Question

Did the indian people react favourably to the british conquest of indian territories

Answer 1

No didn't act fovourably the indian protest by launching movement .

Answer 2

Answer:

In India the British rule was first established in Bengal and it was in Bengal that reaction against the British first began. After Plassey (1757) the English had become the power behind the throne and it was from that time the reaction against the British began.

Mir Jafar was a spineless, selfish, unpatriotic man who had betrayed his country and his Nawab to get the masnad of Bengal. But even for a man like him it was not possible to tolerate the British authority for long and he secretly entered into an agreement with the Dutch to oust the Eng­lish with their help.

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This was how the reaction to British authority began. Mir Qasim who succeeded Mir Jafar, was a patriotic Nawab and was of a strong independent character. He loved his people. He would not tolerate the English merchants’ ruining the Indian mer­chants by cheating the government of internal tariff. He drew the attention of the Calcutta Council, but to no purpose. He, therefore, abolished internal tariff for all so that his subjects might not suffer.

This ultimately led to war with the British, But armed in more up-to date weapons the English defeated the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shah Alam and Suja-ud-daulah in the Battle of Buxar, 1764. Mir Qasim was defeated but that did not end opposition to the Eng­lish. Their selfish revenue policy, activities against the time honoured customs of the Indians led to rebellions in different districts of Bengal and Bihar, Chotanagpur etc.

In Rangpur and Dinajpur there were rebellions against the English due to the exploitation and oppression by the revenue officials, and the government had to use military force to quel the rebellions in 1783. In Bishnupur and Birbhum the mal­treatment of the local Rajas and realization of revenue with utmost severity during famine led to a total failure of law and order and the government had to take severe steps spread over a long time to bring the situation under control.

In Midnapore, South Bihar, Chotanagpur, Orissa etc. there were repeated Chuar rebellions. The Jungle Mahal of Midnapore, the Hoj of Singbhum, Kol and Munda in Chotanagpur, Bhumij of Manbhum, the Santhals of Rajmahal, the Khasias of Assam, the Khonds of Orissa gave no rest to the government by their repeated rebellions. Under the leadership of Jagannath Dhal of Dhalbhum, the Chuars rebelled, and Jagannath Dhal was joined by the kings of Kailapal,.

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