Q. Which of the following was/were associated with “Sanyasi Revolt”?
1.Majnum Shah
2.Chirag Ali
3.Bhawani Pathak
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: The disastrous famine of 1770 and the harsh economic order of the British compelled a group of sanyasis in Eastern India to fight the British yoke.
- Originally peasants, even some evicted from land, these sanyasis were joined by many dispossessed small zamindars, disbanded soldiers and rural poor.
- Majnum Shah (or Majnu Shah), Chirag Ali, Musa Shah, Bhawani Pathak and Debi Chaudhurani were important leaders.
Source: Spectrum
