Prithimpassa family
The Prithimpassa family, also known as the Nawabs of Longla, are an Shia royal family from the Prithimpassa Union, Kulaura Upazila, Moulvibazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh. The family was of the erstwhile feudal nobility of East Bengal. They played important roles in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Partition of India and Sylhet referendum in 1947, and the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.
| Prithimpassa পৃথিমপাশা | |
|---|---|
Prithimpassa Imambara | |
| Current region | Kulaura, Moulvibazar, Sylhet |
| Etymology | Prithim pasha |
| Place of origin | Greater Khorasan, Persia |
| Founder | Sakhi Salamat |
| Members | Ismail Khan Lodi Nawab Ali Amjad Khan Nawab Ali Haider Khan Nawab Ali Abbas Khan |
| Connected families | Nawab of Murshidabad Nawab of Awadh Nawab of Patna Zamindars of Monraj |
| Estate(s) | Prithimpassa Nawab Estate Prithimpassa Suto Saheb Estate Monraj Saheb Estate |
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