The Rangpur Dhing
The Rangpur Revolt was erupted in the district of Rangpur,
Bengal in 1783. It is also known as the Rangpur Dhing. The term ‘Dhing’
literally means ‘rebellion’. It was a protest by the peasants and the Zamindars
against the excessive revenue demands of East India Company.
Leaders of the Rangpur Revolt
Nuruluddin and
Dayaram Seal were the leaders of the revolt.
Causes of the Rangpur revolt
With the
establishment, the East India Company introduced Ijaradari system to collect
revenue in Bengal. As per this system, the company auctioned off the land to
the highest bidder who became the ijaradar. Thus ijaradar was contracting party
with the Company who promised to pay revenue that was fixed either annually or
every 5 years on a piece of land.
The ijardar was not
interested in the welfare of the farmers who cultivated the land under him. His main objective was to squeeze out maximum
revenue from the farmers in order to pay the company and also earn some profit
for himself. If the zamindars or the farmers were unable to pay the taxes on
time, they were oppressed in many ways. Very often the estates of defaulting
zamindars, especially estates owned by women, were confiscated without much
compensation. Neither the zamindars nor the farmers were spared even if the
crops failed due to natural calamities like famine.
In 1783, Debi Singh
became the Ijaradar of Rangpur and Dinajpur. He resorted to oppressive means of
revenue extraction. Under him the revolt took a terrible form. On 18th
January, 1783, the farmers of Shakina, Fatehpur, Kajir Haat and Dimla in
Rangpur District rose to revolt. They were united under the leadership of
Nuruluddin.
The rebels
established an independent local government at Tepagram. This government worked
freely for five weeks. Dayaram Seal was an assistant to Nuruluddin. The main
agenda of this government was to unite the Hindu and the Muslim communities in
order to defy Debi Singh.
The revolutionary
government collected ‘ding khorcha’ or contributions to run the government and
rebellion. They aimed at setting fire to the offices of zamindars and loot
their treasury, free the jailed farmers from the prison of Dakligung, and also
to kill the tax collector officials of Debi Sigh. When the rebellion spread to
the whole of Coochbihar and Dinajpur, Richard Goodland, the collector of
Rangpur, could not contain the revolt. Ultimately, the uprising was put down by
the British and many rebels were killed.
Significance of the Rangpur revolt
Though the Rangpur
revolt suppressed, it showed the weaknesses of the ijardari system. The
government brought about some reforms in the farming system. This revolt had
paved the way for a more permanent system of land revenue. The rebellion saw
unity between Hindus and Muslims.
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1.
When did the Rangpur Revolt occur?
(i)
1783 (ii) 17875 (iii) 1787 (iv) None of these
2.
Where did the Rangpur Revolt occur?
(i)
Odissa (ii) Bihar (iii) Bengal (iv) None
3.
What was the nature of the Rangpur
Revolt?
(i)
Tribal (ii) Religious (iii) Workers (iv) Peasant
4.
The leaders of the Rangpur Revolt.
(i)
Nuruluddin (ii) Dayaram Seal (iii)
Both (iv) None
5.
The Rangpur Revolt occur against the
(i)
British (ii) Money lender (iii) zamindar (iv) None
6.
Debi Singh was the ijaradar of?
(i)
Rangpur (ii) Dibalpur (iii) Barisal (iv) None
7.
To which revolt the term ‘Dhing’
associated?
(i)
Sanyasi (ii) Rangpur (iii) Wahabi (iv) Ferazi
8.
Meaning of the term Dhing is
(i)
Hool (ii) Rebellion (iii) Fight (iv) Attack
9.
Which one among the following taxes was
collected by the Rangpur revolutionary government?
(i)
Dingh Khorcha (ii) Jatia
Khorcha (iii) Dadan (iv) None
महत्वपूर्ण प्रश्न:
Q1: रंगपुर विद्रोह कब और कहाँ हुआ था? इसके नेता का नाम बताइए।
उत्तर: रंगपुर विद्रोह 1783 में बंगाल के रंगपुर जिले में हुआ था। नूरुलुद्दीन और दयाराम सील विद्रोह के नेता थे।
Q2: डिंग खोरचा क्या था? इसे किसने एकत्र किया?
उत्तर: डिंग खोरचा सरकार चलाने के लिए एक कर था। इसे 1783 में रंगपुर विद्रोह के दौरान स्थापित क्रांतिकारी सरकार द्वारा एकत्र किया गया था।
Q3: ढिंग शब्द को परिभाषित करें। यह किस विद्रोह से संबंधित है?
उत्तर: 'ढिंग' शब्द का शाब्दिक अर्थ है 'विद्रोह'। इसका इस्तेमाल 1783 में रंगपुर विद्रोह के दौरान किया गया था।
Q4: रंगपुर विद्रोह का क्या महत्व था?
उत्तर: हालांकि रंगपुर विद्रोह को दबा दिया गया, लेकिन इसने इजरदारी व्यवस्था की कमजोरियों को दिखाया। सरकार ने कृषि प्रणाली में कुछ सुधार लाए। इस विद्रोह ने भू-राजस्व की अधिक स्थायी व्यवस्था का मार्ग प्रशस्त किया था। विद्रोह ने हिंदुओं और मुसलमानों के बीच एकता देखी।
Q5: देबी सिंह कौन थे?
उत्तर: देबी सिंह रंगपुर और दिनाजपुर के इजरदार थे। करों की वसूली के लिए उनके दमनकारी उपायों ने रंगपुर विद्रोह को जन्म दिया।
Q6: रंगपुर विद्रोह कहाँ हुआ था?
उत्तर: रंगपुर विद्रोह बंगाल के रंगपुर जिले में हुआ था। रंगपुर जिले के शकीना, फतेहपुर, काजीर हाट और डिमला के किसानों ने विद्रोह कर दिया।
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