Qasimabad Estate

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ruins of the old fort at Qasimabad build in 1739 by Nawab Sheikh Abdullah of Ghazipur
Qasimabad estate
1700–1956
Capital• Qasimabad(1700-1758) •Bahadurganj(1758-1952)
Religion
Islam
Nawab, Raja  
• 1700-1739
Muhmmad Qasim
• 1739-1744
Nawab Sheikh Abdullah
• 1744–1757
Fazl Ali Khan
• 1757–1788
A son of Sheikh Abdullah
• 1788–1807
Muhammad Azim Ali Khan
• 1807–1837
Bahadur Shah Khan
• 1837-1952
mutual corporation among the desendants of Bahadur Shah
Historical era Middle Ages
• Established
1700
• Disestablished
1956
Today part of Ghazipur, Mau

Qasimabad Estate, (also known as Zahurabad pargana ) 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. [1] [2]

History

It was ruled by the family of Nawab Sheikh Abdullah. Originally Qasim Khan was ruler of Zahurabad estate till his death in 1741 but lived in his kot at Daharwara. His son Nawab Sheikh Abdullah established Qasimabad after his name and built Qasimabad fort. In 1775, the Ghazipur Sarakar became a part of Banaras Estate. The Nawabs of Qasimabad also built some forts, namely Qasimabad Fort, Bahadurganj Fort, and Jalalabad Fort. The First ruler was Sheikh Muhammad Qasim, Then Sheikh Abdullah, then his son Nawab Fazal Ali Khan, Nawab Azim Ali Khan(Fazal Ali's nephew) then Nawab Bahadurshah, and then the estate was divided and the family established them near the area of Bahadurganj, now Abdul Khan's family probably lives in neighbourhood names as Das ana or Abdulpur and his brother's family live in an area known as Chah ana in Bahadurganj. [3] [1] [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ Nevill, H. r (1909). Ghazipur A Gazetteer Vol.29.
  3. ↑ Ansari, Saiyad Hasan (1986). "Evolution and Spatial Organization of Clan Settlements: A Case Study of Middle Ganga Valley".
  4. ↑ ""The First Nawabs of Awadh"". Shiva Lal Agarwala, Agra. 1954.


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