Dohazari is a municipal area in southeast
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
. It is in Dohazari municipality of
Chandanaish Upazila
Chandanaish () is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
History
Chandanaish is one of the first inhabitant of the early settlers of Chittagong. Muslim traders and preachers from the then Islamic worlds had been ...
,
Chittagong District
Chittagong District (), ( Chatgaiya: Sitang/Chatga), officially Chattogram District, is a district located in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. Due to its geographical location, Chittagong is classified as a s ...
.
History
The
Mughal
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Related to the Mughal Empire
* Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries
* Mughal dynasty
* Mughal emperors
* Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia
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* Mug ...
Subahdar
Subahdar, also known as Nazim, was one of the designations of a governor of a Subah (province) during the Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Mamluk dynasty, Khalji dynasty, Tughlaq dynasty, and the Mughal era who was alternately designated as Sahib- ...
Shaista Khan
Mirza Abu Talib (b. 22 November 1600 – d. 1694), better known as Shaista Khan, was a general and the Subahdar of Mughal Bengal. He was maternal uncle to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, and acted as a key figure during his reign. Shaista Khan ini ...
expelled the
Arakanese from
Chittagong
Chittagong ( ), officially Chattogram, (, ) (, or ) is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal. The city is also the business capital of Bangladesh. It ...
in 1666 and established Mughal rule. After the Arakanese expulsion, Islamabad as the area came to be known, made great strides in
economic
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progress. In 1666,
Buzurg Umed Khan
Buzurg Umed Khan (died 1694) was the youngest son of Mughal governor Shaista Khan and the first Faujdar of Chittagong (IsIamabad). He led the main army during the Mughal reconquest of Chittagong against the Maghs and Portuguese pirates in 1666 ...
the son of the Subahdar Shaistha Khan led the
invasion
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of the
Mughal army
The army of the Mughal Empire was the force by which the Mughal emperors established their empire in the 16th century and expanded it to its greatest extent at the beginning of the 18th century. Although its origins, like the Mughals themselve ...
as chief of the
campaign to expel the Arakanese.In this invasion against the Arakanese, there were thirteen Mughal army commanders, consists of both
Mansabdar
The Mansabdar was a military unit within the administrative system of the Mughal Empire introduced by Akbar later used in all over in early modern India. The word ''mansab'' is of Arabic origin meaning rank or position. The system determined th ...
s and Army
Generals
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In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED Online. Ma ...
. They invaded Chittagong and won a vast territory starting from modern day
Feni to
Cox's Bazar
Cox's Bazar (; ; ) is a city, fishing port, tourism centre, and Cox's Bazar District, district headquarters in south-eastern Bangladesh. Cox's Bazar Beach, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Bangladesh, is the longest uninterrupte ...
. After the invasion the Mansabdars and the military force settled there to ensure the security and ruling of the territory.
One Mansabdar among them was Rajkumar Lakhsman Singh Hazari. His original name was Lakhsman Singh, he was a Gaur
Rajput
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Prince
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and came from one of the
Suryavanshi lineage Rajput ruling family of
Rajputana
Rājputana (), meaning Land of the Rajputs, was a region in the Indian subcontinent that included mainly the entire present-day States of India, Indian state of Rajasthan, parts of the neighboring states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, and adjo ...
under Mughal territory. He was a Mansabdar of Umra/Omrah Hazari rank in Mughal Imperial
Court
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(commander of two thousand
cavalry
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and
soldier
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Etymology
The wo ...
s including
artillery
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) and this designation title, ''Hazari'' was added with his name. Rajkumar Lakhsman Singh and a mughal general Adhu Khan's joint force were responsible for the conquest of the southern area, they made their conquest till
Ramu
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Along the Ramu's course, it receives numerous tributaries ...
, Cox's Bazar. After dividing the territory, Lakhsman Singh Hazari was awarded a Mansabdari of South Chittagong under Mughal authority, it was a territory starting from Hashimpur, few miles before of Dohazari to nearly the middle of Cox's Bazar. Lakshman Singh Hazari was the founder of Dohazari. He established a
fort
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in Dohazari and Dohazari was the centre of his Mansabdari. It is said that Dohazari was named because there was an army camp of two thousand soldiers (fort & including areas), this was Lakhsman Singh Hazari's command post. On the other hand, another possibility for the naming was, the actual rank title of Lakhsman Singh was ''Do Hazari''; which meant commander of two thousand soldier or sowar (cavalry). The similarity of the name indicates that Lakhsman Singh Hazari's title was used for naming this region.
The ''Hazari Family'' or the descendants of Lakhsman Singh Hazari are still living in Dohazari; during Mughal period they were the hereditary Mughal Mansabdars of Dohazari with the title of
Maharaj Babu and during
British
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era they were the
Zamindar
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s of Dohazari. Now the Hazari Family own Hazari Estate, which is based on Land properties, Commercial Space,
shopping centre
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, Housing estates and Industrial places.
In social service activities, Hazari family donated and helped for establishing two
school
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s, one
college
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,
mosque
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Originally, mosques were si ...
,
temple
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s at Dohazari. The family donated a large area of lands for establishing two schools and made strong role on establishing a
hospital
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in Dohazari. Late Babu Bhagirath Singh Hazari was the pioneer of these social service activities. Lakhsman Singh Hazari was the founder of Dohazari and his descendant Bhagirath Singh Hazari was the pioneer and architect of making 'Dohazari' a city. Bhagirath Singh Hazari made the first attempt and made strong steps to make Dohazari a
city
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.
The family made a great influence for the development of the area, as a result, Dohazari is now the most influential business centre and a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of South Chittagong.
Transport
In 2011, it is the railhead for
Bangladesh Railway
Bangladesh Railway () is the state-owned rail transport agency of Bangladesh. It operates and maintains all railways in the country, and is overseen by the Directorate General of Bangladesh Railway. The Bangladesh Railway is governed by the Mi ...
, on an extension of the
Akhaura-Laksam-Chittagong Line, in the direction of Cox's Bazar. In 2011, it is proposed to extend the railways by to Cox's Bazar.
References
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Populated places in Chittagong Division