Muharram Rebellion

Muharram Rebellion
	; Site of the battle
Date	December 1782
Location	Sylhet Shahi Eidgah, Sylhet
Result	British victory Suppression of revolt;
Belligerents
British East India Company	Bengali Muslims
Commanders and leaders
Robert Lindsay; (Superintendent of Sylhet); Unnamed Muslim jamadar † Supported by: Dewan Manik Chand; Qanungo Masud Bakht;	Syed Pirzada †; Syed Muhammad Hadi (Hada Miah) †; Syed Muhammad Mahdi (Mada Miah) †
Strength
52 sepoys	301 (mostly civilians)
Casualties and losses
1 sepoy killed ; 12 sepoys injured	4 killed (including leaders) ; Many injured

The Muharram Rebellion was a Bengali uprising which took place in early December 1782 against the East India Company in colonial Sylhet, eastern Bengal (now Bangladesh). The rebellion was under the leadership of the Pirzada and his two brothers, Syed Muhammad Hadi and Syed Muhammad Mahdi.^[2] The main battle took place in the Mughal-built Sylhet Shahi Eidgah and its surrounding hills.

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^ শাহী-ঈদগাহ - সিলেট জেলা [Shahi Eidgah - Sylhet District]. Sylhet Government (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2019-01-05.

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[2] শাহী-ঈদগাহ - সিলেট জেলা [Shahi Eidgah - Sylhet District]. Sylhet Government (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2020-08-24. Retrieved 2019-01-05.

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