Rani Chennamma Rebellion

Rani Chennamma Rebellion

Commemorating 200 years of Rani Chennamma’s rebellion against the British East India Company

  • Nanoo Chennamma Campaign – To commemorate Rani Chennamma’s heroic deeds fighting the British.
  • Kittur Declaration – Declaration on the fighting spirit of Indian women which gotreleasedduring the campaign.
  • Also known as – Kittur Revolt
  • Year – 1824
  • Region – Karnataka
  • Between – British East India Company and Rani Chennamma
    • Rani Chennamma was the Queen of Kittur and a freedom fighter
  • Against – Doctrine of Lapse policy of British
  • End of battle – Rani Chennamma was defeated in the 3rd war and was imprisoned at Bailhongal Fort where she died in 1829.
  • Significance – One of the earliest woman-led anti-colonial struggles
  • Commemoration –
    • Kittur Utsava annually held in Karnataka commemorates her first victory against British
    • In 2007, a statue of Rani Chennamma was unveiled at the Indian Parliament Complex by Pratibha Patil.
  • What is it? – An annexation policy of British
  • Followed widely by – Lord Dalhousie
  • Provisions –
    • Any princely state under the direct or indirect control of the East India Company where the ruler did not have a legal male heir would be annexed by the company
    • As per this, any adopted son of the Indian ruler could not be proclaimed as heir to the kingdom

Source: The Indian Express


After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government?
1. The territories called ‘Santhal Parganas’ were created.
2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2018 Prelims]

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)


Practice Question

Consider the following statements:

  1. Kittur Revolt was held against the exorbitant tax revenue of British administration
  2. It was led by Rani Chennamma, the queen of Kittur.

Which of the statement is/are correct?

 
 
 
 

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