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| Khwaja Alimullah | |
|---|---|
| Nawab of Dhaka | |
 | |
| Reign | 1815–1854 |
| Predecessor | Khwaja Hafizullah (as Zamindar) |
| Successor | Nawab Khwaja Abdul Ghani |
| Born | 11 February 1772 Begum Bazaar, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 24 August 1854 (aged 82) Dacca, Bengal, British India |
| Burial | |
| Spouses | 6, including Zinat Begum[1] |
| House | Dhaka Nawab Family |
| Father | Khwaja Ahsanullah |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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.
- ^ Khan, Muhammad Mojlum (2013). The Muslim heritage of Bengal: the lives, thoughts and achievements of great Muslim scholars, writers and reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal. Kube Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-84774-059-5.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Alimullah, Khwaja". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 7 October 2024.