Nawabs of Dhanbari ধনবাড়ীর নবাব | |
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Current region | Dhanbari, Tangail District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh |
Earlier spellings | Chowdhuries of Dhanbari |
Place of origin | Baghdad, Iraq |
Founder | Shah Atiqullah |
Members | Nawab Ali Chowdhury Altaf Ali Chowdhury Mohammad Ali Bogra Hasan Ali Chowdhury Syeda Ashiqua Akbar |
Connected families | Nawabs of Bogra Chowdhuries of Natore Pannis of Karatia |
Estate(s) | Dhanbari Nawab Estate |
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The Nawabs of Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ীর নবাব), also known as the Chowdhury family of Dhanbari (Bengali: ধনবাড়ীর চৌধুরী বংশ), 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.