Martial law was also imposed against Hull. To protect the British Empire, at the time of the Santal rebellion in 1855, Sir Martin, the 10th Sub-Divisional Officer of Pakur, built the Martillo Tower in Pakur overnight.
162 years have passed since this tower was built by the British. It has 52 holes. Through which the British fired and stopped about 10 thousand Santal rebels.
Hundreds of revolutionaries were martyred in this. While the British used to fire bullets from the Martillo Tower, the Santal revolutionaries were dependent only on the traditional weapons of bow and arrow for their defence.
While the British used to fire bullets from the Martillo Tower, the Santal revolutionaries were dependent only on the traditional weapons of bow and arrow for their defence.
The marks of the arrows fired by the revolutionaries in response to the bullets of the British army are still present in the Martillo Tower.
Martillo Tower is very good from tourism point of view. A large number of tourists come here from West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Chhattisgarh and other areas. Every tourist is curious to know the history of Martillo Tower.