The area demarcated as 'Damin-i-Koh' was declared to be the land of the ________ by British.

Santhals

The correct answer is Option (3) → Santhals

The area demarcated as 'Damin-i-Koh' was declared to be the land of the Santhals by British.

The Santhals were given land and persuaded to settle in the foothills of Rajmahal. By 1832 a large area of land was demarcated as Damin-i-Koh. This was declared to be the land of the Santhals. They were to live within it, practise plough agriculture, and become settled peasants. The land grant to the Santhals stipulated that at least one-tenth of the area was to be cleared and cultivated within the first ten years. The territory was surveyed and mapped. Enclosed with boundary pillars, it was separated from both the world of the settled agriculturists of the plains and the Paharias of the hills.