Q. With reference to tribal resistance movements in British India, consider the following statements regarding the Serengsia Battle of 1837:
1.It was an armed military resistance led by the Ho Adivasi community against the expansion of the East India Company.
2.The conflict took place in the Serengsia valley located within the Kolhan region of present-day Jharkhand.
3.The military operations of the Ho fighters were organized under the leadership of Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu.
4.Following the suppression of the battle, major leaders including Poto Ho and Berai Ho were publicly executed by the British.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Detailed Explanation:
- Statement 1 is correct: The Serengsia battle (1837) was a direct, organized armed conflict where the indigenous Ho Adivasis fought against the encroachment and taxation policies of the British East India Company.
- Statement 2 is correct: The battle took place in the narrow Serengsia valley, situated in the West Singhbhum district of the Kolhan division in modern-day Jharkhand.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: The principal leader of this specific Ho resistance was Poto Ho (along with Berai Ho, Nara Ho, and Pandua Ho). Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu were the historic leaders of the Santhal Rebellion of 1855, not the Serengsia Battle of 1837.
- Statement 4 is correct: By December 1837, the British forces captured the primary leaders. Poto Ho, Berai Ho, and Nara Ho were publicly hanged at Jagannathpur on January 1, 1838, to terrify the local population.
