WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many people assembled in the village of Bhagnadihi?
A
10000
B
5000
C
6000
D
9000
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bhognadih is a village in the Barhait CD block in the Sahibganj subdivision of the Sahibganj district of the Jharkhand State, India. Bhognadih has a place in history, as the main centre of the Santhal rebellion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Santhal Revolt was initiated at Bhagnadihi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rebellion of the Santhals began as a reaction to end the revenue system of the British East India Company (BEIC), usury practices, and the zamindari system in India; in the tribal belt of what was then known as the Bengal Presidency.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 30th June 1855, two years before the Great Revolt of 1857, two Santhal brothers Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu organised 10, 000 Santhals and proclaimed a rebellion against the British. The tribals took an oath to drive away from the British from their homeland.

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