UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1988 · Q3 · 60 marks
Discuss briefly the tribal revolts in Eastern India from 1817 to 1857. Were they directed against land lordism and colonialism?
- Chapter
- Indian Response to British Rule
- Topic
- Tribal Uprisings
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