Jungle Mahals region
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The Jungle Mahals region is a historically forested and tribal-inhabited area in eastern India, known for its dense woodlands, indigenous communities, and distinctive cultural and political history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jungle Mahals region canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | reorganization of Jungle Mahals district in 1830s ⓘ |
| colonialDesignation | Jungle Mahals district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
forest produce collection
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Bhumij
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ho NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lodha NERFINISHED ⓘ Munda NERFINISHED ⓘ Santhal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | British colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
heavily forested
ⓘ
sparsely urbanized ⓘ tribal-dominated ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTrait |
distinct tribal festivals
ⓘ
folk music and dance ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Jungle Mahals Regulation 1805
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kol uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ Santhal-related agrarian disturbances ⓘ |
| historicallyPartOf |
Bengal Presidency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
agrarian unrest
ⓘ
dense forests ⓘ forest-based economy ⓘ indigenous cultures ⓘ tribal population ⓘ |
| language |
Bengali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ho language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mundari ⓘ Odia ⓘ Santali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jharkhand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odisha NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chota Nagpur Plateau fringe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
forest belt of eastern India ⓘ |
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Sarnaism NERFINISHED ⓘ indigenous tribal religions ⓘ |
| terrain |
hills and low ranges
ⓘ
undulating plateau ⓘ |
| vegetation |
sal-dominated forests
ⓘ
tropical dry deciduous forest ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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