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Nawab of Dhaka, the Glossary

The Nawab of Dhaka (Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), originally spelt in English Nawab of Dacca, was the title of the head of one of the largest Muslim zamindar in British Bengal and Assam, based in present-day Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[1]

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Bangladeshi families
Dhaka Nawab family
Nawabs of Dhaka

A. K. Fazlul Huq

Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq (আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক; 26October 1873 – 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (Lion of Bengal), was a Bengali lawyer and politician who presented the Lahore Resolution which had the objective of creating an independent Pakistan.

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Ahsan Manzil

Ahsan Manzil is a palace located in the Kumartoli area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Nawab of Dhaka and Ahsan Manzil are Dhaka Nawab family.

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Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh.

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Atia Mosque

Atia Mosque (আতিয়া মসজিদ, مسجد عطية) is a four-domed mosque located in Bangladesh's Tangail District.

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Bakerganj

Bakerganj (বাকেরগঞ্জ) is a town in Barisal District, Barisal Division, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia.

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Bangladesh Nationalist Party

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Dal, BNP or Nationalist Party) is a major political party in Bangladesh.

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Banglapedia

Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia.

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Barisal District

Barisal District, officially spelled Barishal District from April 2018, is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797.

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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.

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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.

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Bengali language

Bengali, also known by its endonym Bangla (বাংলা), is an Indo-Aryan language from the Indo-European language family native to the Bengal region of South Asia.

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Bengali language movement

The Bengali language movement was a political movement in former East Bengal in 1952, advocating the recognition of the Bengali language as a co-lingua franca of the then-Dominion of Pakistan to allow its use in government affairs, the continuation of its use as a medium of education, its use in media, currency and stamps, and to maintain its writing in the Bengali script.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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Buckland Bund

Buckland Bund (বাকল্যান্ড বাঁধ) is a historically significant architectural creation situated by the Buriganga river bank of Old Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Central Bank of Iran

The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI; Bank Markazi-ye Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān; SWIFT Code: BMJIIRTH), also known as Bank Markazi, was established under the Iranian Banking and Monetary Act in 1960, it serves as the banker to the Iranian government and has the exclusive right of issuing banknote and coinage.

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Civil Services of India

In India, the Civil Service is the collection of civil servants of the government who constitute the permanent executive branch of the country.

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Court of Wards (India)

The Court of Wards was a legal body created by the East India Company on a model similar to the Court of Wards and Liveries that had existed in England from 1540 to 1660.

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Daria-i-Noor

The Daria-i-Noor (lit or 'Ocean of Light'), also spelled Darya-ye Noor, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing an estimated 182 carats (36 g). Nawab of Dhaka and Daria-i-Noor are Dhaka Nawab family.

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Dhaka

Dhaka (or; Ḍhākā), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh.

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Dhaka University Library

The Dhaka University Library is the central library of the University of Dhaka which started in 1921 with a collection of eighteen thousand books received from Dhaka College and Law College.

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Dhamrai Upazila

Dhamrai (ধামরাই) is an upazila of Dhaka district in Dhaka division, Bangladesh.

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Dilkusha, Dhaka

Dilkusha is the commercial centre of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

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Great Exhibition

The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition that took place in Hyde Park, London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851.

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Hakim Habibur Rahman

Hakim Habibur Rahman (হাকিম হাবিবুর রহমান, حکیمحبیب الرحمن; 23 March 188123 February 1947) was an Unani physician, litterateur, journalist, politician and chronicler in early 20th-century Dhaka.

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Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (হোসেন শহীদ সোহ্‌রাওয়ার্দী; حسین شہید سہروردی; 8 September 18925 December 1963) was a Pakistani Bengali barrister and politician.

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Indian Rebellion of 1857

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Ispahani family

The Ispahani family, also known as the House of Ispahani, are a Perso-Bengali business family. Nawab of Dhaka and Ispahani family are Bangladeshi families.

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Israt Manzil Palace

Israt Manzil was one of the royal residences of the Nawabs of Dhaka. Nawab of Dhaka and Israt Manzil Palace are Dhaka Nawab family.

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Khan Mughals

The Khan Mughal are a clan of the Chaghatai Mughal tribe found in and around Kashmir and Punjab, particularly near the mountains of the Pir Panjal Range and the city of Nabeel.

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Khawaja Nazimuddin

Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (খাজা নাজিমুদ্দীন; خواجہ ناظِمُ الدّین; 19 July 1894 – 22 October 1964) was a Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the second governor-general of Pakistan from 1948 to 1951, and later as the second prime minister of Pakistan from 1951 to 1953. Nawab of Dhaka and Khawaja Nazimuddin are Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Khawaja Shahabuddin

Khawaja Shahabuddin (31 May 1898 – 9 February 1977) was a politician of Kashmiri-Bengali descent from East Pakistan who was a minister in the Government of Pakistan and member of the Dhaka Nawab family.

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Khilafat Movement

The Khilafat movement (1919–22) was a political campaign launched by Indian Muslims in British India over British policy against Turkey and the planned dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire after World War I by Allied forces.

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Khwaja Abdul Ghani

Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani (30 July 1813 – 24 August 1896) was the second Nawab of Dhaka and the first to assume the title of Nawab as hereditary, recognized by the British Raj. Nawab of Dhaka and Khwaja Abdul Ghani are Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Khwaja Ahsanullah

Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah KCIE (22 August 1846 – 16 December 1901) was the third Nawab of Dhaka. Nawab of Dhaka and Khwaja Ahsanullah are Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Khwaja Alimullah

Khwaja Alimullah (died 24 August 1854) was the first Nawab of Dhaka. Nawab of Dhaka and Khwaja Alimullah are Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Khwaja Atiqullah

Khwaja Atiqullah (خواجہ عتیق اللہ; 1876–1945) was a Bengali British Indian politician and member of the Dhaka Nawab Family.

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Khwaja Habibullah

Nawab Khwaja Habibullah Bahadur (নবাব খাজা হাবিবুল্লাহ বাহাদুর; 26 April 1895 – 21 November 1958) was a Bengali politician, soldier, social worker, and the fifth Nawab of Dhaka. Nawab of Dhaka and Khwaja Habibullah are Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Khwaja Hafizullah

Khwaja Hafizullah Kashmiri (1735–1815), also known as Moulavi Hafizullah, was an 18th-century merchant of Kashmiri origin. Nawab of Dhaka and Khwaja Hafizullah are Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Khwaja Hassan Askari

Nawab Major Khwaja Hassan Askari (21 August 1921 – 9 August 1984) was the sixth and last Nawab of Dhaka. Nawab of Dhaka and Khwaja Hassan Askari are Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Khwaja Khairuddin

Syed Khwaja Khairuddin (سيد خواجہ خير الدين, সৈয়দ খাজা খায়েরউদ্দিন) was a Pakistani politician.

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Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser

Khwaja Mohammed Kaiser was a Bangladeshi diplomat and former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations.

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Khwaja Muhammad Afzal

Khwaja Muhammad Afzal (1875 – 1940) was an Urdu poet in East Bengal, British India.

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Khwaja Salimullah

Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur (7 June 1871 – 16 January 1915) was the fourth Nawab of Dhaka and one of the leading Muslim politicians during the British rule in India. Nawab of Dhaka and Khwaja Salimullah are Dhaka Nawab family and Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Khwaja Wasiuddin

Khwaja Wasiuddin (1920–1992) was an army general and diplomat.

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Khwaja Yusuf Jan

Nawab Khan Bahadur Khwaja Yusuf Jan (21 January 1850 – 8 November 1923), was a Kashmiri-Bengali politician and member of Dhaka Nawab family.

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Kolkata

Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Mahallah

A mahallah, also mahalla, mahallya, mahalle, mohalla, mehalla, or mehalle is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.

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Meherbanu Khanam

Meherbanu Khanam (1885 – 3 October 1925) was a Bengali artist and noblewoman.

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Mughal Empire

The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah (born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 187611 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.

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Muhammad Shah

Mirza Nasir-ud-Din Muḥammad Shah (born Roshan Akhtar; 7 August 1702 – 26 April 1748) was the thirteenth Mughal emperor from 1719 to 1748.

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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.

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Nawab

Nawab (Balochi, Pashto: نواب; نواب; নবাব/নওয়াব; नवाब; Punjabi: ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, is a royal title indicating a sovereign ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the western title of Prince.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Panchayati raj

The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

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Paribagh

Paribagh is a neighborhood of Dhaka. Nawab of Dhaka and Paribagh are Dhaka Nawab family.

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Partition of Bengal (1905)

The first Partition of Bengal (1905) was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj.

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Partition of Bengal (1947)

The Partition of Bengal in 1947, also known as the Second Partition of Bengal, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian Bengal Province along the Radcliffe Line between the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan.

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Peerages in the United Kingdom

Peerages in the United Kingdom form a legal system comprising both hereditary and lifetime titles, composed of various ranks, and within the framework of the Constitution of the United Kingdom form a constituent part of the legislative process and the British honours system.

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Permanent Settlement

The Permanent Settlement, also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal, was an agreement between the East India Company and landlords of Bengal to fix revenues to be raised from land that had far-reaching consequences for both agricultural methods and productivity in the entire British Empire and the political realities of the Indian countryside.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nawab_of_Dhaka

Also known as Dhaka Nawab Estate, Dhaka Nawab Family, Dhaka Nawab dynasty, Nawab Family of Dhaka, Nawab of Dacca, Nawabs of Dhaka.

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Nawab of Dhaka, the Glossary

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Bangladeshi families

Dhaka Nawab family

Nawabs of Dhaka

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