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== Rebellion and Resistance == | == Rebellion and Resistance == | ||
The history of Tamkuhi Raj cannot be understood without the era of rebellion that preceded its foundation. In the late 18th century, '''Raja Fateh Bahadur Shahi,''' who became one of the fiercest opponents of the East India Company, refusing to submit to its newly acquired ''Diwani'' rights in Bihar. His defiance sparked nearly two decades of '''guerrilla warfare''' across the forests and river plains of Gorakhpur and Saran, disrupting British revenue collection and rallying local zamindars to his cause. It should be noted that, contrary to the popular narrative of the [[wikipedia:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857|First War of Independence in 1857]], a large and coordinated rebellion had already taken place nearly five decades earlier. | The history of Tamkuhi Raj cannot be understood without the era of rebellion that preceded its foundation. In the late 18th century, '''Raja Fateh Bahadur Shahi,''' who became one of the fiercest opponents of the East India Company, refusing to submit to its newly acquired ''Diwani'' rights in Bihar. His defiance sparked nearly two decades of '''guerrilla warfare''' across the forests and river plains of Gorakhpur and Saran, disrupting British revenue collection and rallying local zamindars to his cause. It should be noted that, contrary to the popular narrative of the [[wikipedia:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857|First War of Independence in 1857]], a large and coordinated rebellion had already taken place nearly five decades earlier. | ||
[[File:FatehBahadurShahi.png|center|thumb|469x469px|The Rebel King Fateh Bahadur Shahi]] | |||
=== Fateh Bahadur Shahi’s Revolt (1775–1777) === | === Fateh Bahadur Shahi’s Revolt (1775–1777) === | ||