Abu Torab Khan | |
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Died | 1767 Sandwip, Bengal Presidency |
Known for | Rebellion |
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Chowdhury Abu Torab Khan (Bengali: চৌধুরী আবু তোরাব খাঁ),[1] better known simply as Abu Torab (Bengali: আবু তোরাব), was an 18th-century Bengali Zamindar from Sandwip, an island in present-day Bangladesh.[2] His hegemony later extended to islands of Hatiya and Bamni.[3] He is best known as the leader of Bengal's first rebellion against the British East India Company. He had strong support from the local peasantry, and is regarded as a hero in the history of Bengal.[4]