Question

Mention Two reasons of santhal rebellion against British rule

Answer 1

Following were the main causes for the agitation:

(1) The jamindars, the police, the revenue and court exercised a com­bined action of extortions. The Santhals were obliged to pay all kinds of taxes and levies. They were dispossessed of their prop­erty. They were abused.

(2) Violence

The representatives of jamindars, that is, Karendais in­flicted personal violence on the Santhals. A variety of petty tyrannies were exercised on the timed and yielding Sant