Question
What developments took place in Bengal in 16th century?

Answer

  1. From the 16th century, people migrated in large number from the less fertile western Bengal to the forested regions of south-eastern Bengal.
  2. Migrants cleared forestland for rice cultivation.
  3. Gradually, local fisherfolk and shifting agriculturalists, at times tribals, merged with the new peasant communities.
  4. The early settlers got help from community leaders who acted as teachers and were sometimes even ascribed with supernatural powers. People called them as Pirs as a mark of respect.

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