Bhuiyan (also Bhuiya, Bhuyan, Bhuya) is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

found in

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and in

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, especially in

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

Etymology

Bhuiyan was a title used to refer to a landlord or chieftain. It originates from the

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

word, Bhumi, meaning 'land'.

History

Assam

The origin of this group is shrouded in mystery. This original group is often referred to as the ''Adi Bhuyan'', or the progenitor Bhuiyans. One of the earliest evidence of Bhuyans in

Mlechchha dynasty The Mlechchha dynasty (c. 650 - 900) ruled Kamarupa from their capital at Harruppesvar in present-day Tezpur, Assam, after the fall of the Varman dynasty. According to historical records, there were twenty one rulers in this dynasty, but t ...

during the 9th century reign of Balavarman III by using 'parcelization' of power. Historical record of Raut-Kuchi grant (1329 A.D.) shows that western Brahmaputra valley comes from Adi-Bhuiyan group's ''Purushottam Dasa'' grandfather Basudeva, who was a minister of

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king Indranarayan, who commanded a thousand men and war elephants. The grant also stated that, Basudeva obtainted glory of sovereignty with his wealth and valour. In the manuscript ''Adi-charita'' (Old- Character), which mentions about the Adi-Bhuyan group. The progenitor Bhuiyans (Adi-Bhuiyans) ensconced in

Chutiya Kingdom The Chutia Kingdom (also Sadiya) was a late medieval state that developed around Sadiya in present Assam and adjoining areas in Arunachal Pradesh."(T)he Chutiyas seem to have assumed political power in Sadiya and contiguous areas falling ...

when

Sukaphaa Sukaphaa (), also Siu-Ka-Pha, the first Ahom king in medieval Assam, was the founder of the Ahom kingdom and the architect of Assam. A prince of the Su/Tsu (Tiger) clan of the Mao-Shan sub-tribe originally from present-day Mong Mao, Yunnan Provin ...

established the Ahom Kingdom in 1208. Adi- Bhuiyan group maintained status quo with most faith-based ideologies. Adi-Bhuiyan group's later foundation became known as

Baro-Bhuyan The Baro-Bhuyans (or ''Baro-Bhuyan Raj''; also ''Baro-Bhuians'' and Baro-Bhuiyans) refers to the confederacies of soldier-landowners in Assam and Bengal in the late Middle Ages and the early modern period. The confederacies consisted of loose ...

chieftains.

Bengal

Many Bengali Bhuiyans claim descent from one of the

chieftains. The Baro-Bhuyans of Bengal ruled and maintained an independent confederacy after the fall of the

Bengal Sultanate The Sultanate of Bengal ( Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালা ''Shahī Baṅgala'', Classical Persian: ''Saltanat-e-Bangālah'') was an empire based in Bengal for much of the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. It was the dominan ...

's final

Karrani dynasty The Karrani dynasty ( ps, کرلاڼي, Karlāṇī, bn, কররাণী, Korrāṇī) was founded in 1564 by Taj Khan Karrani, an ethnic Pashtun from the Karlani tribe, hailing from Bangash district. It was the last dynasty to rule the Sultan ...

. Mughal histories, mainly the ''

Akbarnama The ''Akbarnama'', which translates to ''Book of Akbar'', the official chronicle of the reign of Akbar, the third Mughal Emperor (), commissioned by Akbar himself and written by his court historian and biographer, Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak. It was ...

'', the ''

Ain-i-Akbari The ''Ain-i-Akbari'' ( fa, ) or the "Administration of Akbar", is a 16th-century detailed document recording the administration of the Mughal Empire under Emperor Akbar, written by his court historian, Abu'l Fazl in the Persian language. It for ...

'' and the ''

Baharistan-i-Ghaibi The ''Baharistan-i-Ghaibi'' ( fa, ), written by Mirza Nathan, is a 17th-century chronicle on the history of Bengal, Cooch Behar, Assam and Bihar under the reign of Mughal emperor Jahangir (1605-1627). Unlike other history books of the Mughal Empi ...

'' refers to the low-lying regions of Bengal as ''Bhati''''.'' This region includes the Bhagirathi to the

Meghna River The Meghna River ( bn, মেঘনা নদী) is one of the major rivers in Bangladesh, one of the three that form the Ganges Delta, the largest delta on earth, which fans out to the Bay of Bengal. A part of the Surma-Meghna River System, ...

is Bhati, while others include Hijli,

Jessore Jessore ( bn, যশোর, jôshor, ), officially Jashore, is a city of Jessore District situated in Khulna Division. It is situated in the south-western part of Bangladesh. It is the administrative centre (headquarter) of the eponymous district ...

, Chandradwip and

Barisal Division Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...

in Bhati. Keeping in view the theatre of warfare between the Bara-Bhuiyans and the Mughals, the Baharistan-i-Ghaibi mentions the limits of the area bounded by the Ichamati River in the west, the

Ganges The Ganges ( ) (in India: Ganga ( ); in Bangladesh: Padma ( )). "The Ganges Basin, known in India as the Ganga and in Bangladesh as the Padma, is an international river to which India, Bangladesh, Nepal and China are the riparian states." is ...

in the south, the

Tripura Tripura (, Bengali: ) is a state in Northeast India. The third-smallest state in the country, it covers ; and the seventh-least populous state with a population of 36.71 lakh ( 3.67 million). It is bordered by Assam and Mizoram to the east a ...

to the east; Alapsingh pargana (in present

Mymensingh District Mymensingh ( bn, ময়মনসিংহ) is a district in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya, a state of India and the Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur District, on the east by the districts of Netr ...

) and Baniachang (in greater

Sylhet Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...

) in the north. The Bara-Bhuiyans rose to power in this region and put up resistance to the Mughals, until

Islam Khan Chisti Shaikh Alauddin Chisti (1570–1613; known as Islam Khan Chisti) was a Mughal general and the Subahdar of Bengal. He transferred the capital of Bengal from Rajmahal to Dhaka and renamed it Jahangirnagar. He was awarded the titular name of Islam ...

made them submit in the reign of

Jahangir Nur-ud-Din Muhammad Salim (30 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), known by his imperial name Jahangir (; ), was the fourth Mughal Emperor, who ruled from 1605 until he died in 1627. He was named after the Indian Sufi saint, Salim Chishti. Ear ...

Cachar

The Bengali Mirashdars living in the former

Kachari Kingdom The Dimasa Kingdom (also Kachari kingdom) was a late medieval/early modern kingdom in Assam, Northeast India ruled by Dimasa kings. The Dimasa kingdom and others (Kamata, Chutiya) that developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom were examp ...

were given titles by the Kachari Raja, which in modern-day acts as a surname for them.

Notables with the surname

Bhuyan

* Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, Indian journalist and

Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha A Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (abbreviated: MP) is the representative of the Indian states to the one of the two houses of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha). Rajya Sabha MPs are elected by the electoral college of the elected ...

* Birendra Kumar Bhuyan, Indian Odia-language writer, poet and lyricist *

Jagadish Bhuyan Jagadish Bhuyan is an Indian student leader and politician associated with the Assam Movement, who served two terms as an MLA of the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Sadiya legislative assembly constituency in Tinsukia district, and as tou ...

, Indian student leader and politician, associated with the

Assam Movement The Assam Movement (also Anti-Foreigners Agitation) (1979–1985) was a popular uprising in Assam, India, that demanded the Government of India to detect, disenfranchise and deport illegal aliens. Led by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and All ...

Jamal Bhuyan Jamal Harris Bhuyan ( bn, জামাল হ্যারিস ভূইয়া; born 10 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Russel KC. Born in Denmark, he represents as ...

, Bangladeshi footballer, midfielder for

Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuiyan ( bn, খাজা নিজামউদ্দিন ভূইয়া) was a Bangladeshi officer in the Gonobahini, who was killed fighting in the Bangladesh Liberation war. He was awarded Bir Uttam, the second highest ...

, Bangladeshi officer in the

Gonobahini Gonobahini ( bn, গণবাহিনী "''People's Army''") was the armed wing of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal. The group was mainly composed of former Mukti Bahini members from the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. History In 1972, a section ...

Md Aminul Haque Bhuyan Md Aminul Haque Bhuyan (born 19 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi academic and the current Vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Islami University since April 2022. He was the 9th Vice-chancellor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology and of ...

, vice chancellor of

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) is a Public university, public research university, research based university in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is the List of universities in Bangladesh#Public universities, 8th oldest university o ...

* Mohammed Shamsul Hoque Bhuyan, MP for Chandpur-4 * Naba Bhuyan, Indian cricketer from Assam * Nakul Chandra Bhuyan, Indian Assamese-language playwright, writer and historian *

Surya Kumar Bhuyan Rai Bahadur Surya Kumar Bhuyan MBE (1892–1964) was a writer, historian, educator, social activist, storyteller, essayist, professor and a poet from Assam. He has written many books on ancient history, stories, essays, biographies, etc. in the w ...

, Indian Assamese-language writer, historian and poet

Bhuiyan

* Abdul Gafur Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for

Comilla-11 Comilla-11 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2008 by Mazibul Hoque of the Awami League. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Chauddagram Upazila. History The constituency was c ...

Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan (; 3 January 1943 – 28 July 2010) was a Bangladeshi politician of Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Early life Bhuiyan was born on 3 January 1943, at his maternal grandfather's house at Asad Nagar village under Mashimpur Un ...

, Bangladeshi politician * Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for

Brahmanbaria-2 Brahmanbaria-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2018 by Ukil Abdul Sattar Bhuiyan of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Ashuganj and Sarail upaz ...

* Abul Khair Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for

Lakshmipur-2 Lakshmipur-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 2019 by independent politician Mohammad Shahid Islam. Boundaries The constituency encompasses Raipur Upazila and eight union parishads ...

* Emdadul Haque Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Narayanganj-2 *

Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan ( bn, ইকবাল করিম ভূঁইয়া; born 2 June 1957) was a Bangladeshi general who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army. He took office at 25 June 2012 and retired on 25 June 2015. H ...

Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh) Chief of Army Staff (CAS) ( bn, সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান, Senabahini Prodhan) of Bangladesh Army, also known as Army Chief, is the highest-ranking officer of the Bangladesh Army. The Chief of Army staff has been a four-s ...

Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan Qamrul Hassan Bhuiyan (24 July 1952 – 6 August 2018) was a Bangladeshi Major in the Bangladesh Army. He was a freedom fighter, liberation war researcher and writer. He was the founder chairman of Center for Liberation War Studies. He received ...

, major general for

Bangladesh Army The Bangladesh Army is the land warfare branch and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities to deliver the Bangladeshi government's security and def ...

* Mahfuzul Hasan Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi architectural photographer *

Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan is a retired Bangladesh Army officer and present Awami League politician and member of parliament for Comilla-1. Birth and early life Shubid Ali Bhuiyan was born in Comilla District on 28 July 1945. Career He g ...

officer * M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh *

Nurul Huq Bhuiyan Nurul Haque Bhuiyan was a Bengali activist. Career Bhuiyan was a professor of Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry at the University of Dhaka during 1946–1994. He was a senior leader of the Tamaddun Majlish The Tamaddun Majlish ( bn ...

, Bangladeshi activist *

Rais Bhuiyan Raisuddin "Rais" Bhuiyan ( bn, রইস ভূঁইয়া) (born September 1973) is a Bangladeshi American working as a technology professional in Dallas. He was an officer in the Bangladesh Air Force. He was a student of Sylhet Cadet Colle ...

, Bangladeshi-American activist * Rawshan Yazdani Bhuiyan, Bangladesh Army officer *

Wadud Bhuiyan Wadud Bhuiyan (born 5 January 1965) is a Bangladeshi politician. He was the first Bengali politician to have been elected to the parliament from a Chittagong Hill Tracts constituency of Bangladesh. Bhuiyan was elected twice as the member of the ...

, Bangladeshi politician, MP for

Chittagong Hill Tracts The Chittagong Hill Tracts ( bn, পার্বত্য চট্টগ্রাম, Parbotto Chottogram), often shortened to simply the Hill Tracts and abbreviated to CHT, are group of districts within the Chittagong Division in southeast ...

* Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi businessman * Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan Mohan, Bangladeshi politician, MP for Narsingdi-3

Other

Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya was an All India United Democratic Front politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2006 and 2011 from Katigorah constituency. He joined Indian National Congress The India ...

, Indian politician,

All India United Democratic Front The All India United Democratic Front (also known as AIUDF and ''Sarva Bharatiya Sanyukt Ganatantric Morcha'') is a political party active in the Indian state of Assam. It is the 3rd largest political party in Assam Legislative Assembly after B ...

politician *

Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya is an Indian politician. In 2006 he was elected as MLA of Hailakandi Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Assam Legislative Assembly. He is an All India United Democratic Front The All India United Democratic Front (also ...

, Indian politician MLA of Hailakandi *

Karim Uddin Barbhuiya Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, also known by his daak naam Saju ( bn, সাজু), is an Indian All India United Democratic Front politician and businessman. He has been serving as a Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for Sonai since 2021. Early ...

politician *

Manas Bhunia Manas Ranjan Bhunia is an Indian politician and was the Minister for Irrigation and Waterways and the Minister for Small & Micro Industries and Textile in the Government of West Bengal. He is also an MLA, elected from the Sabang constituency ...

, Indian politician,

from

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

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References

External links

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