Baro-Bhuyan, the Glossary
The Baro-Bhuyans (or Baro-Bhuyan Raj; also Baro-Bhuians and Baro-Bhuiyans) were confederacies of soldier-landowners in Assam and Bengal in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period.[1]
Table of Contents
96 relations: Ahom kingdom, Ain-i-Akbari, Akbarnama, Alauddin Husain Shah, Assam, Baharistan-i-Ghaibi, Barisal Division, Barua, Bayazid of Sylhet, Bengal, Bengal Subah, Bengal Sultanate, Bhati (region), Bhumihar, Bhutan, Bhutia, Bihar, Biswa Singha, Bornadi River, Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmin, Buranji, Calcutta Historical Society, Chandradwip, Changsari, Chilarai, Chutia Kingdom, Chutia people, Danyal (Hussain Shahi dynasty), Darrang district, Dewangiri, Dhaka District, Dimasa Kingdom, Firuz Shah Tughlaq, Ganges, Gauḍa (region), Gohpur, Gouripur Upazila, Guwahati, Hussain Shah, Ichamati River, Isa Khan, Islam Khan I, Iwaz Khalji, Jadunath Sarkar, Jahangir, Jessore District, Jesuits, Kalabari (Assam), ... Expand index (46 more) »
- Rulers of Bengal
Ahom kingdom
The Ahom kingdom or the Kingdom of Assam (1228–1826) was a late medieval kingdom in the Brahmaputra Valley (present-day Assam) that retained its independence for nearly 600 years despite encountering Mughal expansion in Northeast India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Ahom kingdom
Ain-i-Akbari
The Ain-i-Akbari (آئینِ اکبری) or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document regarding the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Ain-i-Akbari
Akbarnama
The Akbarnama (اکبرنامه), is the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor, commissioned by Akbar himself and written by his court historian and biographer, Abul Fazl.
Alauddin Husain Shah
Ala-ud-din Husain Shah (আলাউদ্দিন হোসেন শাহ (1493–1519) was an independent late medieval Sultan of Bengal, who founded the Hussain Shahi dynasty. He became the ruler of Bengal after assassinating the Abyssinian Sultan, Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah, whom he had served under as wazir.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Alauddin Husain Shah
Assam
Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.
Baharistan-i-Ghaibi
The Baharistan-i-Ghaibi (بهارستان غیبی), written by Mirza Nathan, is a 17th-century chronicle on the history of Bengal, Cooch Behar, Assam and Bihar under the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir (1605–1627).
See Baro-Bhuyan and Baharistan-i-Ghaibi
Barisal Division
Barisal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Barisal Division
Barua
Barua (also spelt as Baroa, Baruah, Barooa, Barooah, Baroova, Baroowa, Borooah, Baruva, Baruwa, Borooah, Borua, Boruah) is a common Assamese surname shared by the Assamese communities much like Aroras of Punjab.
Bayazid of Sylhet
Bayazid of Sylhet (died ?), also called Bayazid Karrani II, was a ruler in Sylhet during the early 17th century, in what is present-day Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Bayazid of Sylhet
Bengal
Geographical distribution of the Bengali language Bengal (Bôṅgo) or endonym Bangla (Bāṅlā) is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal.
Bengal Subah
The Bengal Subah, also referred to as Mughal Bengal, was the largest subdivision of the Mughal Empire encompassing much of the Bengal region, which includes modern-day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and some parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha between the 16th and 18th centuries.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Bengal Subah
Bengal Sultanate
The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালা, Classical Persian:, Arabic) was a late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region between the 14th and 16th century.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Bengal Sultanate
Bhati (region)
Bhati was a large region of medieval Bengal, referred to by Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak and by others until at least the 17th-century CE, during the period of the Mughal Empire.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Bhati (region)
Bhumihar
Bhumihar, also locally called Bhuinhar and Babhan, is a Hindu caste mainly found in Bihar (including the Mithila region), the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, and Nepal.
Bhutan
Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia situated in the Eastern Himalayas between China in the north and India in the south.
Bhutia
The Bhutia (བོད་རིགས; Drenjongpa/Drenjop;; "inhabitants of Sikkim") are a community of Sikkimese people living in the state of Sikkim in northeastern India, who speak Drenjongke or Sikkimese, a Tibetic language fairly mutually intelligible with standard Tibetan.
Bihar
Bihar is a state in Eastern India.
Biswa Singha
Biswa Singha (1515–1540) was the progenitor king of the Koch dynasty of the Kamata kingdom. Baro-Bhuyan and Biswa Singha are rulers of Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Biswa Singha
Bornadi River
The Bornadi River is in the State of Assam in India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Bornadi River
Brahmaputra River
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet (China), Northeastern India, and Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Brahmaputra River
Brahmaputra Valley
The Brahmaputra Valley (also Assam Valley) is a region situated between hill ranges of the eastern and northeastern Himalayan range in Eastern India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Brahmaputra Valley
Brahmin
Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is a varna (caste) within Hindu society.
Buranji
Buranjis (Ahom language: ancient writings) are a class of historical chronicles and manuscripts associated with the Ahom kingdom.
Calcutta Historical Society
The Calcutta Historical Society, a distinguished learned society founded in 1907, holds a significant place in the annals of Indian history.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Calcutta Historical Society
Chandradwip
Chandradwip or Chandradvipa is a small region in Barisal District, Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Chandradwip
Changsari
Changsari is a village in Kamrup district of Assam, situated on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River.
Chilarai
Sukladhwaja (also Chilarai) (1510-1577AD), was the 3rd son of Biswa Singha, founder of the Koch Dynasty in the Kamata Kingdom and younger brother of Nara Narayan, the 2nd king of the Koch dynasty of the Kamata kingdom in the 16th century.
Chutia Kingdom
The Chutia Kingdom (also Sadiya or Chutiya) was a late medieval state that developed around Sadiya in present Assam and adjoining areas in Arunachal Pradesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Chutia Kingdom
Chutia people
The Chutia people (Pron: or Sutia) are an ethnic group that are native to Assam and historically associated with the Chutia kingdom. Baro-Bhuyan and Chutia people are history of Assam.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Chutia people
Danyal (Hussain Shahi dynasty)
Dānyāl, Prince of Bengal (شاهزاده دانیال بنگالی, d. 1500s), also known as Dulāl Ghāzī (Bengali–Assamese: দুলাল গাজী), was the eldest son of the Sultan of Bengal Alauddin Hussain Shah.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Danyal (Hussain Shahi dynasty)
Darrang district
Darrang is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Darrang district
Dewangiri
Dewangiri was a northern part of Kamrup, measuring, which was ceded to Bhutan, where it is called Deothang, in 1951.
Dhaka District
Dhaka District (translit) is a district in central Bangladesh, and is the densest district in the nation.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Dhaka District
Dimasa Kingdom
The Dimasa Kingdom (also Kachari kingdom) was a late medieval/early modern kingdom in Assam, Northeast India ruled by Dimasa kings.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Dimasa Kingdom
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Sultan Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309 – 20 September 1388) was a Muslim ruler from the Tughlaq dynasty, who reigned over the Sultanate of Delhi from 1351 to 1388.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Ganges
The Ganges (in India: Ganga,; in Bangladesh: Padma). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river which goes through India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China." is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through India and Bangladesh. The -long river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Gauḍa (region)
Gauda (गौड Gauḍa; গৌড় Gauṛ), was a territory located in Bengal in ancient and medieval times, as part of the Gauda Kingdom.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Gauḍa (region)
Gohpur
Gohpur (IPA: ˌgəʊəˈpʊə) is a town and headquarters of Gohpur sub-division in Biswanath district in the Indian state in Assam.
Gouripur Upazila
Gouripur (গৌরীপুর) is an upazila located in the Mymensingh District of Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Gouripur Upazila
Guwahati
Guwahati is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India.
Hussain Shah
Syed Hussain Shah (سيد حسين شاه) (born August 14, 1964) is a retired Pakistani boxer from Lyari, Karachi Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Hussain Shah
Ichamati River
Ichamati River (ইছামতী নদী.) (also spelt Ichhamati), is a trans-boundary river which flows through India and Bangladesh and also forms part of the boundary between the two countries.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Ichamati River
Isa Khan
Isa Khan (Middle Bengali: ঈশা খাঁ, c. 17 April 1536 –29 August 1599) was the leader of the 16th-century Baro-Bhuiyan chieftains of Bengal.
Islam Khan I
Shaikh Alauddin Chisti (1570–1613; known as Islam Khan Chisti) was a Mughal general and the Subahdar of Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Islam Khan I
Iwaz Khalji
Ḥusām ad-Dīn ʿIwaz bin Ḥusayn Khaljī (হুসামউদ্দীন ইওজ বিন হোসেন খলজী, حسامالدین عوض بن حسین خلجی), later known by his regnal title as Ghiyāth ad-Dīn ʿIwaz Shāh (গিয়াসউদ্দীন ইওজ শাহ, غیاث الدین عوض شاه), was a two-time governor of Bengal under the Delhi Sultanate, and a member of the Khalji dynasty of Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Iwaz Khalji
Jadunath Sarkar
Sir Jadunath Sarkar, (যদুনাথ সরকার; 10 December 1870 – 19 May 1958) was a prominent Indian historian and a specialist on the Mughal dynasty.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Jadunath Sarkar
Jahangir
Nur-ud-din Muhammad Salim (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 till his death in 1627.
Jessore District
Jessore District (Bengali: যশোর, pronounced Jaw-shore, Anglicised: Jessore), officially spelled Jashore District from April 2018, is a district in southwestern Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Jessore District
Jesuits
The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Kalabari (Assam)
Kalabari is a locality in the tehsil/ mandal of Pub-Chaiduar in the Biswanath district of the Indian state of Assam.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Kalabari (Assam)
Kamalganj Upazila
Kamalganj (কমলগঞ্জ) is an upazila of the Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Kamalganj Upazila
Kamarupa
Kamarupa (also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, was (along with Davaka) the first historical kingdom of Assam.
Kamata Kingdom
The Kamata Kingdom (pron: ˈkʌmətɑ) emerged in western Kamarupa probably when Sandhya, a ruler of Kamarupanagara, moved his capital west to Kamatapur sometime after 1257 CE.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Kamata Kingdom
Kamrup region
Kamrup is the modern region situated between two rivers, the Manas and the Barnadi in Western Assam, with the same territorial extent as the Colonial and post-Colonial "Undivided Kamrup district".
See Baro-Bhuyan and Kamrup region
Kannauj
Kannauj (Hindustani pronunciation: kənːɔːd͡ʒ) is an ancient city, administrative headquarters and a municipal board or Nagar Palika Parishad in Kannauj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Karrani dynasty
The Karrani dynasty (Karlāṇī, Korrāṇī) was founded in 1564 by Taj Khan Karrani, an ethnic Afghan from the Karlani tribe, hailing from Bangash district.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Karrani dynasty
Kayastha
Kayastha or Kayasth denotes a cluster of disparate Indian communities broadly categorised by the regions of the Indian subcontinent in which they were traditionally locatedthe Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of North India, the Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus of Maharashtra, the Bengali Kayasthas of Bengal and Karanas of Odisha.
Khamti people
The Tai Khamti (Khamti: တဲး ၵံးတီႈ), also known as the Hkamti Shan (ခန္တီးရှမ်းလူမျိုး; or simply as Khamti, are a Tai ethnic group of India, China and Myanmar.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Khamti people
Khardaha
Khardaha is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Khen dynasty
The Khen dynasty (also Khyen dynasty) of Assam was a late medieval dynasty of the erstwhile Kamata kingdom. Baro-Bhuyan and Khen dynasty are history of Assam.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Khen dynasty
Khulna Division
The Khulna Division (খুলনা বিভাগ) is the second largest of the eight divisions of Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Khulna Division
Khwaja Usman
Khawāja Uthmān Khān Lōhānī (খাজা উসমান খাঁন লোহানী), popularly known as Khwaja Usman, was a Pashtun chieftain and warrior based in northeastern Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Khwaja Usman
Koch dynasty
The Koch dynasty (1515–1949) ruled parts of eastern Indian subcontinent in present-day Assam and Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Koch dynasty
List of emperors of the Mughal Empire
The emperors of the Mughal Empire, styled the Emperors of Hindustan, who were all members of the Timurid dynasty (House of Babur), ruled over the empire from its inception in 1526 to its dissolution in 1857.
See Baro-Bhuyan and List of emperors of the Mughal Empire
Maheswar Neog
Professor Maheswar Neog (7 September 1915 – 13 September 1995) was an Indian academic who specialised in the cultural history of the North East India especially Assam, besides being an Assamese-language scholar and poet.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Maheswar Neog
Makhibaha
Makhibaha is a historical village passing through so many years with many historic events.
Meghna River
The Meghna (Mēghanā Nadī) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Meghna River
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Mughal Empire
Musa Khan of Bengal
Musa Khan (মূসা খাঁ, r. 1599–1610) was the leader of the Bara-Bhuiyans of Bengal following the death of his father, Isa Khan, who is known for resisting the Mughal invasion of Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Musa Khan of Bengal
Mymensingh
Mymensingh (ময়মনসিংহ) is a metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Mymensingh
Mymensingh District
Mymensingh District (ময়মনসিংহ জেলা) is a district in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya, a state of India and the Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur District, on the east by the districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by the districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Mymensingh District
Nagaon district
Nagaon district is an administrative district in the Indian state of Assam.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Nagaon district
Nalbari district
Nalbari (Pron: nɔ:lˈbɑ:ri) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Nalbari district
Nalini Kanta Bhattasali
Nalini Kanta Bhattasali (24 January 1888 – 6 February 1947) was an Indian Bengali historian, archaeologist, numismatist, epigraphist and antiquarian.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Nalini Kanta Bhattasali
Narayanpur, Assam
Narayanpur is a developmental block (place) located in the Lakhimpur district of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, within the North Lakhimpur subdivision.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Narayanpur, Assam
Nilambar
Nilambar (নীলাম্বৰ) or Nīlambara (reigned 1480–1498) was the last Khen ruler or Kamadeswar of the Kamata kingdom in Western Assam and North Bengal.
Padma Division
Padma Division (পদ্মা বিভাগ) is a proposed administrative division within Bangladesh for the southern parts of the existing Dhaka Division, comprising Faridpur, Gopalganj, Madaripur, Rajbari, and Shariatpur Districts of Dhaka Division.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Padma Division
Phukan
Phukan or Phookan or Phukon (ফুকন) is a surname of assamese origin and a Paik officer.
Pratapaditya
Pratapaditya Guha was a Mughal vassal of Jessore of lower Bengal, before being crushed by the Mughal Empire. Baro-Bhuyan and Pratapaditya are rulers of Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Pratapaditya
Rowta
Rowta Chariali is a village located in Udalguri district of Assam, one of the North Eastern States of India, South East Asia connected to NH-15.
Sankardev
Srimanta Sankardev (1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of the Bhakti movement in Assam. He is credited with building on past cultural relics and devising new forms of music (Borgeet), theatrical performance (Ankia Naat, Bhaona), dance (Sattriya), literary language (Brajavali).
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah was the founder of the Sultanate of Bengal and its inaugural Ilyas Shahi dynasty.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah
Sonargaon
Sonargaon (সোনারগাঁও; pronounced in Bengali as Show-naar-gaa; lit. Golden Hamlet) is a historic city in central Bangladesh.
Sonitpur district
Sonitpur district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Sonitpur district
Subansiri River
The Subansiri (Chayul Chu in Tibet) is a trans-Himalayan river and a tributary of the Brahmaputra River that flows through Tibet's Lhuntse County in the Shannan Prefecture, and the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Subansiri River
Suhungmung
Suhungmung, or Dihingia Roja was one of the most prominent Ahom Kings who ruled at the cusp of Assam's medieval history.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Suhungmung
Sulaiman Khan Karrani
Sulaiman Khan Karrani (সুলায়মান খান কররানী, سليمان خان کرانی; reigned: 1565–1572) was an Afghan Sultan of Bengal.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Sulaiman Khan Karrani
Susenghphaa
Susenghphaa or Pratap Singha (– 1641), was the 17th and one of the most prominent kings of the Ahom kingdom.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Susenghphaa
Sutamla
Sutamla (1648–1663) Jayadhwaj Singha was the 20th king of the Ahom kingdom.
Sylhet
Sylhet (Bengali: সিলেট), is a metropolitan city located in the northeastern region of Bangladesh.
Taj Khan Karrani
Taj Khan Karrani (reigned 1564–1565) was the founder of the Karrani dynasty, a Pashtun dynasty of Karlan-Afghan origin that ruled Bengal, Orissa and parts of Bihar.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Taj Khan Karrani
Tripura
Tripura is a state in Northeast India.
Udalguri district
Udalguri district (Pron:ˌʊdʌlˈgʊəri), also known as Odalguri, is a district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of the state of Assam in Northeastern India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Udalguri district
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ('North Province') is a state in northern India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
West Bengal (Bengali: Poshchim Bongo,, abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India.
See Baro-Bhuyan and West Bengal
Zamindar
A zamindar in the Indian subcontinent was an autonomous or semi-autonomous feudal ruler of a zamindari (feudal estate).
See also
Rulers of Bengal
- Ballāla Sena
- Baro-Bhuyan
- Bhavashankari
- Bir king
- Biswa Singha
- Chintamoni Dhoba
- Chowdhury Abu Torab Khan
- Dasharathadeva
- Devabhuti
- Gokul Ghoshal
- Hemanta Sena
- Jayanaga
- Keshava Sena
- Krishna Kanta Nandi
- Lakshmana Sena
- Lakshminarayan of Bhurishrestha
- List of rulers of Bengal
- Manava (king)
- Maung Saw Pru
- Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji
- Naranarayan of Bhurishrestha
- Narayanapala (Kamboja)
- Nawabs of Bengal
- Naya Pala (Kamboja)
- Paundraka Vasudeva
- Pratapaditya
- Pratapnarayan
- Raja Ganesha
- Raja Sitaram Ray
- Rudranarayan
- Sena-Gahadavala Conflicts
- Shashanka
- Sultans of Bengal
- Varman dynasty (Bengal)
- Vijaya Sena
- Vishvarupa Sena
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baro-Bhuyan
Also known as Assamese Bhuyans, Bara-Bhuiyans, Baro Bhuiyans, Baro Bhuyans, Baro-Bhuiyan, Bhuyan chieftains.
, Kamalganj Upazila, Kamarupa, Kamata Kingdom, Kamrup region, Kannauj, Karrani dynasty, Kayastha, Khamti people, Khardaha, Khen dynasty, Khulna Division, Khwaja Usman, Koch dynasty, List of emperors of the Mughal Empire, Maheswar Neog, Makhibaha, Meghna River, Mughal Empire, Musa Khan of Bengal, Mymensingh, Mymensingh District, Nagaon district, Nalbari district, Nalini Kanta Bhattasali, Narayanpur, Assam, Nilambar, Padma Division, Phukan, Pratapaditya, Rowta, Sankardev, Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah, Sonargaon, Sonitpur district, Subansiri River, Suhungmung, Sulaiman Khan Karrani, Susenghphaa, Sutamla, Sylhet, Taj Khan Karrani, Tripura, Udalguri district, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Zamindar.