Nawab of Dhaka

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The Nawab of Dhaka was the hereditary aristocratic title of the leading Muslim noble family of Dhaka, historically influential in the politics and society of Bengal under British rule.

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Nawab of Dhaka canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aristocratic title
hereditary title
noble title
appliesToJurisdiction Bengal
Bengal Presidency
Dhaka
country British India
endTime 1947
1952
ethnicGroup Bengali Muslims
hasCapital Dhaka
hasHereditaryTitle Nawab
hasNotableMember Khwaja Abdul Ghani
Khwaja Ahsanullah
Khwaja Nazimuddin
Khwaja Salimullah
hasTitleHolder Khwaja Abdul Ghani
Khwaja Ahsanullah
Khwaja Alimullah
Khwaja Habibullah
Khwaja Hassan Askari
Khwaja Khairat Ali
Khwaja Salimullah
inception 1843
influenced Muslim politics in Bengal
urban development of Dhaka
languageUsed Bengali
English
Urdu
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Bangladesh
Bengal Presidency
East Bengal
linked to: Eastern Bengal

East Pakistan
location Dhaka
nobleFamily Dhaka Nawab family
notableFor patronage of education
philanthropy
role in creation of Eastern Bengal and Assam province
support for All-India Muslim League
owned large zamindari estates
participantIn All-India Muslim League
Dhaka municipal governance
partition politics of India
politics of Bengal
recognizedBy British Raj
linked to: British India

Government of British India
religion Islam
seat Ahsan Manzil
significantBuilding Ahsan Manzil
Nawab Bari
socialClass landed aristocracy
zamindar

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Nawab Salimullah Khan positionHeld Nawab of Dhaka
Dhaka Nawab family titleHeld Nawab of Dhaka
Salimullah title Nawab of Dhaka