Tipu Shah

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Tipu Shah was the political and religious leader of the Pagal Panthis order, leading them and the peasants of the Mymensingh region in revolts against the British East India Company.

Early life[]

Tipu Shah's father was Karim Shah and his mother was Chandi Bibi. He became the leader of the Pagal Panthis after the death of his father.[1] His mother was called mother pir by the Pagal Panthis and played an important leadership role.[2] The Pagal Panthis were composed mostly of tribes like Garos, Hajongs and Hadis.[3][4]

Career[]

Tipu led a rebellion against the zamindars (landlords) who collected the taxes for East India Trading Company. The zamindars had imposed heavy taxations on the peasant class, which served as the main cause of the rebellion.[1] The zamindars themselves were paying taxes to the East India company, which raised the taxes after the first Anglo-Burmese war. The rebellion succeeded in the establishment of an independent administration under Tipu in the Sheerpur in Mymensingh. He collected taxes to run the administration and built a mud fortress, Gar-jaripa. Ultimately the company army and police along with local zamindars were able to suppress the rebellion.[1]

Death[]

Tipu Shah died in Jail in 1852, after spending 25 years imprisoned.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Tipu Shah - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ Hussain, Aklam; Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of (1 January 1997). History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. p. 187. ISBN 9789845123372.
  3. ^ (India), M. H. E. (1 January 2015). General Studies Paper I for Civil Services Preliminary Examinations. McGraw-Hill Education. p. 102. ISBN 9789339217921.
  4. ^ Bandyopadhyaya, Sekhara (2004). From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. Orient Blackswan. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-81-250-2596-2.


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