Question

Describe the paika upspring and its causes​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Paika Rebellion, also called the Paika Bidroha. It is the first war of independence in Indian subcontinent. It was an armed rebellion against the British East India Company's rule in 1817.

Explanation:

The Paika rebellion had several social, economic and political reasons. Odisha had 4 ports for trading, all the trading operations were stopped by Britishers hampering millions of local traders who used to trade throughout the South East Asia. This was also the reason that led rampant poverty in the region in upcoming days. The Local educated and well trained administrators , Paikas were alienated by the British regime, who took over the hereditary rent-free lands granted to them after the conquest of Khurda. They were also subjected to extortion and oppression at the hands of the company government and its servants. The extortionist land revenue policy of the company affected the peasants and the zamindars alike. A source of much consternation for the common people was the rise in prices of salt due to taxes imposed on it by the new government. The company also abolished the system of cowrie currency that had existed in Odisha prior to its conquest and required that taxes be paid in silver. This caused much popular hardship and discontent. In 1804 the Raja of Khurda planned a rebellion against the British in alliance with the Paikas, but the plot was soon discovered and the Raja's territory confiscated.[4]