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**radikal** · 01-22-2010, 11:15 AM

The Great Indian Mutiny of 1857 was caused by the new gun cartridges which allegedly had a casing made of cow and pig fat, which had to be bitten off by mouth. The cow being sacred to Hindus, and pig haram to Muslims, soldiers refused to use them.

01-22-2010, 11:15 AM	#3
radikal Join Date Oct 2005 Age 54 Posts 4,523 Senior Member	The Great Indian Mutiny of 1857 was caused by the new gun cartridges which allegedly had a casing made of cow and pig fat, which had to be bitten off by mouth. The cow being sacred to Hindus, and pig haram to Muslims, soldiers refused to use them.
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