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<div>{{Short description|Ruined royal residence in Rowail}}<br />
{{Infobox historic site<br />
| built = 1802<br />
| built_for = Royal residence<br />
| founder = [[Virendra Mohan Dar]]<br />
| image = File:Rowail Zamindar Palace (2019).jpg<br />
| location = Rowail, Dhamrai Upazila<br />
| name = Rowail Zamindar Palace<br />
| owner = [[House of Dar|Dar Raj family]] (1802-1871)<br>Ray family (1871-1951)<br />
| rebuilt = 1871<br />
| restored = 1871<br />
| restored_by = Raja Ramendra Mohan Ray<br>Raja Kamud Mohan Ray<br />
}}<br />
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'''Rowail Zamindar Palace'''.is was the former royal residence of the [[House of Dar|Dhar royal family]] from 1802 to 1871 and Ray family of Rowail from 1875 to 1951.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Rowail Zamindar Palace, also known as Rowail Zamindar Bari or Rowail Rajbari is an early nineteenth century 150 room palace established around 1801 to 1803 by Raja [[Virendra Mohan Dar]] Bahadur.<ref>Smriti O Itihas: Annals of the Midnapore and Nadia Zamindari Houses, Kumar Rameshwar Roy, B.A. (1898) 12 Bentinck Street, Calcutta</ref><br />
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In 1870, Raja Hara Mohan Dhar, father of [[Mohini Mohan Dhar]] sold the palace to the brothers Raja Ramendra Mohan Ray and Raja Kamud Mohan Ray at the cost of 5 Lakh Rupees.<ref>[https://rowailup.dhaka.gov.bd/pages/tourist-spot/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF-7d65cb-699563fe35ce18e1c075946e ঢাকা জেলার ধামরাই উপজেলার সর্ব দক্ষিনে রোয়াইল ইউনিয়ন অবস্থিত রোয়াইল জমিদার বাড়ি]</ref> The Ray family rebuilt and reconstructed the palace and the ancient Shiv Mandir in the palace compund.<ref>Agrarian Relations in Eastern Bengal: The Zamindar, the Ryot, and the Indigo Commission Reports (1860–1875) Jogendra Nath Ghose, BL S. Lahiri & Co., College Street, Calcutta (1915)</ref> Princess Pritilata Dhar, the grand-daughter of Mohini Mohan Dhar, was born in the palace.<ref>The Permanent Settlement and the Rise of the Bengal Zamindari Raj: A Critical Appraisal of Revenue Administration under the East India Company, Ray, Sarat Chandra (1912) Thacker, Spink & Co., Calcutta & Simla</ref><br />
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== Current state ==<br />
The Rowail Zamindar palace still exists in the Rowail village, but in scattered ruins. Most of the part of the palace was demolished by the authorities. <br />
[[File:Rowail Zamindar Bari (3).jpg|thumb]]<br />
[[File:Rowail Zamindar Palace (2).jpg|thumb]]<br />
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