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Birsa Revolt  The political aim of the Birsa movement was to drive out missionaries,
moneylenders, Hindu landlords, and the government and set up a
Munda Raj with Birsa at its head.

 The movement was widespread so the British officials decided to act.

 Birsa started touring the villages to gain support using traditional
symbols and language to rouse people, urging them to destroy
“Ravana” (dikus and the Europeans) and establish a kingdom under
his leadership.

Movement after  In 1900 Birsa died of cholera and the movement faded out.
Birsa’s Death
 The movement was significant in at least two ways.

 First – it forced the colonial government to introduce laws so that the
land of the tribals could not be easily taken over by dikus.

 Second – it showed once again that the tribal people had the capacity
to protest against injustice and express their anger against colonial
rule.