Bhuiyan
Title for landowners in Bengal and Assam
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Bhuiyan (also Bhuiya, Bhuyan, Bhuya) was a title for landowners in medieval Bengal and Assam.[1] It has been adopted as a surname by different communities in West Bengal, Assam, and Bangladesh .
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| Pronunciation | Bhui-yan |
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| Language | Bengali |
| Origin | |
| Region of origin | Bengal |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Bhuiya, Bhuyan, Bhuya |
| Cognate | Bhuyan |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Etymology
History
Bengal
The Baro-Bhuyans of Bengal ruled and maintained an independent confederacy after the fall of the Bengal Sultanate's final Karrani dynasty.[4][5]
Mughal histories, mainly the Akbarnama, the Ain-i-Akbari and the Baharistan-i-Ghaibi refers to the low-lying regions of Bengal as Bhati[2]. This region includes the Bhagirathi to the Meghna River is Bhati, while others include Hijli, Jessore, Chandradwip and Barisal Division in Bhati.[2] Keeping in view the theatre of warfare between the Bara-Bhuiyans and the Mughals, the Baharistan-i-Ghaibi mentions the limits of the area bounded by the Ichamati River in the west, the Ganges in the south, the Tripura to the east; Alapsingh pargana (in present Mymensingh District) and Baniachong in the north.[2] The Bara-Bhuiyans rose to power in this region and put up resistance to the Mughals, until Islam Khan Chisti made them submit in the reign of Jahangir.[2]