Tribal revolts in India before Indian independence

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18th century

• 1766-72 chuar revolt under the leadership of Raja Jagannath.
• 1774-79: Halba rebellion in Dongar (By Halba tribes in Bastar Chhattisgarh) against British armies and the Marathas.
• 1778: Revolt of the Pahariya Sardars of Chota Nagpur against the British Government.
• 1784-1785: Uprising of the Koli Mahadev tribes in Maharashtra.
• 1789: Revolt of the Tamar of Chota Nagpur against British.
• 1794-1795: The Tamars revolted again.
• 1798: The revolt of the tribals against the sale of Panchet estate.

1800-1899

• 1812 Kurichya Rebellion organised by the tribal people Kurichyas against the Wayanad invasion of British in 1812.
• 1850 The Kond tribe revolted in Orissa under leadership of chief Bisoi.
• 1855 The 'Great Rebellion'by the Santal community against the British in Eastern India led by Sido and Kanho, claiming to have supernatural powers.
• 1857-1858 The Bhil revolted again under the leadership of Bhagoji Naik and Kajar Singh.
• 1860 The Lushai tribal people raided the then British Tripura and killed 186 British subjects.
• 1860-1862 The Synteng tribal Jaintia Hills in North-East India.
• 1861 The Juang tribal community revolted in Orissa.
• 1862 The Koya tribal community revolted in Andhra against tribal landlords called 'Muttader' in tribal dialect.
• 1869-1870 The Santal people revolted at Dhanbad in Eastern India against a local monarch.The British mediated to settle dispute.
• 1879 The Naga tribal people revolted in North-Eastern India.
• 1880 The Koya revolted again at Malkangiri in Orissa under leadership of Tammandora.
• 1883 The Sentinelese tribal people of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean attacked the British.
• 1889 The mass agitation by the Munda against the British in Eastern India.
• 1891 The tribals of North-East India revolted against the British under leadership of Tikendraji Singh.
• 1892 The Lushei people revolted against the British repeatedly.
• 1895 The famous revolt by the Munda tribal community under leadership of Birsa Munda.Later, Birsa was arrested.

20th century

• 1911 The uprising of the tribal people of Bastar.
• 1913-1914 Tana Bhagat movement in Bihar
• 1913 samp sabha by guru govind & 1507 bhil people against British at mangadh hill
• 1917-1919 Kuki Uprising in Manipur against British colonialism under the leadership of their chieftains called haosa
• 1920-1921 Tana Bhagat movement happened again.
• 1922 The Koya tribal community revolted at Rampa against the British under leadership of Alluri seeta Rama Raju.
• 1932 The Nagas revolted under leadership of 14 year old Rani Guidallo in North-Eastern India.
• 1941 The Gond and the Kolam revolted in collaboration against British Government in the Adilabad district of the state of Telangana.
• 1942 Tribal revolt under leadership of Lakshmana Naik at Koraput in Orissa.
• 1942-1945 The tribes of Andaman and Nicobar islands revolted against occupation of their islands by Japanese troops during world war