Azim Choudhury Zamindar Bari
| Azim Choudhury Zamindar Bari | |
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Dulai Zamindari, Pabna | |
 Darbar Courtyard | |
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| Alternative names | Azim Choudhury Zamindar Bari |
| General information | |
| Type | Residence |
| Location | Sujanagar Upazila |
| Address | Dulai |
| Town or city | Sujanagar Upazila,Pabna District |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°56′54.1″N89°31′02.7″E/ 23.948361°N 89.517417°E |
| Opening | 1700s |
| Owner | Rahimuddin Chowdhury |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Brick, stone and rod |
| Part ofa serieson |
| Zamindars of Bengal |
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TheAzim Choudhury Zamindar Bari(Bengali:আজিম চৌধুরীর জমিদার বাড়ি) is a historic estate andBengalifamily based in the village of Dulai inSujanagar,Pabna District.[1]
History
[edit]আমি ও পটু মিয়া চাচা বাড়ি থাকি।
ami o pôtu miya chacha bari thaki
মছজেদে পড়িয়া কত হইয়াছি সুখী॥
môsjede pôriya kôtô hôiyasi shukhi
লতিফুল্লা মিয়া সঙ্গে থাকিয়া হামেসা।
lôtifulla miya shonge thakiya hamesha
চৌধুরী আজিমের কত পাইয়াছি ভালোবাসা॥
choudhuri azimer kôtô paiyasi bhalobasha
–Azim Chowdhurywritten by Haji Badruddin in 1298A.H.(1880-1881 CE).[2]
Sharfuddin Sarkar and Rahimuddin Chowdhury
[edit]The zamindar palace was established 250 years ago in the village of Dulai,Sujanagar,Pabnaby aMuslimaristocrat known as Munshi Rahimuddin Sarkar (1722-1815). His father, Sharfuddin Sarkar, settled in Dulai (Ahladipur village), after migrating fromSamarkandinTurkestan.Rahimuddin was theserestadarandpeshkar(deputy minister) at the Rajshahi Collectorate Office inNatore,[3]and was amunshiproficient inArabicandPersian.He was later bestowed the title ofChowdhury.[4]In 1802, he built amosquein the estate which still exists today.[2][5]
Azim Chowdhury
[edit]The zamindari gained repute under his son and successor, Fakhruddin Ahle Ahsan Azim Chowdhury (1790-1880), also known asMoulviAzimuddin Chowdhury or simply Azim Chowdhury.[6]He established three indigo factories in Dulai and was well known for his charity work too. The Dulaidispensary,according toWilliam Wilson HunterinA Statistical Account of Bengal,was "entirely supported" by Azim Chowdhury.[7]It was established in October 1867 and was one of the three dispensaries inPabna Districtat the time.[8]
Present day
[edit]At present, this zamindar house is in ruins, although it is currently being maintained by the descendants of this zamindar house.[9]In fact, after the abolition of the zamindari system through theEast Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950,it became subordinate to the government. Later, the descendants of this zamindar house, like Faruq Husayn Chowdhury and Ahsan Jan Chowdhury, got this estate back in 1994 through a long legal process. Since then they have been in charge of the maintenance of this palace.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Khaliquzzaman, Muhammad; Ahmed, Nazimuddin; Ali, Mohammad (1997).বৃহত্তর পাবনা জেলার প্রত্নতাত্ত্বিক জরিপ প্রতিবেদন(in Bengali).Department of Archaeology.p. 55.
- ^abPintu, Dr. Ashraf (22 January 2021)."জমিদার আজিম চৌধুরী জেগে থাকে স্মৃতিরা"[Zamindar Azim Chowdhury's memories stay awake].Daily Naya Diganta(in Bengali).
- ^Abdul Hamid, Mohammad (1967).Chalanbiler Itikatha(in Bengali). Amader Desh Prakashani. p. 178.
- ^"উপজেলার ঐতিহ্য: দুলাই আজিম চৌধুরীর জমিদার বাড়ী"[Tradition of the upazila: Dulai Zamindar house of Azim Chowdhury].Sujanagar Upazela(in Bengali).Retrieved16 March2022.
- ^Begum, Ayesha (2002).পাবনার ঐতিহাসিক ইমারত(in Bengali).University Grants Commission.
- ^Faridi, Abdul Haque(ed.).Islami Bishwakosh(in Bengali). Vol. 14.Islamic Foundation Bangladesh.p. 423.
- ^Husayn, Altab (11 August 2021)."জমিদার আজিম চৌধুরী (১ম পর্ব)".Amader Sujanagar(in Bengali).
- ^Ministry of Cabinet Affairs: Establishment Division, ed. (1978).Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Pabna.Bangladesh Government Press.p. 173.
- ^Khandaker, Muhammad Emroz (30 October 2016)."Pabna Zamindar Bari turns to ruin".Pabna.
- ^দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক
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