Champaran

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historical region

Champaran is a district in the Indian state of Bihar, historically significant as the site of Mahatma Gandhi’s first major civil disobedience movement against British colonial rule.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical region ⓘ
administrativeDivision	Tirhut division ⓘ
agriculturalProduct	indigo (historically) ⓘ rice ⓘ sugarcane ⓘ wheat ⓘ
associatedWith	Satyagraha ⓘ surface form: Satyagraha philosophy peasant movements in colonial India ⓘ
borderedBy	Gopalganj ⓘ surface form: Gopalganj district Muzaffarpur district ⓘ Nepal ⓘ West Champaran district ⓘ surface form: Paschim Champaran district East Champaran district ⓘ surface form: Purba Champaran district Sitamarhi district ⓘ
colonialPowerInvolved	British India ⓘ surface form: British Raj
country	India ⓘ
dividedInto	East Champaran district ⓘ surface form: East Champaran West Champaran district ⓘ surface form: West Champaran
formerDistrictOf	Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasSubregion	East Champaran district ⓘ West Champaran district ⓘ
historicallyPartOf	Bengal Presidency ⓘ
historicalSignificance	early center of Indian independence movement ⓘ
issueOfMovement	exploitation of indigo cultivators ⓘ tinkathia system ⓘ
knownFor	Champaran Satyagraha ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi’s first major civil disobedience movement in India ⓘ indigo farmers’ struggle against British planters ⓘ
languageSpoken	Bhojpuri ⓘ Hindi ⓘ
locatedIn	Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern India ⓘ
majorTown	Bettiah ⓘ Motihari ⓘ
movementLeader	Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ
movementOccurred	Champaran Satyagraha ⓘ
movementYear	1917 ⓘ
partOf	Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ
politicalConstituency	Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency ⓘ Paschim Champaran Lok Sabha constituency ⓘ surface form: Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency
railwayJunction	Bettiah ⓘ Motihari ⓘ
regionType	district (historical) ⓘ rural region ⓘ
religionMajority	Hinduism ⓘ
religionSignificant	Islam ⓘ
river	Burhi Gandak River ⓘ Gandak River ⓘ
stateCapitalDistanceApprox	about 150–200 km from Patna ⓘ

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Champaran Satyagraha → location → Champaran ⓘ