He belonged to the Munda tribe in the Chotanagpur Plateau area. Also known as Dharti Aaba (Father of Earth), Birsa Munda is known to have mobilised the tribal community against the British and had also forced the colonial officials to introduce laws protecting the land rights of the tribals. Birsait Sect: Having gained awareness of the British colonial ruler and the efforts of …
Hul Divas Hul Divas is observed annually on June 30 in memory of tribals — Sidho and Kanhu Murmu — who led the Santhal Hul (rebellion) on June 30, 1855, at Bhognadih in Sahebganj district. Covid-19 pandemic has led to the cancellation of annual public observance of Hul in Jharkhand About Santhal Rebellion The Santhals …
Introduction British Government enacted the Regulating Act in 1773 to control the activities of the Company. The Act set up a system whereby it supervised (regulated) the work of the Company but did not take power for itself. The Act had proven to be a failure within a few years and the British government decided …
Introduction Act was passed by the British Parliament for the regulation of the British East India Company’s Indian territories, mainly in Bengal. The Regulating Act of 1773 opened a new chapter in the constitutional history of the Company. It was the first intervention by the British government in the company’s territorial affairs and marked the …
Reforms of Warren Hastings The financial position of the Company became worse and the difficulties were intensified by famine. When Warren Hastings assumed the administration of Bengal in 1772, he found it in utter chaos. Warren Hastings realized the immediate need for introducing reforms. Abolition of the Dual System: The East India Company decided to …
The seeds of the Battle of Buxar were sown after the Battle of Plassey, when Mir Qasim became the Nawab of Bengal. The primary cause was the conflict between the English and Mir Qasim. Mir Qasim was an able Nawab. The English wanted Mir to remain as a puppet in their hands. But, he always …
Dual Government of Bengal was a system of Government was established by Robert Clive following the Treaty of Allahabad (1765). The British East India Company obtained the actual power; whereas the responsibility and charge of administration was entrusted to the Nawab of Bengal. Under this dual system of governance, the British administration acquired both the …
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Introduction The battle of Plassey was the decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Sirajuddaula, ruler of Bengal, and his French partners on the 23rd June 1757. The battle took place at Plassey on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, about 150 km north of Calcutta and south of Murshidabad, then capital of Bengal. …