Koya rebellion
Topic: Peasant and Tribal Resistance under Company Rule · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
The Koya rebellions were risings of the Koya people of the eastern Godavari hills, in present-day Andhra Pradesh. They rose in 1862, in 1879–80, and again later. They were angry at harsh treatment by the police, moneylenders and other outsiders. They also opposed new forest rules that stopped them from using the forests they depended on. This was the common tribal pattern: outsiders and forest laws taking away people's livelihood.
Example
In 1879–80 the Koyas, led by Tomma Sora, attacked police stations in the Godavari hill tracts. The British used troops to put down the rising.
Don't confuse with
- Rampa rebellion 1879: a rising in the same Godavari hill region in the same years. It was aimed mainly at a local mansabdar (chief) backed by the British.
Related concepts
- Kol uprising
- Bhil uprisings
- Ramosi uprising
- Chuar uprisings
- U Tirot Sing
- Khond uprisings
- Rampa rebellion 1879
- Birsa Munda movement
- Chota Nagpur Tenancy Act 1908