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The Sanyasi Uprising: Bengal's Holy War Against Empire
In this episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, we explore the Sannyasi Rebellion of the late 18th century, a violent and spiritual resistance against the East India Company that has been largely erased from mainstream colonial narratives. We trace the rise of the Fakir of Satgaon, Majnu Shah, and Bhabani Charan, ascetic warriors who merged Hindu and Islamic mysticism to fight British tax collectors and military outposts across rural Bengal. Unlike the organized mutinies of later years, this was a decentralized guerrilla war fueled by religious fervor and economic desperation, centered…
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