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'''Chowdhury''' (variously spelt) a ''Sanskrit'' and ''Hindi'' term literally meaning 'a holder of four';, the explanation of which is obscure. In other parts of India, a Chowdhury was a headman of a village or headman of a profession or trade in town. In ''Cuttack'', Chowdhury was a revenue officer of a district. In Bengal, Chowdhury is found in the medieval literature as a landholder and sometimes a revenue officer. Under Alauddin Khalji, a Chowdhury was a revenue officer next to ''[[muqaddam]]''. During Mughal times there were three superior classes of landholders: Chowdhury, [[zamindar]] and ''[[taluqdar]]''. Chowdhury in late Mughal times was taken as next to ''zamindar'' in rank though socially a Chowdhary was considered superior to a zamindar. [Sirajul Islam] [Islam, Sirajul Chief Editor, Banglapedia] | |||
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Revision as of 05:53, 18 June 2021
Chowdhury (variously spelt) a Sanskrit and Hindi term literally meaning 'a holder of four';, the explanation of which is obscure. In other parts of India, a Chowdhury was a headman of a village or headman of a profession or trade in town. In Cuttack, Chowdhury was a revenue officer of a district. In Bengal, Chowdhury is found in the medieval literature as a landholder and sometimes a revenue officer. Under Alauddin Khalji, a Chowdhury was a revenue officer next to muqaddam. During Mughal times there were three superior classes of landholders: Chowdhury, zamindar and taluqdar. Chowdhury in late Mughal times was taken as next to zamindar in rank though socially a Chowdhary was considered superior to a zamindar. [Sirajul Islam] [Islam, Sirajul Chief Editor, Banglapedia]
