Santhal rebellion

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rebellion

The Santhal rebellion was an 1855–1856 uprising by the Santhal tribal community in eastern India against British colonial authorities and exploitative landlords, and is regarded as one of the earliest organized anti-colonial revolts in the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Santal rebellion of 1855–1856	1
Santhal rebellion canonical	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	rebellion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Santal rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ Santhal Hul NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	exploitation by zamindars and moneylenders ⓘ forced labor and indebtedness ⓘ land dispossession of Santhal peasants ⓘ oppressive revenue policies of the British ⓘ
chronology	preceded the Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
combatant	British East India Company forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Santhal rebels NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	British India ⓘ
culturalImpact	commemorated in Santhal oral traditions and songs ⓘ subject of later historical and literary works on tribal resistance ⓘ
endTime	1856 ⓘ
hasEffect	creation of Santhal Parganas as a separate administrative district ⓘ heavy casualties among Santhals ⓘ increased British military presence in the region ⓘ large-scale suppression by British forces ⓘ
leader	Bhairav Murmu NERFINISHED ⓘ Chand Murmu NERFINISHED ⓘ Jhano Murmu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanhu Murmu NERFINISHED ⓘ Phulo Murmu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidhu Murmu NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	eastern India ⓘ present-day Bihar ⓘ present-day Jharkhand ⓘ present-day West Bengal ⓘ
mainLocation	Damin-i-koh NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajmahal Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
opponent	British colonial authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ mahajans ⓘ moneylenders ⓘ police officials ⓘ zamindars ⓘ
participant	Santhal community NERFINISHED ⓘ Santhal tribal peasants ⓘ
result	reassertion of British control over the area ⓘ rebellion suppressed ⓘ
significance	important episode in the history of Indian anti-colonial movements ⓘ one of the earliest organized tribal revolts against British rule in India ⓘ symbol of tribal resistance to colonial exploitation ⓘ
startTime	1855 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santhal → historicalEvent → Santhal rebellion ⓘ

Santal people → notableHistoricalEvent → Santhal rebellion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santal rebellion of 1855–1856