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Who was the founder leader of Muslim Faqirs?
A. Majnu Shah
B. Dadu Mian
C. Tipu
D. Chirag Ali Shah

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Hint: The Fakir, directed by Chirag Ali Shah, won Major strength and attacked English factories, seized their items, cash, guns, and weapons Due to the prohibition imposed on their pilgrimage by the East India Company, the Sanyasis and Fakirs revolted against Britain from 1763 to 1800 AD. Today, in parts of North India, the Madariyya order still thrives, and thousands attend annual ern

Complete Answer:
A party of roaming Muslim religious mendicants were the Fakirs.
Soon after the annexation of Bengal in 1776-77. The chief of these fakirs, Majnum Shah, started to levy contributions on the zamindars and peasants and, defied by the British Authority.
Chirag Ali shah, supported by pathans, Rajputs, and the disbanded Indian soldiers, extended the operations to the northern districts of Bengal.
Two well-known Hindu rulers supported him. They were Pathak Bhawani and Chaudhaurani Devi.
The Fakir, directed by the brother of Majnum Shah, Chirag Ali Shah, won Major strength and attacked English factories, seized their items, cash, guns, and weapons
A number of skirmishes have taken place between the fakirs and the company's soldiers.
In the early nineteenth century, the fakirs were gradually brought under power.

Hence, Option A. Majnu Shah is the correct answer.

Note: Majnu Shah or Fakir Majnu Shah Burhan (died1787) was a fakir (Sufi saint) from today's Uttar Pradesh, who actively participated in the Fakir-Sannyasi Revolt, which according to a number of scholars, was an early war for the independence of India and joined with his 'pious team' in several battles against the British East India Company.