Q. The Santhal rebellion started under which of the following?
Answer: Bir Singh
Notes: The first Santhal rebellion erupted in the year 1854 under the leadership of Bir Singh of Sasan in Lachimpur. The Santhals were employed as laborers with the promise of wages or rent free lands under Permanent Settlement. However, they ere forced to become agricultural surfs.

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