Varendra rebellion

Varendra rebellion

Varendra region within Bengal
Location
Varendra (present day Dinajpur, Malda and Rajshahi regions)
Result

Varendra rebel victory

  • Varendra became an independent state for around 50 years
  • Collapse of the Pala Empire in Varendra, which substantially weakened Pala empire and subsequently led to its final decline
  • Assassination of Mahipala II
  • Capital punishment of Bhima after losing the final battle
Territorial
changes		 Varendra succeeds from the Pala Empire and becomes independent for a half century
Belligerents
Cāsi Kaivarta Pala Empire
Commanders and leaders
  • Dibyak (Divya)
  • Rudok
  • Bhima

The Varendra rebellion (also known as the Kaivarta revolt) was the revolt against King Mahipala II led by Kaivarta chieftain Divya (Dibyak), a feudal lord of Northern Bengal. The Kaivartas were able to capture Varendra by this rebellion. The revolt might have been the first peasant revolt in Indian history. However, the first phase of the revolt would more appropriately be described as a rebellion of feudal lords (samantas), who would have mobilized the peasants, and the last phase of the revolt was a spontaneous mass uprising.

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