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Thakur Revolt of 1815(1815 – 1818)

Bikaner's nobility rose against Maharaja Surat Singh in 1815, a revolt the Imperial Gazetteer attributes to his tyranny. It drove him to seek British protection and produced the treaty of 1818.

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What you need to know

  • A general rising of Bikaner's thakurs against Maharaja Surat Singh in 1815
  • The Imperial Gazetteer attributes the cause directly to Surat Singh's tyranny
  • Preceded by his storming of Churu and the killing of Thakur Sheoji Singh in 1814
  • Surat Singh applied to the British for protection in 1816
  • The revolt was the immediate cause of the 1818 treaty
  • Order was restored in Bikaner by British troops after the treaty

    • Participants

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      Ruler against whom the revolt was directed

      Maharaja Surat Singh of Bikaner

      49 yrs at this event

      Ruler against whom the revolt was directed

      49 yrs at event

      Maharaja Surat Singh of Bikaner

      Seventeenth ruler of Bikaner, 1787–1828. Took the throne through the disputed deaths of 1787, recaptured Bhatner as Hanumangarh, provoked a general thakur revolt, and concluded the 1818 treaty bringing Bikaner under British protection.

    Theatres

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      AFFECTED_TERRITORY

      Bikaner

      AFFECTED_TERRITORY

      Bikaner

      Walled desert city founded in 1488 by Rao Bika; capital of Bikaner State until 1947.

    Powers

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      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Rathor Rajput kingdom of the Thar desert. Watan-jagir vassal of the Mughals from 1570 under Rai Singh.

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    Facts at a glance
    Start
    1815
    End
    1818
    Tags
    Bikaner, thakur revolt, Surat Singh, 1815, British protection, nobility

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    Start
    1815
    End
    1818
    Tags
    Bikaner, thakur revolt, Surat Singh, 1815, British protection, nobility

    Significance · REGIONAL

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