Jungle Mahals

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Jungle Mahals was a former forested frontier district of British India in present-day West Bengal, known for its tribal population, rugged terrain, and history of resistance to colonial rule.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jungle Mahals canonical 2
Jungle Mahals Regulation 1805 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former district
historical region
administrativeStatus frontier district
associatedWith resistance to revenue demands
tribal uprisings
borderedBy Chota Nagpur Plateau region
climate tropical monsoon
colonialAdministration subject to special regulations
colonialPerception politically turbulent area
wild frontier
country British India
culturalFeatures folk music and dance
tribal festivals
currentStatus no longer an official district
dissolution 19th century administrative reorganization
economy forest-based livelihoods
subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroups Ho
Munda
Santhal
other Adivasi communities
historicalPeriod British colonial period
knownFor resistance to colonial rule
tribal population
landUse rain-fed agriculture
shifting cultivation
languageRegion Bengali
various tribal languages
legacy regional identity in parts of West Bengal
locatedIn eastern India
present-day West Bengal
naturalResources forest products
minor minerals
partOf Bengal Presidency
presentIn Bankura district
Jhargram district
linked to: Jhargram

Paschim Medinipur district
Purulia district
linked to: Purulia
religion Hinduism
indigenous tribal beliefs
successorAdministrativeUnits Bankura district
Manbhum district
Midnapore district
linked to: Midnapore
terrain forested
rugged
vegetation deciduous forests

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Referenced by (3)

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Purulia historicalRegion Jungle Mahals
Manbhum district precededBy Jungle Mahals
Jungle Mahals region historicalEvent Jungle Mahals Regulation 1805
linked to: Jungle Mahals