Draft:Syed Mehdi Hussain

Syeds of Taraf edit

Taraf (Bengali: তরফ/তরপ, romanized: Torof/Torop) family was the first Muslim royal family of Greater Sylhet in Bengal.[1] In 1304 Syed Nasiruddin (Conquest of Sylhet) captured Gour Kingdom and renamed to kingdom of Taraf. Syed Nasiruddin settled in Taraf and started a family known as Taraf Family of Narpati. Syed Mahyuddin Hasan (Great-grandson of Syed Nasiruddin) was married to Latifa Banu (niece of Moulvi Nawab Ali Amjad Khan) and decided to move in Prithimpassa and start a settlement. It was called Tarafi Shaheb Bari.

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  1. ^ Elias, Dr. S. M (2012). Shiphasalar Syed Nasiruddin (ry.) (in Bengali) (5th ed.). Bangladesh: Ramon Publishers.



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