Titu Mir, a disciple of Sayyid Ahmed Barelvi and advocate of Sharia law, led a movement in 19th-century Bengal against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters. Although his movement was less militant than British records suggest, it culminated in a significant confrontation with British police, leading to Titu Mir's death in 1831.
Organization: Titu Mir organized the Muslim peasants of Bengal against Hindu landlords and British indigo planters.
Militancy: The movement was not as militant as the British records suggested; confrontation with the British police occurred only in the last year of Titu’s life.
Death: Titu Mir was killed in action in 1831 during a confrontation with the British police.
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