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  • Nawab Alivardi Khan: The Forgotten Guardian of Bengal — Fexingo History

    Nawab Alivardi Khan: The Forgotten Guardian of Bengal — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    This episode of The Hidden History of Bengal explores the life and legacy of Nawab Alivardi Khan, the independent Mughal governor who ruled Bengal from 1740 to 1756. We delve into his rise to power, his military campaigns against the Maratha invasions (the Bargi raids), and his administrative reforms that maintained Bengal's prosperity. Learn about the Maratha depredations that devastated parts of Bengal, Alivardi's diplomatic maneuvering, and his patronage of art and culture. Also covered are his succession by his grandson Siraj ud-Daulah and the fateful Battle of Plassey that followed. A nuanced portrait of a ruler who kept Bengal stable even as the Mughal Empire crumbled.

    #AlivardiKhan #BengalHistory #MarathaInvasions #BargiRaids #NawabOfBengal #MughalEmpire #BattleOfPlassey #SirajUdDaulah #18thCentury #SouthAsia #BengalNawabs #MarathaEmpire #Murshidabad #History #FexingoHistory #IndianHistory #Bengal #ColonialHistory #PalaEmpire #SenaDynasty

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    5 min
  • Chittagong Armoury Raid 1930: Bengal's Armed Revolutionaries — Fexingo History

    Chittagong Armoury Raid 1930: Bengal's Armed Revolutionaries — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In April 1930, a band of young revolutionaries in Chittagong, led by Surya Sen (Masterda), launched a daring raid on the police and auxiliary forces' armouries, aiming to spark a nationwide uprising against British rule. This episode dives into the planning, execution, and aftermath of the Chittagong Armoury Raid, exploring how the revolutionaries cut telegraph lines, seized weapons, and raised the Indian flag over the town for a few hours. We follow the escape of the raiders into the Chittagong Hill Tracts, the subsequent manhunt, and the brutal repression that followed. Key figures include Surya Sen, Kalpana Datta, Pritilata Waddedar, and Ananta Singh. The raid's legacy in Bengal's nationalist movement—balancing non-violent civil disobedience with armed resistance—is examined, along with the colonial state's response. This episode offers a gripping account of one of the most audacious acts of anti-colonial defiance in early 20th-century India.

    #ChittagongArmouryRaid #SuryaSen #Masterda #KalpanaDatta #PritilataWaddedar #AnantaSingh #IndianIndependence #BengalRevolutionaries #ArmedStruggle #BritishRaj #1930 #Chittagong #JallianwalaBagh #RevolutionaryTerrorism #BengalHistory #FreedomFighters #History #FexingoHistory #PalaEmpire #SenaDynasty

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    8 min
  • Wahhabi Roots and Peasant Revolts: The Faraizi Movement in 19th Century Bengal — Fexingo History

    Wahhabi Roots and Peasant Revolts: The Faraizi Movement in 19th Century Bengal — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Faraizi movement, a religious and peasant uprising in 19th-century Bengal led by Haji Shariatullah and his son Dudu Miyan. They discuss how the movement combined Islamic reform with resistance against British colonial oppression and Hindu zamindars. The conversation covers the movement's origins in the Wahhabi tradition, its spread among rural Muslims in eastern Bengal, and its legacy in shaping Bengali Muslim identity. Key figures like Titu Mir are mentioned, but the focus is on the Faraizi's distinct doctrines and organizational structure. Lucas explains the movement's decline after Dudu Miyan's death and its impact on later political developments in Bengal.

    #FaraiziMovement #HajiShariatullah #DuduMiyan #BengalHistory #PeasantUprising #IslamicReform #Wahhabi #ColonialIndia #BritishRaj #Zamindars #BengalPeasantry #19thCentury #SouthAsia #ReligiousMovements #TituMir #History #FexingoHistory #BengaliMuslim #PalaEmpire #SenaDynasty

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    7 min
  • The Forgotten Rebellion: Titumir and the Bengal Peasant Uprising — Fexingo History

    The Forgotten Rebellion: Titumir and the Bengal Peasant Uprising — Fexingo History
    Apr 25 2026
    In 1831, a lone charismatic leader named Syed Mir Nisar Ali, better known as Titumir, led a brief but fierce peasant uprising against the British East India Company and Hindu zamindars in what is now West Bengal. This episode explores the roots of the rebellion in the exploitative Permanent Settlement of 1793, which turned peasants into virtual serfs. Titumir, a disciple of the Wahabi movement, combined religious fervor with agrarian grievances, building a bamboo fort at Narkelberia that British cannons could not destroy. The revolt was crushed after a three-month standoff, with Titumir killed in battle. Yet his legacy as a folk hero endures, inspiring later nationalist movements. We examine the social landscape of early 19th-century Bengal, the role of the indigo planters, and the forgotten narratives of resistance that challenge the myth of a peaceful British Raj.

    #Titumir #BengalPeasantUprising #PermanentSettlement #WahabiMovement #BritishEastIndiaCompany #Narkelberia #Zamindari #IndigoPlanters #BengalHistory #19thCentury #ColonialResistance #IndianHistory #SouthAsia #FexingoHistory #History #PeasantRevolt #SufiIslam #Barasat #PalaEmpire #SenaDynasty

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    6 min
  • The Bengal Famine of 1770: A Colonial Catastrophe — Fexingo History

    The Bengal Famine of 1770: A Colonial Catastrophe — Fexingo History
    Apr 24 2026
    When the East India Company tightened its grip on Bengal after Plassey, the consequences were devastating. In 1770, a famine killed an estimated 10 million people — a third of the region's population. But was it a natural disaster, or a man-made catastrophe? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the policies that triggered the famine: the Company's exorbitant land taxes, its monopoly on grain, and the ruthless 'revenue farming' system introduced by officials like Muhammad Reza Khan. They examine eyewitness accounts from Company servants and Indian chroniclers, and trace how the famine shaped British attitudes toward colonial rule — from Warren Hastings to Edmund Burke. The episode also considers the long shadow of the famine on Bengali memory and the contentious question of responsibility. A crucial chapter in the hidden history of Bengal, told with nuance and depth.

    #BengalFamineOf1770 #EastIndiaCompany #WarrenHastings #MuhammadRezaKhan #BritishColonialism #RevenueFarming #GrainMonopoly #EdmundBurke #Murshidabad #Calcutta #IndianHistory #ColonialCatastrophe #18thCentury #HistoryOfFamine #Bengal #SouthAsianHistory #History #FexingoHistory #BengalHistory #PalaEmpire

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    7 min
  • The Tiger of Bengal: Siraj ud-Daulah and the Fall of a Kingdom — Fexingo History

    The Tiger of Bengal: Siraj ud-Daulah and the Fall of a Kingdom — Fexingo History
    Apr 23 2026
    In this episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic story of Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal. They discuss his controversial rise to power at age 23, his confrontation with the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757, and the betrayal by his own commander Mir Jafar. The conversation unpacks the Black Hole of Calcutta incident, the shifting alliances between French and British traders, and how a young ruler's inexperience and a web of treachery opened the door to British colonial rule in India. Along the way, Lucas explains the role of the Jagat Seth banking family, the importance of Murshidabad as a capital, and the long-term consequences of Plassey for the Indian subcontinent.

    #SirajUdDaulah #BattleOfPlassey #MirJafar #EastIndiaCompany #RobertClive #BlackHoleOfCalcutta #NawabOfBengal #Murshidabad #JagatSeth #FrenchEastIndiaCompany #1757 #BengalHistory #ColonialIndia #MughalDecline #IndianHistory #History #FexingoHistory #Podcast #PalaEmpire #SenaDynasty

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    6 min
  • The Hidden History of Bengal: River Kingdoms to Revolution — Fexingo History

    The Hidden History of Bengal: River Kingdoms to Revolution — Fexingo History
    Apr 23 2026
    In the pilot episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna begin at a specific moment: the monsoon of 1576, where the last independent Sultan of Bengal, Daud Khan Karrani, faces the Mughal army at the Battle of Rajmahal. From there, they pull back to explore Bengal's geography—the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, the Sundarbans mangrove forest—and its ancient past: the rise of the Gauda kingdom, the Buddhist Pala Empire (8th–12th centuries) that ruled from Vikramapura, and the Sena dynasty that followed. The conversation touches on Bengal's role as a crossroads of trade, its Gangaetic plain produced rice and silk, and its early encounters with Arab merchants and Sufi saints. Lucas explains why Bengal's history matters: it was one of the wealthiest regions in the world before colonialism, a crucible of syncretic culture, and later a flashpoint for revolution. The episode teases future topics including the Bengal Sultanate's golden age, the Portuguese and British entry, the 1943 famine, and the Bengali Language Movement. It's a rich, scene-setting conversation that asks: what makes a region's history hidden, and what do we miss when we ignore it?

    #BengalHistory #PalaEmpire #SenaDynasty #GaudaKingdom #SultanateOfBengal #BattleOfRajmahal #DaudKhanKarrani #Sundarbans #GangesDelta #BuddhistHistory #Vikramapura #SouthAsianHistory #MedievalIndia #MughalExpansion #Syncretism #FexingoHistory #HiddenHistory #PodcastPilot #BengalSultanate #BattleOfPlassey

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    6 min