Given below are two statements : Statement I : During British colonialism, the Santhals were settled at the foothills of the Rajmahal and this large area was considered their land (Damin-i-Koh) and was made to cultivate it. Statement II : Landlords, moneylenders, and the colonial government would reclaim the cleared land of the Santhals by imposing heavy taxes and high interest rates. This led to the Santhal rebellion. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Damin-i-Koh

• The Paharias of the Rajmahal hills resisted the entry of outsiders, and the British therefore invited the Santhals to clear the forests and settle in the lower hills.
• In 1832 a large area of land was demarcated as Damin-i-Koh, literally the skirts of the hills, and it was declared to be the land of the Santhals, who were to live within it and practise settled plough agriculture. Hence, statement I is true.

Santhal rebellion (1855-56)

• As soon as the Santhals cleared the land and made it cultivable, the state levied heavy taxes on it, moneylenders or dikus charged exorbitant rates of interest and took over the land when debts were not repaid, and zamindars asserted control over the Damin area.
• This led to the Santhal rebellion of 1855-56 led by Sidhu and Kanhu, after which the Santhal Pargana was created out of the districts of Bhagalpur and Birbhum. Hence, statement II is true.