Monastic Rebellion

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In the later half of the eighteenth century, the rebellious mentality of the Bengalis was brilliant. The biggest revolt of this period is the monastic revolt. It happened in the background of the sixteenth century. In this rebellion we see a woman lead. The woman is the goddess Chaudhurani. The last leader of the rebellion is Bhabani Pathak. Both are historians. In 1767, there was a complaint to the Englishmen in Dhaka that a person named Bhabani Pathak had robbed their boats. The English sent soldiers to arrest him. But he is not able to capture him. Bhabani readers refused to accept English as the ruler of the country. With the help of Devi Chauwari, he attacked the English. As a result, the system of administration in the vast areas of Mymensingh and Bogra district was stuck. The British forces led by Lieutenant Brain defeated him in a huge battle and Bhabani reader was killed. One of the leaders of this rebellion in north Bengal was Majnu Shah of Fakir community. In the activities of Maznun, the English were routed in North Bengal, Mymensingh and Dhaka districts. With the help of the Armed Forces, it can not be suppressed. Majnu Fakir's team was once excited with Bhabani's reader's monastic group, but they organized their own activities by joining together. Their activities included tax collection from zamindars, looting the treasury of the British government etc. But they did not torture or force the masses. On December 29, 1776, Majnu was wounded by English forces at Kaleshwar, on the way to the east from Bogra district, with five hundred soldiers. The Mazdur team escaped to the border of Bihar. Majnu died at a place called Makhanpur.

We have already told the elders of a monk, kripanatha. When he was surrounded by English forces at noon, including twenty-two assistant commanders, he escaped to Nepal and Bhutan after seeing danger.

Another leader of the Sanyasi rebellion in north Bengal was Dorpade. In 1773, he fought a part with the English army.

Ramananda Gonsai was one of the heroes of the monastic revolt in Kuch Bihar. In 1776, there was a fierce battle with Lieutenant Morrison with his forces at Dinahata. With less arms and weapons than the English army, he used the technique of guerrilla warfare and defeated Morrison's army completely. The English forces escaped from the quake.

Monastic revolt continued from 1763 to 1800 AD. Among the heroes of the last episode of this rebellion were Imambari Shah, Buddha, Shah, Zahuri Shah, Moses Shah, Sowan Ali and others. There was another man, his name was Jairam. He was an indigenous Subeder. In 1773 AD, with the help of the monk with the English army, he helped the sannyasins with a few soldiers. The English forces were defeated in that battle. Jairam was caught by the English. The British killed him with a cannon.

Zahuri Shah, another leader of the Sannyasi rebellion, was caught in clashes with the English. He was given imprisonment for 18 years for rebellion.

Mushta Shah was the greatest hero of the last episode of the Monastic Rebellion. He was a worthy disciple of Majnu Shah and brother. After the death of Majnu in 1786, he continued the revolt. In March 1787, he established the Rajshahi district. There the queen forces of Queen Bhabani resisted her. But Musha defeated Barkandaj Bahini. In May 1787 an English army led by Lieutenant Christy attacked Musa. The English army can not capture him even after pursuing Musha. Later, in the conflict that led to the leadership of Farroog Shah, Musha was killed by the Pharaohs.

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Another senior leader of the last episode of the Sanyasi rebellion was Sowgan Ali. At one time, he made the English rulers and zamindars in a big area unhindered by the border between Bengal, Bihar and Nepal. During his attack against English kuthi and zamindar-moneylenders in Dinajpur, Malda and Purnia districts, his assistant Zahuri Shah and Motiullah were caught and imprisoned by the British. He escaped and joined a fakir hero named Amoodi Shah. But this group was defeated in English hands. After this defeat, he started small attacks in 300 districts of different districts of north Bengal, from 1797-1799 AD. The English government announced a reward of four thousand taka for the arrest of him. We do not know anything about his last life.

Finally, Imambari Shah and Buddha kept the Jhanda flight of monastic revolutions in the jungle areas of Shah Bogra.

On one hand, such 'monastic rituals' were going on, on the other hand, there was a mass movement in the country against the English rulers and zamindar groups. Among them, the rebellion of the tents against the oppression of English merchants against the rebellious Nayak rebellion, the Chakma rebellion, the Gharao rebellion, the rebellion of the rebound of Bakhrganj, the rebellion of the vehicle in Tripura, and the end of the century at the end of the century, rebellion in Subandaia village of Tripura.

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