The heroism of Baro Bufay
According to historians, barobhuya is not exactly twelve. In this case, twelve words have been used in many terms. During this period between the Afghan rule in Bengal and later the Mughal rule, these bhuiyas kept themselves in control of Bengal. They even raised resistance against the powerful Mughal ruler Akbar and Jahangir. Baro Buiya, sometimes jointly and mostly, resisted the Mughal aggression separately and governed their respective areas as an independent or semi-independent regime. There was no central rule, or even if it was nominal. Many modern scholars believe that barobhuya refers to just twelve people. Twelve Bhuiyas were identified separately in Bengal during that time. Because these twelve people resisted against the Mughal rule. They came to the conclusion by pointing out Abul Fazl's 'Akbarnnama' and Mirza Nathan's 'Baharistan-i-Ghaibi'. However, it is known that after Emperor Akbar, Bhuiyan of Bengal was compelled to accept the loyalty of Mugh...