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The Sanyasi Rebellion: Bengal's Holy War
Long before the sepoy mutinies or the Swadeshi movement, Bengal saw a fierce, decentralized uprising against the East India Company in the late eighteenth century. This episode explores the Sannyasi Rebellion of 1763 to 1772, where ascetics, zamindars, and dispossessed soldiers united to resist British taxation and military encroachment. We trace the leadership of Majnu Shah and the Fakir of Satgaon, whose guerrilla tactics targeted revenue collectors and supply lines along the Hooghly River. The narrative examines how Warren Hastings initially underestimated these rebels as mere bandits…
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