Question

Why did santhals rebel against British Rule?

Answer 1

The Santhals had given up the life of their previous life of mobility and taken up agriculture with the British assistance. However, the Santhals soon realised that the land they had brought under cultivation was slipping away from their hands.The state was levying heavy taxes on the land that the Santhals had cleared, moneylenders (dikus) were charging them high rates
of interest and taking over the land when debts remained unpaid, and zamindars were asserting control over the Damin area.Thus they took to rebellion against teh British.

As a result of the revolt the Santhal Pargana was created, carving out 5,500 square miles from the districts of Bhagalpur and Birbhum.

Answer 2

The Santhal Revolt was against the British police and revenue official as well as against the oppression by the outsiders like the zamindars and money lenders called Diku. A large number of Santhals met under the leadership of two brothers Sidhu and Kanhu in June 1855. The court of postal and Railway communication between Bhagalpur and Raj mahal. Armed with swords and poisoned arrows they launched attacks at every outline European bungalow and killed some British railway and public officials. The panic sticken people fled by the thousands. eventually the British authorities launched a military campaign against the Santhals and crushed them.


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