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The Paika Rebellion (1817) in Odisha was a massive armed uprising led by Bakshi Jagabandhu. Who were the 'Paikas'?
A. A marginalized tribe practicing shifting cultivation.
B. A traditional landed militia who lost their rent-free lands due to British revenue policies.
C. Muslim clerics fighting to restore the Mughal Emperor.
D. A guild of cotton weavers ruined by cheap British imports.
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