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Coat of arms of the Maharaja (Zamindar) of Dighapatia in Natore.

Zamindars of Natore were influential aristocratic Bengali Zamindars (rent-receiving landholders), who owned large estates in what is today Natore District in Bangladesh .

They contributed to the development of East Bengal and later Bangladesh through philanthropy and patronage. Various educational institutions and civil associations were established through their support, two famous examples being, the University of Dacca, the first University of East Bengal and Varendra Research Museum in Rajshahi, the first Museum of East Bengal. The families also produced Prime Ministers, Ambassadors, Ministers, scholars, military officers and various other important figures. Members also received Knighthoods from the British colonial government as well as other titles.

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Zamindars of Natore

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Natore District

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Rani Bhabani

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Queen of Natore, was a Hindu zamindar during the British colonial era in what is now Rajshahi, Bangladesh. She became the zamindar after the death of her...

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Singranatore family

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Chowdhuries of Natore

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Chowdhuries of Natore (Bengali: নাটোরের চৌধুরী বংশ) are a notable Bengali Muslim family who have played important roles throughout the history of North Bengal...

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Gulbadan Begum of Natore

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the eldest daughter of Jalaluddin Mirza, the Zamindar of Natore. Born in 1923 in the Bengal Presidency of the British Empire, she was named after her distant...

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Mirza Zafar

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died 1921 in Natore) was a feudal lord in Bengal, British India who served as the second Zamindar of Natore from the House of Singra and Natore and the "Mridha"...

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Zahir Shah Mirza

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of Mirza Zahir Shah and an Indian Zamindar in the erstwhile British Empire who was the first Zamindar of Natore and Patriarch founder of the House of...

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Varendra

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Hindu ruler of Bengal Rani Bhabani, a Hindu zamindar of Natore Gautam Sanyal, Indian civil servant Surajit Chandra Lahiri, former Chief Justice of Calcutta...

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Pabna Peasant Uprisings

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resistance movement by the peasants ("Ryots") against the lords of the lands in Bengal ("zamindars") in the Yusufshahi pargana (now the Sirajganj District, Bangladesh)...

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Jagadindra Nath Roy

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known as the Maharaja of Natore was a noted zamindar of Natore from Bengal. He is also noted for his contribution to the game of cricket in British India...

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Jalaluddin Mirza

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last hereditary Zamindar of Natore from the House of Singra and Natore before it was abolished in 1951. He was born in 1898 as the son of Sahibzada Muhammad...

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Azim Choudhury Zamindar Bari

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Rajshahi Collectorate Office in Natore, and was a munshi proficient in Arabic and Persian. He was later bestowed the title of Chowdhury. In 1802, he built...

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Chalanbeel Horse Race

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different districts of Chalanbill region participate in the race every year. The races were themselves patronized by the Zamindars of Natore, mainly the Dighapatia...

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Prithimpassa family

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and a jagir. Ali Zafar Khan was the second son of Muhammad Ali Khan. He established the Zamindars of Monraj a hereditary family under the Prithimpassa...

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Sannyasi rebellion

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of these ascetics to exact a religious tax from the headmen and zamindars or regional feudal lords. In times of prosperity, the headmen and zamindars...

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List of Brahmin dynasties and states

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Varnas of Hinduism. Since the Late Vedic period the Brahmins, who were generally classified as priests, mentor, teacher who were also rulers, zamindars, warriors...

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Singra Upazila

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is an upazila of Natore District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The area was governed by the Zamindars of Bengal and Natore, under the Rajshahi...

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Dhanbari Nawab family

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raised in Natore. Later, he married off his own son Nur Muhammad Khan Chowdhury with Sayera Khatun. Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury became the next zamindar. He married...

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Shamez Uddin Ahmed

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Puthia Rajbari

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it is an example of Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture. The palace is sited on the Rajshahi Natore highway 30 km from the east of the town and one km...

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Chowdhury

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eminent people, while during British rule, the term was associated with zamindars and social leaders. The common female equivalent was Chowdhurani. "Chowdhury"...

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Syeda Ashiqua Akbar

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Ashraf Ali Khan Chowdhury of Natore. Akbar was elected to parliament in 1981 in a by-election from Tangail-1 as a candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party...

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Zamindars of Mahipur

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Rajshahi Division

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Rajas, Maharajas and Zamindars of mixed origins throughout history, the name is a compound of the words Raj and Shahi, both of which can be translated...

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Nadia Raj

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dynasty of Zamindars and the rulers of territories that are now part of the Nadia district region of West Bengal, India. Their seat was at the city of Krishnanagar...

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Muktagacha Upazila

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previous name of Muktagacha was Binodbari. When the Zamindars (kings) arrived from Natore, an inhabitant of the town, Muktaram Karmakar, presented them with...

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