Kirtinarayan Basu
Kirtinarayan Basu | |
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Raja of Chandradwip | |
Reign | 1668- |
Predecessor | Ramchandra Basu |
Born | Madhabpasha Palace, Chandradwip |
Died | Pipilita, Chandradwip (present-day Jhalakathi District, Bangladesh) |
Issue | Mahmud Hasan Taqi |
Religion | Hinduism (initially) Sunni Islam |
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Kirtinarayan Basu (Bengali: কীর্তিনারায়ণ বসু; r. 1668), also spelt Kirti Narayan Basu, was the fifth raja of medieval Chandradwip, a zamindari which covered much of the Barisal Division of present-day Bangladesh.[1]
Background
Kirtinarayan Basu was born in the 17th-century to an aristocratic Bengali Kayastha family in the Madhabpasha Palace of Chandradwip, which had become a feudal territory of the Mughal Empire following the defeat of his father, Ramchandra Basu,[2] against the forces of Islam Khan I in 1611.[3] His mother, Vimala,[4] was the first wife of Ramchandra Basu and the daughter of Raja Pratapaditya of Jessore.[5]
Reign
Kirtinarayan became the Raja of Chandradwip following the death of his father, Ramchandra.[6] Shortly after his accession, Chandradwip's Portuguese military commander, João Geri, launched a rebellion with 10,000 soldiers.[7] Kirtinarayan rallied the supporting remnants of the army and a three-day battle occurred between the two forces in Ballabhpur.[8] Many of Chandradwip's Portuguese soldiers were killed and Geri subsequently fled the Bakla region.[9]
As a result of Portuguese betrayal, Kirtinarayan reorganised the Chandradwip army and supported the
Kirtinarayan also contributed to the development of education in the Bakla region by establishing schools in Madhabpasha, Guthia, Hosenpur, Narayanpur, Khalisakotha, Shikarpur, Nalchira, Gaila and other areas.[12]
Conversion to Islam
Despite Kirtinarayan's contributions to Chandradwip's military and educational facilities,
Kirtinarayan subsequently resettled in the village of
Succession and legacy
Although Kirtinarayan was made to give up Chandradwip to his younger brother Basudev, he continued to possess land in the Chandradwip and Salimabad
See also
- Hayat Mahmud, an 18th-century military commander for Chandradwip
References
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- ^ Ishaq, Muhammad, ed. (1982). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Patuakhali. Bangladesh Government Press. p. 29-30.
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- ^ Putatunda, Vrindavan Chandra (1964). চন্দ্রদ্বীপের ইতিহাস [History of Chandradwip] (in Bengali). Adhyayana. p. 44.
- ^ Jana, Priya Nath (1975). বঙ্গীয় জীবনীকোষ (in Bengali). Vol. 1. মাতৃভাষা পরিষদ. p. 80.
- ^ Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (1980). আগা বাকের (in Bengali). Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. p. 24.
- ^ বরিশাল বিভাগ প্রতিষ্ঠা উপলক্ষে স্মারক সংকলন. Barisal Division Welfare Association. 1 January 1993. p. 50.
- OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ Ray, Prafulla Chandra (1958). Autobiography of a Bengali Chemist. Orient Book Company. p. 286.
- ^ Abdul Jalil, E. F. M. (1968). সুন্দরবনের ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Lingkamyana Publications. p. 290.
- ^ Mitra, Satish Chandra (1963). Mitra, Shiva Shankar (ed.). যশোহর-খুলনার ইতিহাস (in Bengali). Vol. 2. Dasgupta. pp. 324, 330.
- ^ a b c Ahmed (2010), p. Vol. 2, কীর্তি নারায়ণ (রাজা).
- ^ Mookerji, Radhakumud (1912). A History of Indian Shipping. pp. 217–218.
- ^ Jack, James Charles (1918). Bakarganj. Bengal Secretariat Book Department. p. 134.
- ^ Biswas, Vishwa (1970). বিপ্লবী সতীন সেন (in Bengali). Bishwas Publishing House. p. 6.
- ^ a b Ahmed (2010), p. Vol. 1, কেওড়ার বাকলাই পরিবার.
- ^ Islami Bishwakosh (in Bengali). Vol. 21. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. p. 337.
Bibliography
- Ahmed, Siraj Uddin (2010). বরিশাল বিভাগের ইতিহাস [History of the Barisal Division] (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bhaskar Prakashani.