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{{Infobox given name
| name =
| image = Isa Khan.jpg
| caption = [[Isa Khan]] was ruler of the [[Bengal]]i [[Baro-Bhuyan]]s
| pronunciation = Bhuiya
| meaning =
| motto =
| region = [[Bengal]], [[Assam]]
| language = [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and other [[Bengali-Assamese languages]]
| origin =
| alternative spelling = Bhuiya, Bhuyan, Bhuya
| cognate = [[Bhuyan]]
| derivation = Bhumi
| derivative = [[Barbhuiya (BrBhuiya)]],
[[Mazarbhuiya (MzrBhuiya)]].
| popularity =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Bhuiyan''' (also '''Bhuiya''', '''Bhuyan''', '''Bhuya''') is a [[surname]] found in [[Bangladesh]] and in [[India]], especially in [[Assam]].

==Etymology==
Bhuiyan was a title used to refer to a landlord or chieftain. It originates from the [[Sanskrit]] word, Bhumi, meaning 'land'.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Origin of the Baro-Bhuiyans: The Comprehensive History of Assam|last=Neog|first=M|last2=in Barpujari, H. K. (ed.)|publisher=Assam Publication Board|year=1992|location=Guwahati, India|pages=47–66}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=History of the Koch Kingdom|last=Nath|first=D|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1989|location=Delhi|pages=1475–1615}}</ref>

==History==
{{main|Baro-Bhuyan}}

===Assam===
The origin of this group is shrouded in mystery. This original group is often referred to as the ''Adi Bhuyan'', or the progenitor Bhuiyans. One of the earliest evidence of Bhuyans in [[Mlechchha dynasty]] during the 9th century reign of Balavarman III by using 'parcelization' of power.<ref name=":0" /> Historical record of Raut-Kuchi grant (1329 A.D.) shows that western Brahmaputra valley comes from Adi-Bhuiyan group's ''Purushottam Dasa''<nowiki/>'s grandfather Basudeva, who was a minister of [[Kamata Kingdom|Kamata]] king Indranarayan, who commanded a thousand men and war elephants.<ref name=":0" /> The grant also stated that, Basudeva obtainted glory of sovereignty with his wealth and valour. In the manuscript ''Adi-charita'' (Old- Character), which mentions about the Adi-Bhuyan group. The progenitor Bhuiyans (Adi-Bhuiyans) ensconced in [[Chutiya Kingdom]] when [[Sukaphaa]] established the [[Ahom kingdom|Ahom Kingdom]] in 1208.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> Adi- Bhuiyan group maintained status quo with most faith-based ideologies.<ref name=":0" /> Adi-Bhuiyan group's later foundation became known as [[Baro-Bhuyan]] chieftains.<ref name=":0" />

===Bengal===
All Bhuiyans claim descent from one of the [[Baro-Bhuyan]] chieftains. The Baro-Bhuyans of Bengal ruled and maintained an independent confederacy after the fall of the [[Bengal Sultanate]]'s final [[Karrani dynasty]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lahiri |first1=N |title=the Pre-Ahom Roots of Medieval Assam |date=June 1985 |publisher=Guwahati: Assam Publication Board |location=Assam, India |pages= 27–92}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bara-Bhuiyans,_The|title=Bara-Bhuiyans, The - Banglapedia|website=en.banglapedia.org|access-date=2019-07-02}}</ref>

Mughal histories, mainly the ''[[Akbarnama]]'', the ''[[Ain-i-Akbari]]'' and the ''[[Baharistan-i-Ghaibi]]'' refers to the low-lying regions of Bengal as ''Bhati''<ref name=":0" />''.'' This region includes the Bhagirathi to the [[Meghna River]] is Bhati, while others include Hijli, [[Jessore District|Jessore]], Chandradwip and [[Barisal Division]] in Bhati.<ref name=":0" /> Keeping in view the theatre of warfare between the Bara-Bhuiyans and the Mughals, the Baharistan-i-Ghaibi mentions the limits of the area bounded by the [[Ichamati River|Ichamati]] River in the west, the [[Ganges]] in the south, the [[Tripura]] to the east; Alapsingh pargana (in present [[Mymensingh District]]) and Baniachang (in greater [[Sylhet]]) in the north.<ref name=":0" /> The Bara-Bhuiyans rose to power in this region and put up resistance to the Mughals, until [[Islam Khan Chisti]] made them submit in the reign of [[Jahangir]].<ref name=":0" /> The Mirashdars, who converted to Islam, was living in the [[Kachari Kingdom]] in current name predominantly Sylhet region.

=== Cachar===
The Muslim Mirashdars living in the [[Kachari Kingdom]] (predominantly [[Sylhetis]]) were given titles by the Kachari Raja which had a hierarchy, and in modern-day acts as a surname for the [[Bengali Muslims]] of the [[Barak Valley]]. Bhuiyan was the suffix of two titles granted by the Kachari Raja; Borbhuiyan and Mazarbhuiyan. The titles were seen as a lesser rank than [[Majumdar]].<ref name=heads>{{cite book|title=Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division|chapter=Cachar District: Statement No. XVIII: Glossary of Local Terms.|pages=406–408|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/principalheadsh00unkngoog/page/n419|year=1868|location=[[Calcutta]]|author=E M Lewis|publisher=Calcutta Central Press Company}}</ref>

==Notables with the surname==
===Bhuiya===
* [[Ekram Bhuiya]], Engineer, from [[Bangladesh]], permanently living in [[Sweden]]
* [[Rafael Bhuiya]], Singer [[Sweden]]

===Bhuyan===
* [[Ajit Kumar Bhuyan]], Indian journalist and [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
* [[Atanu Bhuyan]], Indian journalist from Assam
* [[Birendra Kumar Bhuyan]], Indian Odia-language writer, poet and lyricist
* [[Jagadish Bhuyan]], Indian student leader and politician, associated with the [[Assam Movement]]
* [[Jamal Bhuyan]], Bangladeshi footballer, midfielder for [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]]
* [[Khwaja Nizamuddin Bhuyan]], Bangladeshi officer in the [[Gonobahini (Mukti Bahini)|Gonobahini]]
* [[Md Aminul Haque Bhuyan]], vice chancellor of [[Shahjalal University of Science and Technology]]
* [[Mohammed Shamsul Hoque Bhuyan]], MP for [[Chandpur-4]]
* [[Naba Bhuyan]], Indian cricketer from Assam
* [[Nakul Chandra Bhuyan]], Indian Assamese-language playwright, writer and historian
* [[Surya Kumar Bhuyan]], Indian Assamese-language writer, historian and poet

===Bhuiyan===
* [[Abdul Gafur Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi politician, MP for [[Comilla-11]]
* [[Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi politician
* [[Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi politician, MP for [[Brahmanbaria-2]]
* [[Abul Khair Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi politician, MP for [[Lakshmipur-2]]
* [[Abul Kalam Bhuiyan]], Bhuiyan Consulting AB
* [[Emdadul Haque Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi politician, MP for [[Narayanganj-2]]
* [[Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan]], [[Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)]]
* [[Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan]], major general for [[Bangladesh Army]]
* [[Mahfuzul Hasan Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi architectural photographer
* [[Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan]], [[Bangladesh Army]] officer
* [[M Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan]], Cabinet Secretary of Bangladesh
* [[Nurul Huq Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi activist
* [[Rais Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi-American activist
* [[Rawshan Yazdani Bhuiyan]], Bangladesh Army officer
* [[Wadud Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi politician, MP for [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]]
* [[Waliur Rahman Bhuiyan]], Bangladeshi businessman
* [[Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan Mohan]], Bangladeshi politician, MP for [[Narsingdi-3]]

===Barbhuiya,Mazarbhuiya===
* [[Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya]], Indian politician, [[All India United Democratic Front]] politician
* [[Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya]], Indian politician [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Hailakandi
* [[Manas Bhunia]], Indian politician, [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]] from [[West Bengal]]

==See also==
*[[Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan Stadium]], cricket ground
*[[Baro-Bhuyan]], the chieftains who ruled Bengal who have descendants which carry Bhuiyan as a surname
*[[Khwaja Usman]], a member of the Baro-Bhuyan

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bara-Bhuiyans,_The Bara-Bhuiyans at Banglapedia]

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