

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In 1857, Hindus and Muslim troops working for the British East India companies (called sepoys) refused to open cartridges that came in paper waxed with animal fat for religious reasons. They revolted killed British officers and attempted to reassert Indian independence. But they were crushed by the British military and the British government took direct control over India as a colony as a result.

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