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The Indian sepoys refused to wear the ………….. which led to the mutiny.


The Indian sepoys refused to wear the new headdress which led to the mutiny. It was made of leather and had replaced the existing turbans. The Hindus and Muslim felt deeply offended. This new headdress invoked a suspicion in the minds of the Indians, that the Britishers might be converting them into Christians.


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