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Khwaja Ahsanullah

Nawab of Dhaka · Writers · Lived 1846 to 1901 · aged 55

Nawab Bahadur Sir Khwaja Ahsanullah KCIE was the third Nawab of Dhaka. He was notable for his philanthropic works in Bengal, notably his donations to the present Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and for introducing electricity in his native city of Dhaka.

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Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire

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He also authored books in Persian and Urdu under the pen name of Shaheen. The palace Ahsan Manzil is named after him by his father, Khwaja Abdul Ghani.

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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
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Lived 1846 to 1901 · aged 55