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Munshi

Title from the Indian subcontinent From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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During the Mughal Empire, Munshi (Persian: منشی) came to be used as a respected title for persons who achieved mastery over language and politics in the Indian subcontinent.[1]

Use in Bengal

The surname "Munshi" (Bengali: মুন্সি) is used by both Bengali Hindu and Bengali Muslim families in West Bengal, India and in Bangladesh. The surname is commonly associated with former Zamindari families in Bengal from the time of the Nawabs of Bengal in the early 18th-century.[2][3][4][5][6]

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Former estate of Munshibari family of Ulipur in Northern Bangladesh.

Use in Kashmir

Munshi is used as a last name by Kashmiri Pandits and Kashmiri Muslims, native to the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It was a title given to some groups of elite upper-caste Hindu Kashmiris for their mastery over the Persian language.[7][8][9][10][11]

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