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Prithimpassa
The Prithimpassa family, also known as the Nawabs of Longla, are an royal family from the Prithimpassa Union, Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh. The family was of the erstwhile feudal nobility of East Bengal. They played important roles in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Partition of India and Sylhet referendum in 1947, and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. History The family was founded by Sakhi Salamat, a Shi'ite Pashtun nobleman from Khorasan who had arrived in the Indian subcontinent at the end of the 15th century. After initially residing at the court of the Lodi sultans of Delhi, he later moved to Sylhet, where he was granted land in the Prithimpassa mouza (located in the pargana of Longla) and first married the daughter of Birchandra Narayan, a Hindu prince of the Ita royal family in Rajnagar mouza. Dev Bhallav, a Brahmin Shiqdar of Longla, was on a pilgrimage when he needed money, and so he borrowed fifteen gold coins from Salamat. On ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prithimpassa Union
Prithimpassa Union ( bn, পৃথিমপাশা ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar District in the division of Sylhet Division, Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 21 square kilometres and a population of 18,053. History The union was named after the village of Prithimpassa, home of the Prithimpassa family, Prithimpassa Nawab family. In 1499, a Pashtun nobleman from Greater Khorasan known as Prince Sakhi Salamat settled in Prithimpassa, Kulaura. Being a wealthy nobleman; he was granted a Jagir in mouza Prithimpassa by the Lodi dynasty, Lodi sultans of Delhi from where he established the Prithimpassa family. His son, Ismail Khan Lodhi, was granted a jagir by the Mughals and given the status of Nawab in addition to other prestigious titles. In 1756, the Nawab of Longla Moulvi Muhammad Rabi Khan Danishmand established the famous Rabir Bazar (Rabi's Market). Begum Talib-un-Nisa Khatun of Chhoto Saheb Bari (Prithimpasha village) es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamindars Of Monraj
The Zamindars of Monraj ( bn, মনরাজের জমিদার), also known as the Monraj Saheb family ( bn, মনরাজ সাহেব খান্দান), were the erstwhile aristocrats of Monraj village, Kulaura, Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh. The Zamindars of Monraj are a branch of the Prithimpassa family who were the erstwhile Nawabs of Longla. The family are Shi'ites. Some of the family have migrated to Dhaka. Origin The Monraj Saheb family was founded by Nawabzada Ali Zafar Khan who was the second son of Nawab Qazi Muhammad Ali Khan of Prithimpassa and the younger brother of Nawab Gaus Ali Khan. The family's earliest recorded ancestor, Sakhi Salamat, was a Pashtun nobleman from Greater Khorasan, Afghanistan who had arrived in the Indian subcontinent at the end of the 15th century. After initially residing at the court of the Lodi sultans of Delhi, he later moved to Sylhet, where he was granted land in the Prithimpassa mouza (located in the pargana o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Amjad Khan
Nawab Moulvi Ali Amjad Khan (1871 – 1905) was the Nawab of Longla during 1874–1905. Honorary Magistrate Ali Amjad Khan was educated at St. Edmund's College, Shillong, St. Paul's School, Darjeeling and later at Aligarh Muslim University. He succeeded his father Ali Ahmed Khan at his death in 1874. Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was very successful in increasing the revenue of the Estate many fold. However, on 12 July 1897 there was a cataclysmic earthquake that caused colossal damage to the region and estate. Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was a well known hunter, educationist, social worker and philanthropist. Early life and family Khan was born on 17 November 1870 to an aristocratic Bengali Shi'ite family in the village of Prithimpassa in South Sylhet, Bengal Presidency. His father, Moulvi Ali Ahmed Khan, was the Nawab of Longla and his mother, Umraonissa Khatun, was a housewife. Upon his birth, his father established the Ali Amjad's Clock in 1874. Khan married Syeda Fatima Banu, daugh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawab Ali Haider Khan
Nawab Ali Haider Khan (11 February 1896 – 30 June 1963) was a Bengali noble and politician. Early life and family Khan was born on 11 February 1896 to an royal Bengali Shia family known as the Nawabs of Longla based in the village of Prithimpassa in South Sylhet (then under the North-East Frontier province of the British Raj). The royal family are descended from Sakhi Salamat, a Pashtun nobleman from Greater Khorasan, who settled in Prithimpassa after being granted land there by the Lodi sultans of Delhi in the 15th century. Khan's father, Nawab Ali Amjad Khan, was an honorary magistrate by occupation. His mother, Syeda Fatima Banu, was the daughter of Syed Aminuddin Hasan of the Narpati Saheb Bari in Chunarughat, Habiganj and a descendant of Syed Nasiruddin. Career The Assam Legislative Assembly was founded in 1937, and Khan won a seat in its first elections in the South Sylhet (East) constituency. Khan served as Assam's Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of Sir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulaura Upazila
Kulaura ( bn, কুলাউড়া) is the biggest upazila (subdistrict) of the Moulvibazar District in north-eastern Bangladesh. The total area of this upazila is 545 km2. Hakaluki Haor, the largest marsh wetland in Sylhet and one of the largest in Bangladesh is partially located there. Etymology According to Tarikh-i-Halimi, Mamand Mansur, a famous Dewan of Mansur village, had an uncle called Mamantad Kulaor Kumar who was the brother of Mansur's father Mamand Manuhar. After the death of Kulaor Kumar, a market was established on the eastern part of his own zamindari and named as "Kulaor Bazar". Over time, Kulaorar Bazar changed to Kulaura. History Many archaeological sites and relics such as the Vidia Ashram in Rangirkul, Gagan Tila, Chand Gram Dighi and the copper plates of Bhatera provide evidence for early settlements in Kulaura. Following the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, Shah Halim ad-Din of Narnaul and his son, Dawlat Shah Abdul Malik, migrated to Kanihati ruled b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulaura
Kulaura ( bn, কুলাউড়া) is the biggest upazila (subdistrict) of the Moulvibazar District in north-eastern Bangladesh. The total area of this upazila is 545 km2. Hakaluki Haor, the largest marsh wetland in Sylhet and one of the largest in Bangladesh is partially located there. Etymology According to Tarikh-i-Halimi, Mamand Mansur, a famous Dewan of Mansur village, had an uncle called Mamantad Kulaor Kumar who was the brother of Mansur's father Mamand Manuhar. After the death of Kulaor Kumar, a market was established on the eastern part of his own zamindari and named as "Kulaor Bazar". Over time, Kulaorar Bazar changed to Kulaura. History Many archaeological sites and relics such as the Vidia Ashram in Rangirkul, Gagan Tila, Chand Gram Dighi and the copper plates of Bhatera provide evidence for early settlements in Kulaura. Following the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, Shah Halim ad-Din of Narnaul and his son, Dawlat Shah Abdul Malik, migrated to Kanihati ruled b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismail Khan Lodi
Ismail Khan Lodi ( fa, ; also known by his daak naam Khanja Khan ( bn, খাঞ্জা খাঁ), was a Pashtun general of the Mughal Empire and a former viceroy of Odisha. He also served under the Karrani dynasty of the Sultanate of Bengal. Early life Ismail Khan was born in to an aristocratic family in South Sylhet, Bengal Sultanate (present-day Bangladesh). His father, Sakhi Salamat, was a Afghan Shia nobleman from Parachinar who had settled in the mouza of Prithimpassa. His mother was the daughter of Birchandra Narayan, a Hindu prince of the Ita royal family of Rajnagar. Ismail was a member of the Lodi (Pashtun tribe). Career Khan Lodi started off as an officer under the Karrani dynasty. When Mughal Emperor Humayun returned to India from Persia, Sulaiman Khan Karrani the Sultan of Bengal sent Lodi who had risen to the rank of principal officer to have a conference with the Mughal General Munim Khan. Munim and Lodi decided to recite the Khutba and strike gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moulvibazar District
Moulvibazar ( bn, মৌলভীবাজার) also spelled Maulvibazar, Moulavibazar, and Maulavibazar, (former South Sylhet) is the southeastern district of Sylhet Division in northeastern Bangladesh, named after the town of Moulvibazar. It is bordered by the Indian states of Tripura and Assam to the south and east, respectively; and by the Bangladeshi districts of Habiganj to the west and Sylhet to the north. Etymology The name of the district, Moulvibazar is named after its headquarter, Moulvibazar. The word is derived from two words, moulvi and bazar, meaning 'Market of the Moulvi'. 'Moulvi' is an Islamic honorific title and 'bazar' is the Bengali word for market or township. Moulvibazar is named after Moulvi Syed Qudratullah, a local judge and a descendant of Shah Mustafa, an Islamic preacher active during the advent of Islam in the region. It is believed that the name was coined in the 1771 when Syed Qudratullah established a small bazaar on his zamindari land and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Sylhet
Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern Divisions of Bangladesh, division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the States and union territories of India, Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions of Chittagong Division, Chittagong to the southwest and Dhaka Division, Dhaka and Mymensingh Division, Mymensingh to the west. Prior to 1947, it included the subdivision of Karimganj district, Karimganj (presently in Barak Valley, India). However, Karimganj (including the thanas of Badarpur, Patharkandi and Ratabari) was inexplicably severed from Sylhet by the Radcliffe Line, Radcliffe Boundary Commission. According to Niharranjan Ray, it was partly due to a plea from a delegation led by Abdul Matlib Mazumdar. Etymology and names The name ''Sylhet'' is an anglicisation of ''Shilhot'' (শিলহট). Its origins seem to come from the Sanskrit words শিলা ''śilā'' (me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylhet Division
Sylhet Division ( bn, সিলেট বিভাগ) is the northeastern division of Bangladesh. It is bordered by the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam and Tripura to the north, east and south respectively, and by the Bangladeshi divisions of Chittagong to the southwest and Dhaka and Mymensingh to the west. Prior to 1947, it included the subdivision of Karimganj (presently in Barak Valley, India). However, Karimganj (including the thanas of Badarpur, Patharkandi and Ratabari) was inexplicably severed from Sylhet by the Radcliffe Boundary Commission. According to Niharranjan Ray, it was partly due to a plea from a delegation led by Abdul Matlib Mazumdar. Etymology and names The name ''Sylhet'' is an anglicisation of ''Shilhot'' (শিলহট). Its origins seem to come from the Sanskrit words শিলা ''śilā'' (meaning 'stone') and হট্ট ''haṭṭa'' (meaning 'marketplace'). These words match the landscape and topography of the hilly region. The shila stones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nawab Ali Abbas Khan
Nawab Ali Abbas Khan (born 26 December 1958) is a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament. Biography Khan was born into the Prithimpassa family on 26 December 1958. A member of the Jatiya Party (Ershad), he was elected as the member of parliament for Moulvibazar-2 (Kulaura Upazila) three times, in 1988, 1991 and 2008. Khan was the senior vice president of the Central Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar Ahmed) committee of which he is now one of the presidium members. He is also affiliated with the 20-Party Alliance. Khan's second son, Nawabzada Ali Hasib Khan, is involved with Jatiotabadi Chatrodol politics. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Nawab Ali Abbas 4th Jatiya Sangsad members 5th Jatiya Sangsad members 9th Jatiya Sangsad members Bangladesh Jatiya Party politicians Prithimpassa family Place of birth missing (living people) 1958 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imambara
A ḥosayniya or hussainiya (Arabic: حسينية ''husayniyya''), also known as an ashurkhana, imambargah, or imambara, is a congregation hall for Twelver Shia Muslim commemoration ceremonies, especially those associated with the Mourning of Muharram. Hussainiya is a multitude hall for the mourning of Muharram and other commemoration rituals of Shia that its name gets from Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad. Terminology A hussainiya is different from a mosque. The name comes from Husayn ibn Ali, the third of the Twelve Imams and the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Husayn was martyred at the Battle of Karbala on 10 October 680 CE during the reign of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. The Shia commemorate his martyrdom every year on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram. There are also other ceremonies which are held during the year in hussainiyas, including religious commemorations unrelated to Ashura. and may not necessarily hold jumu'ah (Friday congregational prayer). In Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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