Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kings of Saxony to the German Emperor. In earlier times the title was ratified and bestowed by the reigning Mughal emperor to semi-autonomous Muslim rulers of subdivisions or princely states in the Indian subcontinent loyal to the Mughal Empire, for example the Nawabs of Bengal.
Ghazipur is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Ghazipur city is the administrative headquarters of the Ghazipur district, one of the four districts that form the Varanasi division of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Ganges (Ganga) River near the border with Bihar state, about 40 miles northeast of Varanasi (Benares). The city of Ghazipur also constitutes one of the seven distinct tehsils, or subdivisions, of the Ghazipur district.
Ghazipur district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The city of Ghazipur is the district headquarters. The district is part of Varanasi Division. The region of Ghazipur is famous mainly for the production of its unique rose-scented Spray called Gulab Jal, and for the tomb of the Governor General of British India, Lord Cornwallis, who died here. His tomb is situated in Western part of City, and is conserved by Archaeological Survey of India.
Zamania is a town in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its municipal council is subordinate to the Ghazipur District. It is also the administrative head of Zamania tehsil,. It is also a very historical town, it derives it's name from Ali Quli Khan Zaman, who was also known as Khan Zaman or Zaman Khan, he was a governer of Jaunpur, and Ghazipur during the time of Akbar.
The Carnatic Sultanate was a kingdom in South India between about 1690 and 1855, and was under the legal purview of the Nizam of Hyderabad, until their demise. They initially had their capital at Arcot in the present-day Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Their rule is an important period in the history of the Carnatic and Coromandel Coast regions, in which the Mughal Empire gave way to the rising influence of the Maratha Empire, and later the emergence of the British Raj.
The Nawab of Dhaka, 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. The title of nawab, similar to the British peerage, was conferred upon the head of the family by Queen Victoria as a recognition of the first Nawab's loyalty and contribution to the social welfare activities.
The town of Sautbad, known as Sheikhupur, is about 4 km from the centre of Badaun city across the river Saut, Uttar Pradesh, India and comes under Badaun Metro Area. It is 1 km from Budaun and will be part of the city in one year. The latitude and longitude of Sheikhupur are 28.1 (N) and 79.7' respectively.
Zamindars of Natore were influential aristocratic Bengali Zamindars, who owned large estates in what is today Natore District in Bangladesh .
Dildarnagar Kamsar or Kamsaar, is a Pargana or a region of 34 places around Karamnasa river in Ghazipur district, and Kaimur District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Of whom main mouzas being 19. It is a large settlement of pathans mostly Khanzada Pathans ,Known as Kamsari Pathans and Afghan Pathans.
Jaburna is a village in Kamsaar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
The Aligarh Movement was the push to establish a modern system of Western-style scientific education for the Muslim population of British India, during the later decades of the 19th century. The movement's name derives from the fact that its core and origins lay in the city of Aligarh in Central India and, in particular, with the foundation of the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. The founder of the oriental college, and the other educational institutions that developed from it, was Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. He became the leading light of the wider Aligarh Movement.
The Nawabs of Dhanbari, also known as the Chowdhury family of Dhanbari, were a Bengali aristocratic family of feudal landowners. The zamindari estate encompassed parts of the Tangali, Jamalpur, Mymensingh and Pabna District, particularly around Dhanbari. Although their aristocratic status was lost with the East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950, the Dhanbari estate remains an important part of the history of Tangail and tourist attraction.
The Barha dynasty was a Shi'a Indian Muslim dynasty that was influential in India during the era of Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire.
Zahurabad is a village and a block in Kasimabad, Ghazipur tehsil of Ghazipur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. Jahurabad also gives its name to the Jahurabad Assembly Constituency. Jahurabad was a Jagir and was ruled by the family of Nawab Sheikh Abdullah, the family of Jahurabad, Bahadurganj and Qasimabad. As per 1901 Census of India Jahurabad pargana had a total population of 69589 and was spread over 79868 acres.
Jalalabad is a large village in Jakhania tehsil located in Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh India.
Qasimabad fort also known as Nawab Muhammad Qasim Fort. It was built by Nawab Sheikh Abdullah in 1739. The fort is located in the town of Kasimabad, of Ghazipur District, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Qasimabad Estate, was a Zamindari estate and a jagir, named as Pargana, Zahurabad, located in the Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh, India it got the status of jagir in year 1675. The capital of Qasimabad estate was the town of Qasimabad but later, in 1758 the capital was shifted to Bahadurganj. It consisted of many places in the pargana of Zahurabad in 1901. The estate was established in year 1700 and it ended in 1956, completing a life span of 256 years.
Dewaitha is a village in Dildarnagar Kamsar, Ghazipur, India, on the banks of the Karmanasa River. The village had a population of 7,104 as of the 2011 Census of India and a land area of 1,043 acres. Most of the people living in the village are Kamsar Pathan. The village falls under the Zamania tehsil of Ghazipur district. The people of the place one owned a zamindari estate known as Daudpur which was managed with family's mutual. The area of village also includes the hamlets of Kanakpur Gokul & Chak Harbans.
Mumtaz -Ul-Mulk Nawab Fazl Ali Khan, Saif Jung., was a Nawab of Ghazipur. He succeeded his father Nawab Sheikh Abdullah after his death in 1744.
Nawab Sheikh Abdullah (1680–1744) also known as Nawab Abdul Khan or Abdullah Khan, was a Nawab of Ghazipur, during the time of Awadh dynasty. He was a powerful man of his time. Sheikh Abdullah was a notable figure of his time, known for his administrative abilities and significant contributions to the region of Ghazipur. Originally from the town of Dharwara in pargana Zahurabad,. His father, Sheikh Muhammad Qasim was a zamindar of Dharwar. Abdullah was well-educated, having pursued his studies in Delhi, where he later joined the imperial service, quickly demonstrating his competence. He served in the court of Mughal emperor, Farrukhsiyar and later became Nawab of Ghazipur in 1738.
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