{"id":127291,"date":"2024-08-21T23:16:42","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T17:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=127291"},"modified":"2025-01-10T18:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:38:11","password":"","slug":"18th-century-civil-uprisings-india","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/docs\/18th-century-civil-uprisings-india","title":{"rendered":"Important Civil Uprisings in 18th Century India: Resistance Against British Colonial Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The British acquisition of power in India unfolded gradually, marked by <\/span><b>incremental conquests and subsequent efforts to control the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/economy\/\"><b>economy <\/b><\/a><b>and society<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sparking dissatisfaction and opposition. Indian resistance against British rule <\/span><b>encompassed diverse societal groups<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014peasants, artisans, tribals, ruling classes, military personnel, and religious leaders\u2014who joined forces to protect their interests. According to historian <\/span><b>Bipan Chandra,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> resistance took three main forms: civil rebellions, tribal uprisings, and peasant movements. Military revolts by Indians in the Company&#8217;s forces added depth to this historical period.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Sanyasi Revolt (1763-1800)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Origin and Causes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It arose in Eastern India due to the<\/span><b> devastating 1770 famine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>oppressive economic policies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the British. It was led by sanyasis, who were originally peasants, including those forcibly evicted from their land.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Local Allies and Armed Resistance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They were joined by dispossessed small zamindars, former soldiers, and rural poor.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, they launched raids on Company factories and treasuries, engaging in armed conflicts with the Company&#8217;s forces.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Key figures and suppression: Warren Hastings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> eventually managed to quell the uprising after a prolonged struggle. This rebellion saw <\/span><b>active participation from both Hindus and Muslims<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, earning it the <\/span><b>nickname of the Fakir Rebellion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Key Leaders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">included<\/span><b> Majnum Shah (or Majnu Shah), Chirag Ali, Musa Shah, Bhawani Pathak, and Debi Chaudhurani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Debi Chaudhurani&#8217;s involvement highlights the significant role of women in early resistance against the British.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Cultural impact and legacy of revolt: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Sanyasi Revolt serves as the inspiration for Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay&#8217;s semi-historical novel &#8220;<\/span><b>Anandamath<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8221; while his novel &#8220;<\/span><b>Devi Chaudhurani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; emphasizes the importance of <\/span><b>women in the struggle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against an alien rule threatening traditional Indian values.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><span class=\"vc_button\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Revolt in Midnapore and Dhalbhum (1766-74)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Reason: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was sparked by<\/span><b> changes in the land revenue system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> introduced by the English in 1772. Initially, there were harmonious relations between about 3,000 zamindars and talukdars and their ryots in Midnapore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the introduction of the new revenue system disrupted this harmony.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Zamindar-ryot harmony: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">British governor<\/span><b> Vansittart<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> noted that the zamindars of Midnapore often sided with the ryots in conflicts with English revenue collectors.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Result: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In regions like <\/span><b>Dhalbhum, Manbhum, Raipur, Panchet, Jhatibuni, Karnagarh, and Bagri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located in the extensive<\/span><b> Jungle Mahals of west and north-west Midnapore,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> zamindars were eventually dispossessed of their zamindaries by the 1800s.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Leadership:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Notable leaders in these uprisings included <\/span><b>Damodar Singh and Jagannath Dhal.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Revolt of Moamarias (1769-99)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Challenge to Ahom Authority by the Moamarias:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Revolt posed a significant challenge to the authority of the Ahom kings in Assam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Moamarias, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">belonging to the <\/span><b>low-caste peasant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> community, followed the teachings of <\/span><b>Aniruddhadeva<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1553-1624).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Rise of Low-Caste Movements and Ahom Dynasty&#8217;s Weakening: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their emergence mirrored the rise of other <\/span><b>low-caste groups in northern India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their uprisings <\/span><b>weakened the Ahom dynasty, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creating an opportunity for external forces to exploit the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Descendants of Ahom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rulers were proving incapable of meeting the challenges offered to their supremacy by several quarters.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Moamaria Uprising of 1769 and Its Impact: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most striking one was an uprising of the <\/span><b>Moamarias in 1769<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> during the rule of <\/span><b>King Laksmi Singh.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Maomaria again revolted during the rule of <\/span><b>King Gaurinath Singh (1780-1795), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who could not face them and he had to leave his capital, <\/span><b>Rangpur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (in upper Assam).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Gaurinath Singh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> took shelter in <\/span><b>Gauhati<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where too, his position was not safe, because of the outbreak of <\/span><b>disturbances in Darrang.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Reason: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">King Gaurinath Singh interfered in the matter of succession in Darrang. He dismissed a claim of the <\/span><b>Koch Prince Krishnanarayan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as the <\/span><b>Raja of Darrang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and got placed <\/span><b>Bishnunarayan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> there.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Krishnanarayan, so being disgruntled,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> raised a revolt aided by his band of <\/span><b>burkandazes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (former soldiers of Muslim armies and zamindars) against the <\/span><b>Ahom king <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and started finding ways to capture the power in Darrang.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Result<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Moamarias established <\/span><b>Bhatiapar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as their headquarters, and the regions most affected were <\/span><b>Rangpur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (now in <\/span><b>Bangladesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and <\/span><b>Jorhat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Ahom kingdom<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ultimately survived the rebellion, its weakened state made it vulnerable to a Burmese invasion, ultimately leading to its subjugation under British rule.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Civil Uprisings in Gorakhpur, Basti, and Bahraich (1781)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Revenue Policies and Uprisings under <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/lord-warren-hastings-1773-1785\/\"><b>Warren Hastings<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uprisings were a response to <\/span><b>Warren Hastings&#8217; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">plan to generate revenue for the expenses incurred in wars against the <\/span><b>Marathas and Mysore.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Hastings employed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English officers as <\/span><b>izaradars<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (revenue farmers) in Awadh, with <\/span><b>Major Alexander Hannay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> overseeing <\/span><b>Gorakhpur and Bahraich<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Hannay <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">secured an izara amounting to <\/span><b>22 lakh rupees for one year.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This initiative was a covert experiment by the Company to gauge the practical accessibility of surplus funds.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Reason: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hannay&#8217;s oppressive revenue demands caused widespread panic in the previously prosperous region under the<\/span><b> Nawab&#8217;s rule.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1781, enraged zamindars and cultivators rose against these exactions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Course and Result: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within weeks, <\/span><b>Hannay&#8217;s subordinates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were either killed or besieged by guerrilla forces aligned with the Zamindars.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the rebellion was eventually quelled, <\/span><b>Hannay was dismissed, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and his izara was forcibly revoked.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Revolt of the Raja of Vizianagaram (1794)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Alliance and Betrayal: The Treaty of 1758 in Vizianagaram: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It stemmed from a breach of trust by the <\/span><b>East India Company. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1758, a treaty was forged between the English and <\/span><b>Ananda Gajapatiraju,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the ruler of <\/span><b>Vizianagaram,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to jointly expel the <\/span><b>French<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the <\/span><b>Northern Circars,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which they accomplished.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the English, in a pattern seen throughout their Indian dealings, reneged on their treaty commitments.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ananda Raju <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">passed away before he could seriously confront the English.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Reason: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/ncert-notes\/east-india-company-rise-india\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">East India Company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> then demanded a tribute of three lakh rupees from <\/span><b>Vizayaramaraju, the Raja of Vizianagaram, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and insisted on the disbandment of his troops, despite there being no outstanding dues to the Company.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This incensed the raja, who, supported by his subjects, to lead a revolt.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Course and Result: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The English <\/span><b>captured the raja in 1793<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ordered him into exile with a pension. The Raja staunchly refused. In a tragic turn of events, the Raja met his end in <\/span><b>Battle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at <\/span><b>Padmanabham<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in modern Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh in 1794.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consequently, Vizianagaram fell under the dominion of the East India Company. Eventually, the Company extended an offer of the estate to the deceased Raja&#8217;s son and reduced the demands for presents.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>The Revolt of Dhundia in Bednur (1799-1800)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Reason: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It occurred in the aftermath of the English conquest of Mysore in 1799. <\/span><b>Dhundia Wagh, a local Maratha <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leader who had converted to Islam under Tipu Sultan, was released from jail with the fall of Seringapatam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He swiftly assembled a force comprising anti-British elements and established a small territory for himself.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Course and Consequence:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Following a defeat by the English in <\/span><b>August 1799,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dhundia sought refuge in the Maratha region. From there, he encouraged disillusioned princes to oppose the English and assumed a leadership role himself.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In September 1800, he met his end while fighting against British forces led by <\/span><b>Wellesley<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite his ultimate failure, <\/span><b>Dhundia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> became a revered figure among the masses.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Resistance of Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (1797; 1800-05)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Background: Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also known as the <\/span><b>&#8216;Lion of Kerala,&#8217;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> led the resistance against various forces in the Malabar region. He not only fought against Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan but also opposed the British from <\/span><b>1793 to 1805<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Third Anglo-Mysore War (1790-92)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allowed the English to assert control over Kottayam, despite an earlier agreement recognizing its independence in 1790.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Cause and Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The <\/span><b>English appointed Vira Varma<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Pazhassi Raja&#8217;s uncle, as the ruler of Kottayam. However, <\/span><b>Vira Varma <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">imposed <\/span><b>high taxes on peasants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to meet the Company&#8217;s revenue targets, triggering a <\/span><b>mass rebellion led by Pazhassi Raja in 1793.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Employing guerrilla warfare tactics,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pazhassi Raja negotiated a peace treaty in 1797.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>dispute over Wayanad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reignited hostilities in 1800, prompting Pazhassi Raja to mobilize a formidable force of Nairs, supplemented by Mappilas and Pathans (former soldiers of Tipu who became unemployed after his death).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>In November 1805,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the Lion of Kerala met his end in a gunfight at <\/span><b>Mavila Todu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, near the present-day border of Kerala and Karnataka.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #ff6600;\"><b>Civil Rebellion in Awadh (1799)<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Wazir Ali Khan&#8217;s Rise and the Massacre of Benares<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: In 1799, Wazir Ali Khan, the fourth Nawab of Awadh, initially ascended the throne with British support.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, his relations with the British soured, leading to his replacement by his uncle, <\/span><b>Saadat Ali Khan II.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Wazir Ali Khan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was granted a pension in Benares. In January 1799, he committed a notorious act by killing British resident <\/span><b>George Frederik Cherry, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who had invited him to lunch.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This incident, known as the <\/span><b>Massacre of Benares, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">saw Wazir Ali&#8217;s guards also killing two other Europeans and attacking the Magistrate of Benares.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Wazir Ali&#8217;s Defeat and Flight to Butwal:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wazir Ali managed to muster an army of several thousand men, but they were defeated by General <\/span><b>Erskine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Fleeing to Butwal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Wazir Ali sought asylum from the ruler of Jaipur.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Course<\/a><span class=\"vc_button\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Extradition and Imprisonment of Wazir Ali Khan:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At the request of Arthur Wellesley, the Raja of Jaipur extradited Wazir Ali on the condition that he would not be executed or put in fetters. Wazir Ali s<\/span><b>urrendered in December 1799 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and was confined in <\/span><b>Fort William, Calcutta.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 99.2602%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 165.749%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #ff5e00; text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Must Read<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.1754%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/\"><b>Current Affairs<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 115.574%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/\"><b>Editorial Analysis<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.1754%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\"><b>Upsc Notes\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 115.574%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/blogs\/\"><b>Upsc Blogs\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50.1754%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/ncert-notes\/\"><b>NCERT Notes<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 115.574%; text-align: center; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: #e9ebe8;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/mains-answer-writing\/\"><b>Free Main Answer Writing<\/b><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The civil uprisings of the 18th century in India reflect the growing resistance against <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/santhal-hul-rebellio\/\"><b>British colonial rule<\/b><\/a><b> and socio-economic injustices.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From the <\/span><b>Sanyasi Revolt&#8217;s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defiance against economic oppression to the localized uprisings in <\/span><b>Midnapore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and beyond, these movements reveal a complex scenario of rebellion. 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