Zamindars of Monraj
| Zamindars of Monraj মনরাজের জমিদার | |
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| Current region | Kulaura, Moulvibazar, Sylhet |
| Place of origin | Greater Khorasan |
| Founder | Nawabzada Ali Zafar Khan |
| Members | Ali Akhtar Khan Ali Mustafa Khan Ali Anwar Khan |
| Connected families | Nawabs of Longla Syeds of Taraf Nawabs of Laksam |
| Estate(s) | Monraj Shaheb Bari |
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The Zamindars of Monraj (Bengali: মনরাজের জমিদার), also known as the Monraj Saheb family (Bengali: 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.[1] The family are Shi'ites.[2] Some of the family have migrated to Dhaka.[3]
Origin[edit]
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.[1] The family's earliest recorded ancestor, Sakhi Salamat, was a Khorasani nobleman from Afghanistan[4] who had arrived in the Indian subcontinent at the end of the 14th 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).
History[edit]
The Zamindars of Monraj held a lot of land in Shillong, Manipur, Assam, Tripura and other parts of India. One of the most notable assets owned was the Mining Company in Nagaland. The family held all these properties until the East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950.[1]
Nawabzada Ali Zafar Khan was the first Zamindar of Monraj and the Son of Prithimpassa's Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan. Ali Zafar married into the Koula Village of Kulaura, and had two sons the youngest being Ali Gohor Khan.[1]
Zamindar Ali Gohor Khan was the 2nd Zaminder of Monraj and the Second son of Nawabzada Ali Zafar Khan. Ali Gohor was a strong supporter of the Muslim Party. He had his education from Aligarh University. Ali Gohor married the daughter of the Ghagtia Chowdhury Bari, Kulaura and had two sons named Ali Akthar Khan and Ali Afsar Khan.[1]
Zamindar Ali Mustofa Khan was the 3rd Zaminder of Monraj and the eldest grandson of Nawabzada Ali Zafar through his first child. Ali Mustofa had 4 daughters but no sons. One daughter married Akhol Chowdhury of the Bizli Shaheb Family. Another married Syed Shamsuddin Hussain of Tarpi Saheb Bari. Another married Syed Ali Akthar of Pallakandi Saheb Bari and another married Ali Ather Khan of Prithimpassa Chhota Saheb Bari.
Zamindar Ali Akthar Khan was the last Zaminder of Monraj. He was the final Zamindar up untill the East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950. During his tenure he purchased a lot of land and started a partnership business in Kailashahar and Shillong. He studied at the Presidency University, Kolkata. Ali Akthar married Sahibzadi Nadira Banu from Narapati West Haveli, Habiganj. Through this marriage he became the brother-in-law of Nawab Mohamed Ali Chowdhury of Laksham. His wife Nadira Banu was the direct descendant of Syed Nasiruddin, hence the Monraj Shaheb Family became related to the Syeds of Taraf. Ali Akthar had two sons, Anwar and Zafar.[1]
Ali Anwar Khan was the Saheb of Monraj. He studied at Shillong. Ali Anwar married Pirzadi Syeda Sanwara Akther from Nasirpur Saheb Bari, Brahmanbaria. Syeda Sanwara Akther was also a direct descendant of Syed Nasiruddin. Anwar had 2 sons and 2 daughters.[1]
Ali Haider Khan is second son of Ali Anwar Khan and the current Joint Head of the Monraj Shaheb Family. He resides in London.[1]
Zaminder's[edit]
The 6 Monraj Zamindar's are:
| Name | Birth | Ascension | Children | Death | Claim |
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| Nawabzada Ali Zafar Khan نوابزاده علی ظفر خان নবাবজ়াদা আলী জ়ফর খাঁন |
? | 1840 | Ali Gohor Khan | ? | Jagir from his father, Nawab Qazi Muhammad Ali Khan of Prithimpassa |
| Zamindar Ali Gohor Khan زامیندار علی گوهر خان জ়মিদার আলী গহর খাঁন |
? | 1880 | Ali Akhtar Khan | ? | Second son of Zafar |
| Zamindar Ali Mostafa Khan زامیندار علی مصطفی خان জ়মিদার আলী মোস্তফা খাঁন |
? | 1900 | No Son | ? | Nephew of Gohor |
| Zamindar Ali Akhtar Khan زامیندار علی أختر خان জ়মিদার আলী আক্তার খাঁন |
? | 1920 | Ali Anwar Khan | 1973 | First son of Gohor |
| Ali Anwar Khan علی أنور خان আলী আনোয়ার খাঁন |
1943 | 1973 | Ali Haider Khan | 2016 | First son of Akthar |
| Ali Haider Khan علی حیدر خان আলী হায়দর খাঁন |
1975 | 2016 | Ali Akhil Khan | Present | Second son of Anwar |
| Other Members |
Ali Azhar Khan Ali Zafar Khan Ali Arman Khan Naffes Rahman Late Sohail Chowdhury Foysal Chowdhury Abdur Raqib Chowdhury Juwel Ahmed |
Present |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Prithimpassa Family".
- ↑ "তাজিয়া মিছিল ও মার্সিয়া মাতমে কুলাউড়ায় পবিত্র আশুরা পালিত". Sylhet Today 24 (in Bengali).
- ↑ "Nurun Nahar Chowdhury Books". Rokomari.com.
- ↑ "Riyazu-s-salatin; a history of Bengal. Translated from the original Persian by Maulavi Abdus Salam". Calcutta Asiatic Society. April 1902.
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