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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2015 — General Studies · Question 55 of 200

Q55
Indian National MovementPeasant, Tribal & Labour Movements
Who was Titumir? The leader of
  1. a.Wahabi Movement
  2. b.Faraji Movement
  3. c.Sepoy Mutiny
  4. d.Indigo Revolt

Answer: (A) Wahabi Movement

Titumir (real name Mir Nisar Ali) was the leader of the Wahabi Movement in Bengal. He preached a purified form of Islam inspired by Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi, mobilised rural Muslims of North 24 Parganas and Nadia against indigo planters, zamindars, and the British, and constructed a bamboo fort at Narkelberia before being killed in 1831.

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