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The Sanyasi Rebellion: Bengal's Holy War
While the Battle of Plassey and the East India Company’s rise dominate the narrative of 18th-century Bengal, a quieter, more spiritual resistance was unfolding in the shadows. This episode explores the Sannyasi Rebellion of the 1760s and 1770s, a complex uprising where ascetic holy men, disillusioned by colonial taxation and the erosion of traditional religious autonomy, took up arms against the British. We trace the involvement of key figures like Majnu Shah, the Fakir of Satgaon, and Bhabani Charan, who led raids on Company treasuries and supply lines along the Hooghly River. The…
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