General Service Enlistment Act

The General Service Enlistment Act of 1856 was introduced by Charles Canning in 1856.[1] It required every Indian soldier to go overseas for deployment if required. It was one of the main causes for the Uprising of 1857, as it was a taboo for Brahmins in those days to cross the seas, it was known as Samudrolanghana or Sagarollanghana.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Which Governor General brought the General Service Enlistment Act, 1856?".
  2. Alam, Muzaffar; Srivastava, A.L. (May 27, 2020). "The mutiny and great revolt of 1857-59: Nature and causes of the rebellion". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  3. "Kala Pani(taboo), History".
  4. Charles Eliot (1998). Hinduism and Buddhism: An Historical Sketch. Curzon. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-7007-0679-2. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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