Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875 1 It was a peasant uprising against...........

Modern Indian History 1857-1885

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Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots of 1875.

1. It was a peasant uprising against the land revenue demands of the Government.

2. It was a peasant uprising against the Marwari and Gujrati money lenders.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both

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Explanation:

The Deccan riots of 1875 were directed mainly against the Marwari and Gujrati moneylenders.
A combination of excess land revenue demands by the government and the world cotton prices slump due to the American Civil War had pushed the peasants into deep indebtedness. The Moneylenders had confiscated the lands of the local peasants. The Rioting peasants targeted the Bonds they had signed with the moneylenders, the entire Poona district was ablaze in June 1875. The government had to call in the army to control the situation.