Agha Muhammad Reza

Mirza
Agha Muhammad Reza
Baig
আগা মোহাম্মদ রেজা
Born18th century
Died19th century
Bengal Presidency, British India
NationalityMughal Empire, British India
Occupation(s)Activist, rebel
Known forRebelling against the East India Company, claiming to be the Mahdi
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Mirza Agha Muhammad Reza Baig (Bengali: মির্জ়া আগা মোহাম্মদ রেজ়া বেগ, Persian: ميرزا آغا محمد رضا بیگ), also known by his followers as Pir Ferutupi (Bengali: পীর ফেরুটুপি),[1][note 1] was a Mughal nobleman and Shia Sufi pir from Sylhet, of Iranian origin. He overthrew the Kachari Kingdom and revolted against the East India Company with the assistance of the local peasantry.

  1. ^ Guha, Upendrachandra (1971). কাছাড়ের ইতিবৃত্ত (in Bengali). Assam Prakashan Parishad. p. 112.
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