Pabna agrarian disturbances of 1873–1876

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The Pabna agrarian disturbances of 1873–1876 were a major peasant movement in Bengal (in present-day Bangladesh) in which tenant farmers organized against oppressive zamindari practices, influencing later agrarian and nationalist politics in British India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agrarian unrest
peasant movement
social movement in British India
characterizedBy largely non-violent resistance
organized peasant associations
use of law and courts against landlords
country British India
endTime 1876
fieldOfWork agrarian relations
peasant politics
followedBy later tenant movements in Bengal
hasCause attempts to enhance rent beyond legal limits
high rents
illegal cesses and exactions
oppressive zamindari practices
hasEffect greater official attention to tenant rights
influence on later agrarian movements in Bengal
influence on nationalist politics in British India
strengthening of tenant solidarity
legalContext Bengal Tenancy Act debates
Permanent Settlement of 1793
locatedInPresentDay Bangladesh
Pabna District
location Bengal Presidency
British India
Pabna
mainTypeOfActor peasants
opposedTo indigo planters and landlords
zamindari system
participant British colonial administration
Hindu zamindars
mostly Muslim raiyats
tenant farmers
zamindars
partOf history of colonial Bengal
history of peasant movements in India
precededBy indigo revolts in Bengal
significantFor development of organized peasant politics in Bengal
shaping colonial land policy debates
startTime 1873
timePeriod 19th century
usedMethod collective refusal to pay enhanced rents
formation of peasant committees
legal action in colonial courts
mass meetings
petitions to authorities
rent strikes

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Pabna historicalEvent Pabna agrarian disturbances of 1873–1876
Bengal Tenancy Act debates hasCause Pabna agrarian agitation
linked to: Pabna agrarian disturbances of 1873–1876
Bengal Tenancy Act debates influencedBy Pabna agrarian unrest
linked to: Pabna agrarian disturbances of 1873–1876