Ahmad Majid

Not to be confused with Ahmad ibn Majid.
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, romanized: Ahmôd 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.[1]

Career

In 1699, Majid granted some land to Bharat Das Vaishnav of Dulali in the Dhakadakshin Pargana as devatra.[2] The land was later inherited by his son, Bhabananda Vaishnav.[3]

Several months later, Majid was succeeded as the Faujdar of Sylhet by Abdullah Shirazi.[4]

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) [1910]. 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 by Faujdar of Sylhet
1699 		Succeeded by