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Sherpur District
Sherpur District (Bengali: শেরপুর জেলা) is a district in northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division. Sherpur District was a sub-division of Jamalpur District before 1984. It was upgraded to a district on February 22, 1984 under Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralization programme. Sherpur City is located about 197–199 kilometres (122–124 mi) north of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
The name "Sherpur" can't be found in ancient history. In ancient times, Sherpur was called Garh Jaripa. During the rule of the Mughal emperor Akbar, this area was called Dash Kahonia Baju (At present Daskahonia named a village under 2 no Charsherpur union). The previous name of Old Brahmaputra river in this area was Louhitto Sagar which was situated in a vast area from the south border of Sherpur municipality to Jamalpur Ghat. The people of this area had to pay 10 kahon coins to the leaseholders as an annual tax for travelling in the river. "Dash" means ten and "Kahon" is a unit of measure for counting which means 128 pieces. From this event, this area was called as "Dash Kahonia".
During the Nawabi period in Bangal, the last landlord of Gazi clan, Sher Ali Gazi occupied and reigned this area independently. From then, the name of this area was changed from "Dash Kahonia" to Sherpur according to the name of the ruler, Sher Ali Gazi.
Sherpur region was on the southwest frontier of the kingdom of the Kamarupa in the ancient time. It was known as Garh-Dalipa after its ruler, the Hindu Koch king Raja Dalip Samant. In 1491, the Sultan of Bengal Saifuddin Firuz Shah despatched an army led by Majlis Khan Humayun which crossed the Brahmaputra River and conquered Garh-Dalipa, defeating Raja Dalip and extending Muslim rule into the northern reaches of greater Mymensingh. Following the conquest, Garh-Dalipa was renamed Garh-Jaripa, reportedly after a local Muslim saint, Sufi Jarip (Zarif) Shah, whose presence influenced Humayun's decision to honor him in the renaming. The region was then occupied by the Gazi landlords during Mughal period. The Fakir-Sannyasi Revolts were held against the East India Company and the local zamindars from the time of Warren Hastings to Lord Cornwallis. Tipu Shah, leader of the Pagalpanthi Movement, declared sovereignty in the area and established his capital at Gajaripa. Peasant conferences were held in 1906, 1914 and 1917 at Kamarer Char of Sherpur under the leadership of Khos Muhammad Chowdhury. The communists revolted against the systems of Nankar, Tonk, Bhawali, Mahajani, Ijaradari during 1838–48 in Sherpur. In 1897, a devastating earthquake changed the main flow of the Brahmaputra to go to the Jamuna and severely reduced the flow in the Old Brahmaputra. It also caused serious damage to many old buildings.
During the non-cooperation movement in 1971 declared by East Pakistani politicians, a war committee was formed in this district. Sherpur played an important role by training Mukti Bahini militants led by the war committee.
Sherpur District covers an area of 1359.87 sq km, located in between 24°18' and 25°18' north latitudes and in between 89°53' and 90°91' east longitudes.
It is bounded on the north by India, on the east by Mymensingh district, on the south and west by Jamalpur district. The main rivers of Sherpur District are Brahmaputra, Kongsho and Vogai. Malijhi, Shomeshwari, Nitai, Maharoshi are some minor rivers located in this district. Ceramic soil is the main natural resource of this district. The annual average temperature of this district varies from maximum 33.3 °C to minimum 12 °C. The annual rainfall is 2174 mm.
The district consists of 5 upazilas (sub-districts), 52 unions, 458 mauzas, 695 villages, 4 municipalities, 36 wards and 99 mahallas. The upazilas are:
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Sherpur District
Sherpur District (Bengali: শেরপুর জেলা) is a district in northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division. Sherpur District was a sub-division of Jamalpur District before 1984. It was upgraded to a district on February 22, 1984 under Hussain Muhammad Ershad's decentralization programme. Sherpur City is located about 197–199 kilometres (122–124 mi) north of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.
The name "Sherpur" can't be found in ancient history. In ancient times, Sherpur was called Garh Jaripa. During the rule of the Mughal emperor Akbar, this area was called Dash Kahonia Baju (At present Daskahonia named a village under 2 no Charsherpur union). The previous name of Old Brahmaputra river in this area was Louhitto Sagar which was situated in a vast area from the south border of Sherpur municipality to Jamalpur Ghat. The people of this area had to pay 10 kahon coins to the leaseholders as an annual tax for travelling in the river. "Dash" means ten and "Kahon" is a unit of measure for counting which means 128 pieces. From this event, this area was called as "Dash Kahonia".
During the Nawabi period in Bangal, the last landlord of Gazi clan, Sher Ali Gazi occupied and reigned this area independently. From then, the name of this area was changed from "Dash Kahonia" to Sherpur according to the name of the ruler, Sher Ali Gazi.
Sherpur region was on the southwest frontier of the kingdom of the Kamarupa in the ancient time. It was known as Garh-Dalipa after its ruler, the Hindu Koch king Raja Dalip Samant. In 1491, the Sultan of Bengal Saifuddin Firuz Shah despatched an army led by Majlis Khan Humayun which crossed the Brahmaputra River and conquered Garh-Dalipa, defeating Raja Dalip and extending Muslim rule into the northern reaches of greater Mymensingh. Following the conquest, Garh-Dalipa was renamed Garh-Jaripa, reportedly after a local Muslim saint, Sufi Jarip (Zarif) Shah, whose presence influenced Humayun's decision to honor him in the renaming. The region was then occupied by the Gazi landlords during Mughal period. The Fakir-Sannyasi Revolts were held against the East India Company and the local zamindars from the time of Warren Hastings to Lord Cornwallis. Tipu Shah, leader of the Pagalpanthi Movement, declared sovereignty in the area and established his capital at Gajaripa. Peasant conferences were held in 1906, 1914 and 1917 at Kamarer Char of Sherpur under the leadership of Khos Muhammad Chowdhury. The communists revolted against the systems of Nankar, Tonk, Bhawali, Mahajani, Ijaradari during 1838–48 in Sherpur. In 1897, a devastating earthquake changed the main flow of the Brahmaputra to go to the Jamuna and severely reduced the flow in the Old Brahmaputra. It also caused serious damage to many old buildings.
During the non-cooperation movement in 1971 declared by East Pakistani politicians, a war committee was formed in this district. Sherpur played an important role by training Mukti Bahini militants led by the war committee.
Sherpur District covers an area of 1359.87 sq km, located in between 24°18' and 25°18' north latitudes and in between 89°53' and 90°91' east longitudes.
It is bounded on the north by India, on the east by Mymensingh district, on the south and west by Jamalpur district. The main rivers of Sherpur District are Brahmaputra, Kongsho and Vogai. Malijhi, Shomeshwari, Nitai, Maharoshi are some minor rivers located in this district. Ceramic soil is the main natural resource of this district. The annual average temperature of this district varies from maximum 33.3 °C to minimum 12 °C. The annual rainfall is 2174 mm.
The district consists of 5 upazilas (sub-districts), 52 unions, 458 mauzas, 695 villages, 4 municipalities, 36 wards and 99 mahallas. The upazilas are: