Tribal Movements

Santhal Rebellion

• The Santhals were agriculturists settled in Rajmahal hills of Bihar.
• With the introduction of permanent settlement in Bengal in 1793, the Santhals were employed as labourers with the promise of wages or rent-free lands.
• However they were forced to become agricultural surfs, exploited at will. The first rebellion erupted in 1854 under Bir Singh of Sasan in Lachimpur. It was followed by the second Santhal rebellion of 1855-56. It was planned by four Murmu brothers -Sidhu, Kahnu, Chand and Bhairav.
• The open war with the British continued till 1856, when the rebel leaders were finally captured, and the movement ....