Question

Describe any five revolts by the tribals against British. ​

Answer 1

Answer:

1774-79: Halba rebellion in Dongar (By Halba tribes in Bastar Chhattisgarh) against British armies and the Marathas. 1778: revolt of the Pahariya Sardars of Chota Nagpur against the British Government. ... 1789: revolt of the Tamar of Chota Nagpur against British. 1794-1795: the Tamars revolted again.

Answer 2

Answer:

• The kukis of hilly regions of Manipur continued attacking the British territories from 1829. But they were forced to surrender in 1850.
• The khondos of khondmals (near Odisha) Revolted against the British in 1846 due to the fear of being annexed. But they could not stand before the might of Britishers.
• the santhals found themselves quite helpless against the exploitation and oppression of the traders and the middleman. they were expecting the British government to safeguard their interest. when nothing was done, they revolted against the Britishers in 1885 to 1856 under the leadership of Sindhu and kabhi murmu, popularly known as murmu brothers.
• Munda of ChotaNagpur, joined by the kolarian tribe of the same region, revolted in 1831. The struggle was suppressed by the exploitation by the merchants and the money leaders continued.
• As the birsa munda spread, the popularity of Birsa Munda also increased. He told his people that land policies of the British were destroying their traditional land system. Birsa was jailed for two years but on his release, he instigated the tribals to attack zamindars. He raised the white flag as a symbol of birsa raj. This movement ended in 1900 with the death of birsa.