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Ahmad Majid
আহমদ মজিদ
احمد مجید
Faujdar of Sylhet Sarkar
In office
1699
MonarchAurangzeb
GovernorAzim-ush-Shan
Preceded byRafiullah Khan
Succeeded byAbdullah Shirazi

Ahmad Majid (Bengali: আহমদ মজিদ, romanizedAhmôd Môjid, Persian: احمد مجید), was a Faujdar of Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb and governorship of Subahdar Azim-ush-Shan.

Career

In 1699, Majid granted some land to Bharat Das Vaishnav of Dulali in the Dhakadakshin Pargana as devatra. The land was later inherited by his son, Bhabananda Vaishnav.

Several months later, Majid was succeeded as the Faujdar of Sylhet by Abdullah Shirazi.

See also

References

  1. Fazlur Rahman (1991). Sileter Mati, Sileter Manush (in Bengali). Sylhet District: M A Sattar.
  2. Syed Mohammad Ali. "A chronology of Muslim faujdars of Sylhet". The Proceedings Of The All Pakistan History Conference. Vol. 1. Karachi: Pakistan Historical Society. p. 280.
  3. Choudhury, Achyut Charan (2000) . Srihatter Itibritta: Purbangsho (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kotha. p. 186.
  4. Syed Murtaza Ali (1965). Hazrat Shah Jalal O Sileter Itihas. p. 297.
Political offices
Preceded byRafiullah Khan Faujdar of Sylhet
1699
Succeeded byAbdullah Shirazi
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