The Hazarikas of Motijan

THE RAHMAN FAMILIES OF PURONIGUDAM & FAUZDARGOAN & RELATED FAMILIES 1640 - 2015

 

 

Introduction

Sharif Mohammed Shah Hussain Hazarika started documenting the family lineage around 1960. During a period of ten years he interviewed many of the older generation that were still alive and who lived within a 100 mile radius of the Hazarika ancestral home called Motijan located at Titabar, Assam, India. He meticulously recorded their recollections on nine student exercise books, illustrated in Part 6 (The Elephant Exercise Book, 96 pages each made by Titaghur Paper Mill Co., Calcutta) measuring 6x6 inches.

I can recall seeing him sitting in the “mojia” (family den) every evening around 7:00 p.m., and recording names and relationships for about an hour or two. On many occasions the family and guests gathered around the mojia would provide information. It was a household always filled with many guests, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, distant relatives and family friends. The project was never completed since some of the information could not be traced back over the years. However, he was able to successfully record the greater part of the Hazarika family over 6 generations from 1787 to 1972 a span of 185 years.

His son Tawheed Sharif Shah Hazarika transferred this information using a computer in the late seventies and produced 20 hard copy books for the family (first edition). With the advent of digital and internet technology this latest limited second version of descendant’s will be easier to access and store for many more future generations of Hazarika’s, Dutt’s, Rahman’s, Adil’s, Ghaffar’s, Huq’s, Ahmed’s and so many more, about 3,000 descendents. A third edition is in the works for release in 2010.

This limited edition of the family tree is to update the preceding work... 

This update traces roots of the family back to 1640 and another two current generations to 2007 a span of 367 years.

This second edition also includes the family tree of Rukhsana Hazarika (Rahman) wife of Tawheed Hazarika and her ancestors, the families of Azizur Rahman and Khan Bahadur Sayedur Rahman. This version is very different in many ways. Although the core lineage information is the same it focuses on only one branch of the Hazarika family tree, the Shanoor Ali Hazarika branch, great grandfather of Sharif Hazarika. Another difference in this version is the addition of photographs and short stories on many of the descendant’s of Shanoor Ali Hazarika, Minoor Hazarika, Azizur Rahman and Sayedur Rahman.

Finally, an attempt was made to trace the lineage to Bagh Hazarika who fought in the battle of Saraighat. A few members in the current generation by marriage could be traced to him. However, the documentation available on Bagh Hazarika and his descendant's is very sketchy with many gaps (only male descendents documented) so a confirmed link to Shanoor Hazarika or his father Ali Ahmed Hazarika is difficult to trace.

Based on the dates and lineage of Bagh Hazarika it is most likely that Ali Ahmed Hazarika was connected to the seventh generation of Bagh Hazarika's descendents. The eight generation of Bagh Hazarika, one of who was Faizuddin Hazarika, lived in Jorhat was a first cousin of Tafazzul Hazarika (grandson of Ali Ahmed Hazarika). For now one has to go with the press release in the 1911 Durbar for the coronation of King George V saying Firdost Hazarika's ancestor's fought in the battle of Saraighat.

Part 1 covers Ali Ahmed Hazarika, his ancestors, descendents and the battle of Saraighat.

Ali Ahmed Hazarika and his four children (two boys and two girls), the start of the Hazarika clan at Jorhat, Assam, India:

Bibi Peshami
Minoor Ali Hazarika
Haji Bibi Qureishy
Shanoor Ali Hazarika

Shanoor Ali Hazarika and his six children (two boys and four girls) at Titabar, Assam, India. The foundations to prosperity:

Firdost Ali Hazarika
Suratan Nissa, Zohurmani
Noormahal Israfan Nissa
Tafazzul Hussain Hazarika
Aimena Khatoon Begum
Aitan Nissa.

Brothers Firdost Ali Hazarika and Tafazzul Hussain Hazarika and the building of the estate, Motijan at Titabar, Assam, India. Md. Tafazzul Hussain Hazarika is the father of Sharif Md. Shah Hussain Hazarika and grandfather of Tawheed Sharif Shah Hazarika.

Part 1 details their lives in detail with family events, photographs and short stories.

Part 2 covers the life of Sharif Md. Shah Hussain Hazarika the third son of Mohammed Tafazzul Hussain Hazarika and his life at Motijan.

Part 3 covers the lives of the other ten children of Mohammed Tafazzul Hussain Hazarika as well as their families.

Part 4 is a new section that was developed with the help of Ataur Rahman and is about his ancestors and descendents. Many of the descendents of his father Azizur Rahman had married into the Motijan family.

Part 5 is a new section that was developed with the help of Saleha Rahman and is about her ancestors and descendents. Saleha Rahman is married to Ataur Rahman. They are parents of Rukhsana Hazarika who is married to the author, Tawheed Hazarika.

Part 6 is a new section that was developed with the help of Shirajuddin Hazarika, grandson of Minoor Hazarika. Minoor Hazarika is also the great grandparent of both Noorbahar (Moina) Hazarika (wife of Tafazzul Hazarika) and Sona Noorbahar Hazarika (wife of Sharif Hazarika).

Parts 7 and 8, Chapters 22 through 26 are the original works of Sharif Hazarika and the basis of this second edition.

Chapters 27 through 28 are recent works on the families of Azizur Rahman and Khan Bahadur Sayedur Rahman based on information provided by Ataur and Saleha Rahman.

Chapter 29 is on Bagh Hazarika.

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Excerpts of book follow...