​Peasant Movements

Narkelberia Uprising (1831)

  • Syed Mir Nisar Ali, or Titu Mir, was a peasant leader who led the Narkelberia uprising in 1831. It is often considered the first armed peasant uprising against the British.
  • Titu Mir refused to pay the enhanced tax imposed on poor peasants in North 24 Paraganas district. He organised and led protests against the zamindars, both Hindus and Muslims.
  • Eventually, Titu Mir was killed in November 1831 jointly by zamindars and British forces.

Wahhabism

  • Titu Mir adopted Wahhabism and advocated Sharia laws bypassing the “tradition of folkish Islam in Bengal”. He ....
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