People’s Resistance Against British Before 1857 Flashcards
The agitation in
Benares in 1810 against
house tax imposed by the colonial
government,
Surat riots in 1814 against
the salt duty
rising in Bareilly in 1816 against
police tax and municipal
taxes,
Sanyasi Revolt reason
The disastrous famine of 1770 and the harsh economic order
referred to as the
Fakir Rebellion.
Sanyasi Revolt
Sanyasi Revolt leaders
Majnum Shah (or Majnu Shah), Chirag Ali, Musa Shah, Bhawani Pathak and Debi Chaudhurani
Anandmath based on
Sanyasi Revolt
Anandmath and Debi Chaudhurani novels
Bankim Chandra
Revolt in Midnapore and Dhalbhum reason
introduction of new land revenue system, ryots and english official conflict
Revolt in Midnapore and Dhalbhum leaders
Damodar Singh and Jagannath Dhal.
Revolt of Moamarias
potent challenge
to the authority of Ahom kings of Assam
The Moamarias
were low-caste peasants who followed the teachings
Aniruddhadeva (1553-1624),
burkandazes
demobilised soldiers of the Muslim armies and zamindars); King of Darrang
(Krishnanarayan),
izaradars
English officials as revenue farmers) in
Awadh; Civil Uprisings in Gorakhpur, Basti
and Bahraich (1781
Civil Uprisings in Gorakhpur, Basti and Bahraich (1781 reason
Hannay’s oppression and excessive demand
of revenue made the region
Revolt of Raja of Vizianagaram 1794 and reason
In 1758, a treaty was made between the English and Ananda Gajapatiraju, the ruler of Vizianagaram, to jointly oust the French from the Northern Circars
demand of dues by english from Vizayaramaraju, the Raja of Vizianagaram
battle at Padmanabham (in modern Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh) in 1794
Revolt of Raja of Vizianagaram 179
Revolt of Dhundia in Bednur
Dhundia wagh vs wellesly in Mysore
poligars
(—in South India, holders of territory or palayam, consisting ofa few villages granted to them by the rulers—mainly the Nayakas—in return for military service and tribute
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja, popularly known as
Kerala Simham (Lion of Kerala) or ‘Pyche raja
Resistance of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja reason
Kottayam fell into British after 3rd mysore war
The new raja, to meet the revenue target fixed by the Company, levied exorbitant rates of tax on the peasants
Pazhassi Raja organised a large force under
nairs, pathans and Mapillas
Civil Rebellion in Awadh
Massacre of Benares by Wazir Ali in Banares
Uprisings in Ganjam and Gumsur In the Northern Circars reason
High revenue demand and zamindars refused to pay them ; english officials Snodgrass; Russell
Uprisings in Ganjam and Gumsur In the Northern Circars leaders
Strikara Bhanj, ;Jlani Deo of Vizianagar (Poddakimedi) and Jagannath Deo of Pratapgiri (Chinakimed ; Dhananjay Bhani
Uprisings in Palamau (1800-02) reason
crises of agrarian landlordism and feudal system
Uprisings in Palamau (1800-02) leaders
Bhukan Singh
Poligars’ Revolt reason
problem started in 1781, when the
Nawab of Arcot gave the management and control of Tinneveli and the Carnatic Provinces to the East India Company
first revolt was over taxation
Poligars’ Revolt leaders
Kattabomman Nayakan; Subramania Pillai ;Soundara Pandian, Oomathurai,
rebellion of the ‘Marudus’ led by Marathu Pandian
Poligars’ Revolt
Kaval or ‘watch’
an ancient institution of Tamil Nadu. It was a hereditary village police office with specified rights and responsibilities.)
Diwan Velu Thampi’s Revolt (1808-1809 Travancore reason
subsidiary alliance arrangement under Wellesley unable to pay dues
Kundara Proclamation
Velu Thampi addressed a gathering in Kundara, openly calling for taking up arms against the British to oust them from the native soil travancore
Disturbances in Bundelkhand (1808-12) leaders
Lakshaman Dawa; Darya Singh; Gopal Singh
Ikarnamahs.
put a stop to these disturbances, the British had to adopt a policy of binding down the hereditary chieftains of Bundelkhand by a series of contractual obligations
Parlakimedi Outbreak 1813 1834 reason
witnessed resistance from the zamindars and
rajas.
Parlakimedi Outbreak 1813 1834 leaders
Narayan Deo and Rusell supressed the revolts
Kutch or Cutch Rebellion (1816-1832 reason
The British interfered in the internal feuds of the Kutch Raja Baharamal II
Rising at Bareilly (1816) reason
upsurge was the imposition of the police tax
Rising at Bareilly (1816) leader
Mufti Muhammad
Aiwaz
Upsurge in Hathras (1817) reason
due to progressively increasing high revenues,
Upsurge in Hathras (1817) leader
Dayaram, Bhagwant Singh, Raja of Mursan
Paika Rebellion (1817) reasons
dethronement of the Raja of Khurda, the extortionist land revenue policy of the Company, v
Paika Rebellion (1817) leaders
Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar, Mukunda Deva, Dinabandhu Santra