sentences:  Historians have not only debated what events constitute the rebellion, but have also varied on the significance of the rebellion in Indian history.While some refer to it as an early war for India's independence from foreign rule, since the right to collect tax had been given to the British East India Company after the Battle of Buxar in 1764, others categorize it as acts of violent banditry following the depopulation of the province in the Bengal famine of 1770.Among the Hindus Sannyasis the akharaa of Dashanami Sampradaya were major participants.