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UPSC 2020: With reference to the history of India, "Ulgulan" or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?
(a)The Revolt of 1857
(b)The Mappila Rebellion of 1921
(c)The Indigo Revolt of 1859–60
(d)Birsa Munda's Revolt of 1899–1900
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“Ulgulan” (Great Tumult) was the name given to the 1899-1900 Munda uprising led by Birsa Munda in the Chotanagpur region against British authority; none of the other listed revolts were referred to by this term. ([dalvoy.com](https://www.dalvoy.com/en/upsc/mains/previous-years/2024/anthropology-paper-ii/birsa-munda-life-sacrifice?utm_source=openai))
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