From UP, they moved to Bundelkhand. to Kalinjar. Mundas fought under the command of Vrihadvala in #Mahabharata
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Post Mahabharata, after Kauravas lost,
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Janmejay did the Yagya killing all the Snakes, one snake took human form and escaped. He married a brahmin girl named Parvati. When Parvati questioned his forked tongue, he told the story before Parvati had a son in Chhota Nagpur and changed into Serpent. Parvati ended life
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A brahmin carrying an idol of Surya Deva and placed it there. He later found that the idol would not move and found the child under the great Serpent's protection. The child was called Phani Mukta Rai, sheltered by Madra
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The other eight sons of his foster father went to different places. One of them went to Khunti, where Tirkis were the landowners then (Tirkis are Christians now in big number) there.
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In 1616, King Durjan Sal was defeated by Ibrahim Khan under the Mughal flag of Jahangir. The king was brought back to Delhi and kept in captivity for twelve years. In 1691 AD, Built temples. In village of Borea, Lashmi Narain Tewary made Madan Mohan Temple in 1665
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In 1770, Raja Gopal Rai who was ousted by the Local Thakur came back with the EIC soldiers led by Captain Camac at Satburu Fort, and in turn became a British vassal with annual tribute of 3000 Rupees.
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In 1780, a new District under the name of Ramgarh Hill Tract was formed. Mr Chapman was appointed in-Charge of the district. In 1806, Raja Deo Nath Sahi died and his son Raja Gobind Nath Sahi was recognized. By 1817, Chhota Nagpur came under direct British rule.
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The practice of leasing the ryots or Jamindari began and ownership of lands WITH its people started, being offered to Sikhs and Muslims. Suddenly the tribals were reduced to slaves. Lost of hope, they turned to the church, which had the backing of British government.
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1889-90, Sikhs aligned with British Church. A band of Kol Christians moved village to village, forcefully cutting hair of people and threatening to damage their crops. By end of 1890, Sardars too revolted against the Church and the British.
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Disenchanted with Missionaries stance on Sardar agitation, #BirsaMunda left the Church around 1890. Much like Sikhs who first supported German Church, then Anglo Church and then returned to their faith, Birsa, says the record return to Heathenism.
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He came in touch with Anand Panre, a munshi of Jagmohan Singh, the Zamindar of Bandgaon. Here
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