Sepoys of Indian Muslim background mutinied against their British officers in Singapore.

Islam in India

Islam is India's second-largest religion, with 14.2% of the country's population, or approximately 172.2 million people, identifying as adherents of Islam in a 2011 census. India has the third-largest number of Muslims in the world. Most of India's Muslims are Sunni, with Shia…

1915 Singapore Mutiny

Mutiny in British Singapore

The 1915 Singapore Mutiny, was a mutiny of elements of the British Indian Army's 5th Light Infantry in British Singapore. Up to half of the regiment, which consisted of Indian Muslims predominantly from Rajput background, mutinied on 15 February 1915 due to rumours that they…