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The expression is also used to describe other uprisings of agricultural labourers, like the [[Mau-Mau]] rebellion in [[Kenya]] in the [[1960s]], the [[Khmer Rouge]] revolt in [[Cambodia]], and the ongoing [[Zapatista]] rebellion in southern [[Mexico]]. |
The expression is also used to describe other uprisings of agricultural labourers, like the [[Mau-Mau]] rebellion in [[Kenya]] in the [[1960s]], the [[Khmer Rouge]] revolt in [[Cambodia]], the [[Telengana Rebellion]] in [[India]], and the ongoing [[Zapatista]] rebellion in southern [[Mexico]]. |
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Revision as of 09:41, 7 December 2006
- For the 14th century uprising in England see Peasants' Revolt.
Peasant revolt is a term with broad application, typically meaning uprisings of rural or agricultural people against an existing order or establishment. It is most well known in European history, but also has application in the history of other regions of the world, as well as modern day use.
Europe
Main article: Popular revolt in late medieval Europe
Peasant revolts in European history were popular uprisings by peasants against their lords and the institution of serfdom, including the 1358 Jacquerie in France, the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England, the 1524-1526 Peasants' War in Germany and the 1573 Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt.
Elsewhere
The expression is also used to describe other uprisings of agricultural labourers, like the Mau-Mau rebellion in Kenya in the 1960s, the Khmer Rouge revolt in Cambodia, the Telengana Rebellion in India, and the ongoing Zapatista rebellion in southern Mexico.
See also
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