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The Kol Rebellion is a revolt by the Kol tribe in 1831 against the tyranny of the British government. It is an important rebellion against the British in India. This rebellion was done to avenge the exploitation of the British. The people of this caste had lived peacefully for centuries in the plateau areas of Chota Nagpur. Their mainstay of livelihood was agriculture and forests. They used to clean the forests and cultivate the barren land by making it cultivable. So they considered the land as their natural right. The lifestyle of the Kolas began to change in the medieval period.

During the Mughal period, many merchants and other people came and started settling in the tribal areas. Muslim and Sikh merchants arrived in large numbers. These people gradually started to establish their rights on the land, but till the Mughal period, these changes did not have any widespread effect on the social and economic life of the Kol caste. With the establishment of British rule in Bengal, there was a significant change in the economic life of the people of Kol caste. Due to the permanent settlement, a strong class of new landlords and moneylenders emerged in this area along with his employees. All these together started physical and economic exploitation of the people of Kol caste. In case of non-payment of rent, their land was auctioned. These outsiders also started robbing the respect of Kol women. Kols also had to do forced labour and their women were forced to work in the house of landlords, moneylenders.

There was no one to protect them from these atrocities. The police stations and courts also supported the landlords and the moneylenders. The head of this caste was helpless. Their life had become a curse. Their anger escalated against the landlord, the moneylender, the police. The East India Company gave their land to the non-tribal people. Therefore, the tyranny of landlords, moneylenders and moneylenders on them started increasing day by day. Therefore, in 1831 AD, he revolted against the people of non-tribal caste. This rebellion of the people of Kol caste was led by Budhu Bhagat, Joa Bhagat. The people of the Kol caste destroyed the property of non-tribal landlords, moneylenders and moneylenders, robbed the government treasury and attacked courts and police stations. In the end the Company, seeing the gravity of the situation, sent a large contingent of army and ruthlessly suppressed the rebellion. A large number of Cole were killed. Cole was unable to face the British forces with his conventional weapons.

Kols first organized an armed movement against the government and its supporters against exploitation in eastern India. The path Colo took, became a source of inspiration to other tribals. Soon a massive movement of Santhals started in this area. If the Kol rebellion failed. But Cole's sacrifice did not go in vain. The struggle against inequality and exploitation continued even after the rebellion.

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