Barasat / Narkelberia

1818

Faraizi Movement Begins in Eastern Bengal

A major Muslim reform and agrarian mobilization emerges under Haji Shariatullah.

From 1818, Haji Shariatullah's Faraizi movement spread across parts of eastern Bengal as a religious reform movement that also intersected with agrarian grievances under colonial and zamindari structures. It promoted Islamic obligations and social discipline while building organized rural networks among Muslim peasants.

1831

Titumir's Bamboo Fort Uprising

An anti-colonial and anti-zamindari rural rebellion culminates at Narkelberia.

In 1831, Syed Mir Nisar Ali (Titumir) led an armed uprising in Bengal that combined Islamic reform activism with resistance to oppressive zamindari and colonial authority. The movement culminated in the defense of the bamboo fort at Narkelberia, where Company forces eventually crushed the rebellion.