Chapai Nawabganj District Bangladesh

Chapai Nawabganj

Chapai Nawabganj (in Bengali: চাঁপাই নবাবগঞ্জ) is placed at the north-western part of Bangladesh. it's miles a part of the Rajshahi department. at first, it become a sub-division of Malda district. In 1947, it became severed from Malda and changed into given to East Pakistan as a sub-department of Rajshahi district. It became a separate district of Bangladesh in 1984. The north and west part of Chapai Nawabganj is bounded through Malda and Murdhidabad districts of India, east is by means of Naogaon District and south-east is via Rajshahi District.

Etymology

The name "Chapai Nawabganj" is not very old. earlier than 2001, it turned into called simplest Nawabganj or Nobabganj. in the pre-British orBritish-raj technology, this region become a vacation spot for the nawabs of Murshidabad and Daudpur Mouja turned into the precise place in their vacation. The nawabs, "Nobab"'s, used to return here for searching. that's why this place was called "Nobabganj" as Ganj means vicinity. it's far believed that the Nawab of Bengal (Bangla-Bihar and Udissa) Sarfaraz Khan (1739–1740 advert) as soon as got here here for hunting and built a tent to this area. From then, this vicinity is referred to as Nobabganj. but most of the researchers consider that during the reign of Alivardi Khan (1740–56 ad), this location turned into given the name Nobabganj.

at the start and middle of 18th century, human beings fearful of British rule, migrated from Kolkata to right here to a remarkable volume and made this a totally busy populated place. there was a submit workplace at that time which changed into located inside the village named "Chapai". This migration brought about the enlargement of the village 'Chapai'. The vicinity changed into acknowledged widely as Chapai Nawabganj.

there's no strong ancient proof about the name of this vicinity but humans usually trust in two special sources of the call of this location.

1.  there's a village at approximately five/6 miles far from the cutting-edge city Nawabganj named Maheshpur. in the course of the Nobab generation, a dancer named "Champa Bati" or "Champa Rani" or "Champa Bai" lived there who changed into very well-known to the Nobabs and that they normally visited this place to watch her performing dance. based on her name, this area is called Chapai Nawabganj.

2.  some other famous notion about the name of this region is that the king Lakhindar lived right here and his capital's name became "Champok". however there is no reference about the exact region of "Champok" but there may be still the places named "Chosai", "Behula" and additionally there's a river named Behula River. The river currently flows through Malda. in step with historian Aksai Kumar Moitrio (1861–1930 advert), Behula crossed the river Mohananda together with her husband using a floating boat product of a tree. Dr. Muhammad Shahidulla (1885–1969 advert) stated in his book "Bangla Sahitter Kotha" that the enemy of laoson entered into Gaur via "Jamutinagar". "Jamuti Nagar" nonetheless exists in this vicinity. based on those ideals, researchers believe that the house of Bahula's father-in-law became in "Champok Nagar" and Chapai Nawabganj came from this "Champok Nagar".

History

Chapai Nawabganj became one of the sub-divisions of the previous Rajshahi zilla. Chapai Nawabganj become a part of ancient gaur capital. it is said that this place had strategic and commercial significance due to its place on the junction of the rivers Mahananda and the Ganges. due to its significance, Alivardi Khan founded Nowabganj town which in direction of time known as Nawabganj. till 1947, Nawabganj changed into a thana underneath Malda district, India.

The gateway of North Bengal, Malda turned into as soon as the capital of Gour-Banga, with 3456 km² of land classified as Tal, Diara, and Barind. Malda awaits the advent of travelers and those of archaeological hobby with its wealth to be enjoyed and its large ability to be explored.

This portion of the earth is washed by means of the waves of the rivers Ganges, Mahananda, Fulahar, and Kalindri. It has witnessed exceptional empires which were raised, flourished, and then forged down near oblivion by way of a successor nation constructed up at the relics of its predecessor. Panini mentioned a metropolis named Gourpura, which through robust cause may be identified as the city of Gouda, ruins of which might be situated on this district. Examples are legion of the relic of a predecessor state getting used within the monuments of the successor kingdoms. It had been inside the limits of historical 'Gaur' and 'Pandua' (Pundrabardhana).

these  cities were the capital of Bengal in historical and medieval a while. The boundary of Gour became changed in different ages in view that 5th century BC. Its name can be located in Puranic texts. Pundranagar become the provincial capital of Maurya Empire. Gour and Pundrabardhana formed parts of the Mourya empire as is evinced from the inscriptions, Brahmilipi on a seal determined from the ruins of Mahasthangarh in the Bogra District of Bangladesh. Hiuen Tsang saw many Ashokan stupas at Pundrabardhana. The inscriptions determined within the district of undivided Dinajpur and different elements of North Bengal along side the Allahabad Pillar inscriptions of Samudragupta honestly imply that the entire of North Bengal as a long way east as Kamrup fashioned part of the Gupta empire.

After the Guptas within the early seventh century ad, king Sasanka of Karnasubarna in addition to the king of Gaur ruled independently for more than three decades. From the center of eighth century to the cease of eleventh century, the Pala Empire dominated Bengal and the kings had been dedicated to Buddhism. It become at some stage in their reign that the Jagadalla Vihara (monastery) in Barindri flourished paralleling with Nalanda, Vikramshila, and Devikot. The Pala Dynasty yielded to the emergence of Sena Empire. The Sen rulers were Hindus and inside the addiction of moving from region to vicinity within their state. at the time of Lakshman Sen Gour was known as Lakshmanabati. The Sen kings dominated Bengal until Bakhtiyar Khilji conquered Bengal in 1204 advert. Thereafter the Muslim rule lasted for approximately five hundred years. Sirajuddaulah become defeated by means of Lord Clive at the battle of Plassey in 1757, which marked the beginning of British rule. From historic instances, rulers of various origins, religions, and dynasties left imprints of their times on the earth on this district. individuals who left ruins and relics communicate of past pomp and grandeur, and hold interest for archaeologists and tourists.

This district, Malda, shaped in 1813 out of the outlying regions of Purnia, Dinajpur, and Rajshahi districts. on the time of Dr. B. Hamilton (1808–09), the offers thanas of Gazole, Malda, Bamongola, and part of Habibpur were protected within the district of Dinajpur and the thanas of Harischandrapur, Kharba, Ratua, Manikchak, and Kaliachak had been blanketed in the district of Purnia. In 1813, in consequence of the superiority of serious crimes within the Kaliachak and Sahebganj thanas and additionally on the rivers, a joint Justice of the Peace and deputy collector were appointed at English Bazar with jurisdiction over some of police stations concentrated around that location and brought from the 2 district. as a consequence the district of Malda turned into born.

The year 1832 saw the establishment of a separate treasury, and in 1859 a complete-fledged magistrate and collector changed into posted. up to 1876 this district shaped a part of Rajshahi division, and from 1876 to 1905 it fashioned part of Bhagalpur division. In 1905, it changed into once more transferred to Rajshahi division, and till 1947 Malda remained in this department. In August 1947 this district turned into laid low with the Partition of India. between 12 and 15 August 1947 whether the district might emerge as part of India or Pakistan became unknown, as the announcement of the Radcliffe Line did not make this point clean. throughout those few days the district became under a magistrate of East Pakistan until the details of the Radcliffe award have been published and the district became a part of West Bengal on 17 August 1947. 5 thanas had been given to Pakistan below the district of Rajshahi which later shaped as Chapai Nawabganj.