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Amar Ujala Publications Jharkhand : General Knowledge
IMPORTANT DATES OF
MODERN
1733 : Death of Shivnath Shah and accession of Udai Nath Shah; Nawab
Sujauddin appointed Alivardi Khan as the Naib Subedar of Bihar.
1740 : Hidayat Ali Khan attacked Raja Vishnu Singh of Ramgarh and annexed
his territories. Udai Nath Shah died and his younger brother Shyam
Sunder Shah became the ruler of Chhotanagpur.
1765 : Diwani grant of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by Shah Alam-II to the East
India Company.
1767 : Entry of the British is Singhbhum.
1771 : Invasion of Palamu by captain camac when Jainath Singh was the
ruler.
1773 : Chotanagpur was transferred from Patna Council to the Bengal Presi-
dency.
1775 : S.G . Whitley was appointed Civil Collector of Palamu, Ramgarh and
Chotanagpur.
1780 : Establishment of Ramgarh Hill Tract.
1782 : Construction of Military Road between Calcutta and Benaras.
1782 : Tamar Rebellion
1783-84 : Rebellion of Tilka Manjhi
1785 : Hanging of Tilka Manjhi is Bhagalpur Jail.
1793 : Permanent Settlement.
1797 : Revolt of Munda in Bundu.
1798-99 : Bhumji Revolt.
1800-02 : Chero Revolt
1800 : Powers of Ramgarh Collector withdrawn due revolts and given to
Patna Collector.
1805 : Establishments of Jangal Mahal as a district. A vague name of sundry
tracts and Chieftainship lying between the settled districts of Bengal
and the hilly country of Chotanagpur.
1806 : Beginning of Zamindar police.
1820 : Tamar revolt under the leadership of Rudai and Kunta Munda.
1820-21 : No Revolt of Singhbhum.
1824 : Establishment of Damin-i-koh
1825 : Appointment of two additonal Munsifs and their posting at Lesliganj
and Lohardagga.
1831-32 : The Kol Rebellion.
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Amar Ujala Publications Jharkhand : General Knowledge
IMPORTANT DATES OF
MODERN
1733 : Death of Shivnath Shah and accession of Udai Nath Shah; Nawab
Sujauddin appointed Alivardi Khan as the Naib Subedar of Bihar.
1740 : Hidayat Ali Khan attacked Raja Vishnu Singh of Ramgarh and annexed
his territories. Udai Nath Shah died and his younger brother Shyam
Sunder Shah became the ruler of Chhotanagpur.
1765 : Diwani grant of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by Shah Alam-II to the East
India Company.
1767 : Entry of the British is Singhbhum.
1771 : Invasion of Palamu by captain camac when Jainath Singh was the
ruler.
1773 : Chotanagpur was transferred from Patna Council to the Bengal Presi-
dency.
1775 : S.G . Whitley was appointed Civil Collector of Palamu, Ramgarh and
Chotanagpur.
1780 : Establishment of Ramgarh Hill Tract.
1782 : Construction of Military Road between Calcutta and Benaras.
1782 : Tamar Rebellion
1783-84 : Rebellion of Tilka Manjhi
1785 : Hanging of Tilka Manjhi is Bhagalpur Jail.
1793 : Permanent Settlement.
1797 : Revolt of Munda in Bundu.
1798-99 : Bhumji Revolt.
1800-02 : Chero Revolt
1800 : Powers of Ramgarh Collector withdrawn due revolts and given to
Patna Collector.
1805 : Establishments of Jangal Mahal as a district. A vague name of sundry
tracts and Chieftainship lying between the settled districts of Bengal
and the hilly country of Chotanagpur.
1806 : Beginning of Zamindar police.
1820 : Tamar revolt under the leadership of Rudai and Kunta Munda.
1820-21 : No Revolt of Singhbhum.
1824 : Establishment of Damin-i-koh
1825 : Appointment of two additonal Munsifs and their posting at Lesliganj
and Lohardagga.
1831-32 : The Kol Rebellion.
1832-33 : Bhumji Revolt in Marbhum and Singh-bhum.
1833 : Formation of South-West Frontier Agency and its start in 1834 with
head-quarter at Ranchi.
1834 : Birth of Hazaribagh as a district.
1837 : Formation of Kolhar Government Estate, creation of Singhbhum as a
new district.
1845 : Arrival of Lutheran Mission in Chotanagpur.
1854 : End of South West Frontier Agency; creation of Chotanagpur
Division.
1855-57 : Santhal Rebellion, under Siddhu and Kanhu.
1856-57 : Sepoy Revolt under the leadership by Vishnunath Shahdeo, Sheikh
Bhikhari, Ganpat Rai and Buddhu Bhagat.
1857-59 : Revolt of Raja Arjun Singh of Porhat.
1857 : Movement of Bhumji Tikaits.
1858 : Effort to make First Record of Rights.
1860 : Santhal Rebellion in Santhal Pargana.
1863 : Creation of Daltanganj Sub-division.
1866-67 : Santhal Revolution in Baman valley.
1869 : Chotanagpur Tenures Act (Act II of 1869) Bhuihari Survey and
Settlement.
1869 : Beginning of Anglican Mission; Creation of Municipalities in Jhar-
khand.
1869-70 : Santhal Rebellion in Tundi.
1871 : Kharwar Revolt under Bhagirath Manjhi.
1874 : Start of Roman Catholic Mission, first iron factory ‘Barkar Iron Works’
established.
1879 : “Procted Forest” declared in Palamu, Chotanagpur Landlord and
Tenancy Act enforced.
1869-93 : Insurrection of Bhuiyan of Keonjhar.
1881-82 : Korba Insurrection in Palamu.
1885 : Arival of father livons in Chotanagpur.
1859-95 : Sardari Struggle in Chotanagpur.
1880 : Kharia Movement under the leadership of Telangana Kharia.
1895-00 : The Birsa Movement.
1897 : Chotanagpur Commutation Act enforced.
1902 : Santhal Revolt in Saraikela; creation of Gumla Sub-division.
1902-10 : Cadastrial Survey and Settlement of Ranchi district taken up.
1902 : Creation of Khunti Sub-division.
1907 : Inauguration of Purulia-Ranchi Rail Line by the Bengal Governor.
1907-08 : Compilation and enactment of three Chotanagpur Tenancy Act.
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Amar Ujala Publications Jharkhand : General Knowledge
IMPORTANT DATES OF
MODERN
1733 : Death of Shivnath Shah and accession of Udai Nath Shah; Nawab
Sujauddin appointed Alivardi Khan as the Naib Subedar of Bihar.
1740 : Hidayat Ali Khan attacked Raja Vishnu Singh of Ramgarh and annexed
his territories. Udai Nath Shah died and his younger brother Shyam
Sunder Shah became the ruler of Chhotanagpur.
1765 : Diwani grant of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by Shah Alam-II to the East
India Company.
1767 : Entry of the British is Singhbhum.
1771 : Invasion of Palamu by captain camac when Jainath Singh was the
ruler.
1773 : Chotanagpur was transferred from Patna Council to the Bengal Presi-
dency.
1775 : S.G . Whitley was appointed Civil Collector of Palamu, Ramgarh and
Chotanagpur.
1780 : Establishment of Ramgarh Hill Tract.
1782 : Construction of Military Road between Calcutta and Benaras.
1782 : Tamar Rebellion
1783-84 : Rebellion of Tilka Manjhi
1785 : Hanging of Tilka Manjhi is Bhagalpur Jail.
1793 : Permanent Settlement.
1797 : Revolt of Munda in Bundu.
1798-99 : Bhumji Revolt.
1800-02 : Chero Revolt
1800 : Powers of Ramgarh Collector withdrawn due revolts and given to
Patna Collector.
1805 : Establishments of Jangal Mahal as a district. A vague name of sundry
tracts and Chieftainship lying between the settled districts of Bengal
and the hilly country of Chotanagpur.
1806 : Beginning of Zamindar police.
1820 : Tamar revolt under the leadership of Rudai and Kunta Munda.
1820-21 : No Revolt of Singhbhum.
1824 : Establishment of Damin-i-koh
1825 : Appointment of two additonal Munsifs and their posting at Lesliganj
and Lohardagga.
1831-32 : The Kol Rebellion.
1832-33 : Bhumji Revolt in Marbhum and Singh-bhum.
1833 : Formation of South-West Frontier Agency and its start in 1834 with
head-quarter at Ranchi.
1834 : Birth of Hazaribagh as a district.
1837 : Formation of Kolhar Government Estate, creation of Singhbhum as a
new district.
1845 : Arrival of Lutheran Mission in Chotanagpur.
1854 : End of South West Frontier Agency; creation of Chotanagpur
Division.
1855-57 : Santhal Rebellion, under Siddhu and Kanhu.
1856-57 : Sepoy Revolt under the leadership by Vishnunath Shahdeo, Sheikh
Bhikhari, Ganpat Rai and Buddhu Bhagat.
1857-59 : Revolt of Raja Arjun Singh of Porhat.
1857 : Movement of Bhumji Tikaits.
1858 : Effort to make First Record of Rights.
1860 : Santhal Rebellion in Santhal Pargana.
1863 : Creation of Daltanganj Sub-division.
1866-67 : Santhal Revolution in Baman valley.
1869 : Chotanagpur Tenures Act (Act II of 1869) Bhuihari Survey and
Settlement.
1869 : Beginning of Anglican Mission; Creation of Municipalities in Jhar-
khand.
1869-70 : Santhal Rebellion in Tundi.
1871 : Kharwar Revolt under Bhagirath Manjhi.
1874 : Start of Roman Catholic Mission, first iron factory ‘Barkar Iron Works’
established.
1879 : “Procted Forest” declared in Palamu, Chotanagpur Landlord and
Tenancy Act enforced.
1869-93 : Insurrection of Bhuiyan of Keonjhar.
1881-82 : Korba Insurrection in Palamu.
1885 : Arival of father livons in Chotanagpur.
1859-95 : Sardari Struggle in Chotanagpur.
1880 : Kharia Movement under the leadership of Telangana Kharia.
1895-00 : The Birsa Movement.
1897 : Chotanagpur Commutation Act enforced.
1902 : Santhal Revolt in Saraikela; creation of Gumla Sub-division.
1902-10 : Cadastrial Survey and Settlement of Ranchi district taken up.
1902 : Creation of Khunti Sub-division.
1907 : Inauguration of Purulia-Ranchi Rail Line by the Bengal Governor.
1907-08 : Compilation and enactment of three Chotanagpur Tenancy Act.
1911 : Construction of Ranchi Lohardagga Rail line started.
1912 : Formation of Christian Student Organisation Bihar separated from
Bengal.
1912 : Construction of Andrey House in Ranchi.
1913 : Completion and opening of Ranchi Lohardagga Rail line.
1914 : Tana Bhagat Movement.
1917 : Tribal Revolt in Mayurbhanj.
1920 : Formation of ‘Chotanagpur Unnati Samaj’, Ranchi Hazaribagh Bus
Service launched.
1924 : Establishment of Lac Research Insti-tute at Namkum (Ranchi).
1930 : Separate recommendation of the Jhar-khand Commission on
Chotanag-pur.
1930-31 : Haribaba Movement in Singhbhum.
1931 : Formation of Kisan Sabha, formation of Chotanagpur Catholic Sabha.
1932 : Construction of New Governor House in Ranchi.
1935 : Reform Movement among Bhumji of Marbhum; Government of India
Act, 1935 passed.
1938 : Formation of Chotanagpur Adivasi Maha Sabha.
1939 : Tribal Revolt in Gangapur.
1942 : Impact of ‘Bharat Choro Andolan’ (Quit India) on various districts of
Dhanbad like Ranchi, Gumla, Lohardagga, Giridih, Dhanbad etc.
1947 : Formation of All India, Jharkhand Party.
1948 : Tribal upsurge in Saraikela and Kharsa-war.
1949 : Tribal Revolt in Mayurbhanj.
1950 : Formation of Jharkhand Party under Jaipal Singh.
1951 : Emergence of Jharkhand Party as fully developed political party.
1952 : Formation of Tribal Socio-Cultural As-sociation.
1955 : Demand of separate Jharkhand state before State Reorganization
Com-mission.
1950-58 : Kharwar V an Andolan.
1957 : Decline of Jharkhand Party starts.
1963 : Merger of Jharkhand Party with the Congress Party.
1965 : Formation of Academy of Indian Culture and efforts of the Hindu
Organizations to bring back tribals into their fold.
1966 : Formation of Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad.
1967 : Fourth General Elections, Division of Jharkhand Party Movement of
Birsa Seva Dal, Formation of Akhil.
1968 : Formation of Hill Jharkhand Party.
1969 : Bihar Schedule Areas Regulation Act.
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Amar Ujala Publications Jharkhand : General Knowledge
IMPORTANT DATES OF
MODERN
1733 : Death of Shivnath Shah and accession of Udai Nath Shah; Nawab
Sujauddin appointed Alivardi Khan as the Naib Subedar of Bihar.
1740 : Hidayat Ali Khan attacked Raja Vishnu Singh of Ramgarh and annexed
his territories. Udai Nath Shah died and his younger brother Shyam
Sunder Shah became the ruler of Chhotanagpur.
1765 : Diwani grant of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by Shah Alam-II to the East
India Company.
1767 : Entry of the British is Singhbhum.
1771 : Invasion of Palamu by captain camac when Jainath Singh was the
ruler.
1773 : Chotanagpur was transferred from Patna Council to the Bengal Presi-
dency.
1775 : S.G . Whitley was appointed Civil Collector of Palamu, Ramgarh and
Chotanagpur.
1780 : Establishment of Ramgarh Hill Tract.
1782 : Construction of Military Road between Calcutta and Benaras.
1782 : Tamar Rebellion
1783-84 : Rebellion of Tilka Manjhi
1785 : Hanging of Tilka Manjhi is Bhagalpur Jail.
1793 : Permanent Settlement.
1797 : Revolt of Munda in Bundu.
1798-99 : Bhumji Revolt.
1800-02 : Chero Revolt
1800 : Powers of Ramgarh Collector withdrawn due revolts and given to
Patna Collector.
1805 : Establishments of Jangal Mahal as a district. A vague name of sundry
tracts and Chieftainship lying between the settled districts of Bengal
and the hilly country of Chotanagpur.
1806 : Beginning of Zamindar police.
1820 : Tamar revolt under the leadership of Rudai and Kunta Munda.
1820-21 : No Revolt of Singhbhum.
1824 : Establishment of Damin-i-koh
1825 : Appointment of two additonal Munsifs and their posting at Lesliganj
and Lohardagga.
1831-32 : The Kol Rebellion.
1832-33 : Bhumji Revolt in Marbhum and Singh-bhum.
1833 : Formation of South-West Frontier Agency and its start in 1834 with
head-quarter at Ranchi.
1834 : Birth of Hazaribagh as a district.
1837 : Formation of Kolhar Government Estate, creation of Singhbhum as a
new district.
1845 : Arrival of Lutheran Mission in Chotanagpur.
1854 : End of South West Frontier Agency; creation of Chotanagpur
Division.
1855-57 : Santhal Rebellion, under Siddhu and Kanhu.
1856-57 : Sepoy Revolt under the leadership by Vishnunath Shahdeo, Sheikh
Bhikhari, Ganpat Rai and Buddhu Bhagat.
1857-59 : Revolt of Raja Arjun Singh of Porhat.
1857 : Movement of Bhumji Tikaits.
1858 : Effort to make First Record of Rights.
1860 : Santhal Rebellion in Santhal Pargana.
1863 : Creation of Daltanganj Sub-division.
1866-67 : Santhal Revolution in Baman valley.
1869 : Chotanagpur Tenures Act (Act II of 1869) Bhuihari Survey and
Settlement.
1869 : Beginning of Anglican Mission; Creation of Municipalities in Jhar-
khand.
1869-70 : Santhal Rebellion in Tundi.
1871 : Kharwar Revolt under Bhagirath Manjhi.
1874 : Start of Roman Catholic Mission, first iron factory ‘Barkar Iron Works’
established.
1879 : “Procted Forest” declared in Palamu, Chotanagpur Landlord and
Tenancy Act enforced.
1869-93 : Insurrection of Bhuiyan of Keonjhar.
1881-82 : Korba Insurrection in Palamu.
1885 : Arival of father livons in Chotanagpur.
1859-95 : Sardari Struggle in Chotanagpur.
1880 : Kharia Movement under the leadership of Telangana Kharia.
1895-00 : The Birsa Movement.
1897 : Chotanagpur Commutation Act enforced.
1902 : Santhal Revolt in Saraikela; creation of Gumla Sub-division.
1902-10 : Cadastrial Survey and Settlement of Ranchi district taken up.
1902 : Creation of Khunti Sub-division.
1907 : Inauguration of Purulia-Ranchi Rail Line by the Bengal Governor.
1907-08 : Compilation and enactment of three Chotanagpur Tenancy Act.
1911 : Construction of Ranchi Lohardagga Rail line started.
1912 : Formation of Christian Student Organisation Bihar separated from
Bengal.
1912 : Construction of Andrey House in Ranchi.
1913 : Completion and opening of Ranchi Lohardagga Rail line.
1914 : Tana Bhagat Movement.
1917 : Tribal Revolt in Mayurbhanj.
1920 : Formation of ‘Chotanagpur Unnati Samaj’, Ranchi Hazaribagh Bus
Service launched.
1924 : Establishment of Lac Research Insti-tute at Namkum (Ranchi).
1930 : Separate recommendation of the Jhar-khand Commission on
Chotanag-pur.
1930-31 : Haribaba Movement in Singhbhum.
1931 : Formation of Kisan Sabha, formation of Chotanagpur Catholic Sabha.
1932 : Construction of New Governor House in Ranchi.
1935 : Reform Movement among Bhumji of Marbhum; Government of India
Act, 1935 passed.
1938 : Formation of Chotanagpur Adivasi Maha Sabha.
1939 : Tribal Revolt in Gangapur.
1942 : Impact of ‘Bharat Choro Andolan’ (Quit India) on various districts of
Dhanbad like Ranchi, Gumla, Lohardagga, Giridih, Dhanbad etc.
1947 : Formation of All India, Jharkhand Party.
1948 : Tribal upsurge in Saraikela and Kharsa-war.
1949 : Tribal Revolt in Mayurbhanj.
1950 : Formation of Jharkhand Party under Jaipal Singh.
1951 : Emergence of Jharkhand Party as fully developed political party.
1952 : Formation of Tribal Socio-Cultural As-sociation.
1955 : Demand of separate Jharkhand state before State Reorganization
Com-mission.
1950-58 : Kharwar V an Andolan.
1957 : Decline of Jharkhand Party starts.
1963 : Merger of Jharkhand Party with the Congress Party.
1965 : Formation of Academy of Indian Culture and efforts of the Hindu
Organizations to bring back tribals into their fold.
1966 : Formation of Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad.
1967 : Fourth General Elections, Division of Jharkhand Party Movement of
Birsa Seva Dal, Formation of Akhil.
1968 : Formation of Hill Jharkhand Party.
1969 : Bihar Schedule Areas Regulation Act.
1970 : Constitution of Sonot Santhal Samaj by Sibu Soren against
dispossession, usury of alcoholism.
1971 : Formation of Marxist Coordination Party by A. K. Rai and demand of
a separate Jharkhand state.
1973 : Protest started against the Koel Karo Project “Jharkhand Mukti
Morcha” (JMM) formed or Lithalov. 1973 by Sibu Soren, Late Vinod
Bihari Mahto and others.
1977 : Movement of ‘Kolhar Raksha Sangh’ in Singhbhum creation of
Branch Secretariat in Ranchi and the post of Regional Development
Commissioner (RDC).
1977-78 : Accelaration of movement for a separate state.
1978 : Movement for a separate Jharkhand state launched by All India
Jharkhand Party. Nationalization of minor forest produces by the
government.
1980 : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha of Sibu Soren became victorious in Mid-
Term Poll, creation a separate Tribal and Regional Language
Department in Ranchi University.
1981 : Government of Bihar formed Chota-nagpur Santhal Pargana
Autonomous Development Authority, Submission of Memorandum
for a separate Kolhar state to the Commonwealth Relation Officer in
London.
1985 : MLAs of Jharkhand area demanded declaration of Chotanagpur and
Santhal Parganas as Union Territory. Formation of all Jharkhand
Students Union (AJSU) by Prabhakar Tirkey and Suraj Singh Besra.
1987 : Formation of Jharkhand Co-ordination Committee, Murder of Nirmal
Mahto (JMM leader) in Jamshedpur on 8th August.
1988 : Demand of seperate Vananchal state by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).
1989 : Government of India decided to form a 24 member “Committee on
Jharkhand Matters”.
1990 : Submission of Memorandum by AJSU for a separate Jharkhand State
to Mr. Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, the then Home Minister of the
Govt. of India.
1991 : Formation of Jharkhand People’s Party.
1992 : Protest by the displaced and radioactivity affected persons of
Jharkhand, Economic Blokade by JMM on 22nd March. Meeting
between the Union Home Minister and BJP-CPM for a separate
Jharkhand state consisting of sixteen districts.
1993 : Protest Movement against pilot field Firing Range in Netarhat.
1994 : Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council Bill passed in Bihar Assembly,
Movement against Shaikh Hydro-electric Project. Approval of
proposal to form Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council on 27th Sep.
by Home Minister, Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of Bihar.
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Amar Ujala Publications Jharkhand : General Knowledge
IMPORTANT DATES OF
MODERN
1733 : Death of Shivnath Shah and accession of Udai Nath Shah; Nawab
Sujauddin appointed Alivardi Khan as the Naib Subedar of Bihar.
1740 : Hidayat Ali Khan attacked Raja Vishnu Singh of Ramgarh and annexed
his territories. Udai Nath Shah died and his younger brother Shyam
Sunder Shah became the ruler of Chhotanagpur.
1765 : Diwani grant of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa by Shah Alam-II to the East
India Company.
1767 : Entry of the British is Singhbhum.
1771 : Invasion of Palamu by captain camac when Jainath Singh was the
ruler.
1773 : Chotanagpur was transferred from Patna Council to the Bengal Presi-
dency.
1775 : S.G . Whitley was appointed Civil Collector of Palamu, Ramgarh and
Chotanagpur.
1780 : Establishment of Ramgarh Hill Tract.
1782 : Construction of Military Road between Calcutta and Benaras.
1782 : Tamar Rebellion
1783-84 : Rebellion of Tilka Manjhi
1785 : Hanging of Tilka Manjhi is Bhagalpur Jail.
1793 : Permanent Settlement.
1797 : Revolt of Munda in Bundu.
1798-99 : Bhumji Revolt.
1800-02 : Chero Revolt
1800 : Powers of Ramgarh Collector withdrawn due revolts and given to
Patna Collector.
1805 : Establishments of Jangal Mahal as a district. A vague name of sundry
tracts and Chieftainship lying between the settled districts of Bengal
and the hilly country of Chotanagpur.
1806 : Beginning of Zamindar police.
1820 : Tamar revolt under the leadership of Rudai and Kunta Munda.
1820-21 : No Revolt of Singhbhum.
1824 : Establishment of Damin-i-koh
1825 : Appointment of two additonal Munsifs and their posting at Lesliganj
and Lohardagga.
1831-32 : The Kol Rebellion.
1832-33 : Bhumji Revolt in Marbhum and Singh-bhum.
1833 : Formation of South-West Frontier Agency and its start in 1834 with
head-quarter at Ranchi.
1834 : Birth of Hazaribagh as a district.
1837 : Formation of Kolhar Government Estate, creation of Singhbhum as a
new district.
1845 : Arrival of Lutheran Mission in Chotanagpur.
1854 : End of South West Frontier Agency; creation of Chotanagpur
Division.
1855-57 : Santhal Rebellion, under Siddhu and Kanhu.
1856-57 : Sepoy Revolt under the leadership by Vishnunath Shahdeo, Sheikh
Bhikhari, Ganpat Rai and Buddhu Bhagat.
1857-59 : Revolt of Raja Arjun Singh of Porhat.
1857 : Movement of Bhumji Tikaits.
1858 : Effort to make First Record of Rights.
1860 : Santhal Rebellion in Santhal Pargana.
1863 : Creation of Daltanganj Sub-division.
1866-67 : Santhal Revolution in Baman valley.
1869 : Chotanagpur Tenures Act (Act II of 1869) Bhuihari Survey and
Settlement.
1869 : Beginning of Anglican Mission; Creation of Municipalities in Jhar-
khand.
1869-70 : Santhal Rebellion in Tundi.
1871 : Kharwar Revolt under Bhagirath Manjhi.
1874 : Start of Roman Catholic Mission, first iron factory ‘Barkar Iron Works’
established.
1879 : “Procted Forest” declared in Palamu, Chotanagpur Landlord and
Tenancy Act enforced.
1869-93 : Insurrection of Bhuiyan of Keonjhar.
1881-82 : Korba Insurrection in Palamu.
1885 : Arival of father livons in Chotanagpur.
1859-95 : Sardari Struggle in Chotanagpur.
1880 : Kharia Movement under the leadership of Telangana Kharia.
1895-00 : The Birsa Movement.
1897 : Chotanagpur Commutation Act enforced.
1902 : Santhal Revolt in Saraikela; creation of Gumla Sub-division.
1902-10 : Cadastrial Survey and Settlement of Ranchi district taken up.
1902 : Creation of Khunti Sub-division.
1907 : Inauguration of Purulia-Ranchi Rail Line by the Bengal Governor.
1907-08 : Compilation and enactment of three Chotanagpur Tenancy Act.
1911 : Construction of Ranchi Lohardagga Rail line started.
1912 : Formation of Christian Student Organisation Bihar separated from
Bengal.
1912 : Construction of Andrey House in Ranchi.
1913 : Completion and opening of Ranchi Lohardagga Rail line.
1914 : Tana Bhagat Movement.
1917 : Tribal Revolt in Mayurbhanj.
1920 : Formation of ‘Chotanagpur Unnati Samaj’, Ranchi Hazaribagh Bus
Service launched.
1924 : Establishment of Lac Research Insti-tute at Namkum (Ranchi).
1930 : Separate recommendation of the Jhar-khand Commission on
Chotanag-pur.
1930-31 : Haribaba Movement in Singhbhum.
1931 : Formation of Kisan Sabha, formation of Chotanagpur Catholic Sabha.
1932 : Construction of New Governor House in Ranchi.
1935 : Reform Movement among Bhumji of Marbhum; Government of India
Act, 1935 passed.
1938 : Formation of Chotanagpur Adivasi Maha Sabha.
1939 : Tribal Revolt in Gangapur.
1942 : Impact of ‘Bharat Choro Andolan’ (Quit India) on various districts of
Dhanbad like Ranchi, Gumla, Lohardagga, Giridih, Dhanbad etc.
1947 : Formation of All India, Jharkhand Party.
1948 : Tribal upsurge in Saraikela and Kharsa-war.
1949 : Tribal Revolt in Mayurbhanj.
1950 : Formation of Jharkhand Party under Jaipal Singh.
1951 : Emergence of Jharkhand Party as fully developed political party.
1952 : Formation of Tribal Socio-Cultural As-sociation.
1955 : Demand of separate Jharkhand state before State Reorganization
Com-mission.
1950-58 : Kharwar V an Andolan.
1957 : Decline of Jharkhand Party starts.
1963 : Merger of Jharkhand Party with the Congress Party.
1965 : Formation of Academy of Indian Culture and efforts of the Hindu
Organizations to bring back tribals into their fold.
1966 : Formation of Akhil Bharatiya Adivasi Vikash Parishad.
1967 : Fourth General Elections, Division of Jharkhand Party Movement of
Birsa Seva Dal, Formation of Akhil.
1968 : Formation of Hill Jharkhand Party.
1969 : Bihar Schedule Areas Regulation Act.
1970 : Constitution of Sonot Santhal Samaj by Sibu Soren against
dispossession, usury of alcoholism.
1971 : Formation of Marxist Coordination Party by A. K. Rai and demand of
a separate Jharkhand state.
1973 : Protest started against the Koel Karo Project “Jharkhand Mukti
Morcha” (JMM) formed or Lithalov. 1973 by Sibu Soren, Late Vinod
Bihari Mahto and others.
1977 : Movement of ‘Kolhar Raksha Sangh’ in Singhbhum creation of
Branch Secretariat in Ranchi and the post of Regional Development
Commissioner (RDC).
1977-78 : Accelaration of movement for a separate state.
1978 : Movement for a separate Jharkhand state launched by All India
Jharkhand Party. Nationalization of minor forest produces by the
government.
1980 : Jharkhand Mukti Morcha of Sibu Soren became victorious in Mid-
Term Poll, creation a separate Tribal and Regional Language
Department in Ranchi University.
1981 : Government of Bihar formed Chota-nagpur Santhal Pargana
Autonomous Development Authority, Submission of Memorandum
for a separate Kolhar state to the Commonwealth Relation Officer in
London.
1985 : MLAs of Jharkhand area demanded declaration of Chotanagpur and
Santhal Parganas as Union Territory. Formation of all Jharkhand
Students Union (AJSU) by Prabhakar Tirkey and Suraj Singh Besra.
1987 : Formation of Jharkhand Co-ordination Committee, Murder of Nirmal
Mahto (JMM leader) in Jamshedpur on 8th August.
1988 : Demand of seperate Vananchal state by Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP).
1989 : Government of India decided to form a 24 member “Committee on
Jharkhand Matters”.
1990 : Submission of Memorandum by AJSU for a separate Jharkhand State
to Mr. Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, the then Home Minister of the
Govt. of India.
1991 : Formation of Jharkhand People’s Party.
1992 : Protest by the displaced and radioactivity affected persons of
Jharkhand, Economic Blokade by JMM on 22nd March. Meeting
between the Union Home Minister and BJP-CPM for a separate
Jharkhand state consisting of sixteen districts.
1993 : Protest Movement against pilot field Firing Range in Netarhat.
1994 : Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council Bill passed in Bihar Assembly,
Movement against Shaikh Hydro-electric Project. Approval of
proposal to form Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council on 27th Sep.
by Home Minister, Prime Minister and the Chief Minister of Bihar.
1995 : Approval of Jharkhand Area Auto-nomous Council Bill by the
Governor on 7th April, Sibu Soren nominated President of the
Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council by the Government of Bihar.
1996 : The Bihar Ligslative Assembly passed the proposal to form a
separate Jharkhand state on 22nd July; State government sent  it to
the Central Government for approval.
1997 : Resolution to form a separate Jharkhand state in Bihar Legislative
Assembly.
1998 : The Government of India announced the creation of a separate
V ananchal state; V ananchal state Bill presented in Lok Sabha in 23rd
September.
1999 : The Ranchi Bench of Patna High Court restored the interim Executive
Council of Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council.
2000 : Bihar Reorganisation Bill, 2000 passed by the legislative assembly
on 25th April, Bill passed by the Lok Sabha on 2nd August and
approval by the President of India on 25th August.
15-11-2000 : Creation of a separate Jharkhand state Babu Lal Marandi took oath
as the first Chief Minister of the state.
2001 : Jamtara, Saraikela, Simdega and Latehar was created as four new
districts.
2003 : Arjun Munda took oath as the second Chief Minister on 18th March.
2006 : Madhu Kora was sworn in as fourth Chief Minister on 14th
September. NREGA launched in Jharkhand. Jharkhand State
Information Commission started on 24th July, 2006.
2007 : Ramgarh and Khurti were made new districts on 12th September.
2008 : Sibu Soren again became Chief Minister.
2009 : President rule imposed on 19th January, 2009 which continued upto
29th September Shibu Soren again became Chief Minister on 30th
December.
2010 : President Rule imposed for the second time in the state on 1st June,
2010.
Arjun Munda become eighth cm or 11 September, 2010.
2011 : Jharkhand Government approval Right to Service Act and Rules on
30 September, 2011, launched ‘Dal Bhat Yojana’ for providing food
at the rate of ` 5.34th National Games held in Jharkhand between 12
to 26 February.
2013 : President Rule imposed for the third time on 18th January and ended
on 12th July.
Hemant Soren became Ninth CM of the state on 13th July.
2014 : Raghubar Das appointed as new Chief Minister of Jharkhand. He is
10th CM of Jharkhand.