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Bhawal Estate was one of the largest zamindari estate in Bengal in modern-day Bangladesh. It had 2,274 villages in an area of 1,500 kilometers and a population of 55,000.[1]
History
In the late seventeenth century Daulat Ghazi was the zamindar of the Ghazi estate of Bhawal. Bala Ram was Diwan of Daulat Ghazi. As the consequence of change in the policy of revenue collection In 1704 Bala Ram's son Sri Krishna was installed as the zamindar of Bhawal by Murshid Quli Khan. Since then through acquisitions the zamindari expanded to great extent. The family turned into the proprietor of the whole Bhawal pargana after purchasing the zamindari of J. Wise, an indigo grower for Rs 4,46,000.[2] In 1877, Kaliprosanna Ghosh became the Dewan of Bhawal Estate for Zamindar Raja Rajendra Narayan Roy Chowdhury.[3]
References
- ^ "The Haunted Estate". The Daily Star. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ Sirajul Islam (2012). "Bhawal Estate". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Bhowmik, Dulal (2012). "Ghosh, Rai Bahadur Kaliprosanna". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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