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Swadeshi movement
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A concise overview of the anti-partition boycott and nationalist mobilization associated with Swadeshi politics.
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Swadeshi Movement
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A reference entry on boycott, indigenous production, and protest culture in the anti-partition movement.
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Syed Ahmad Khan
Secondary
Britannica profile for Syed Ahmad Khan; useful for Muslim modernism, education reform, and colonial-era political consciousness.
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Syed Ameer Ali
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Banglapedia profile for Syed Ameer Ali, whose major books helped shape modern Muslim historical consciousness in Bengal and beyond.
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Tangail Airdrop
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Reference overview of the December 1971 airborne operation near Tangail during the advance on Dhaka.
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Tantia Tope
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Reference on Tantia Tope as a major rebel general during the 1857 uprising.
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The History of Bengal, Vol. II: Muslim Period, 1200-1757
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A standard survey of Bengal from the Turkish conquest through the end of Muslim rule in 1757.
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The Portuguese in Bengal and the 1632 Hooghly Attack
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Banglapedia account of the Portuguese in Bengal, including the Mughal assault on Hughli/Hooghly in 1632.
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The Prison Diaries
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's jail diaries cover the 1966-1968 repression cycle and the Six-Point era.
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Titu Mir
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Banglapedia overview of Syed Mir Nisar Ali (Titu Mir), his movement, and the 1831 uprising.
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Titu Mir
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Banglapedia summary of Titumir's life, leadership, and the 1831 bamboo-fort uprising.
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United Front
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Banglapedia overview of the 1954 United Front alliance, its 21-point program, and its landslide victory in East Bengal.
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War of Liberation, The
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A Bangladesh-centered overview that explains how the denied 1970 mandate fed into the 1971 war.
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Wari-Bateshwar
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Banglapedia reference entry on Wari-Bateshwar and its archaeological significance.
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West Bengal - History
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Britannica historical background used for broader contextual framing of medieval Bengal and regional state formations.
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What was Operation Searchlight?
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Britannica explainer on Operation Searchlight and its role in 1971.
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Young Bengal
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Banglapedia reference on the Derozian circle around Hindu College and its role in nineteenth-century intellectual dissent.
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Zia, Begum Khaleda
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A reference on Khaleda Zia's role in the alliance-led mass upsurge that ended Ershad's rule.
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'Capture & Death of the Shahzadaghs', 1857
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Museum catalog record describing the capture of Bahadur Shah Zafar and the subsequent shooting of three Mughal princes after Delhi's fall.
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1990 Mass Uprising: Newspaper Archive
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Archive resource for verifying hartals, processions, emergency coverage, resignation, and transition reporting from October to December 1990.