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'''Tipu Shah''' was the | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
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| name = Tipu Shah | |||
| native_name = টিপু শাহ | |||
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| birth_place = [[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh District]], {{flag|Bengal Presidency}} | |||
| death_date = 1852 | |||
| death_place = [[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh District]], {{flag|Bengal Presidency}} | |||
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| mother = [[Chandi Bibi]] | |||
| father = [[Karim Shah]] | |||
| term_start = 1813 | |||
| term_end = 1827 | |||
| office = Leader of the [[Pagal Panthis]] | |||
| predecessor = [[Karim Shah]] | |||
| successor = Dubraj Pathor<br>Janku Pathor | |||
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'''Tipu Shah''' ({{lang-bn|টিপু শাহ}}; died 1852) was the second leader of the mystic [[Pagal Panthis|Pagal Panthi]] Order in [[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh]] (present-day [[Bangladesh]]). He commanded the Order and the local peasantry in revolts against the [[British East India Company]] and managed to establish an independent state in [[Sherpur District|Sherpur]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Tipu Shah|author=Hussain, Muhammad Delwar}}</ref> | |||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Tipu Shah was born into a [[Sufi Muslim]] [[fakir]] family of [[Pashtun]] ancestry who had settled in Letarkanda, Pargana Sushang (presently under [[Purbadhala Upazila|Purbadhala, Netrokona]]). His father, [[Karim Shah]], founded the mystic [[Pagal Panthis|Pagal Panthi]] Order (considered to be the established successor of [[Majnu Shah]]'s activism) after being inspired by his predecessor [[Musa Shah]].<ref>{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Pagal Panthi Movement|author=Hussain, Muhammad Delwar}}</ref> His mother, Chandi Bibi, also played an important role in the Order and was respected by the Pagal Panthis as "''[[Sufi pir|Pīr]]-[[Mother|Mātā]]''".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ut9tAAAAMAAJ|title=History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971|last=Hussain|first=Aklam|last2=Bangladesh|first2=Asiatic Society of|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh|isbn=9789845123372|page=187|language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | |||
It is said that the Pagal Panthis were composed mostly of tribes like [[Garo people|Garos]], [[Hajong people|Hajongs]] and Hudis.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tr1yCgAAQBAJ|title=General Studies Paper I for Civil Services Preliminary Examinations|last=(India)|first=M. H. E.|date=2015-01-01|publisher=McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=9789339217921|page=102|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bandyopadhyaya |first=Sekhara |year=2004 |title=From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0oVra0ulQ3QC |publisher=Orient Blackswan |pages=161–162 |isbn=978-81-250-2596-2|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Tipu Shah led a rebellion against the [[zamindars of Bengal|zamindars]] (landlords) who collected the taxes for [[British East India Company]]. The zamindars had imposed heavy taxations on the peasant class, which served as the main cause of the rebellion.<ref name=":0"/> 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 ruled by Tipu Shah in the [[Sherpur District|Sherpur]] territory of [[Mymensingh Division|Mymensingh]]. Beginning in the name of [[Allah]], he collected minimum taxes to run the administration and called for the construction of a mud-fortress known as ''Garh-Jarip'', which functioned as his capital city. He appointed Bakshu Sarkar as the State Judge, Gumanu as the State Collector and Jarip Pagal among others as [[faujdar]]s. Ultimately, the Company army and police along with local zamindars were able to suppress the rebellion and imprison him on 7 December 1824. Two days later however, he was released on bail. He was arrested for a second time in the same month and was again released on bail on 17 December. In early January 1825, Tipu Shah was trialled and sentenced to lifetime imprisonment.<ref name=":0"/> | |||
Tipu led a rebellion against the zamindars (landlords) who collected the taxes for East India | |||
== Death == | == Death and legacy == | ||
Tipu Shah died in | Tipu Shah died in jail in 1852, after spending 27 years imprisoned. Following his imprisonment in 1825, the Pagal Panthi Order for another ten years under the leadership of Dubraj Pathor and Janku Pathor.<ref name=":0"/> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Tipu Shah | |
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| টিপু শাহ | |
| Leader of the Pagal Panthis | |
| In office 1813–1827 | |
| Preceded by | Karim Shah |
| Succeeded by | Dubraj Pathor Janku Pathor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mymensingh District, Template:Country data Bengal Presidency |
| Died | 1852 Mymensingh District, Template:Country data Bengal Presidency |
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Tipu Shah (Bengali: টিপু শাহ; died 1852) was the second leader of the mystic Pagal Panthi Order in Mymensingh (present-day Bangladesh). He commanded the Order and the local peasantry in revolts against the British East India Company and managed to establish an independent state in Sherpur.[1]
Early life[edit | edit source]
Tipu Shah was born into a Sufi Muslim fakir family of Pashtun ancestry who had settled in Letarkanda, Pargana Sushang (presently under Purbadhala, Netrokona). His father, Karim Shah, founded the mystic Pagal Panthi Order (considered to be the established successor of Majnu Shah's activism) after being inspired by his predecessor Musa Shah.[2] His mother, Chandi Bibi, also played an important role in the Order and was respected by the Pagal Panthis as "Pīr-Mātā".[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
It is said that the Pagal Panthis were composed mostly of tribes like Garos, Hajongs and Hudis.[4][5]
Tipu Shah led a rebellion against the zamindars (landlords) who collected the taxes for British East India 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 ruled by Tipu Shah in the Sherpur territory of Mymensingh. Beginning in the name of Allah, he collected minimum taxes to run the administration and called for the construction of a mud-fortress known as Garh-Jarip, which functioned as his capital city. He appointed Bakshu Sarkar as the State Judge, Gumanu as the State Collector and Jarip Pagal among others as faujdars. Ultimately, the Company army and police along with local zamindars were able to suppress the rebellion and imprison him on 7 December 1824. Two days later however, he was released on bail. He was arrested for a second time in the same month and was again released on bail on 17 December. In early January 1825, Tipu Shah was trialled and sentenced to lifetime imprisonment.[1]
Death and legacy[edit | edit source]
Tipu Shah died in jail in 1852, after spending 27 years imprisoned. Following his imprisonment in 1825, the Pagal Panthi Order for another ten years under the leadership of Dubraj Pathor and Janku Pathor.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hussain, Muhammad Delwar (2012). "Tipu Shah". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Hussain, Muhammad Delwar (2012). "Pagal Panthi Movement". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Hussain, Aklam; Bangladesh, Asiatic Society of (1 January 1997). History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. p. 187. ISBN 9789845123372.
- ↑ (India), M. H. E. (1 January 2015). General Studies Paper I for Civil Services Preliminary Examinations. McGraw-Hill Education. p. 102. ISBN 9789339217921.
- ↑ Bandyopadhyaya, Sekhara (2004). From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India. Orient Blackswan. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-81-250-2596-2.