Paper I · 9 Modern India & the National Movement · 9.1.7 Civil, tribal and peasant revolts

9.1.7.4 Religious-political resistance: Wahabi, Faraizi and Kuka movements

Three movements joined religious purification with resistance to British and landlord power: the Wahabis (Muslim, north India and Bengal), the Faraizis (Muslim peasants of east Bengal) and the Kukas or Namdharis (Sikh, Punjab).

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Key terms

  • Wahabi
  • Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
  • Balakot
  • Titu Mir
  • Faraizi
  • Haji Shariatullah
  • Dudu Miyan
  • Kuka
  • Namdhari
  • Ram Singh
  • Patna

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