Mahtra Peasant Revolt
- When
- May–July 1858
- Where
- Mahtra Manor
Peasants revolted at Mahtra Manor from May to July 1858, protesting preserved corvée labor and the absence of land redistribution despite serfdom's abolition in 1816.
The uprising grew out of grievances left unresolved by the 1816 abolition of serfdom in the Governorate of Estonia: land remained undistributed among peasants and corvée labor was preserved. The March 19, 1856 manifesto of Tsar Alexander II promised further agrarian reforms, but slow implementation sparked unrest, including the revolt at Mahtra Manor. The peasant revolt lasted from May to July 1858 before Russian military forces suppressed it.
Sources
- Mahtra War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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