3. Ilayas Shah Period (1342- 1487)
Portuguese invade (1498)
Mugal Period (1576 to 1757)
BEIC comes East in 1600s
Battle at Palashi 1757
Sirajuddaula (the true ruler)
Mir Jafar (traitor)
Dual System
Nizamat & Diwan
4. 1760s
Fakirs
Sannyasi
Alms/ Donations
British East India Company
The Increase in Taxes
Unification of the Commoners
5. Majnu Shah- a Sufi Saint
His Lieutenants-
Musa Shah
Cherag Ali Shah
Paragal Shah
Sobhan Shah
Karim Shah
Bhabani Pathak- a Bhojpuri Brahmin
Devi Chaudhurani- a Zamindar
6. Horses for Travelling
Camels for Carrying
Guerilla Nature Operations
Worried Brits
Number of Protestors Boomed
5,000 to 50,000 in 1770s
Major Attacks Started from 1763…
7. Surprise Attack at Kuthi in Bakerganj in 1763
Surprise Attack at Dhaka Kuthi
Attack at the Company Factory in Rampur Boalia in
Rajshahi
Factory Chief Bennette was killed
By 1767 Attacks Intensified
Rebels defeated Barwel and his Contingent
Captain De Mackenze’s army caused the rebels to
retract towards Nepal
8. Raids intensified all over Bangla in 1776
Battle of Kaleswar led by Lieutent Brenan in 1786
Majnu Shah dies in 1787
The rebels continued the rebellion till the end of 1800
Without clear leadership the rebellion fell
BEIC takes over