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
.
Pagal Panthis
The Pagal Panthis were a socio-religious order that emerged in the late 18th century CE in the Mymensingh region of Bengal...
order, leading them and the peasants of the Mymensingh
Mymensingh
Mymensingh , pronounced moy-mon-shing-haw, is a city of Bangladesh situated on the river Brahmaputra. It is the headquarters of the administrative unit Mymensingh District. Mymensingh is the anglicized pronunciation of the original name Momenshahi, referring to a ruler called Momen Shah. The cadet...
region in revolts against the British East India Company
British East India Company
The East India Company was an early English joint-stock company that was formed initially for pursuing trade with the East Indies, but that ended up trading mainly with the Indian subcontinent and China...
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