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The Fakir-Sannyasi Rebellion: Bengal's Ascetic War Against the British
In the aftermath of the Battle of Plassey, as the East India Company tightened its grip on Bengal, a different kind of rebellion erupted—led not by nawabs or zamindars, but by wandering ascetics. The Fakir and Sannyasi uprisings (1763–1800) combined religious devotion with agrarian revolt, pitting armed monks and peasants against Company rule. This episode explores the causes: punitive revenue demands, the Great Bengal Famine of 1770, and the Company's attempt to disarm holy men. We focus on the charismatic leader Majnu Shah, who mobilized thousands of fakirs across Bengal and Bihar…
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