how was the santhal revolt a powerful protest against the british
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Sidhu Murmu had accumulated about ten thousands Santhal to run parallel government against British rule. The basic purpose was to collect taxes by making his own laws. Soon after the declaration the Santhals took to arms. In many villages the Zamindars, money lenders and their operatives were put to death.
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The Santhals who were settled cultivators were deprived of their ownership of land.They were forced to become tenants of the zamindars who charged them a high rent. The helpless Santhals were forced to borrow money from the moneylenders who cheated them by charging a high rate of interest.
Out of deep anger and frustration, the Santhals revolted. The main revolt took place between 1855-57. The revolt spread across the entire Santhals region from present day Bihar to Orissa. The Santhals attacked the moneylenders, police, court-officials and the landlord. The Santhals vowed to drive away the British from their land. The Santhals killed many British officers and local moneylenders. Finally, the British were forced to give some concession to the Santhals. They were assured protection against the exploitation of the moneylenders, policeman and the landlord. The leaders of the Santhal revolt were four brothers-Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand and Bhairav
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