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Gazi was born into a peasant family in 1712 in Kungura village. He was brought up by Nasir Mahmud, a zamindar (landowner) in the Raushanabad district.<ref name=blp>{{cite web|title=Shamsher Gazi|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shamsher_Gazi|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=29 October 2015|ref=National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh}}</ref |
Gazi was born into a peasant family in 1712 in Kungura village. He was brought up by Nasir Mahmud, a zamindar (landowner) in the Raushanabad district.<ref name=blp>{{cite web|title=Shamsher Gazi|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Shamsher_Gazi|website=en.banglapedia.org|publisher=Banglapedia|accessdate=29 October 2015|ref=National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh}}</ref He became the ruler of Chakla Raushanabad by undertaking to give the then Nawab, a monetary recompense.<ref name="Roychoudhury p. 35">Roychoudhury, p. 35</ref> |
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The advent of [[British Raj]] with its "exploitation and oppression" alongside zamindari subjugation, made life of the peasants and farmers difficult and despondent. Shamsher Gazi's efficient rule freed them of this control. With the granting of rent exemption to the peasants, he managed to govern the economy in an appropriate manner, leading to the reduction of the prices of essential commodities.<ref name="Rāẏa1999">{{cite book|last=Rāẏa|first=Suprakāśa |title=Peasant Revolts And Democratic Struggles In India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=il9uAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=29 October 2015|year=1999|publisher=ICBS (Delhi)|isbn=978-81-85971-61-2|page=24}}</ref> He was generous to both the Hindus and Muslims. He had ponds dug, naming them after himself, and built many schools in and outside his capital Jagannath Sonapur.<ref name="Sharma" /> 'Kaiyar Sagar' was one of the larger ponds in the area.<ref name=blp /> |
The advent of [[British Raj]] with its "exploitation and oppression" alongside zamindari subjugation, made life of the peasants and farmers difficult and despondent. Shamsher Gazi's efficient rule freed them of this control. With the granting of rent exemption to the peasants, he managed to govern the economy in an appropriate manner, leading to the reduction of the prices of essential commodities.<ref name="Rāẏa1999">{{cite book|last=Rāẏa|first=Suprakāśa |title=Peasant Revolts And Democratic Struggles In India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=il9uAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=29 October 2015|year=1999|publisher=ICBS (Delhi)|isbn=978-81-85971-61-2|page=24}}</ref> He was generous to both the Hindus and Muslims. He had ponds dug, naming them after himself, and built many schools in and outside his capital Jagannath Sonapur.<ref name="Sharma" /> 'Kaiyar Sagar' was one of the larger ponds in the area.<ref name=blp /> |
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Shamsher Gazi or Samsher Gazi (1712-1760) was a governor in historical Comilla, Bangladesh. Acclaimed as the Tiger of Bhati,[1] Gazi’s reign (1748-1760) has been cited as the "most interesting episode" in Medieval Tripura's history.[2]
Biography
Gazi was born into a peasant family in 1712 in Kungura village. He was brought up by Nasir Mahmud, a zamindar (landowner) in the Raushanabad district.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
The advent of British Raj with its "exploitation and oppression" alongside zamindari subjugation, made life of the peasants and farmers difficult and despondent. Shamsher Gazi's efficient rule freed them of this control. With the granting of rent exemption to the peasants, he managed to govern the economy in an appropriate manner, leading to the reduction of the prices of essential commodities.[3] He was generous to both the Hindus and Muslims. He had ponds dug, naming them after himself, and built many schools in and outside his capital Jagannath Sonapur.[4] 'Kaiyar Sagar' was one of the larger ponds in the area.[5]
Krishnamoni, brother of Indra Manikya tried recapturing Udaipur (old Rangmati), the old capital of Tripura, but was defeated by Gazi in 1748.[6] Consolidating his hold on Pargana Dakshinsik and Pargana Meherkul, Shamsher now became the ruler of Tripura. According to Mesbahul Huq's book Purbo Desh, Gazi repelled assaults by the "plundering Moghs and Bargees".[7] He established Banamali Thakur, the elder son of Udai Manikya as Raja (king) bestowing him with the title of Lakshman Manikya.[4] The Raja was however, not accepted by the public of Tripura. Heeding the outcry, the Nawab had Gazi arrested by subterfuge for his excesses and put to death by a cannon.[4]
In Books
- Gazinama, also called the Shamsher Gazi Nama,[8] composed in the first part of the 19th century, was the story of Shamser Gazni written by Manohar Saikh.[9]
- Purbo Desh in Bengali, by Mesbahul Huq about the life and exploits of Shamsher Gazni.[7]
- The Ballad of Shamsher- Gazi published by Maulavi Lutfur Khabir of Tipperah.[10]
References
- ^ Kader, M. Abdul (1988). Historical Fallacies Unveiled. Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. p. 181. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Roychoudhury, Nalini Ranjan (1983). "Shamser Gazi (1748-1760)". Tripura through the ages: a short history of Tripura from the earliest times to 1947 A.D. Sterling. p. 34. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Rāẏa, Suprakāśa (1999). Peasant Revolts And Democratic Struggles In India. ICBS (Delhi). p. 24. ISBN 978-81-85971-61-2. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Sharmawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
blpwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Roychoudhury, p. 35
- ^ a b Bāṃlā Ekāḍemī (Bangladesh) (1985). Bangla Academy Journal. Vol. 12–14. Bangla Academy. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Bangladesh Historical Studies. Bangladesh Itihas Samiti. 1977. p. 151. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ Roychoudhury, p. 112
- ^ Davy, Sir Humphry (1928). The collected works of Sir Humphry Davy ...: Discourses delivered before the Royal society. Elements of agricultural chemistry, pt. I. Smith, Elder and Company. Retrieved 29 October 2015.