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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Santhal, Kol, Bhil, and Paika rebellions reflected growing opposition to colonial taxation, land policies and administrative control]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In the northeast, communities including the Ahoms, Khasis, and Singphos resisted attempts to impose British authority over their territories]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A sculpture of Ahom rebellion in Delhi]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The uprisings before 1857 were largely local, but together they reveal a long and persistent history of opposition to colonial expansion]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Resistance to British rule began decades before the Revolt of 1857, taking different forms across regions and communities]]></image:caption>
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