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Religious cause of Vellore mutiny rebellion of 1806
Cause of Vellore mutiny rebellion of 1806 was change in sepoy dress code
The immediate cause of the Vellore mutiny rebellion of 1806 was religious, as around resentment felt towards changes in the sepoy dress code, introduced in 1805.
In November 1805, the commander-in-chief of the Madras army General Sir John Craddock ordered that the Indian soldiers wearing a round hat with a cow leather cockade in place of the turban.
But, Hindu soldiers were forbidden from wearing any religious marks on their forehead and the Muslim soldiers were asked to shave off their beards and regulate their mustaches.
The Indian soldiers were enraged by this order as it interfered directly with their religious freedom. The order was also seen as the first step by the British towards converting Indians to Christianity.
