Hayat Mahmud
Hayat Mahmud (Bengali: হায়াত মাহমুদ) was a late 18th-century Bengali Muslim commander who later became the feudal lord of Buzurg-Umedpur in Barisal. He is best known as a freedom fighter against the British East India Company, and for the construction of the Miah Bari Mosque, which continues to be a popular tourist attraction in southern Bangladesh.
Zamindar Hayat Mahmud Saheb | |
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হায়াত মাহমুদ | |
Born | 18th-century |
Died | 19th-century |
Occupation(s) | Landlord, soldier |
Era | Company Raj |
Children | Mahmud Zakir Mahmud Zahid |
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Relatives | Mahmud Manir (grandson) |
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