1757 - 1900
EARLY TRIBAL AND CIVIL UPRISING AGAINST BRITISH
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• Sanyasi Uprising (1770)
asi were Hindu Naga and Giri Armed sanyasi
111ediate cause of reb e llion was the
imposed on the pi li grims visitin g the
T hey retaliated by organising raids on
actor ies and state treasuries .
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• FAKIR UPRISING (1776)
· s were wandering Muslim religious mendicants.
y after the annexation of bengal, Under the
rship, of Majnum Shah they revolted against
Bhawani pathak , Devi Chaudhrani were
orters ( Supported Sanyasis also)
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• PAGAL PA N TH IS (1830)
• It was a semireligious sect founded by karam shah
in Northern Bengal.
• His Son Tipu took up th e cause of tenants against
the oppression of zamindars.
• He asked his followers not to pay the rent.
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• A HOM REVOLT (1828)
• British pl ed ged to wit hd raw from assam aft er 1st Burma w ar
(1824-26) .
• But t hey at tempted to inco rp orate A hom Territory into
companies dominion.
• It sparked rebellion under lea dership of GOM DHAR KONWAR.
• Finally company handed over upper Assam t o Maharaja
Purandhar Singh Narendra
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• KOL M UTINY (1 831)
• In the area of Ranch i ,Singhbhum, Hazar ibagh ,
Palamu - Leader Buddhu Bhagat
• Reason - Larg e sca le transfer of land from kol
headman to outsiders like Sikh and Muslim farmers .
• Kol rebels ki lled and burnt ab out a thousand
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• KHASI UPRISING (1829)
• EiC Wanted to build a road linking Bramhaputra
valley with sylhet
• Large number of outsiders like eng lishmen,
Bengalis and labourers from pla ins
• Under Leadership of Tirath Singh Khasis,
~ Garo ,Khamptis and Singhpos organised the revolt
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• SANTHAL UPRISING (1855-1856)
• Santhal Hool was most Massive of all tribal revolts
• Santhal inhabited the region between Bh agalpur and
Rajmahal known as DAMAN - i - KOH .
• Their main resentment was against Usurious people
from Bengal. But they turned against the govt when
they saw that govt officials were hand in gloves with
ppressors
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• They called all these people DIKUS
• Under the leadership of Sidu and Kanhu they rose in
revolt .
• The leaders claimed that - Thakur had communicated
with them and asked them to take up arms against
Dikus, to usher in Satyug.
• The rebellion was suppressed with immense brutal ity.
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• PA IKA REBELLION (1817)
• Paikas were traditional landed militia of kingdom of khurda (odisha)
• When britishers started tinkering with the revenue system in 1803,
farming community of od isha rose in rebellion
• British revoked the rent free estates of paikas
• Led by Bakshi Jagabandhu, paikas forced company forces to retreat
• Later it was suppressed
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• CH UAR UPRISING ( 1766 and 1795)
• In Midnapore area
• Reason- F.a mine , economic hardship and
enhanced land revenue demands
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• KHOND UPRISING (1837-56)
• Leader - Chakra Bisoi
• Reason- British attempt to put an end to kondhs
Practice of Human Sacrifice ( Mariah ) , first
through persuasion and later through Force
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• FAIRAZI REVOLT ( 1838- 57)
• A muslim sect founded by Haji Shariat ullah.
• His son Dadu Mian tried to expel english intruders
from bengal
• He also support ed t he cause of peasants who
were exploited by british and zamindars.
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• MUNDA REVOLT (1899-1900)
• Birsa Munda leader
• Ulgulan of Birsa
• Reason - Struggle against the destru ction of their system
of common land holding by j ag ird ars , thikadars ,
moneylenders.
• Munda's envisag ed an ideal and just society which would
e free from internal as well as european exploiters.
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• WAHABI MOVEMENT
• An Islam ic reviavalist Movement founded by Syed Ahmad of
Raibarei lly, inspired by teachings Abdul Wah ab of Saudi Arabia.
• He condemned Western influence on islam and advocated
return to pure Islam
• After the annexation of Punjab in 1849 th ey turned against the
british.
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• KUKA REVOLT (1840)
• Founded by Bhagat Jawahar Mal in western
Punjab
• Initially it was a re ligious purification campa ign
but later after annexation of Punjab they turned
against British
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• BHIL UPRISING (1818 ..... 1846)
• Leader - Sewaram
• Khan d esh in western ghats
• Reason - British occup ation of khandesh, fearing
agrarian hardsh ip.
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• KOLi UPRISING(1829 .. .. 1844)
• Western ghats
• Companies rule braught large scale
unemployment and destruction of their forts .
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• GADKAR I REVOLT OF KOLHAPUR &
SAWANTWAD I (1844)
• Gadkari were hereditory military class who
garrisoned Maratha Forts.
• These garrisons were disbanded by British.
• Facing unemployment they revolted .
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SO UTH IND IA
• REVOLT OF VIZIANAGARAM
• Aquisition of Northern Sarkar by british and they
demanded 3 lakh rupees from Raj a .
• During battle Raja d ied in 1794
• Later british concilliat ed wit h his son.
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• DIWAN VE LU T HAMPl ' S REVOLT (1805)
• Harsh condition imposed on Travancore by
Welles ley.
• High Handed attitude of company led to revolt
assisted by Nair Community
• Ve lu Thampi was hanged pub li cly after death to
·nstil fear among th e people
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• RAMPA REVOLT (1879)
• Hill tribesmen of Rampa in coastal Andhra
• Revolted against designs of british whereby so
many restrictions were imposed on them in the
name of forest regulation .
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NATURE OF UPRISINGS ••
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• Though uprisings were massive in numbers but they were localised
• Based on only l ocal grievances
• Many a times backward looking, keen to restore past practices
• Semi feudal leadership
• Those who were less recalcitrant were pacified through concessions by
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• The fights were unequal in nature. Inhabitants f oug ht with primitive
· eapons ,on the other hand british had sophisticated weapons.
