In the history of war, there are many weak countries that have been forced to become colonies of powerful countries because they cannot resist the occupation of powerful countries. On the road of colonization of modern history, India has encountered the occupation of many countries, first Portugal, then the Netherlands, and finally France and Britain, and then the British power gradually became stronger in India. In the course of India's ancient history, the mainland has been invaded by too many races, and Persians, Arabs, and Turks have all traced here, so India has its own complex national beliefs on the issues left over from history.
When the British established colonies in India, although india had a large population, because of this contradiction in itself, coupled with the chaos between the Indian royal family at that time, the British did not have a very difficult situation in the process of controlling India. And many Indians volunteered to join the British mercenary army, which was made up of Indians, known as the "native soldiers". Because the British treated the native soldiers well in the early days, in the middle of the 19th century, the number of this native army exceeded 200,000 at that time, far exceeding the number of British soldiers stationed in India.
But up to this time, British administration of India was based only on the basis of the "British East India Company". Later, with the foothold of the "East India Company" in India, the British reduced the treatment of the native soldiers again and again, and oppressed the Indian people, and after so many years of humiliation, the Indians also survived. But one thing, the British touched the scales of India.
That is, the British introduced a new batch of rifles to the native troops, the bullet of this rifle has a layer of moisture-proof clothing on the outside, if you want to use the bullet, you must first bite the coat with your mouth, but the lubricating oil in the coat is made of cow fat and pig fat, and it may not happen to people elsewhere, but for the Indian native soldiers, it is a great shame. Because most people in India at that time worshipped Hindus and Muslims, Hinduism believed that cattle were gods and were forbidden to be eaten. For Muslims, pork is the most untouchable object.
Since then, many native troops have refused to eat this bullet, and the conflict of faith in India is directly related to the rise and fall of the country, and under the suppression of the British company, a great national uprising since colonization broke out in India. Ironically, however, although this riot indirectly brought down the management of the British East India Company in India, it gave the British government the opportunity to directly rule India.