Karan - Karan

Japanese: カッラン - かっらん
Karan - Karan

In British India, the term was defined as a group of thieves consisting of five or more people working together, but their characteristics, members, and activities are diverse, and they are not limited to simple thieves. They included political bandit groups such as Tantia Bhil, who was likened to the Robin Hood of India and was captured in 1889, Pindari and Sagu, who continued to fight against the British, and specific tribes such as Habūra in North India, Maravan and Kallan in South India, who served as village and livestock guards or traded salt and grain. Dacoits are still active around Agra in the 1980s and are a major security problem, but there are many unknowns about their organization and activities.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Karran" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリス領インドでは〈5人以上の者が共同で活動する盗賊集団〉と規定されたが,その性格,成員,活動は多様であり,単なる盗賊とは限らない。1889年に捕らえられた〈インドのロビン・フッド〉にもたとえられるタンティア・ビルTantia Bhilや,ピンダーリー,サグと同様に反英抵抗運動を続けた政治的な流賊集団,また北インドのハブーラHabūra,南インドのマッラバンMaravan,カッランKallanのごとく,村・家畜の見張役や塩・穀物交易の職能をもつ特定部族も含まれた。1980年代でもなおアーグラ周辺を中心として活躍するダコイトは一大治安問題となっているが,その組織・活動の実態には不明の部分が多い。…

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