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{{use Indian English|date=December 2021}} |
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| caste_name = [[Choudhury]] ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]) |
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| religions = |
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[[Hinduism]] |
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*[[Brahmin]] |
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*[[Kayastha]] |
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| languages = [[Bengali]] ([[Ghoti people|Ghoti]]) |
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| country = |
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[[India]] |
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|state= [[Gour]] (Present day [[West Bengal]], [[India]]) |
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*[[Maharaja|Bhumipati]] (originally) |
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*[[Zamindar]] |
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'''Choudhury''' ({{lang-bn|চৌধুরী}}); also: Choudhuri, Chaudhuri, Choudhuary, Chowdhury) is a [[sanatan dharma|sanatani]] hereditary title of honor granted to [[Brahmin]]s and [[Kayastha]]s of [[Gour]] having [[Maharaja|royal bloodline]]. |
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==[[Maharaja|Bhumipati]]== |
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Originally all of the descendents of the '''Mahārājas''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɑː|h|ə|ˈ|r|ɑː|dʒ|ə}}; also spelled '''Maharajah''', '''Maharaj''') of [[Gour]] were refered to as ''Choudhury''. The ''Maharajas'' of [[Gour]] were also termed as ''[[Maharaja|Bhumipati]]s'' of [[Gour]]. |
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==[[Zamindar]]== |
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After the conquest of the [[Muslim]]s over entire [[India]] the '''[[Maharaja|Mahārājas]]''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|m|ɑː|h|ə|ˈ|r|ɑː|dʒ|ə}}; also spelled '''Maharajah''', '''Maharaj''') of [[Gour]] who were refered to as ''Choudhury'' were converted into [[Zamindar|zamindar]]s of [[Bengal|bengal]] by the [[Muslim|muslim]] [[Sultan|ruler]]s. |
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After the conquest of [[muslim]]s over entire [[India]] the ''Maharajas'' of [[Gour]] were known as ''[[Zamindar|zamindars]]''. This tradition of converting [[Maharaja|bhumipati]]s into [[Zamindar|zamindar]]s continued even during british rule over [[India]]. |
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==Population== |
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The population according to the 2001 census was 282,392 (males: 141,512 and females: 140,880).<ref name=Population>{{cite web |url= https://trti.gujarat.gov.in/Assets/downloads/population_choudhuri.pdf |title= Gujurat Government - Choudhuri population}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhari}} |
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[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Gujarat]] |
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