Which Collector of Bhagalpur proposed a policy of pacification of the …

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Which Collector of Bhagalpur proposed a policy of pacification of the Paharias in the 1780s?

Accepted Answer

A. Augustus Cleveland

1. The 1770s saw a policy of extermination.
2. Cleveland offered chiefs an annual allowance.
3. Many chiefs refused it.
_Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part III, Theme 10, Colonialism and the Countryside: Exploring Official Archives._

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Francis Buchanan

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Charles Cornwallis

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William Hodges

Which Collector of Bhagalpur proposed a policy of pacification of the Paharias in the 1780s?

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