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The revolt might have been the first peasant revolt in Indian history. [1] [2] However, the first phase of the revolt would more appropriately be described as a rebellion of feudal lords , who would have mobilized the peasants, and the last phase of the revolt was a spontaneous mass uprising. [3] [4] [5]
The revolt was largely limited to north and central India. Whilst risings occurred elsewhere they had little impact because of their limited nature; A number of revolts occurred in areas not under British rule, and against native rulers, often as a result of local internal politics; "The revolt was fractured along religious, ethnic and regional ...
This could limit the money paid by the peasants to the moneylenders. But, moneylenders started signing new bonds for 3 years and at expiry signed new bond. Hence, it fuelled rebellion and riots. [2] As Indian agriculture was drawn into the world economy, credit, commerce, inequality and growth were interrelated.
The peasants were ruined. In order to get the land revenue waived, Sane Guruji organized meetings and processions in many places and took out marches to the Collector's office. The peasants joined the revolutionary movement of 1942 in great numbers. [4] Gradually the peasant movement intensified and spread across the rest of India.
In some districts like Muzaffarnagar and Saharanpur, Bose and Jalal argue that "the revolt took on a distinctly millenarian flavour." [27] Their rule in India had begun with the Battle of Plassey in 1757. Before the rebellion, there were reports that "holy men" were mysteriously circulating chapatis and lotus flowers among the sepoys.
The Indigo revolt (or Nil bidroha; Bengali: নীল বিদ্রোহ) was a peasant movement and subsequent uprising of indigo farmers against the indigo planters, that arose in Bengal in 1859, and continued for over a year. The village headmen (Mandals) and substantial ryots were the most active and numerous groups who led the peasants ...
The term Tinkathia literally means three Katha, which is a unit of measurement for land used in India, Nepal and Bangladesh. [1] In Indian units of measurement, each Bigha is sub-divided into twenty Katha. The Tinkathia System forced Indian peasants to grow only Indigo on three out of every twenty Katha. [1]
Red Turban Armies of White Lotus members, Manichaeans and Chinese peasants Fall of Yuan dynasty and retreat of the Mongols into Mongolia as the Northern Yuan dynasty; ascendancy of rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang after infighting among rebel forces 1358 Jacquerie: Kingdom of France: French peasants Suppression of the rebellion 1381 Peasants' Revolt