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The Baro-Bhuyan: Bengal's Rebel Chieftains Who Defied Mughal Expansion
Before the Mughals fully subjugated Bengal, a confederation of twelve chieftains known as the Baro-Bhuyan — led by Isa Khan and later his son Musa Khan — put up fierce resistance from the marshy delta of Bhati. This episode explores how these petty landlords, rice farmers, and Afghan adventurers repulsed Mughal armies for decades, using war boats, shifting rivers, and guerrilla tactics. We examine the role of the Portuguese mercenaries who allied with them, the battles of Egaroshindhur and Sherpur, and how the Mughal general Man Singh finally broke their power by constructing a series of…
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