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Tribal revolts in India before Indian independence

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Below is given a chronological record of tribal and peasant revolts in India before independence from British rule in the 1947. The list covers those tribal uprisings that occurred during the period of British rule in India.[1]

18th century

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Memorial of Chuar rebellion at Midnapore
Statue of Tilka Majhi

19th century

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Telanga Kharia
An illustration of an engagement during the Santhal rebellion by The Illustrated London News
Statue of Sidhu and Kanhu
Anglo-Manipur War-1891
Birsa Munda

20th century

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  • 1910: Bastar rebellion in Bastar state of the Central Provinces of Berar.
  • 1913-1914: Tana Bhagat movement in Bihar.
  • 1913: Revolt of Bhils in the Mangarh Hills of the Aravalli Range.
  • 1917-1919: Kuki Uprising in Manipur against British colonial rule under the leadership of their chieftains called haosa.
  • 1920-1921: Tana Bhagat movement happened again.
  • 1922: The Koya tribal community revolted at in the Godavari Agency against the British under leadership of Alluri Sitarama Raju.
  • 1932: The Nagas revolted under leadership of 14-year old Rani Gaidinliu in Manipur.
  • 1941: The Gond and the Kolam revolted in collaboration against British Government in the Adilabad district of Hyderabad state.
  • 1942: Tribal revolt under leadership of Lakshmana Naik at Koraput in Jeypore state.
  • 1942-1945: The tribes of Andaman and Nicobar islands revolted against occupation of their islands by Japanese troops during World War II.
Statue of Jatra Tana Bhagat, Tana Bhagat Movement
Statue of Alluri Sitarama Raju
Rani Gaidinliu

References

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  1. ^ Verma, R. C. INDIAN TRIBES THROUGH THE AGES. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2198-0.
  2. ^ Mishra, Asha; Paty, Chittaranjan Kumar (2010). Tribal Movements in Jharkhand, 1857-2007. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-686-2.
  3. ^ Grant, James (1880). Cassell's illustrated history of India. University of California Libraries. London; New York : Cassell, Petter, Galpin.
  4. ^ Williams, G. r c (1874). Historical And Statistical Memoir Of Dehra Doon.
  5. ^ Jha, Jagdish Chandra (1958). "THE KOL RISING OF CHOTANAGPUR (1831-33)—ITS CAUSES". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 21: 440–446. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44145239.
  6. ^ Jha, Jagdish Chandra (1967). The Bhumij Revolt, 1832-33: Ganga Narain's Hangama Or Turmoil. Munshiram Manoharlal.
  7. ^ Santal Rebellion: Documents. Subarnarekha. 1983.
  8. ^ Documents of Anglo-Manipur War, 1891. N. Debendra Singh. 1991.
  9. ^ A.K.Dhan (2017-08-29). BIRSA MUNDA. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2544-5.
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  • Gautam Bhadra. 1975. "The Kuki (?) Uprising (1917-1919): Its causes and Nature," Man in India, vol.55,1, pp. 10–56
  • Pattnaik .B. K., 2013. Tribal Resistance Movements and the Politics of Development Induced Displacement in Contemporary Orissa, Social Change, Vol. 43(1), pp 53–78
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