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Colonial capture and resistance
1818
Major
Colonial Rule and Resistance
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.
1826-1831
Major
Colonial Rule and Resistance
Between the late 1820s and early 1830s, students influenced by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio at Hindu College became associated with the Young Bengal current. Their debates around reason, custom, education, and public criticism marked an early phase of the Bengal Renaissance.
1828
High
Colonial Rule and Resistance
Founded in Calcutta in 1828 by Raja Rammohan Roy and associates, the Brahmo Sabha/Brahmo Samaj became a major forum for religious reform, monotheistic worship, social criticism, and modern education in nineteenth-century Bengal.
1831
Major
Colonial Rule and Resistance
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.
State, society, and political change
1835
High
Historical Transitions
Macaulay Education Policy Impact in Bengal was a significant turning point in the political and social trajectory of Bengal/Bangladesh.
Colonial capture and resistance
1855-1856
High
Colonial Rule and Resistance
The Santal Rebellion of 1855-56 was an armed uprising against zamindars, moneylenders, police, and colonial structures. It became one of the most extensive adivasi resistance movements in the Bengal Presidency.