
AER 119: That time when Britain killed 10 million Indian people, with Amaresh Mishra
The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur
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The Bengalis in a Company Army
Bengal was the most loyal arm of British imperialism. The Bengalis in a company army, it comprised of soldiers who came from Farayana, Yupi and Bihar. They were Muslim good, but they were Hindu googers who were in the cavalry. But the infantry was almost 80% upper caste, takur, brahmins and Bhumihar,. And that too. So these kind of people, when they're rebel and they marched on to Delhi and didn't choose a hint looking, they chose Badu Shahzapha. In Jana you have typing rebellion. But typing rebellion is basically because China politically is still controlled by a Chinese king. This
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