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The reason behind the revolt of 1857 is not one, there are many reasons behind it, but main reason we can day 1.suspect of being coated with the fat of cow and pig on cartridge which are provided to sepoy or army. 2. High taxes on peasant and zamindar. These are the main reason behind the 1857revolt . Which have great importance on Indian history.
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The revolt of 1857 is an important landmark in the history of India. The causes are _1. British social reforms (like abolition of sati ,1829 , legalization of widow remarriage,1856 etc .) hurtled the sentiment of orthodox and conservative people. 2.Discrimination with Indian soldiers. And some immediate cause: the introduction of Enfield rifles whose cartridges were said to have a greased cover made of beef and pork sparked off the revolt .
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The causes that lead to the revolt of 1857 were as follows: 1.The land and revenue law of British were creating problems in the day to day life of farmers and other professional also 2.the immediate cause of the revolt is the soldiers who got divided on the basis of rumour. The remour is that the gun powder was made from pig and cow which disturbed the religious sentiment of both hindus and muslim soldiers and it led to a revolt. The first martyr was Mangal pandey as he revolted for the 1st.

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