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RISE OF NEW FORCES - II 
 
b) Tribal Uprisings and Peasants Movements 
 
Unit Structure : 
 
10.0 Objectives  
10.1 Introduction  
10.2 Tribal uprisings 
10.3  Peasants movement 
10.4  Deccan riots  
10.5 Conclusion  
10.6 Questions  
 
10.0 OBJECTIVES  
 
 
INTRODUCTION  
 
 As soon as the British took over Western India, Indian 
tribes revolted against them. In the Maharashtra the hills tribes 
offered heroic resistance to British rule. The tribal uprising was the 
resistance against the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. 
There are many factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the 
British rule. In Maharashtra, the agrarian discontent against the 
British rule was due to the exploitative agrarian policy of the British 
rule. The heavy land tax fixed by the land settlement, fall in 
agricultural produce, growing poverty of the agricultural masses 
and their indebtness added to the miseries of the peasants. The 
British neglected the agricultural industry and their alliance with the 
moneylenders created serious unrest in the minds of the peasants. 
RISE	OF	NEW	FORCES	-	II	
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RISE OF NEW FORCES - II 
 
b) Tribal Uprisings and Peasants Movements 
 
Unit Structure : 
 
10.0 Objectives  
10.1 Introduction  
10.2 Tribal uprisings 
10.3  Peasants movement 
10.4  Deccan riots  
10.5 Conclusion  
10.6 Questions  
 
10.0 OBJECTIVES  
 
 
INTRODUCTION  
 
 As soon as the British took over Western India, Indian 
tribes revolted against them. In the Maharashtra the hills tribes 
offered heroic resistance to British rule. The tribal uprising was the 
resistance against the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. 
There are many factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the 
British rule. In Maharashtra, the agrarian discontent against the 
British rule was due to the exploitative agrarian policy of the British 
rule. The heavy land tax fixed by the land settlement, fall in 
agricultural produce, growing poverty of the agricultural masses 
and their indebtness added to the miseries of the peasants. The 
British neglected the agricultural industry and their alliance with the 
moneylenders created serious unrest in the minds of the peasants. 
RISE	OF	NEW	FORCES	-	II	
 
 
The British company uprooted the peasant and the tribal of western 
Maharashtra who had opposed vigorously their exploitive economic 
policies and tried to throw them out of the country.  
 
 TRIBAL UPRISINGS 
 
 Indian tribes revolted against the Britishers, as soon as the 
British established their control over Western India. In Maharashtra 
the hilly tribes offered stiff resistance to the British rule. Ramoshis, 
Bhils, Kolis and many other tribal people revolted against the rule of 
East India Company. The tribal uprising was the resistance against 
the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. There are many 
factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the British rule. 
 
Causes of the revolts 
 
1) The tribes were not happy with the growing influence of the 
British in their own area of influence. From many years they 
had been living peacefully with the nature. The Mughals and 
the Deccan kingdoms hardly interfere in their day to day life. 
However the British desire of exploiting the natural resources 
made them rebel and stand of against the government. 
 
2) Most of the tribes like Ramoshis and Kolis attacked 
moneylenders. Their chief aim was to teach lesson to the 
moneylenders who uses to cheat poor ignorant tribal. The 
moneylenders had protection of the British government. So 
naturally they got evolved against the British rule. 
 
3) The British wished to create a monopoly over forest. Unlike 
Indian ruler, the British could not understand the attachment 
of the tribes to their original inhabitance. They lived in hilly 
regions and forests. They lived in harmony with the nature. 
They didn’t like the British attitude of exploitation of natural 
wealth for the sake of their material development. The 
tightening of British control over their forest zones, creation 
of reserved forests and attempt to monopolize forest wealth 
made the tribes rebellious. 
 
4) The British disrupted the traditional economic set up. They 
devoid the tribal people of their traditional economic set up 
and hence the tribal were forced to serve as menial labours 
and miners. They were instigated against British by the 
hostile personalities like Vasudev Phadke, Trimbak Dengle 
and Umaji Naik. 
 
The revolt normally began when the tribes felt oppressed 
and had no other way but fight. The tribes organized themselves for 
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RISE OF NEW FORCES - II 
 
b) Tribal Uprisings and Peasants Movements 
 
Unit Structure : 
 
10.0 Objectives  
10.1 Introduction  
10.2 Tribal uprisings 
10.3  Peasants movement 
10.4  Deccan riots  
10.5 Conclusion  
10.6 Questions  
 
10.0 OBJECTIVES  
 
 
INTRODUCTION  
 
 As soon as the British took over Western India, Indian 
tribes revolted against them. In the Maharashtra the hills tribes 
offered heroic resistance to British rule. The tribal uprising was the 
resistance against the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. 
There are many factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the 
British rule. In Maharashtra, the agrarian discontent against the 
British rule was due to the exploitative agrarian policy of the British 
rule. The heavy land tax fixed by the land settlement, fall in 
agricultural produce, growing poverty of the agricultural masses 
and their indebtness added to the miseries of the peasants. The 
British neglected the agricultural industry and their alliance with the 
moneylenders created serious unrest in the minds of the peasants. 
RISE	OF	NEW	FORCES	-	II	
 
 
The British company uprooted the peasant and the tribal of western 
Maharashtra who had opposed vigorously their exploitive economic 
policies and tried to throw them out of the country.  
 
 TRIBAL UPRISINGS 
 
 Indian tribes revolted against the Britishers, as soon as the 
British established their control over Western India. In Maharashtra 
the hilly tribes offered stiff resistance to the British rule. Ramoshis, 
Bhils, Kolis and many other tribal people revolted against the rule of 
East India Company. The tribal uprising was the resistance against 
the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. There are many 
factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the British rule. 
 
Causes of the revolts 
 
1) The tribes were not happy with the growing influence of the 
British in their own area of influence. From many years they 
had been living peacefully with the nature. The Mughals and 
the Deccan kingdoms hardly interfere in their day to day life. 
However the British desire of exploiting the natural resources 
made them rebel and stand of against the government. 
 
2) Most of the tribes like Ramoshis and Kolis attacked 
moneylenders. Their chief aim was to teach lesson to the 
moneylenders who uses to cheat poor ignorant tribal. The 
moneylenders had protection of the British government. So 
naturally they got evolved against the British rule. 
 
3) The British wished to create a monopoly over forest. Unlike 
Indian ruler, the British could not understand the attachment 
of the tribes to their original inhabitance. They lived in hilly 
regions and forests. They lived in harmony with the nature. 
They didn’t like the British attitude of exploitation of natural 
wealth for the sake of their material development. The 
tightening of British control over their forest zones, creation 
of reserved forests and attempt to monopolize forest wealth 
made the tribes rebellious. 
 
4) The British disrupted the traditional economic set up. They 
devoid the tribal people of their traditional economic set up 
and hence the tribal were forced to serve as menial labours 
and miners. They were instigated against British by the 
hostile personalities like Vasudev Phadke, Trimbak Dengle 
and Umaji Naik. 
 
The revolt normally began when the tribes felt oppressed 
and had no other way but fight. The tribes organized themselves for 
 
 
an armed resistance. These tribal people though no match for the 
modern military might of the British rule, their struggle against the 
colonial power, provided inspiration to the other people. 
 
Ramoshis Uprising  
 
Ramoshiss also known as Berad, was a nomadic tribe of 
hunter gatherers found in a large scale in western Maharashtra. 
They served as a fighting force in the Maratha army, well known for 
their bravery. In the early nineteenth century the commercial British 
national forest policy and the conflict it created over forest use 
forced them to start struggle against British rule. After the final 
defeat of the Marathas in 1818, the British administration of the 
Bombay Province found it difficult to suppress the activities of 
Ramoshis. Since the Maratha rule was over, they became 
unemployed. They were working in police administration of Maratha 
with the introduction of the British administrative set up the local 
tribes like Ramoshiss and Bhills were neglected. Most of them were 
removed from job. This led of the rising discontent in their mind 
against the British. Though Ramoshiss were unemployed they were 
confident of themselves as they were armed. They were ready to 
join any one who would provide them suitable employment. The 
economic problems created by famine and British regime had 
adverse effect on the people.  
 
The Ramoshiss led the banner of revolt under their spirited 
leader Umaji Naik. He and his associate Bapu Trimbakji revolted 
against the British rule. Their revolt caused a lot of trouble for the 
British rule. They lived in forest and people had sympathy for them, 
since they did not harm the poor people. On the contrary they 
attacked the moneylenders and rich people who were exploiting the 
masses. From 1828 to 1829 their rule was the ultimate in the hills 
around the fort of Torna. Though their leader Umaji was captured 
and put to death by the British they never lost their struggle. 
Ramoshiss were so troublesome that after few years, British tried to 
pacify them by granting lands as well as recruiting them as hill 
police.  
 
Kolis Uprising  
 
The kolis were neighbours of the Bhills and lived in the 
country both and below the Sahyadri in the Thane. They were 
scattered over the whole area from the border of Kutch to the 
Western Ghats. By nature, they were fighting race. In 1824, Kolis of 
Gujarat burnt and plundered village. For the British rule, it was the 
first taste of their might. It was only the use of force that could stop 
the activities of kolis.  
 
 
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b) Tribal Uprisings and Peasants Movements 
 
Unit Structure : 
 
10.0 Objectives  
10.1 Introduction  
10.2 Tribal uprisings 
10.3  Peasants movement 
10.4  Deccan riots  
10.5 Conclusion  
10.6 Questions  
 
10.0 OBJECTIVES  
 
 
INTRODUCTION  
 
 As soon as the British took over Western India, Indian 
tribes revolted against them. In the Maharashtra the hills tribes 
offered heroic resistance to British rule. The tribal uprising was the 
resistance against the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. 
There are many factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the 
British rule. In Maharashtra, the agrarian discontent against the 
British rule was due to the exploitative agrarian policy of the British 
rule. The heavy land tax fixed by the land settlement, fall in 
agricultural produce, growing poverty of the agricultural masses 
and their indebtness added to the miseries of the peasants. The 
British neglected the agricultural industry and their alliance with the 
moneylenders created serious unrest in the minds of the peasants. 
RISE	OF	NEW	FORCES	-	II	
 
 
The British company uprooted the peasant and the tribal of western 
Maharashtra who had opposed vigorously their exploitive economic 
policies and tried to throw them out of the country.  
 
 TRIBAL UPRISINGS 
 
 Indian tribes revolted against the Britishers, as soon as the 
British established their control over Western India. In Maharashtra 
the hilly tribes offered stiff resistance to the British rule. Ramoshis, 
Bhils, Kolis and many other tribal people revolted against the rule of 
East India Company. The tribal uprising was the resistance against 
the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. There are many 
factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the British rule. 
 
Causes of the revolts 
 
1) The tribes were not happy with the growing influence of the 
British in their own area of influence. From many years they 
had been living peacefully with the nature. The Mughals and 
the Deccan kingdoms hardly interfere in their day to day life. 
However the British desire of exploiting the natural resources 
made them rebel and stand of against the government. 
 
2) Most of the tribes like Ramoshis and Kolis attacked 
moneylenders. Their chief aim was to teach lesson to the 
moneylenders who uses to cheat poor ignorant tribal. The 
moneylenders had protection of the British government. So 
naturally they got evolved against the British rule. 
 
3) The British wished to create a monopoly over forest. Unlike 
Indian ruler, the British could not understand the attachment 
of the tribes to their original inhabitance. They lived in hilly 
regions and forests. They lived in harmony with the nature. 
They didn’t like the British attitude of exploitation of natural 
wealth for the sake of their material development. The 
tightening of British control over their forest zones, creation 
of reserved forests and attempt to monopolize forest wealth 
made the tribes rebellious. 
 
4) The British disrupted the traditional economic set up. They 
devoid the tribal people of their traditional economic set up 
and hence the tribal were forced to serve as menial labours 
and miners. They were instigated against British by the 
hostile personalities like Vasudev Phadke, Trimbak Dengle 
and Umaji Naik. 
 
The revolt normally began when the tribes felt oppressed 
and had no other way but fight. The tribes organized themselves for 
 
 
an armed resistance. These tribal people though no match for the 
modern military might of the British rule, their struggle against the 
colonial power, provided inspiration to the other people. 
 
Ramoshis Uprising  
 
Ramoshiss also known as Berad, was a nomadic tribe of 
hunter gatherers found in a large scale in western Maharashtra. 
They served as a fighting force in the Maratha army, well known for 
their bravery. In the early nineteenth century the commercial British 
national forest policy and the conflict it created over forest use 
forced them to start struggle against British rule. After the final 
defeat of the Marathas in 1818, the British administration of the 
Bombay Province found it difficult to suppress the activities of 
Ramoshis. Since the Maratha rule was over, they became 
unemployed. They were working in police administration of Maratha 
with the introduction of the British administrative set up the local 
tribes like Ramoshiss and Bhills were neglected. Most of them were 
removed from job. This led of the rising discontent in their mind 
against the British. Though Ramoshiss were unemployed they were 
confident of themselves as they were armed. They were ready to 
join any one who would provide them suitable employment. The 
economic problems created by famine and British regime had 
adverse effect on the people.  
 
The Ramoshiss led the banner of revolt under their spirited 
leader Umaji Naik. He and his associate Bapu Trimbakji revolted 
against the British rule. Their revolt caused a lot of trouble for the 
British rule. They lived in forest and people had sympathy for them, 
since they did not harm the poor people. On the contrary they 
attacked the moneylenders and rich people who were exploiting the 
masses. From 1828 to 1829 their rule was the ultimate in the hills 
around the fort of Torna. Though their leader Umaji was captured 
and put to death by the British they never lost their struggle. 
Ramoshiss were so troublesome that after few years, British tried to 
pacify them by granting lands as well as recruiting them as hill 
police.  
 
Kolis Uprising  
 
The kolis were neighbours of the Bhills and lived in the 
country both and below the Sahyadri in the Thane. They were 
scattered over the whole area from the border of Kutch to the 
Western Ghats. By nature, they were fighting race. In 1824, Kolis of 
Gujarat burnt and plundered village. For the British rule, it was the 
first taste of their might. It was only the use of force that could stop 
the activities of kolis.  
 
 
 
 
Leadership of Ramaji Bhungere  
 
Ramaji Bhungere a Koli officer who resigned the government 
service raised the standard of revolt in 1828. The large number of 
Kolis joined him, since most of them became unemployed due to 
the British advancement. Government sent troops to suppress the 
revolt. The Kolis were inspired by the example of the Ramoshiss. 
They got support of common people in their struggle against the 
British. They plundered a large number of villages in the Sahyadri. 
They were also joined by others dissatisfied leaders of Maratha 
nobility such as Chimaji Jadhav, Bhau Khare. The rebels declared 
the change of the Government in the name of Peshwa. But the 
British government put down the revolt. Soon many Kolis were 
captured and put to death. However the spirit of Koli community 
was not destroyed.  
 
They broke into revolt again in 1844. This time Raghu 
Bhungere was their leader. They raided several villages. The police 
and the Kolis experienced many skirmishes. They attacked police 
station and killed many police men. It is interesting to note that 
during the Koli rebellion of May 1845, the leaders of the Ramoshis 
uprising had also joined the Kolis at Purandar in Pune. In 1845 the 
rebellion spread in Purandar. Though Bapu Bhungere was captured 
the Koli continued their struggle till 1850. By 1850 the first phase of 
Koli rebellion had been suppressed. In 1873 Honya an influential 
Koli raised a well trained band of followers in the Poona. This time 
the moneylenders were main target of Kolis. Honya was against the 
moneylenders because they cheated the poor tribesmen. Though 
he was cough in 1815 the spirit of rebellion never ceased.  Between 
May to July 1875 many moneylenders were targeted. British 
decided to crush the rebellion of kolis so they sent many able 
officers to pun to an end revolt of Koli. 
 
Bhills Uprising 
 
The Bhills were primitive and predatory tribes living in 
settlement scattered in the western Maharashtra. Khandesh was 
the stronghold of the Bhills. They controlled the mountain passes 
between the north and the south. In countryside they were 
cultivators. However in hilly region, they carried on plunder of the 
rich landlords. They had suffered exploitation at the hand of British. 
The British occupied the Khandesh in 1818. This increased the 
suspicion in the minds of the Bhills. So they took shelter in hilly 
region of Satpuda and carried their activities from there. The 
Satpuda region became the base of their military operations.  
 
In 1817 the Bhills rebelled against the British. Economic 
distress, famine and the ill governance of the British led them to the 
uprising. It was suspected that this uprising was caused at the 
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b) Tribal Uprisings and Peasants Movements 
 
Unit Structure : 
 
10.0 Objectives  
10.1 Introduction  
10.2 Tribal uprisings 
10.3  Peasants movement 
10.4  Deccan riots  
10.5 Conclusion  
10.6 Questions  
 
10.0 OBJECTIVES  
 
 
INTRODUCTION  
 
 As soon as the British took over Western India, Indian 
tribes revolted against them. In the Maharashtra the hills tribes 
offered heroic resistance to British rule. The tribal uprising was the 
resistance against the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. 
There are many factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the 
British rule. In Maharashtra, the agrarian discontent against the 
British rule was due to the exploitative agrarian policy of the British 
rule. The heavy land tax fixed by the land settlement, fall in 
agricultural produce, growing poverty of the agricultural masses 
and their indebtness added to the miseries of the peasants. The 
British neglected the agricultural industry and their alliance with the 
moneylenders created serious unrest in the minds of the peasants. 
RISE	OF	NEW	FORCES	-	II	
 
 
The British company uprooted the peasant and the tribal of western 
Maharashtra who had opposed vigorously their exploitive economic 
policies and tried to throw them out of the country.  
 
 TRIBAL UPRISINGS 
 
 Indian tribes revolted against the Britishers, as soon as the 
British established their control over Western India. In Maharashtra 
the hilly tribes offered stiff resistance to the British rule. Ramoshis, 
Bhils, Kolis and many other tribal people revolted against the rule of 
East India Company. The tribal uprising was the resistance against 
the Zamindar, moneylenders and the British rule. There are many 
factors that led to the tribes to revolts against the British rule. 
 
Causes of the revolts 
 
1) The tribes were not happy with the growing influence of the 
British in their own area of influence. From many years they 
had been living peacefully with the nature. The Mughals and 
the Deccan kingdoms hardly interfere in their day to day life. 
However the British desire of exploiting the natural resources 
made them rebel and stand of against the government. 
 
2) Most of the tribes like Ramoshis and Kolis attacked 
moneylenders. Their chief aim was to teach lesson to the 
moneylenders who uses to cheat poor ignorant tribal. The 
moneylenders had protection of the British government. So 
naturally they got evolved against the British rule. 
 
3) The British wished to create a monopoly over forest. Unlike 
Indian ruler, the British could not understand the attachment 
of the tribes to their original inhabitance. They lived in hilly 
regions and forests. They lived in harmony with the nature. 
They didn’t like the British attitude of exploitation of natural 
wealth for the sake of their material development. The 
tightening of British control over their forest zones, creation 
of reserved forests and attempt to monopolize forest wealth 
made the tribes rebellious. 
 
4) The British disrupted the traditional economic set up. They 
devoid the tribal people of their traditional economic set up 
and hence the tribal were forced to serve as menial labours 
and miners. They were instigated against British by the 
hostile personalities like Vasudev Phadke, Trimbak Dengle 
and Umaji Naik. 
 
The revolt normally began when the tribes felt oppressed 
and had no other way but fight. The tribes organized themselves for 
 
 
an armed resistance. These tribal people though no match for the 
modern military might of the British rule, their struggle against the 
colonial power, provided inspiration to the other people. 
 
Ramoshis Uprising  
 
Ramoshiss also known as Berad, was a nomadic tribe of 
hunter gatherers found in a large scale in western Maharashtra. 
They served as a fighting force in the Maratha army, well known for 
their bravery. In the early nineteenth century the commercial British 
national forest policy and the conflict it created over forest use 
forced them to start struggle against British rule. After the final 
defeat of the Marathas in 1818, the British administration of the 
Bombay Province found it difficult to suppress the activities of 
Ramoshis. Since the Maratha rule was over, they became 
unemployed. They were working in police administration of Maratha 
with the introduction of the British administrative set up the local 
tribes like Ramoshiss and Bhills were neglected. Most of them were 
removed from job. This led of the rising discontent in their mind 
against the British. Though Ramoshiss were unemployed they were 
confident of themselves as they were armed. They were ready to 
join any one who would provide them suitable employment. The 
economic problems created by famine and British regime had 
adverse effect on the people.  
 
The Ramoshiss led the banner of revolt under their spirited 
leader Umaji Naik. He and his associate Bapu Trimbakji revolted 
against the British rule. Their revolt caused a lot of trouble for the 
British rule. They lived in forest and people had sympathy for them, 
since they did not harm the poor people. On the contrary they 
attacked the moneylenders and rich people who were exploiting the 
masses. From 1828 to 1829 their rule was the ultimate in the hills 
around the fort of Torna. Though their leader Umaji was captured 
and put to death by the British they never lost their struggle. 
Ramoshiss were so troublesome that after few years, British tried to 
pacify them by granting lands as well as recruiting them as hill 
police.  
 
Kolis Uprising  
 
The kolis were neighbours of the Bhills and lived in the 
country both and below the Sahyadri in the Thane. They were 
scattered over the whole area from the border of Kutch to the 
Western Ghats. By nature, they were fighting race. In 1824, Kolis of 
Gujarat burnt and plundered village. For the British rule, it was the 
first taste of their might. It was only the use of force that could stop 
the activities of kolis.  
 
 
 
 
Leadership of Ramaji Bhungere  
 
Ramaji Bhungere a Koli officer who resigned the government 
service raised the standard of revolt in 1828. The large number of 
Kolis joined him, since most of them became unemployed due to 
the British advancement. Government sent troops to suppress the 
revolt. The Kolis were inspired by the example of the Ramoshiss. 
They got support of common people in their struggle against the 
British. They plundered a large number of villages in the Sahyadri. 
They were also joined by others dissatisfied leaders of Maratha 
nobility such as Chimaji Jadhav, Bhau Khare. The rebels declared 
the change of the Government in the name of Peshwa. But the 
British government put down the revolt. Soon many Kolis were 
captured and put to death. However the spirit of Koli community 
was not destroyed.  
 
They broke into revolt again in 1844. This time Raghu 
Bhungere was their leader. They raided several villages. The police 
and the Kolis experienced many skirmishes. They attacked police 
station and killed many police men. It is interesting to note that 
during the Koli rebellion of May 1845, the leaders of the Ramoshis 
uprising had also joined the Kolis at Purandar in Pune. In 1845 the 
rebellion spread in Purandar. Though Bapu Bhungere was captured 
the Koli continued their struggle till 1850. By 1850 the first phase of 
Koli rebellion had been suppressed. In 1873 Honya an influential 
Koli raised a well trained band of followers in the Poona. This time 
the moneylenders were main target of Kolis. Honya was against the 
moneylenders because they cheated the poor tribesmen. Though 
he was cough in 1815 the spirit of rebellion never ceased.  Between 
May to July 1875 many moneylenders were targeted. British 
decided to crush the rebellion of kolis so they sent many able 
officers to pun to an end revolt of Koli. 
 
Bhills Uprising 
 
The Bhills were primitive and predatory tribes living in 
settlement scattered in the western Maharashtra. Khandesh was 
the stronghold of the Bhills. They controlled the mountain passes 
between the north and the south. In countryside they were 
cultivators. However in hilly region, they carried on plunder of the 
rich landlords. They had suffered exploitation at the hand of British. 
The British occupied the Khandesh in 1818. This increased the 
suspicion in the minds of the Bhills. So they took shelter in hilly 
region of Satpuda and carried their activities from there. The 
Satpuda region became the base of their military operations.  
 
In 1817 the Bhills rebelled against the British. Economic 
distress, famine and the ill governance of the British led them to the 
uprising. It was suspected that this uprising was caused at the 
 
 
instigation of Trimbakji Dengle, the noble of Peshwa Bajirao II. 
When British pressurized Bajirao to arrest Trimbakji, the Bhills 
turned anti British and revolted against them. The British 
succeeded in suppressing the Bhills rising by military actions and 
by conciliatory approach. Bhill uprising in 1819 led to the 
devastation of neighboring region. The British adopted brutal 
method to uproot Bhills. Their settlement of Bhills was destroyed 
and many of them killed. Then also many Bhills continued their 
struggle. Taking advantage of the British reverse in Burmese war in 
1825 the Bhills again rebelled. They challenged British authority 
from time to time. The British policy of suppression and conciliation 
seemed to pacify them at last. But it took too much time. 
 
Revolt of Gadkari  
 
Gadkari used to garrison the Maratha forts and enjoyed land 
grants for their service. After the third Anglo Maratha war, their 
services were dispensed and they were required to pay revenues 
for the lands they held. The British took away some other 
customary privilege of the Gadkaris. These activities spread 
discontent among the soldiers and common people against the 
British. This led to the rising of Gadkaries. The local military 
commanders also joined them. Gadkari rising became a general 
popular revolt against the British. The fire of rebellion spread 
neighboring states also. The rebels captured the forts of Panhala 
and Pavangad. The Bombay government took extensive steps to 
suppress the revolt. After the intensive military campaign, the 
British finally succeeded in suppressing the risings of the Gadkaries  
 
Gond uprising 
 
Maratha power was the last regime which was defeated by 
the British. Bhosale of Nagpur was one of the important center of 
Maratha might. However after the end of their rule, British were free 
to introduce their administrative system in the Nagpur region. 
Within three years of their assuming charge of Chandrapur, the 
British had to face a trouble in the area. A large part of Chandrapur 
district was covered with thick forest populated mainly by Gonds. 
Several Zamindars also were related to the Raj Gond families of 
Chandrapur. A number of Raj Gond had helped Appasaheb 
Bhosale in his struggle against the British. 
 
 Taking advantage of the revolt of 1857 the Gond Zamindar 
of Adapalli and Ghot revolted against the British. They gathered a 
considerable force of Gonds and brought Rajgad Pargana under 
his control. British sent army to suppress the Gond rebellion. 
Baburao Gond attacked the English camp in the Aheri province and 
looted it. English army did find it difficult to suppress the Gond 
revolt. However treachery played the trick. Baburao Gond was