Jharkhand PSC Prelim Exam 2010 Solved Paper

(4) The Santhal rebellion predates 1857. It was a rebellion of Santhal people led by 4 Murmu Brothers named Sindhu, Kanhu ,Chand and Bhairav, in modern Jharkhand (then Bengal Presidency) against the oppressive Zamindari system.
The initially launched Guerilla warfare in the Jungles of Jharkhand. The British trapped these outstanding archers and killed them in a battle. The Santhal villages were plundered and the rebell ion was brutal ly subdued.