Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu

Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu
Sido Murmu (left) and Kanhu Murmu (right)
Bornc. 1815 (Sido), c. 1820 (Kanhu)
Bhognadih, Sahebganj, (present-day Jharkhand, India)
Died1856 (both)
Bengal Presidency (present-day Jharkhand, India)
Occupations
  • Freedom fighters
  • tribal leaders
Known forLeading the Santhal rebellion (1855–1856)
RelativesChand Murmu and Bhairav Murmu (brothers)

Sido Murmu and Kanhu Murmu were Indian freedom fighters and brothers who led the Santhal Rebellion (1855–1856), an uprising that took place in present-day Jharkhand and parts of Bengal, including Purulia, Birbhum, and Bankura, in eastern India. The rebellion was aimed at resisting British colonial rule and the exploitative zamindari system.

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