Question

who were santhals? describe their relationship with the British​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Santhal rebellion (sometimes referred to as the Sonthal rebellion), commonly known as Santhal Hool, was a rebellion in present-day Jharkhand, in eastern India against both the British colonial authority and zamindari system by the Santhal people. It started on June 30, 1855 and on November 10, 1855 martial law was proclaimed which lasted until January 3, 1856 when martial law was suspended and the movement was brutally ended by troops loyal to the British. The rebellion was led by the four Murmu Brothers - Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand and Bhairav.[

Answer 2

Answer:

Santhals take universal pride in the Santhal rebellion of 1855 have 1000 of Santhal and leading of Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu stood against oppression; fought against the mighty East India Company.

Explanation:

Hundreds of Santhals sacrificed their live & thousands were displaced from their homes as rebellion was crushed with inhuman-brutality. To this day, Santhals commemorate June 30 with great reverence; pay homage to iconic leaders. The Santhal rebellion (sometimes referred to as the Santhal rebellion), commonly known as Santal Hool, was a rebellion in present day Jharkhand, in eastern India against both the British colonial authority and upper caste zamindari system by the Santhal people. Brutally crushed by the British who use rifles with an 1800 metre range over the Santhali people’s arrows that had an average range of 60-70 metres, the uprising for which the Santhal tribals paid a heavy cost eventually got them the district of Santhal Parganas. Elephants were used to crush villages and fertile lands successfully cultivated by the hardworking Santhals who had settled in the Daman-i-Koh at the foothills of the Rajmahal Hills following a permanent settlement in 1793 abandoning their traditional homelands in Dhalbhum, Manbhum, Chhotanagpur, Palamau, Hazaribagh, Midnapur, Bankura, Birbhum.