List of peasant revolts

This is a chronological list of revolts organized by peasants.

Background

The Cudgel War was the 16th century peasant uprising in Finland, which was at that time part of the Kingdom of Sweden.^[1] Poltettu kylä (Burned Village), by Albert Edelfelt, 1879

The history of peasant wars spans over two thousand years. A variety of factors fueled the emergence of the peasant revolt phenomenon, including:^[2]

• Tax resistance
• Social inequality
• Religious war
• National liberation
• Resistance against serfdom
• Redistribution of land
• External factors such as plague and famine

Later peasant revolts such as the Telangana Rebellion were also influenced by agrarian socialist ideologies such as Maoism.^[3]

The majority of peasant rebellions ended prematurely and were unsuccessful. Peasants suffered from limited funding and lacked the training and organisational capabilities of professional armies.^[4]

Chronological list

The list gives the name, the date, the peasant allies and enemies, and the result of these conflicts following this legend:

  Peasant victory

  Peasant defeat

  Another result (e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result unknown or indecisive)

  Ongoing conflict

See also

• Servile Wars
• Peasant movement
• Popular revolts in late-medieval Europe
• Maoism
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants

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