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⚔️ Early Uprisings against the British

Major revolts during the period 1757-1857

⚔️ Rises overview
⚔️ Early Revolts (1757-1857) 📜 Before the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny More than a hundred minor and major rebellions 🎯 Types of Emergencies 👑 Republican Uprisings Camper wars Vellore Mutiny Kittur Mutiny Ruler Head 🌾 Peasant uprisings Sannyasi Rebellion Bagheer uprising Indigo Rebellion Anti-land tax 🏔️ Tribal uprisings Santal Rebellion Cole Rebellion Munda Rebellion Forest rights struggle 🎖️ Military uprisings Vellore Mutiny Barrackpore Mutiny Soldier revolution Soldier leadership ⏰ Timeline – Major Uprisings 1763-1800 Sannyasi Rebellion Bengal Spread the pollution 1799-1801 Camper War Tamil Nadu Katabomman 1806 Vellore Mutiny Tamil Nadu Sons of Tipu 1824 Kittur Mutiny Karnataka Rani Chennamma 1855-56 Santal Rebellion Jharkhand Sidhu, Kanhu ⚡ General causes of upheavals 💰 High tax 🏠 Land acquisition 🚫 Religious intervention 📉 Economic exploitation ⚖️ Legal change End result: 1857 Sepoy Revolution → Indian Freedom Struggle
📊 Rises summary table
rise year Place Chairman
Sannyasi Rebellion 1763-1800 Bengal Spread the pollution
Camper War 1799-1801 Tamil Nadu Kattabomman, Maruthu
Vellore Mutiny 1806 Vellore sons of Tipu
Kittur Mutiny 1824 Karnataka Rani Chennamma
Santal Rebellion 1855-56 Jharkhand Sidhu, Kanhu

⚔️ Sannyasi, Palayakar, Vellore riot

First Phase of Uprisings Against British

⚔️ Major Uprisings - Part 1
⚔️ Major Uprisings - Part 1 🙏 Sannyasi Revolt (1763-1800) Location: Bengal | Chairman: Masu Bagher 📜 Reasons • Permanent settlement system • High tax • Ban on Pilgrimage • Famine of 1770 👥 Participants • Sannyasis • Bagheers (Muslim monks) • Farmers • Zamindars 📚 Important notes • Warren Hastings oppressed • Bangim Chandrar Novel • "Anandamadam" (1882) • "Vande Mataram" song 🗡️ Camp War (1799-1801) Location: Tamil Nadu | Leaders: Kattabomman, Maruthu brothers 👤 Veerapandia Kattabomman • Panchalankurichi Palayam • Refusal to pay taxes • Attack on Jackson • 1799 hanged 👥 Marudu Brothers • Sivagangai Palayam • Big Marut, Small Marut • First Emancipation Proclamation (1801) • 1801 hanged 🌟 Special • Trichy Liberation Proclamation • People of all religions • Sense of unity • Nationality of Tamil Nadu 🏰 Vellore Mutiny (1806) Location: Vellore Fort | Tamil Nadu 📜 Reasons • New costume control • Beard Mustache Ban • Forehead mark barrier • Hurting religious sentiments ⚔️ Events • July 10, 1806 • 200+ British killed • Death of Colonel Fancourt • Tipu's sons are motivated 🌟 Importance • First soldier's mutiny • 51 years before 1857 • Hindu-Muslim unity • The Orchard Family Exiles
📊 Comparison table
rise year Chairman The reason effect
Sannyasi 1763-1800 Spread the pollution tax, famine suppressed
Camper 1799-1801 Katabomman Tax disclaimer were hanged
Vellore 1806 Tipu's son Religious intervention Deportation

🏔️ Tribal & Zamindari Uprisings

Kittur, Santhal, Kol, Munda Rebellions

🏔️ Major Rises - Part 2
🏔️ Tribal & Zamindari Uprisings 👸 Kittur Mutiny (1824) Location: Karnataka | President: Rani Chennamma 📜 Reason: Doctrine of right to die ⚔️ Refusal to recognize adopted son 🗡️ Saint John Thackeray Murder 👤 Sankolli Rayanna - Commander Result: Capture of Rani Jail, Kittur 🏔️ Santal Rebellion (1855-56) Location: Rajmahal Hills (Jharkhand) 👥 Leaders: Sidhu, Kanhu, Sant, Bhairav 📜 Reason: Debt burden, land grabbing ⚔️ 60,000 Santals participated 🎯 "Tikku Majhi" = own country Result: Creation of Santal Pargana district 🏔️ Cole Rebellion (1831-32) Location: Chota Nagpur (Jharkhand) 👤 President: Budhu Bhagat 📜 Reason: Grabbing tribal land ⚔️ "Dikku" = Anti-foreigner 🎯 Kol = Orawan, Munda tribes Result: special administration system 🏔️ Munda Rebellion (1899-1900) Location: Chota Nagpur (Jharkhand) 👤 President: Birsa Munda 🎯 "Ulgulan" = Great Uprising 📜 Reason: "Beth-Begari" method of work 👤 Birsa Munda = "Darthi Abha" (Earth Father) Effect: Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act 1908 🌿 Indigo Mutiny (1859-60) Location: Bengal | Neelachayam Kalam 📜 Cause: Obligatory blueberry crop ⚔️ Farmers' refusal 📚 "Neel Darpan" Drama - Dinabandhu Mitra Outcome: Blue Committee Commission (1860) 📜 Tribal Uprisings - General Notes Common reasons for all: ✓ Land grabbing ✓ Credit Exploitation (Usury Labor) ✓ Deprivation of forest rights ✓ Intrusion/foreign penetration
📊 Tribal Uprisings Comparison
rebellion year area Chairman special word
Cole Rebellion 1831-32 Chota Nagpur Budhu Bhagat Ditch
Santal 1855-56 Rajmahal Sidhu, Kanhu Thikku Maji
Munda 1899-1900 Chota Nagpur Birsa Munda Ulgulan

🎯 Beginner's Guides - Shortcuts & Memory Tricks

Easy to remember for TNPSC Exam

📝 Memory tricks
🎯 Shortcuts & Memory Tricks ⏰ Trick of the Years – “Sabawe Kisamu” Chronological memory Sa = Sannyasi (1763) Pa = Camper (1799) Way = Vellore (1806) Ki = Kittur (1824) | Cha = Santal (1855) | Mu = Munda (1899) 👤 Leaders are a trick "Magasibu" M = Masu Bhagir (Sannyasi) K = Kattabomman (farmer) C = Situ-Kanhu (Santal) Pu = Budhu Bhagat (Kol) | Birsa Munda (Munda) 🏠 Place Tantra – “Vatajava” To remember places W = Bengal (Sannyasi, Indigo) T = Tamil Nadu (Palayakarkar, Vellore) J = Jharkhand (Chandal, Kol, Munda) K = Karnataka (Kittur) 📚 Major works "Anee" - Anandamadam, Neel Darpan Anandamadam = Bangim Chandra About the Sannyasi Rebellion Neel Darpan = Dinabandhu Mitra About the Indigo Rebellion 🎯 Tribal Special Words "Tiku-ul-Dardi" Dikku = Outsider (Kole, Santhal) Dikku Maji = own country (Chandal) Ulgulan = Great Uprising (Munda) Darti Abha = Earth Father (Phirsa Munda) 👸 Women leaders "Chasen" = Savitri + Chennamma Rani Chennamma = Kittur (1824) Sankolli Rayanna = He is the commander Reason: Right to die doctrine Refusal of adoption son
📊 Quick comparison tables
🔴 Rises - Year Order:
1763 Sannyasi Bengal Spread the pollution
1799 Camper Tamil Nadu Katabomman
1806 Vellore Tamil Nadu Tipu's son
1824 Kittur Karnataka Chennamma
1831 Gol Jharkhand Budhu Bhagat
1855 Santal Jharkhand Sidhu, Kanhu
1859 Indigo Bengal Farmers
1899 Munda Jharkhand Birsa Munda
🎯 TNPSC Important Points
🔥 TNPSC Most Asked:
  • First Sepoy Mutiny:Vellore Mutiny (1806)
  • Vande Mataram Song:In Anandamadam Novel (Bangim Chandra)
  • First Emancipation Proclamation:The Marudu Brothers (1801)
  • Earth Father (Darthi Abha):Birsa Munda
  • Ulgulan:Munda Rebellion
  • Neil Darban:Dinabandhu Mitra
✅ Laws of Consequences:
  • Santal Rebellion:Santal Pargana District
  • Munda Rebellion:Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act (1908)
  • Indigo Rebellion:Blue Committee Commission (1860)
📅 Important Dates:
  • July 10, 1806:The Vellore Mutiny begins
  • October 16, 1799:The day Kattabomman was hanged
  • November 15:Birsa Munda Birthday (Tribal Honor Day)
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