Munshibari family of Comilla
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The Munshibari (Bengali: মুন্সীবাড়ী) estate established in the 18th century was held by a landed, Semitic dynasty of Munshis (Urdu:مُنشی; Hindi: मुंशी; Persian:منشی) in Bengal (present day Chandpur District, Chittagong Division in Bangladesh).
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Munshibari family of Comilla
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Munshibari Estate
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Munshibari Estate
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Ruins of the mansion's southern facade
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British Empire
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1780
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The Munshibari (Bengali: মুন্সীবাড়ী) estate established in the 18th century was held by a landed, Semitic dynasty of Munshis (Urdu:مُنشی; Hindi: मुंशी; Persian:منشی) in Bengal (present day Chandpur District, Chittagong Division in Bangladesh). The family, which is of Turkish and other Middle Eastern descent (i.e. Persian, Hadhrami, Arabian, Levantine, etc.) and was subinfeudated under the Rulers of Bengal, on behalf of whom they collected land revenues in the area. In the 19th century, the family traded jute with the British East India Company. They built mosques, schools and other structures around the estate which still stand today in their homestead of Taltoli.
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1780
