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Question
Explain the statement with reason.
Revolts of Bhills against British calmed down eventually.
Solution
- Captain Briggs blocked all the supplies coming to the Bhils.
- At the same time Mount Stuart Elphinston, a British officer adopted a policy of pacifying the Bhils. They were recruited to protect the travellers. He offered them jobs and pensions. However, the policy of cornering the Bhils was also continued.
- Major Morin left no alternative for the Bhils but to surrender.
- Around 1822 the revolt under the leadership of Hariya Bhil was crushed by Captain Robinson.
- Another revolt of the Bhils, in which thousands of Bhils participated, was crushed by Lieutenant Outram. However, he also stayed among the Bhils and won their confidence. He tried to bring them into the mainstream of urban life. He adopted measures like declaration of amnesty, land grants, agricultural loans (tagai), reprieve from the past crimes, and recruitment in the army.
Hence, Revolts of Bhills against the British calmed down eventually
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