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title: "Deccan Riots (1875): Causes and Significance"
description: "The Deccan Riots (1875) were a Maharashtra peasant revolt against Marwari and Gujarati moneylenders, prompting the 1879 Deccan Agriculturists' Relief Act."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Deccan Riots were an 1875 agrarian uprising by Marathi peasants in the Poona and Ahmednagar districts of the Bombay Presidency against Gujarati and Marwari moneylenders.
- What were the principal causes of the Deccan Riots of 1875?
- Whom did the Deccan rioters target, and how?
- What legislation resulted from the Deccan Riots?
- How do the Deccan Riots differ from the Indigo Revolt?

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The Deccan Riots were an 1875 agrarian uprising by Marathi peasants in the Poona and Ahmednagar districts of the Bombay Presidency against Gujarati and Marwari moneylenders.

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In May 1875, peasants in Supa village near Poona forced Marwari moneylenders to surrender their account books and debt bonds, then burned the documents—launching an uprising that spread across the Deccan.

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