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The Nawab of Dhaka (Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), 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. [1]
Khwaja Salimullah was the eldest son of the third Nawab of Dhaka, Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah and his first wife Nawab Begum Wahidunnesa. [8] He was the grandson of Nawab of Dhaka, Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani. [4] Nawab Khwaja Salimullah was born at the Ahsan Manzil Palace on 7 June 1871. [5] Wives [9] Nawab Begum Asmatunnesa; Nawab Begum Alima Bibi
Ahsan Manzil (Bengali: আহসান মঞ্জিল) is a palace located in the Kumartoli area beside Buriganga River of Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] [2] It was formerly the residence and seat of the Nawab of Dhaka and has been designated an Old Dhaka Heritage Site. [3] It now serves as a museum. [4]
Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah KCIE (22 August 1846 – 16 December 1901) was the third Nawab of Dhaka.He was notable for his philanthropic works in Bengal, most notably his donations to the present Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and for introduction of electricity in native city of Dhaka.
Nawab Major Khwaja Hassan Askari (21 August 1921 – 9 August 1984) was the sixth and last Nawab of Dhaka. [1] [2] He was born at the Ahsan Manzil Palace in Dhaka. He was the eldest son of Nawab Habibullah Bahadur and Shahryar Begum (the granddaughter of Nawab Khwaja Ahsanullah). He became the Nawab of Dhaka after his father's death in 1958.
Khwaja Alimullah (died 24 August 1854) was the first Nawab of Dhaka.He was the founder of the Dhaka Nawab family. [2]Alimullah was the nephew and heir of the merchant prince Khwaja Hafizullah, son of Khwaja Ahsanullah, and father of Khwaja Abdul Ghani, the first Nawab of Dhaka to be recognised by the British Raj.
Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Abdul Ghani KCSI (30 July 1813 – 24 August 1896) was the second Nawab of Dhaka and the first to assume the title of Nawab as hereditary, recognized by the British Raj. He introduced the panchayat system, gaslights , water works , newspaper, and the zoological garden to Dhaka .
Habibullah was born on 26 April 1895 in Dhaka. [2] His father was Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah Bahadur of the Dhaka Nawab family.The family traced its ancestry to Kashmiri merchants who settled in Bengal for trade during Mughal and British times. [3]