Telangana peasant armed struggle (late 1940s)

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The Telangana peasant armed struggle of the late 1940s was a communist-led agrarian uprising in the Telangana region against feudal landlords and princely rule, which became one of the largest and most influential peasant movements in modern Indian history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf agrarian movement
armed struggle
communist movement
historical event
peasant uprising
aimedAt abolition of feudalism
ending vetti (bonded labour)
establishing peasant control over villages
redistribution of land
country India
endTime 1951
followedBy integration of Hyderabad State into Indian Union
land reforms in Hyderabad State
hasCause denial of peasant land rights
feudal exploitation
forced labour practices
high rents and illegal exactions
landlord oppression
hasLeader Communist Party of India
hasLocation Deccan region
Hyderabad State
Telangana region
linked to: Telangana
historicalSignificance major communist-led agrarian uprising in princely India
one of the largest peasant movements in modern Indian history
ideology Marxism
agrarian radicalism
communism
influenced Indian land reform policies
later Naxalite movement
peasant movements in Andhra Pradesh
opponent Hyderabad State forces
Indian Army (post-Police Action)
linked to: Indian Army

Razakars
feudal jagirdars
opposedTo Nizam of Hyderabad
feudal landlords
princely rule of Hyderabad
vetti (forced labour) system
zamindari system
participant Andhra Mahasabha activists
Communist Party of India cadres
Telangana peasants
agricultural labourers
partOf Indian communist movement
anti-feudal struggles in India
significantEvent armed resistance against Razakars
establishment of village communes in liberated areas
formation of village-level armed squads
land seizures from landlords
startTime 1946
timePeriod late 1940s

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Hyderabad State notableEvent Telangana peasant armed struggle (late 1940s)