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==Politics==
In the early twentieth century, the Koeri and their sub-caste the [[Murao]] participated in the politics of the [[Kisan Sabha (1919-1922)|Kisan Sabha]], which worked for the peasants' cause against the ill effects of [[landlordism]] and the 1920 Gandhian [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–22)|non-cooperation movement]]. These peasant castes, which had a long tradition of independence and caste solidarity, founded the Kisan Sabhas, which later became instrumental in supporting peasant causes. The traditional method of Nai-Dhobi band—disallowing of service of washermen and barbers to enforce the sanctions on the landlords and use of their robust caste panchayats—became a symbol of this peasant movement. Koeri leader [[Mata Badal Koeri]] became a founding leader of ''Oudh Kisan Sabha'' (Awadh Farmers Conference) along with [[Baba Ram Chandra]]. Large numbers of Koeris participated in the Awadh Kisan Conference of 1920, which was held in Ayodhya.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-A2oDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT210|title=The Rise and Fall of Modern Empires, Volume IV: Reactions to Colonialism|year=2016|place= United Kingdom|publisher=[[Taylor & Francis]]|pages=210–211|isbn=9781351882675|access-date=22 July 2023|archive-date=22 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722130106/https://books.google.com/books?id=-A2oDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT210|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Hardiman|first= D|year=2021|title= Noncooperation in India: Nonviolent Strategy and Protest, 1920-22|place=United States|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page=74|isbn= 978-0-19-754830-1|accessdate=19 July 2023|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=47IYEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA73|archive-date=22 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722104609/https://books.google.com/books?id=47IYEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA73|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U82GAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA194|page=194|last=Menon|first=V|year=2003|title=From Movement To Government: The Congress in the United Provinces, 1937-42|place= India|publisher=SAGE Publications.|isbn=9788132103684|access-date=22 July 2023|archive-date=22 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722104609/https://books.google.com/books?id=U82GAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA194|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the heyday of [[British Raj]], the Koeris aligned with the Kurmis and the Yadavs to form a caste coalition-cum-political party called [[Triveni Sangh]]. The actual date of the formation of Triveni Sangh is disputed among scholars. This caste coalition fared badly against the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party and faced a considerable challenge from Congress's backward class federation. Though politically it was not able to make a significant mark, it remained successful in eradicating the practice of [[begar]] (forced labour).<ref name="Jaffrelot197">{{cite book |title=India's silent revolution: the rise of the lower castes in North India |first=Christophe |last=Jaffrelot |edition=Reprinted |publisher=C. Hurst & Co. |year=2003 |isbn=978-1-85065-670-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OAkW94DtUMAC |pages=197–198 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202200231/https://books.google.com/books?id=OAkW94DtUMAC |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |page=44 |title=Community Warriors: State, Peasants and Caste Armies in Bihar |first=Ashwani |last=Kumar |publisher=Anthem Press |year=2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=num2I4NFGqIC&pg=PA44 |isbn=978-1-84331-709-8 |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202201929/https://www.google.com/books/edition/Community_Warriors/num2I4NFGqIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA44&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref>
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