Santhal Pargana region
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The Santhal Pargana region is a historically significant tribal-dominated area in eastern India, known for its large Santal population and its role in indigenous movements and politics in present-day Jharkhand.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Santhal Parganas | 1 |
| Santhal Parganas region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
region ⓘ tribal-dominated area ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bihar
NERFINISHED
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Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsAdministrativeUnit |
Deoghar district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dumka district NERFINISHED ⓘ Godda district NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamtara district NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakur district NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahebganj district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentlyInState | Jharkhand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantLanguage |
Bengali
ⓘ
Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Santali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantReligion |
Hinduism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Santal traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
forest resources ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Deoghar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dumka NERFINISHED ⓘ Godda NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakur NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahebganj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalGroup | Santal community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Santal dance
ⓘ
Santal festivals ⓘ Santal music ⓘ |
| hasDemographicFeature | high proportion of Scheduled Tribes population ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | Santhal rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | British colonial era ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
center of tribal resistance against colonial rule
ⓘ
important site of Santhal identity formation ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | Scheduled Area ⓘ |
| hasMajorEthnicGroup |
Adivasi communities
ⓘ
Santal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecialTenancyLaw | Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf | Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
indigenous movements
ⓘ
large Santal population ⓘ tribal politics ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jharkhand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
Adivasi rights movements
ⓘ
Jharkhand state politics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCreatedAs | Santhal Parganas district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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