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Many researchers and historians have opined that the Paika Rebellion of 1817 was India’s first organized armed rebellion against British Raj. Who were the Paiks?
Traditional landed militia of Odisha.
Sepoys recruited by the Uttar Pradesh regiment of the British army.
Absentee landlords of Malabar.
Landless tribal peasants of Central India.
Paika rebellion predates the 1857 Revolt i.e. first war of independence.Paiks were the traditional landed militia of Odisha, used to perform policing functions. They owned rent-free land that was given to them for their military service to Kingdom of Khurda.However, by the policies of British East India Company, it was forcefully usurped rendering them landless.They were also subjected to repressive land revenue policies and humiliation by the British.At that critical juncture, Bakshi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar, the military chief of the King of Khurda, led army of Paikas forcing the East India Company to retreat.
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