s family after reconciling differences, but later in 1883 relocated to Faridpur town, being the first Muslim of significance to take up residence there. Chowdhury Moyezuddin Wish-wash’s estate finally at the time of his demise on 23rd December 1923, stretched across the greater Faridpur region for 4000 square kilometers with a population of 14,20,00 people according to 1911 census (across all districts where the estate had fragments). The estate also included lands across Bengal ( 24 pagans, hoogli, darjeeling) and some in Punjab and Ottoman Arabia ( mainly Makkah). In 1885 Moyezuddin built the Moyez Manzil Palace in Faridpur, adjacent to the Circuit House. It replaced Biwshash Bari as the seat of the Chanpur Estate. He developed modern sewerage and electricity systems for the town in the early 1900s. He also built many schools, madrasas and orphanages. He supported the creation of the All Indian Congress, the People's Association of Faridpur, and contributed heavily to the weakening of the Colonial administration.
His sons Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin Lal Mia, Chowdhury Yusuf Ali Mohon Mia and Chowdhury Enayet Hossain Tara Mia all rose to fame as great political personalities of Bengal and erstwhile Pakistan. They were all members of the Parliament and held ministries at various times across 1920s till the advent of 1970s thereby becoming one of the most powerful families of Bengal and Pakistan. They also won all the local municipality and other administrative positions, thereby holding the governance of Faridpur effectively within the family.
There are several grandsons of Chowdhury Moyezuddin Bishwas who also succeeded in becoming Members of Parliament and Ministers across the late 1970s all the way till present times.
The Sikdars of Kanaipur:
They rose to power mostly under the lady zamindar Bhabatarini Sikdar, a widow who was an efficient ruler of her time and
