Major tribal and peasant uprisings of the colonial period with leaders, region and cause, for CAPF Paper I revision
A combined table of the uprisings that examiners test for leader, region and year. Many predate the 1857 revolt; many were against the new land-revenue and forest laws. Cover the right columns. See advent of europeans and british conquest and important tribal movements.
| Revolt (Year) | Region | Leader / note |
|---|---|---|
| Chuar Rebellion (1766 to 1772, again 1795 to 1816) | Bengal-Bihar (Midnapore) | Tribal peasants against revenue demands |
| Kol Uprising (1831 to 1832) | Chota Nagpur | Buddho Bhagat; against transfer of tribal land to outsiders |
| Santhal Rebellion (Hul) (1855 to 1856) | Rajmahal Hills (Bihar-Jharkhand) | Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu; against moneylenders and revenue agents |
| Munda Rebellion (Ulgulan) (1899 to 1900) | Chota Nagpur | Birsa Munda; against feudal landlords and the khuntkatti land system |
| Bhil Revolts (1818 onwards) | Western India (Khandesh) | Recurrent risings; later Govind Guru |
| Khasi Uprising (1829 to 1833) | North-East (Meghalaya) | Tirot Singh; against a road through Khasi territory |
| Kuki Uprising (1917 to 1919) | Manipur | Against forced labour and recruitment |
| Rampa Rebellion (1922 to 1924) | Andhra (Godavari hills) | Alluri Sitarama Raju; against forest laws |
| Revolt (Year) | Region | Cause / leader |
|---|---|---|
| Indigo Revolt (1859 to 1860) | Bengal | Against forced indigo cultivation; Digambar and Bishnu Biswas |
| Pabna Agrarian Leagues (1873) | East Bengal | Against oppressive zamindars; for occupancy rights |
| Deccan Riots (1875) | Maharashtra (Poona, Ahmednagar) | Against Marwari and Gujarati moneylenders |
| Moplah (Mappila) Rebellion (1921) | Malabar (Kerala) | Muslim peasants against Hindu landlords during Non-Cooperation |
| Champaran Satyagraha (1917) | Bihar | Gandhi's first satyagraha; against the tinkathia indigo system |
| Kheda Satyagraha (1918) | Gujarat | Gandhi and Patel; revenue remission after crop failure |
| Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) | Gujarat | Vallabhbhai Patel earned the title "Sardar"; against a revenue hike |
| Eka Movement (1921 to 1922) | Awadh (United Provinces) | Madari Pasi; against high rents |
| Tebhanga Movement (1946) | Bengal | Sharecroppers for two-thirds share of the crop |
| Telangana Movement (1946 to 1951) | Hyderabad State | Against the Nizam and feudal landlords |