. ▁ ▁The ▁u pr ising ▁was ▁a ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁Political ▁Agent ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁in ▁South ▁Bi har ▁and ▁recently ▁c eded ▁districts ▁nearby ▁around ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁many ▁people ▁moving ▁into ▁these ▁areas ▁which ▁were ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁numerous ▁ind igen ous ▁tribes . ▁These ▁tribes ▁had ▁no ▁r ul ers ▁and ▁their ▁lands ▁were ▁divided ▁according ▁to ▁families ▁that ▁were ▁bound ▁by ▁" par has " ▁or ▁con ferences . ▁With ▁the ▁application ▁of ▁new ▁land ▁laws , ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁K ols ▁were ▁explo ited ▁by ▁out s iders ▁moving ▁into ▁the ▁area ▁and ▁taking ▁up ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁commercial ▁activities ▁that ▁were ▁al ien ▁to ▁trib al ▁culture . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁loc als ▁were ▁taken ▁away ▁as ▁se cur ities ▁for ▁un - return ed ▁lo ans . ▁The ▁loc als ▁whose ▁languages ▁were ▁unknown ▁to ▁the ▁sett lers ▁were ▁phys ically ▁tort ured ▁and ▁mist re ated ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁inc idents . ▁Another ▁ir rit ation ▁was ▁the ▁tax ation ▁on ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁salt ▁that ▁were ▁formerly ▁freely ▁moved . ▁Cor rupt ▁official ▁practices ▁and ▁law less ness ▁followed . ▁The ▁masses ▁of ▁common ▁people , ▁of ▁whom ▁the ▁K ols ▁were ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁number , ▁bur nt ▁the ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁settled ▁people ▁in ▁reven ge . ▁ ▁British ▁histor i ography ▁treated ▁the ▁reb elli ous ▁trib als ▁as ▁band its ▁and