Santhal Pargana derives its name from two words: "Santhal", a major inhabited tribe in the region and Pargana, a unit of administration in Persian language used mostly by medieval rulers.
This region is mentioned as Kajangala in different ancient literatures specially in Buddhist literatures. It is mentioned that the Chinese monk-traveller Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) travelled from Champa (recent Bhagalpur) to Kajangala and then proceeded to Pundravardhana (recent Bangladesh) in the 7th century AD. He says that the northern limit of its territory (means Sahebganj) was not very far from the Ganges. The forests to the south had plenty of elephants. The people were straight forward, talented and devoted to education.[1]
In the system of Permanent Settlement, British encourage paharia of Rajmahal hills to practice settled agriculture but they refused to cut trees. Then British officials attracted attention to Santals who were ready to clear the forests for settled agriculture. In 1832, a large number of area demarcated as Damin-i-koh. Santal from Cuttack, Dhalbhum, Birbhum, Manbhum, Hazaribagh migrated, clear forest tracts and started cultivating these lands as peasants. British collected tax from Santals as revenue. The imposition of taxes, exploitation by Zamindar and money lenders sparked Santal rebellion. The Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu, two brothers organized and led Santal inhabitants for the Santal Revolt ([[Santal Hul]]) against the Britishers but were defeated.[2][3][4][5][6] Their other siblings namely Chand Murmu, Bhairo Murmu, Phulo Murmu, Jhano Murmu also followed elder brothers leadership for fighting against injustice.
Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys, 40th regiment native infantryThe Santal Parganas in a 1907 map of the Bengal area
In 1855, during British India, Santhal Parganas was created as a district, and was a part of the Bengal Presidency. Santhal Parganas was a district, in undivided Bihar state, India. After formation of Jharkhand in became division. As a consequence of Santal uprising, the British passed the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act ,1876 which offered some protection for the tribals against exploitation. It prohibits the sale of Adivasi land to non-Adivasis in the Santhal Pargana region along present day Jharkhand's border with West Bengal. After Independence of India, the Santal Pargana Tenancy Act, 1949 is the first codified law of tenancy in Santal Pargana division of Jharkhand. When enacted, it supplemented existing British-era tenancy laws and codified some of the customary laws related to tribal land.
^Roy, Niharranjan, Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba, (in Bengali), first published 1972, reprint 2005, pp. 99-100, 81-93, Dey’s Publishing, 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, ISBN81-7079-270-3
^Jha, Amar Nath (2009). "Locating the Ancient History of Santal Parganas". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 70: 185–196. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44147668.
^This is Our Homeland: A Collection of Essays on the Betrayal of Adivasi. 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^Malik, Dr Malti (1943). History of India. ISBN9788173354984. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Santhal Pargana division news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Santhal Pargana division constitutes six district administration units known as the divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India Santhal Pargana divisionDivision of JharkhandLocation of Santhal Pargana in JharkhandCoordinates 24 30 N 87 30 E 24 500 N 87 500 E 24 500 87 500Country IndiaStateJharkhandEstablished2000HeadquartersDumkaDistrictsGodda district Deoghar Dumka Jamtara Sahibganj PakurGovernment CommissionerShri Lalchand Dadel I A SArea Total12 601 km2 4 865 sq mi Population 2011 Total6 969 097 Density550 km2 1 400 sq mi Contents 1 Origin of name 2 Location 3 History 4 Demographics 4 1 Languages 4 2 Religion 5 ReferencesOrigin of name editSanthal Pargana derives its name from two words Santhal a major inhabited tribe in the region and Pargana a unit of administration in Persian language used mostly by medieval rulers Location editSanthal Pargana is one of the divisions of Jharkhand Its headquarters is at Dumka Presently this administrative division comprises six districts Godda Deoghar Dumka Jamtara Sahibganj and Pakur nbsp Boundary map 1905 History editThis region is mentioned as Kajangala in different ancient literatures specially in Buddhist literatures It is mentioned that the Chinese monk traveller Xuanzang Hiuen Tsang travelled from Champa recent Bhagalpur to Kajangala and then proceeded to Pundravardhana recent Bangladesh in the 7th century AD He says that the northern limit of its territory means Sahebganj was not very far from the Ganges The forests to the south had plenty of elephants The people were straight forward talented and devoted to education 1 In the system of Permanent Settlement British encourage paharia of Rajmahal hills to practice settled agriculture but they refused to cut trees Then British officials attracted attention to Santals who were ready to clear the forests for settled agriculture In 1832 a large number of area demarcated as Damin i koh Santal from Cuttack Dhalbhum Birbhum Manbhum Hazaribagh migrated clear forest tracts and started cultivating these lands as peasants British collected tax from Santals as revenue The imposition of taxes exploitation by Zamindar and money lenders sparked Santal rebellion The Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu two brothers organized and led Santal inhabitants for the Santal Revolt Santal Hul against the Britishers but were defeated 2 3 4 5 6 Their other siblings namely Chand Murmu Bhairo Murmu Phulo Murmu Jhano Murmu also followed elder brothers leadership for fighting against injustice nbsp Attack by 600 Santhals upon a party of 50 sepoys 40th regiment native infantry nbsp The Santal Parganas in a 1907 map of the Bengal area In 1855 during British India Santhal Parganas was created as a district and was a part of the Bengal Presidency Santhal Parganas was a district in undivided Bihar state India After formation of Jharkhand in became division As a consequence of Santal uprising the British passed the Santhal Parganas Tenancy Act 1876 which offered some protection for the tribals against exploitation It prohibits the sale of Adivasi land to non Adivasis in the Santhal Pargana region along present day Jharkhand s border with West Bengal After Independence of India the Santal Pargana Tenancy Act 1949 is the first codified law of tenancy in Santal Pargana division of Jharkhand When enacted it supplemented existing British era tenancy laws and codified some of the customary laws related to tribal land Demographics editLanguages edit Languages in Santhal Parganas division 2011 7 Khortha 29 11 Santali 24 25 Bengali 16 11 Angika 10 40 Hindi 8 69 Urdu 5 06 Malto 2 15 Bhojpuri 1 99 Others 2 24 It has a population of 6 969 097 Religion edit Religions in Santhal Parganas 2011 census Hindus 67 95 Muslims 22 73 Christians 4 21 Sarna 4 84 Others 0 27 References edit Roy Niharranjan Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba in Bengali first published 1972 reprint 2005 pp 99 100 81 93 Dey s Publishing 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street Kolkata ISBN 81 7079 270 3 Jha Amar Nath 2009 Locating the Ancient History of Santal Parganas Proceedings of the Indian History Congress 70 185 196 ISSN 2249 1937 JSTOR 44147668 This is Our Homeland A Collection of Essays on the Betrayal of Adivasi 2007 Retrieved 26 August 2019 Malik Dr Malti 1943 History of India ISBN 9788173354984 Retrieved 26 August 2019 History Sahibganj Jharkhand sahibganj nic in Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Freedom Struggle Census of India Website Office of the Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India www censusindia gov in nbsp This article related to a location in Jharkhand is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Santhal 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