The industrious Santals cleared the forests and brought large tracts of land under cultivation in the area between Bhagalpur and Birbhum.

While the British collected the taxes, Bengali traders and money lenders poured in, other immigrants also came in.

The leadership was provided by four brothers and two sisters – Sido, Kanhu, Chand, Bhairo, Phulo and Jhano – belonging to Bhognadih.

A body of troops sent from Bhagalpur was defeated by the Santals and they were the masters and started ravaging the country from Colgong to Rajmahal, and as far south as Raniganj and Sainthia.

With more troops having superior fire-power being rushed in, the Santals were pushed back to the forests and brutally suppressed.

[2] Every year on the 30 June, a Shahid Mela is organised here, which has national level importance, to pay respect to the hul (rebellion) heroes.

It is now a custom that each year Chief Minister of Jharkhand state visit this place, and pay tribute to Sidho and Kanho, the eminent martyr for Santal's struggle for freedom from extortion in the British era.