Saturday 10 November 2018

Civil Uprisings Before 1857




1. Sanyasi Revolt (1763-1800)—Bihar and Bengal; Manju Shah,Musa Shah, Bhawani Pathak and Debi Chaudhurani were some important leaders.

2. Rebellion in Midnapore and Dhalbhum (1766-67)—Bengal; Damodar Singh, Jagannath Dhal, etc.

3. Revolt of Moamarias (1769-99)—Assam and parts of present Bangladesh; Krishnanarayan was important leader.

4. Civil Uprisings in Gorakhpur, Basti and Bahraich (1781)—Uttar Pradesh.

5. Revolt of Raja of Vizianagaram—Northeren Circars; Vizieram Rauze (Chinna Vijayaramaraju) was supported by his subjects.

6 .Revolt in Bednur (1797-1800)—Karnataka; Dhundia Wagh.

7. Revolt of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (1797-1805)—Kerala; Kerala Varma.

8. Civil Rebellion of Awadh (1799)—Eastern Uttar Pradesh; Wazir Ali Khan (Vizier Ali).

9. Uprising in Ganjam and Gumsur (1800, 1935-37)—Eastern Orissa; Strikara Bhanj, Dhananjaya Bhanj and Doora Bisayi.

10. Uprisings in Palamau (1800-02)—Chhotanagpur of Jharkhand; Bhukhan Singh was the leader of the revolt.

11. Poligars’s Revolt (1795-1805)—Tinnevelly, Ramnathapuram, Sivagiri, Madurai and North Arcot of Tamil Nadu; Kattabomman Nayakan was an important leader.

12. Revolt of Diwan Velu Thampi (1808-09)—Travancore; led by Diwan of State, Velu Thampi.

13. Disturbances in Bundelkhand (1808-12)—Regions of Bundelkhand in present Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; Lakshaman Dawa, the Killadar of Ajaygarh Fort, Darya Singh, the Killadar of Kalanjar, and Gopal Singh, a military adventurer were the important insurgents.

14. Parlakimedi Outbreak (1813-34)—Orissa; Narayan Deo and Gajapathi Deo.






Source - A Brief History of Modern India by Rajiv Ahir I.P.S.

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