Prithimpassa Family
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Prithimpassa Nawab Family is the aristocratic family of Prithimpassa, Kulaura
Upazilla, Moulvibazar, Sylhet
, Bangladesh
. Descended from the Royal House of Bengal (Nawabs of Bengal), the family was of the erstwhile feudal nobility of East Bengal
. Prithimpassa Nawab Bari is a place of tourist attraction. The family played important roles at 1857 anti-British revolution, at 1948 when Pakistan became independent from India and later when Sylhet
merged with East Pakistan through referendum and in 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh
. Sakhi Salamat is the founder of the family who settled here from Persia in 1499. His son was Ismail Khan Lodhi. Ismail Khan was, during the reign of Sulaiman Shah
, made governor of Orissa
and was given the title Khanja Khan. Later Daud Shah
, son of Sulaiman Shah also confirmed him as governor of Orissa at 1573 AD.
in 1612 AD Eastern Bengal was conquered and during that period all the Umaras under the Bengal King were brought under the Mughal Monarch and were settled in the area with assurances to live peacefully under the Moghul ruler. Shamsui-Din was the son of Amir-ul-Umara Nawab Ismail Khan Lodhi who lived from 1624 to 1682 A.D. His son was Maulvi Mohammad Rabi Khan titled Danishmand was an erudite person and a highly respected and revered scholar of that time. He was the teacher of the children of Nawab Nazim Ul Dawla of Bengal, Nawab Sarfaraz Khan and Nawab Shahamat Jang and others. He obtained jagirs under sanad(negotiation) from Bengal King Nawab Sarfaraz Khan and Nawab Ali Vardi Khan, Mahabat Jung’s nephew, Nawab Nawazish Muhammad Khan Shahamat Jang who was Naeb Subedhar of Dhaka
. He obtained a Jagir from Nazim of Bengal Nawab Qasim Ali Khan, also under a sanad and these sanads(negotiation papers) are still in the family in original. Maulavi Rabi according to history emerges as a figure of considerable charismatic authority and organizational ability. He commanded considerable manpower in order to carry out his work. He received sanad from Moghul emperor Alamgir II
. He also obtained Jagir by sanad from Nazim of Bengal Nawab Qasim Khan.
. He received jagirs in 1141 BS and 1156 BS. In 1756 he established Rabir Bazar, the town of modern Moulvibazar. The Nazim of Bengal in recognition of his intellect and erudition gave Danishmand tiltle to him. There was even a calendar in his honour in the reign of Nazims of Bengal.
Moulvi Mohammad Ali Khan, great grandfather of Moulvi Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was the son of Moulvi Mohammad Rabi Khan was the assistant Qazi of Sylhet
district in 1773 and afterwards became a Qazi of Taraf. In 1793 he strongly put down the rebellion of Naga and Koki tribes. For this, he obtained a Jagir and some authority of keeping troops and other honours from the British Government. In 1819 the Jagirs were made permanent with the Nawab family.
Ghaus Ali Khan was the son of Maulvi Mohammad Ali Khan. His son was Ali Ahmad Khan who in 1869 (1275 Bengali Year) helped the British Government in the battle of Loshai. The British Government thanked him and as a reward of it's gratitude and appreciation exempted him from Arms Act. During his period the Nawab Estates revenue reached it's peak and the powers and authorities of the Estate grew enormously. Nawab Ali Ahmed Khan constructed the river port Chandni Ghat at Sylhet on Surma
River. Nawab Ali Ahmed Khan died in 1874. His son was Nawab Ali Amjad Khan and daughter Latifa Banu. In 3rd Agrahan, 1278 Bangla Year, 1871 AD Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was born in Prithimpassa in the family Estate. His mother was Umraonissa Khatun. Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was very successful in increasing the revenue of the Estate many fold. In 1304 Bangla Year, 12 July 1897 AD, there was a cataclysmic earthquake in Sylhet
. It caused colossal damage to the region and the Estate. The physiography of the region was seriously changed due to the earthquake.
Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was an expert hunter and undertook many hunting expeditions in which he usually invited other rulers from as far away as Murshidabad
and Rampur
in India. According to record he alone shot 43 tigers from his own jungle and other forests of Assam and Tripura. He also won trophies for marksmanship. He was one of the pioneers in Tea cultivation. Among many achievements one was the establishment of Rungicherra Tea Estate. He established Ali Amjad Girls' High School. He was always in the forefront in this area. He sanctioned stipends and scholarships to many schools of Karimganj
, Assam
and Chittagong
. He presented gold medals to outstanding students and offered financial assistance to poor and deserving students. He was the member of The Aligarh University Committee. He received citations and accolades from the British government in recognition of his contribution towards the development of education in Sylhet
. In Prithimpassa apart from his contribution towards the area’s development in various fields he established Ali Amjad High School, which is one of the earliest co-education institutions in Bengal. At the myriad areas he contributed with finance and logistics communication, postal system, medical etc. For his contributions to the region, in various areas, the British in recognition declared Nawab Ali Amjad Khan Honorary Magistrate. In 1901 Lord Curzon who was the Governor General of British India visited Silchar and Nawab Ali Amjad Khan played a prominent role during the visit.
In 1301 Bangla (1895 AD) Chaitra he visited Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad Wasif Ali Mirza Khan who was his close friend. They had a very successful tiger hunt in the hills near Bahadurpur Station in Assam. Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was an expert horse rider, Polo player and sharp shooter. The Sylhet tower clock popularly known as Ali Amjad’s Ghari was presented by his father Nawab Ali Ahmed Khan which he later constructed and completed during his lifetime which is working till now.
During his trip to Kolkata in 1312 Bangla Year, 14 Ashin (1905 AD) Ali Amjad Khan was struck with Enteric fever and on 10th. Agrahan, 1312 Bangla Year (1905 AD) he passed away. He was aged 34 years and 7 days.
His sons were Nawab Ali Haider Khan
and Nawab Ali Asghar Khan. Nawab Ali Haider Khan was born in 1900 AD (Maagh 29, 1306 Bangla Year) and died on June 30, 1963 AD. He and his brother married the daughters of the Honourable Ihtisham-ul- Mulk, Rais-ul-Dowla, Amir-ul-Omrah, Nawab Asef Kudr Wasif Ali Mirza Khan, Khan Bahadur, KCSI, KCVO. Mahabut Jung; Premiere noble of Bengal
, Behar
and Orissa
; he was 38th in descent to the Prophet of Islam Hazrat Mohammad (SM). Nawab Ali Haider Khan was a minister in the cabinet of Sir Syed Muhammad Sadullah who was Premier of Assam from 1937 to 1938; again from 1939-1941. He was also was a minister in the G. Bardalai’s cabinet. Nawab Ali Haider Khan was the leader of the Independent Muslim Party. In 1945 he was, in the Parliamentary Board which was formed with Assam Congress Coalition and Independent Muslim Parliamentary Party of which he was the leader, along with Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(who later became the President of India), and Gopinath Bordoloi
. (Muslims in Assam Politics by M. Kar 1990, Pg. 251). After partition he continued in politics as leader of Muslim League
and contested elections. The library of Prithimpassa Estate was established in 1921.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
visited Prithimpassa Estate and stayed for four days at the palace of the Nawabs and went to wild life hunting in the Estate forests. Then Governor General of Pakistan Khwaja Nazimuddin accompanied him in this trip. While, officer Ayub Khan served as security in charge.
His children were Nawab Ali Safdar Khan, Sahebzadi Syedatunnessa Begum and Nawab Ali Sarwar Khan. Nawab Ali Safdar Khan popularly known as Raja Saheb was the eldest son born in 1917 in the Murshidabad
Palace of his maternal grandfather. He was died in 1974 on 16 July at Dhaka
. He was a leader in Ballisara peasant movement of the 1960s. In 1971 he led the liberation war of Bangladesh
as commander of regiment from the Tripura borders.
Sahebzadi Sayeedunnessa Begum, the only daughter was born in 1923 in Kolkata, died in December 6, 1999. She was married to Prince Wahid Ali Mirza, direct descendant and heir apparent of ruler of Oudh Wajid Ali Shah. The couple had a son Sahebzada Asif Ali Mirza, the great grandson of Prince Qamar Qadr and great greatson of Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of the Royal House of Awadh
. After the premature death of Wahid Ali Mirza, she married a very successful and honorable Police Officer of India Syed Amanat Hossain, who was a Barah Syed, the lineal descendant of the Prophet of Islam. He was superintendent of Special Police Department controlled by the Federal Government in Islamabad
and was in charge of East Pakistan
.
Nawab Ali Sarwar Khan was the youngest child born on 15th. May 1924 at Kolkata, at Sylhet House. He died in 1995, 21 July, at Dhaka. He was elected member of Provincial Assembly, which later became Constituent Assembly following the independence of Bangladesh, on December 9. 1970. In 1973 he contested the election again and was elected Member of Parliament by a landslide. He was a freedom fighter. He was at the Tripura front.
Nawab Ali Asghar Khan(1903 - May 1984 AD) was the second son of Nawab Ali Amjad Khan. He was MLC from Muslim League in British India. His son was Nawab Ali Yeawar Khan was MPA from 1958 to 1968 during the regime of Ayub Khan.
Kulaura Upazila
Kulaura is the biggest upazila of the Moulvibazar district of in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is bounded by Balaganj and Fenchuganj upazilas of Sylhet district in the south, Barlekha upazila and Tripura of India in the east, Tripura again in the north and Rajnagar and Kamalganj upazilas in the...
Upazilla, Moulvibazar, Sylhet
Sylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. Descended from the Royal House of Bengal (Nawabs of Bengal), the family was of the erstwhile feudal nobility of East Bengal
East Bengal
East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly corresponded to the modern state of Bangladesh. Both instances involved a violent partition of Bengal....
. Prithimpassa Nawab Bari is a place of tourist attraction. The family played important roles at 1857 anti-British revolution, at 1948 when Pakistan became independent from India and later when Sylhet
Sylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
merged with East Pakistan through referendum and in 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. Sakhi Salamat is the founder of the family who settled here from Persia in 1499. His son was Ismail Khan Lodhi. Ismail Khan was, during the reign of Sulaiman Shah
Sulaiman Shah
Shahab al Din Sulaiman shah, , was governor of Kurdistan and an Abbasid officer who was later promoted to commander in chief of the Caliphate army following the battle of Anbar....
, made governor of Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
and was given the title Khanja Khan. Later Daud Shah
Daud Shah
Daud Shah is a village and union council of Mansehra District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan .-References:The total distance from the road is 3 km...
, son of Sulaiman Shah also confirmed him as governor of Orissa at 1573 AD.
Seventeenth century
During the reign of Akbar Ismail Khan was given Jagirs and was under the Mughal. In the reign of JahangirJahangir
Jahangir was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1605 until his death. The name Jahangir is from Persian جهانگیر,meaning "Conqueror of the World"...
in 1612 AD Eastern Bengal was conquered and during that period all the Umaras under the Bengal King were brought under the Mughal Monarch and were settled in the area with assurances to live peacefully under the Moghul ruler. Shamsui-Din was the son of Amir-ul-Umara Nawab Ismail Khan Lodhi who lived from 1624 to 1682 A.D. His son was Maulvi Mohammad Rabi Khan titled Danishmand was an erudite person and a highly respected and revered scholar of that time. He was the teacher of the children of Nawab Nazim Ul Dawla of Bengal, Nawab Sarfaraz Khan and Nawab Shahamat Jang and others. He obtained jagirs under sanad(negotiation) from Bengal King Nawab Sarfaraz Khan and Nawab Ali Vardi Khan, Mahabat Jung’s nephew, Nawab Nawazish Muhammad Khan Shahamat Jang who was Naeb Subedhar of Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. He obtained a Jagir from Nazim of Bengal Nawab Qasim Ali Khan, also under a sanad and these sanads(negotiation papers) are still in the family in original. Maulavi Rabi according to history emerges as a figure of considerable charismatic authority and organizational ability. He commanded considerable manpower in order to carry out his work. He received sanad from Moghul emperor Alamgir II
Alamgir II
Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II was the Mughal Emperor of India from 3 June 1754 to 29 November 1759. He was the son of Jahandar Shah....
. He also obtained Jagir by sanad from Nazim of Bengal Nawab Qasim Khan.
Eighteenth century
Maulvi Mohammad Rabi Khan had gained the confidence and respect of the Nawab Nazim of Bengal in the State of MurshidabadMurshidabad
Murshidabad is a city in Murshidabad district of West Bengal state in India. The city of Murshidabad is located on the southern bank of the Bhagirathi, a distributary of the Ganges River. It was the capital of undivided Bengal during the Mughal rule. Nawabs of Bengal used to rule Bengal from this...
. He received jagirs in 1141 BS and 1156 BS. In 1756 he established Rabir Bazar, the town of modern Moulvibazar. The Nazim of Bengal in recognition of his intellect and erudition gave Danishmand tiltle to him. There was even a calendar in his honour in the reign of Nazims of Bengal.
Moulvi Mohammad Ali Khan, great grandfather of Moulvi Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was the son of Moulvi Mohammad Rabi Khan was the assistant Qazi of Sylhet
Sylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
district in 1773 and afterwards became a Qazi of Taraf. In 1793 he strongly put down the rebellion of Naga and Koki tribes. For this, he obtained a Jagir and some authority of keeping troops and other honours from the British Government. In 1819 the Jagirs were made permanent with the Nawab family.
Nineteenth century (Indian Rebellion of 1857)
In the anti-British sepoy mutiny of 1857, the family sided with the mutineers. Some 300 sepoys who revolted against the British looted the Chittagong Treasury and took shelter with Nawab Gaus Ali Khan the zamindar of Prithimpassa.Ghaus Ali Khan was the son of Maulvi Mohammad Ali Khan. His son was Ali Ahmad Khan who in 1869 (1275 Bengali Year) helped the British Government in the battle of Loshai. The British Government thanked him and as a reward of it's gratitude and appreciation exempted him from Arms Act. During his period the Nawab Estates revenue reached it's peak and the powers and authorities of the Estate grew enormously. Nawab Ali Ahmed Khan constructed the river port Chandni Ghat at Sylhet on Surma
Surma
Surma may refer to:* Surma — a beast which guards the gates of the Underworld;* Surma people — a pastoralist ethnic group in western Ethiopia;* Kohl — another name for the eyelash dye and eye cosmetic;...
River. Nawab Ali Ahmed Khan died in 1874. His son was Nawab Ali Amjad Khan and daughter Latifa Banu. In 3rd Agrahan, 1278 Bangla Year, 1871 AD Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was born in Prithimpassa in the family Estate. His mother was Umraonissa Khatun. Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was very successful in increasing the revenue of the Estate many fold. In 1304 Bangla Year, 12 July 1897 AD, there was a cataclysmic earthquake in Sylhet
Sylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
. It caused colossal damage to the region and the Estate. The physiography of the region was seriously changed due to the earthquake.
Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was an expert hunter and undertook many hunting expeditions in which he usually invited other rulers from as far away as Murshidabad
Murshidabad
Murshidabad is a city in Murshidabad district of West Bengal state in India. The city of Murshidabad is located on the southern bank of the Bhagirathi, a distributary of the Ganges River. It was the capital of undivided Bengal during the Mughal rule. Nawabs of Bengal used to rule Bengal from this...
and Rampur
Rampur
The name Rampur, together with the variations Ramapur, Ramapura and Ramapuram, may refer to:-Bangladesh:* Rampur Boalia, a medieval region near the present city of Rajshahi, in northwestern Bangladesh west of bangladesjh-India:...
in India. According to record he alone shot 43 tigers from his own jungle and other forests of Assam and Tripura. He also won trophies for marksmanship. He was one of the pioneers in Tea cultivation. Among many achievements one was the establishment of Rungicherra Tea Estate. He established Ali Amjad Girls' High School. He was always in the forefront in this area. He sanctioned stipends and scholarships to many schools of Karimganj
Karimganj
Karimganj Town is a town in the Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It is the administrative headquarter and main town of the district.-Geography:...
, Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
and Chittagong
Chittagong
Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...
. He presented gold medals to outstanding students and offered financial assistance to poor and deserving students. He was the member of The Aligarh University Committee. He received citations and accolades from the British government in recognition of his contribution towards the development of education in Sylhet
Sylhet
Sylhet , is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. It is the main city of Sylhet Division and Sylhet District, and was granted metropolitan city status in March 2009. Sylhet is located on the banks of the Surma Valley and is surrounded by the Jaintia, Khasi and Tripura hills...
. In Prithimpassa apart from his contribution towards the area’s development in various fields he established Ali Amjad High School, which is one of the earliest co-education institutions in Bengal. At the myriad areas he contributed with finance and logistics communication, postal system, medical etc. For his contributions to the region, in various areas, the British in recognition declared Nawab Ali Amjad Khan Honorary Magistrate. In 1901 Lord Curzon who was the Governor General of British India visited Silchar and Nawab Ali Amjad Khan played a prominent role during the visit.
In 1301 Bangla (1895 AD) Chaitra he visited Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad Wasif Ali Mirza Khan who was his close friend. They had a very successful tiger hunt in the hills near Bahadurpur Station in Assam. Nawab Ali Amjad Khan was an expert horse rider, Polo player and sharp shooter. The Sylhet tower clock popularly known as Ali Amjad’s Ghari was presented by his father Nawab Ali Ahmed Khan which he later constructed and completed during his lifetime which is working till now.
During his trip to Kolkata in 1312 Bangla Year, 14 Ashin (1905 AD) Ali Amjad Khan was struck with Enteric fever and on 10th. Agrahan, 1312 Bangla Year (1905 AD) he passed away. He was aged 34 years and 7 days.
His sons were Nawab Ali Haider Khan
Nawab Ali Haider Khan
Nawab Ali Haider Khan , was an Bangladeshi politician during British period.-His Life:He was born in Assam, and lived in his estate at Prithimpassa, Sylhet, Bangladesh...
and Nawab Ali Asghar Khan. Nawab Ali Haider Khan was born in 1900 AD (Maagh 29, 1306 Bangla Year) and died on June 30, 1963 AD. He and his brother married the daughters of the Honourable Ihtisham-ul- Mulk, Rais-ul-Dowla, Amir-ul-Omrah, Nawab Asef Kudr Wasif Ali Mirza Khan, Khan Bahadur, KCSI, KCVO. Mahabut Jung; Premiere noble of Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
, Behar
Behar
Behar, BeHar, Be-har, or B’har is the 32nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the ninth in the book of Leviticus...
and Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
; he was 38th in descent to the Prophet of Islam Hazrat Mohammad (SM). Nawab Ali Haider Khan was a minister in the cabinet of Sir Syed Muhammad Sadullah who was Premier of Assam from 1937 to 1938; again from 1939-1941. He was also was a minister in the G. Bardalai’s cabinet. Nawab Ali Haider Khan was the leader of the Independent Muslim Party. In 1945 he was, in the Parliamentary Board which was formed with Assam Congress Coalition and Independent Muslim Parliamentary Party of which he was the leader, along with Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed was the fifth President of India from 1974 to 1977.-Early life and background:Fakhruddin's grandfather, Khaliluddin Ali Ahmed, of Kacharighat near Golaghat, Assam, married in one of the families who were the relics of Emperor Aurangzeb's bid to conquer Assam Ahmed was born on...
(who later became the President of India), and Gopinath Bordoloi
Gopinath Bordoloi
Gopinath Bordoloi was the first Chief Minister of the Indian state of Assam, and also a leading Indian independence activist. He was a follower of the Gandhian principle of non violence as a political tool...
. (Muslims in Assam Politics by M. Kar 1990, Pg. 251). After partition he continued in politics as leader of Muslim League
Muslim League
The All-India Muslim League,, was founded by the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference at Dhaka , in 1906, in the context of the circumstances that were generated over the partition of Bengal in 1905...
and contested elections. The library of Prithimpassa Estate was established in 1921.
Twentieth century (Emergence of Pakistan)
In 1950 the Shah of IranIran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, Shah of Persia , ruled Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979...
visited Prithimpassa Estate and stayed for four days at the palace of the Nawabs and went to wild life hunting in the Estate forests. Then Governor General of Pakistan Khwaja Nazimuddin accompanied him in this trip. While, officer Ayub Khan served as security in charge.
His children were Nawab Ali Safdar Khan, Sahebzadi Syedatunnessa Begum and Nawab Ali Sarwar Khan. Nawab Ali Safdar Khan popularly known as Raja Saheb was the eldest son born in 1917 in the Murshidabad
Murshidabad
Murshidabad is a city in Murshidabad district of West Bengal state in India. The city of Murshidabad is located on the southern bank of the Bhagirathi, a distributary of the Ganges River. It was the capital of undivided Bengal during the Mughal rule. Nawabs of Bengal used to rule Bengal from this...
Palace of his maternal grandfather. He was died in 1974 on 16 July at Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. He was a leader in Ballisara peasant movement of the 1960s. In 1971 he led the liberation war of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
as commander of regiment from the Tripura borders.
Sahebzadi Sayeedunnessa Begum, the only daughter was born in 1923 in Kolkata, died in December 6, 1999. She was married to Prince Wahid Ali Mirza, direct descendant and heir apparent of ruler of Oudh Wajid Ali Shah. The couple had a son Sahebzada Asif Ali Mirza, the great grandson of Prince Qamar Qadr and great greatson of Wajid Ali Shah, the ruler of the Royal House of Awadh
Awadh
Awadh , also known in various British historical texts as Oudh or Oude derived from Ayodhya, is a region in the centre of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which was before independence known as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh...
. After the premature death of Wahid Ali Mirza, she married a very successful and honorable Police Officer of India Syed Amanat Hossain, who was a Barah Syed, the lineal descendant of the Prophet of Islam. He was superintendent of Special Police Department controlled by the Federal Government in Islamabad
Islamabad
Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...
and was in charge of East Pakistan
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a provincial state of Pakistan established in 14 August 1947. The provincial state existed until its declaration of independence on 26 March 1971 as the independent nation of Bangladesh. Pakistan recognized the new nation on 16 December 1971. East Pakistan was created from Bengal...
.
Nawab Ali Sarwar Khan was the youngest child born on 15th. May 1924 at Kolkata, at Sylhet House. He died in 1995, 21 July, at Dhaka. He was elected member of Provincial Assembly, which later became Constituent Assembly following the independence of Bangladesh, on December 9. 1970. In 1973 he contested the election again and was elected Member of Parliament by a landslide. He was a freedom fighter. He was at the Tripura front.
Nawab Ali Asghar Khan(1903 - May 1984 AD) was the second son of Nawab Ali Amjad Khan. He was MLC from Muslim League in British India. His son was Nawab Ali Yeawar Khan was MPA from 1958 to 1968 during the regime of Ayub Khan.
Genealogy
- 1. Sakhi Salamat Circa, 1499 AD
- 2. Nawab Ismail Khan Lodhi, Khan e Jahan Khan
- 3. Nawab Shamsuddin Mohammad, 1624
- 4. Nawab Mohammad Rabi Khan
- 5. Nawab Mohammad Ali Khan
- 6. Nawab Gaus Ali Khan
- 7. Nawab Moulvi Ali Ahmad Khan, 1840–1874
- 8. Nawab Moulvi Ali Amjad Khan, 1871–1905 and Latifa Banu
- 9. Nawab Ali Haider KhanNawab Ali Haider KhanNawab Ali Haider Khan , was an Bangladeshi politician during British period.-His Life:He was born in Assam, and lived in his estate at Prithimpassa, Sylhet, Bangladesh...
, 1900 - -- Nawab Ali Safdar Khan, 1917
- -- Sahebzadi Begum Sayedunnessa, 1923–1990
- -- Nawab Ali Sarwar Khan, 1924–1995
- -- Nawab Ali Dawar Khan,
- 10. Nawab Ali Asghar Khan, 1903
- -- Nawab Ali Yeawar Khan, 1925–2003
Further reading
- The Rise of Islam and the Bengal Frontier, 1204-1760. Richard M. Eaton.
- History of Bengal, Blochman, Akbarnama pg 177.
- Riyaz-ul-Salatin pg 180.
- Ain-I-Akbari pg 520.
- Tazak-I-Jahangiri pg 104.