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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}<br /> {{one source|date=April 2012}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Begun farmer&#039;s movement&#039;&#039;&#039; (in Hindi and Rajasthani:बेगून किसान आंदोलन) was one of the farmer&#039;s movements of [[Rajasthan]] during [[British Raj]] in [[India]]. Begun is a village in [[Chittorgarh district]]. It was a movement of peasants against high taxes by then [[Mewar]] government.&lt;ref name=&quot;History of Rajasthan Ka&quot;&gt;Rajasthan Ka Itihaas by S.Singh Matharu,Sikhwala Publications.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> This movement was started from [[Menal]] in 1921 where farmers gathered and decided for struggle against government for demand of implementing taxation system fair and reasonable. [[Vijay Singh Pathik]] gave leadership of this movement to [[Ramnarayan Chaudhary]]. The farmers decided not to pay Lags and Begars (Taxes and labour work) as well as to boycott courts and government offices. In reaction the government launched an operation of crushing the movement. After two years an agreement was made between [[Rajasthan Sewa Sangh]] (a farmer&#039;s union) and Rawat Sawai anup singh ji but it was opposed by government naming it a &quot;[[Bolshevik]] agreement&quot; and the government appointed a government employee in the place of [[Thikanedar]] under its &#039;Munsarmat policy&#039;. Government sent the [[Trench commission]] for the inquiry of demands of the Bengun movement. Mr. Trench, head of the commission justified almost all taxes except small taxes. Later on 13 July 1923, Mr. Trench opened fire after lathicharge on a non-violent assembly of farmers. Two farmers, Rupaji and Kripaji, were killed. They are remembered as martyrs of [[Begun]] in the history of [[Rajasthan]]. <br /> <br /> Later leadership of this movement was handed over to [[Vijay Singh Pathik]]. As a result of movement the endowment system of taxes was adopted in place of dictatorship-like system. Taxes rates were made fixed and many taxes were taken back by the government. Begar Pratha (bonded labour system) was abolished.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:History of Rajasthan]]<br /> [[Category:Chittorgarh district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{India-hist-stub}}</div>

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