Module 2: The 1895 Outbreak, Gaya Munda's Command & Triple Objectives
Concept
Subtopic 2.1: The 1895 Mobilization, Military Organization and Movement Goals
The Mundas formally raised the banner of armed rebellion in 1895 against the erosion of their traditional Khuntkatti (joint landholding) rights. Birsa assigned his most trusted associate, Gaya Munda, to oversee recruitment and military training of rebel fighters. The movement aimed for internal purification (eradicating alcohol and animal sacrifice), the termination of foreign British rule, and liberation from British-backed zamindars and moneylenders.
- The Mundas organized their armed uprising in 1895.
- Birsa Munda entrusted recruitment and military training to Gaya Munda.
- The movement aimed at internal social reform, overthrow of British rule, and elimination of feudal intermediaries.
- Question: In which year did the Mundas raise their rebellion? Answer: 1895.
- Question: Whom did Birsa appoint for troop recruitment and military drills? Answer: Gaya Munda.
- Question: What were the composite aims of Birsa Munda? Answer: Internal purification, end of foreign rule, and freedom from loyalist zamindars.
MCQs
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Question 5: To which trusted associate did Birsa Munda assign the responsibility of troop recruitment and military training?
Question 6: The aim of Birsa Munda was:
Question 7: The Mundas launched their rebellion in: (B.P.S.C., 45th, 2002)
One-liners
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In which year did the Mundas raise their rebellion?
1895.Whom did Birsa appoint for troop recruitment and military drills?
Gaya Munda.What were the composite aims of Birsa Munda?
Internal purification, end of foreign rule, and freedom from loyalist zamindars.