Titu Mir's Movement: Advocacy and Resistance in 19th Century Bengal

Background and Ideology of Titu Mir's Movement

Titu Mir, a disciple of Sayyid Ahmed Barelvi and an 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.

• Leader: Mir Nithar Ali, popularly known as Titu Mir, was the leader of this movement.
• Influence: Titu Mir was a disciple of Sayyid Ahmed Barelvi, the founder of the Wahabi Movement, and adopted Wahabism.
• Advocacy: He strongly advocated the implementation of Sharia law.
• 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 Mir’s life.
• Death: Titu Mir was killed in action in 1831 during a confrontation with the British police.