Dhanbari Nawab family

The Nawab family of Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ীর নওয়াব খান্দান) were a Bengali aristocratic family who formerly held lands in what is now Tangail, Bangladesh.

Nawabs of Dhanbari
ধনবাড়ীর নওয়াব
Current regionDhanbari, Tangail District
Place of originBaghdad, Iraq
FounderShah Atiqullah
MembersSyed Nawab Ali Chowdhury
Mohammad Ali Bogra
Syed Hasan Ali Chowdhury
Syed Ahammed Ali Chowdhury
Connected familiesNawabs of Bogra
Pannis of Karatia
Estate(s)Dhanbari Nawab Estate
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History

The family claim to be a descendant of Shah Atiqullah, a Muslim preacher from Baghdad, who had migrated to Delhi in the Mughal period. However, historian Muhammad Mojlum Khan argues that "there is no conclusive evidence" of the family's descent from Shah Atiqullah.[1] A certain Shah Sultan from this family migrated to Bengal.[2]

The title of Nawab was granted to Shah Khoda Bakhsh of this family, making him the feudal landowner of Dhanbari and surrounding areas.[2] He married his only daughter, Talebunnisa, to Raza Ali Khan, another Zamindar based in Tangail and the son of Ekabar Ali Khan.

Bakhsh was succeeded by his son, Nawab Syed Muhammad Shah, who was granted the title of Chowdhury. His wife Syedani Karimunnesa became the owner of Zamindari in course of circumstances.[3] They were succeeded by their son, Nawab Janab Ali Chowdhury. He married the daughter of Muhammad Ali Khan Chowdhury, the Zamindar of Natore. He died at the age of 28, leaving a son and a daughter (Sarah Khatun-Chowdhurani).

The next son, Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, married Altafunnesa Chowdhurani, daughter of Nawab Abdus Sobhan Chowdhury, the Zamindar of Bogra.[4] After the death of Altafunnesa, Nawab Ali married Syedani Shahida Akter Khatun, a descendant of Baro-Bhuiyan chief Isa Khan. Thirdly, he married Syedani Sakina Khatun Chowdhurani, another daughter of Nawab Abdus Sobhan Chowdhury. Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury had two sons and two daughters:[5]

See also

References
  1. Muhammad Mojlum Khan. The Muslim Heritage of Bengal. Kube. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-84774-059-5.
  2. ব্যানার (বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়,নবাব প্যালেস,করটিয়ার ঐতিহ্য) [Banner (University, nawab palace, karatiya tradition)]. www.tangail.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. রাজনীতি ও সমাজসেবায় ধনবাড়ীর নবাব পরিবারের অবদান. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  4. কালের সাক্ষী ধনবাড়ী জমিদারবাড়ি. NTV (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  5. হারিয়ে যাচ্ছে পাকিস্তানের সেই প্রধানমন্ত্রী মোহাম্মাদ আলীর বাড়ি. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  6. আত্মীয়তার বন্ধনে রাজনীতি-৮. 1 News BD. 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  7. স্মরণ : নবাব সৈয়দ নওয়াব আলী চৌধুরী. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  8. ব্যতিক্রমি আট : পুণ্যের ঘরে শূন্য দিয়ে - জয়নাল হোসেন. www.rokomari.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  9. কালের সাক্ষী ধনবাড়ী জমিদারবাড়ি. karunews24.com. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  10. স্ম র ণ : ওয়াজেদ আলী খান পন্নী. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 2017-09-07.
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