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Why did many Paharias refuse the British 'policy of pacification' in the 1780s?
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- 1They formed a military alliance with the Santhals against the British
- 2They preferred to leave the hills and permanently settle in the plains
- 3Chiefs who accepted the stipends lost their authority within their own community✓
- 4They demanded significantly higher cash stipends from the East India Company
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Chiefs who accepted the stipends lost their authority within their own community
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