what is kurichya revolt?
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Kurichya rebellion was led by the Kurichya and Kurumba tribes of the Wayanad region ofKerela. It was a tribal insurgency against the British and was led by Rama Nambi. ... Compulsion for paying the tax in cash: the tribal communities had to cover their dues in cash, and kind (berries, fruits, wood etc.) were not accepted.
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- By the Treaty of Seringapattam, Malabar was ceded to the British in 1792.
- The Kurichya were the tribal people who lived in the Wayanadu region of Malabar.
- The Kurichiyas under their leader Thalakkal Chandu had played a leading role in the Pazhassi revolts. Many of Pazhassi victories were attributed to the Kurichiyas.
- After the suppression of Pazhassi revolt, the British subjected the Kurichiyas to untold miseries. The British captured many of them and reduced some of them to slavery.
- However it was the new revenue settlement made by the new collector Thomas Warden that led the Kurichiyas to raise the banner of revolt.
- They were forced to pay the revenue in cash rather than in the traditional mode of kind.
- The defaulters were treated cruelly; their property seized and they were evicted from the land.
- Unable to bear up with the British any longer, the Kurichyas rose in revolt in March 1812 under the leadership of their chief Rama Namby.
- The 'Kurumbar' tribe also aided their fellow tribals in the fight.
- Thomas Harvey Baber (Thalassery Sub Collector, who suppressed the Kurichya revolt) has noted that the aim of the rebels was to expel the 'Watta Thoppikkar' from the country
- The rebellion spread to all parts of Wayanad; the Kurichya priests accelerated the rebellion by declaring it to be sanctified by the blessings of the tribal Gods.
- The Kurichiya Kolkars (Tribal Police) left the service and joined the rebels. The rebellion assumed the characteristic of a mass upheaval.
- Within a short span of time, the rebellion spread to the whole of Wayanad.
- The key passes came under their control. They attacked police stations; persecuted English personals. They cut reinforcements to the British troops in the valley. They besieged British military posts at Sulthan Bathery and Mananthavady.
- For a few days at least, the British flag ceased to fly in Wayanad.
- However the rebellion was crushed.
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