Abdullah Shirazi

Syed Mir Abdullah Shirazi (Bengali: সৈয়দ মীর আব্দুল্লাহ শিরাজী, Persian: سید میر عبد الله شیرازی‎), was a Faujdar of Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb and governorship of Subahdar Azim-ush-Shan.[1] He was the successor of Ahmad Majid.[2] The name Shirazi suggests that he is a Persian and originates from the Iranian city of Shiraz. He may also have been a relative of Lutfullah Shirazi, who was the Faujdar of Sylhet in 1663. In 1699 (1110 Hijri), Abdullah built a large domed mosque in Shah Jalal's dargah complex towards the south.[3] The ruins of this mosque can be seen, located just east of the dargah pond. A Persian inscription was found near the ruins detailing the mosque's construction and mentions Shirazi's background.[4] An inscription next to a mosque situated next to the dargah of Shah Paran states that it was built by a certain Abdullah and Syed Murtaza Ali states that it is possible that they are both the same person.[5] He was succeeded by Karguzar Khan.

Political offices
Preceded by
Ahmad Majid		 Faujdar of Sylhet
1699		 Succeeded by
Karguzar Khan
Syed Mir

Abdullah Shirazi
Faujdar of Sylhet Sarkar
In office
1699
MonarchAurangzeb
GovernorAzim-ush-Shan
Preceded byAhmad Majid
Succeeded byKarguzar Khan

See also

References
  1. Muhammad Azraf (1995). Silete Islam (in Bengali). Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. pp. 91–92.
  2. East Pakistan District Gazetteers: Sylhet. East Pakistan Government Press. 1970. p. 70.
  3. Chowdhury, Mujibur Rahman (2 Oct 2019). "গৌড়-বঙ্গে মুসলিম বিজয় এবং সুফি-সাধকদের কথা" (in Bengali). Sylheter Dak.
  4. The Persian inscription was transliterated and translated into Bengali in Syed Murtaza Ali's book: "Shukur ulla masjide aali banaabas basafaa kandarau baasad ijaabatraa sabakat baraduyaa daar aahde shaah aan shaahe shaahjahaan aorongzeb aake ajadlas banaajad araz hardam ber sama akhotori buoje sikhdao saheb sayefa o kalam miri abdullah shirazi je sedak dilbani mumimara sud nida dar salatamir iun chuneen kabaye chaanee banaa sud sajda haye bayad baje!"
  5. Syed Murtaza Ali (1965). Hazrat Shah Jalal O Sileter Itihas (in Bengali). pp. 56–58, 96, 264.
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