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{{Infobox royalty|name=Raja Syed Irfan Ali|royal house=|place of burial=Shahi [[Qabristan]], Barundai, [[Tarakote State]]|date of burial=|death_place= [[Tarakote State]]
|death_date=11 July 1890,|birth_place=Santsahi, [[Tarakote State]]|birth_date=1842|mother=|father=|dynasty=|issue=|title= 6th [[Raja]] [[Mian (title)|Miyan]] of [[Tarakote State]] |spouse=3 including Bibi Badi Begum Saheb|queen=Bibi Badi Begum Saheb|successor=Choudhury Mohammed Dabiruddin (''adopted'')|predecessor=Raja Miyan Syed Nuruddin Ali Choudhury|full name= Meherban Raja Miyan Syed Shamsuddin Mohammed Irfan Ali Choudhury Saheb
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|house= [[Sayyid]]
|reign=21 January 1869 – 11 July 1890|caption=|image=|religion=[[Islam]]}}

'''Raja Syed Irfan Ali Choudhury''' was the 6th ruler of the quasi princely state of [[Tarakote State|Tarakote]] in [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lethbridge |first1=Sir Robert |title=The Golden Handbook |page=246}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2021}} He's known for the wide social reforms that he had brought in the state. He was a staunch supporter of [[female education]] and had undertaken active steps to impart formal education to girls. He built the first girls school in [[Jajpur district]] in 1886. His reign had witnessed one of the bloodiest battles fought in the history of [[Tarakote State]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=RATH|first=SRINIBAS|title=Some Socio-Economic Aspects of Abolition of Zamindari System in Orissa|date=1992|journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress|volume=53|pages=436–439|jstor=44142822|issn=2249-1937}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2021}}<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=TARAKOT URDU GIRLS MAKTAB TARAKOTE BARUNDEI KORAI JAJPUR|url=http://www.odishahelpline.com/schools-TARAKOT-URDU-GIRLS-MAKTAB-BARUNDEI-JAJPUR-district-ODISHA232126194066196031053068|access-date=2020-07-11|website=www.odishahelpline.com}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Tarakote Raj|url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/tarakot-urdu-girls-maktab-e6yg79|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2021}}

== Early life ==

Miyanzada Syed Irfan Ali was born on 21 January 1869 into the ruling family of [[Tarakote State]] to Raja Miyan Syed Nurrudin Ali Choudhury. At the age of 8 he contracted [[small pox]] which took away his vision. At the age of 27, upon his father's death, he ascended the throne to become the 6th [[Zamindar]] of [[Tarakote State]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2015-11-04|title=Top 3 Land Tenure Systems during the British Rule in India|url=https://www.historydiscussion.net/history-of-india/economic-history/top-3-land-tenure-systems-during-the-british-rule-in-india/5977|access-date=2020-07-11|website=History Discussion - Discuss Anything About History|language=en-US}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2021}}

== Reign ==

Raja Miyan Irfan Ali lost a majority of villages of [[Tarakote State]] to the [[United Kingdom|British]] under the land revenue settlement act. Some of the villages were even auctioned and sold out to outsiders by the [[British Government]]<ref name=":2" /> A major portion of [[Tarakote State]] was carved out and a new state called Pacchikote was created.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chaurasia|first=Radhey Shyam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MS_jrForJOoC&pg=PA74&lpg=PA74&dq=sunset+law+india#q=sunset%20law%20india|title=History of Modern India, 1707 A. D. to 2000 A. D|date=2002|publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist|isbn=978-81-269-0085-5|language=en}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2021}} The newly made Raja of Pacchikote is said to have fought a bloody battle against Tarakote near the Purbakot haat, Kantor. It is said that Raja Irfan Ali had participated in the war himself and had defeated the Raja of Pacchikote. In popular opinion it is believed that, one fine night the Diwan of the Raja of Pacchikote was returning to Pacchikote Garh with some essential commodities, he happened to cross [[Tarakote State]]. The soldiers of Tarakote Raj mistook him to be a [[dacoit]] and arrested him for intruding the state's borders. The Raja of Pacchikote got furious at this and attacked [[Tarakote state]]. Raja Syed Irfan Ali was successfully able to defend the state with the help of the [[Pathan]] [[soldiers]] from [[Bhadrak]].<ref name=":1" />{{failed verification|date=January 2021}}

== Social Reforms ==
Raja Irfan Ali promoted female education, he himself was a great patron of [[Arabic]] and [[Odia language|Odia]] languages. In 1880 he commissioned [[Jajpur]]'s first girls school. He was successfully able to suppress the [[Qazi]]s voice who was against the idea of starting a 'girls school'. In 1886, the school was constructed and opened to impart education to girls. Presently it is known as Tarakote girl's school Makhtab.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=TARAKOT URDU GIRLS MAKTAB, KORAI|url=http://www.schoolsworld.in/schools/showschool.php?school_id=21130804103|access-date=2020-07-11|website=www.schoolsworld.in}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2021}}

==References==

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