Name: Forest Laws and Their Impact on Tribals
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 44 s
Description: Watch how the forest laws introduced by the British endangered the lives of the tribal people in India, setting off a rebellion in the forests.

Question

Why were the British able to suppress the tribal uprising easily?

Accepted Answer

The tribal groups revolted against the British Company because they interfered in their traditional way of living. They raised and fixed the revenue and also made detrimental changes in the forest laws. Tribals were left with no means of livelihood except to do wage labour.

Some important tribal revolts include the Kol rebellion of $1831$ and the Santhal rebellion of $1855$ . The Munda revolt of $1899$ under the leadership of Birsa Munda was very popular among the other tribal revolts.

Britishers were able to easily suppress these tribal revolts. The tribal armies were poorly equipped with weapons. They fought with their traditional spear, bow, and arrow. There was a lack of strong military commanders, unlike English forces. They had a small number of soldiers in their armies with improper training. Thus, their revolts were easily suppressed by the English forces.

Why were the British able to suppress the tribal uprising easily?

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