Bhulua Kingdom
Kingdom of Bhulua ভুলুয়া রাজ্য | |||||||||
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1203–1600s | |||||||||
Capital | Kalyanpur Bhulua | ||||||||
Recognised national languages | Sanskrit Classical Bengali | ||||||||
Recognised regional languages | Magadhi Prakrit Noakhailla | ||||||||
Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
Raja | |||||||||
• 1203 | Bishwambhar Sur (first) | ||||||||
• c. 1600 | Ananta Manikya (last ruler under Tripura vassalage) | ||||||||
• 1728 | Kirti Narayan (zamindar) | ||||||||
Chief Minister | |||||||||
• 1600s | Mirza Yusuf Barlas | ||||||||
Historical era | Classical period | ||||||||
• Established | 1203 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1600s | ||||||||
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Today part of | Bangladesh |
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The Kingdom of Bhulua (
Origin
Traditions assert that Bishwambhar Sur, the ninth son of
Establishment
According to legend, Bishwambhar Sur went on a pilgrimage to the Chandranath Temple atop the Chandranath Hill of Sitakunda. Returning from Sitakunda, Sur passed through what is now known as the Noakhali region, where he rested. During this rest, Sur had a dream that Varahi would make him the sovereign of this territory if he worships her. On a cloudy day in 1203 AD, Sur built an altar for Varahi and sacrificed a goat. When the clouds moved away, Sur realised that he had sacrificed the goat to the west, which was not acceptable in Hinduism. As a result, he screamed bhul hua (it was wrong), from which the name Bhulua was said to have come from. However, Sur nevertheless colonised the land and became its ruler. The practice of sacrificing goats westwards became common among the Hindus of Bhulua. The Rajmala states Amishapara as the first capital of the kingdom, and this backed up by the presence of an ancient temple in the area which contains a stone idol of Varahi. According to local tradition however, it was Kalyanpur that was the first capital of Bhulua.[3]
It is said that Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah, the Sultan of Sonargaon, conquered parts of Bhulua and annexed it to his kingdom.[4] Sriram, the fourth king of Bhulua, adopted the title of Khan which shows an influence which Islam and the neighbouring Delhi Sultanate had on the Hindu-ruled kingdom. The village of Srirampur was founded by Raja Sriram Khan and the ruins of his palace can still be found there. His son also kept the title of Khan, though his grandson exchanged the title for Rai.[3]
Tripura vassalage
In 1520,
To strengthen the defences of the Bhulua frontier from frequent
Lakshmana Manikya was the eighth and most prominent king of Bhulua, and was considered to have been a member of the
Durlabha Narayan Balaram Manikya was another son of Lakshmana Manikya. His court poet was Abdur Razzaq of Balukia in Bedrabad, author of Sayful Mulk o Lal Banu.[10] Between 1578 and 1579, Balaram broke the tradition of attending the coronation of the Maharajas of Tripura as he perceived Amar Manikya to be an illegitimate ruler.[9] Perceiving this as a declaration of Bhulua's independence, Amar Manikya raided the Bhulua Kingdom with his forces, eventually forcing Balaram to maintain Bhulua as a vassalage of Tripura.[3] During the excavation of Amar Sagar reservoir in Udaipur, Amar Manikya demanded various local chieftains of Bengal to supply labour for the task and pay him tribute. In response, the Bhulua king sent 1000 labourers.[11][12][13]
Mughal rule
During the reign of
The Bishwambhar Sur dynasty were ultimately reduced to feudal landowners under Mughal vassalage. In the early seventeenth century,
See also
References
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- ^ Allahabad: The Pioneer Press.
- ^ OL 30677644M. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ Sarma, Ramani Mohan (1987). Political History of Tripura. Puthipatra. p. 61.
- ^ Mitra, Naliniranjan (1965). "ইলাহাবাদ ও দাঁদরা পরগণা". নোয়াখালির ইতিকথা [The Story of Noakhali] (in Bengali).
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- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ OCLC 85190093.
- ^ Ishaque, Muhammad, ed. (1977). Bangladesh District Gazetteers. Vol. Noakhali. Government of Bangladesh.
- ^ Saigal, Omesh (1978). "Rulers of Tripura". Tripura, Its History and Culture. p. 35.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Apura Chandra (1930). Progressive Tripura. p. 23.
- ^ Roychoudhury, Nalini Ranjan (1983). Tripura through the ages: a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D. p. 22.
- ^ Sarma, Raman Mohan (1987). Political History of Tripura. Puthipatra. p. 91.