Chaora Union
human settlement in Bangladesh
Chaora Union (Bengali: চাওড়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union parishad under Amtali Upazila of Barguna District in the Barisal Division of southern Bangladesh.
History
Chaora had a historical importance in the coastal defence network of the southern Bengal Subah during the Mughal period. In the 17th century, the greater Patuakhali and Barisal region suffered repeated raids by Magh and Portuguese pirates which started to depopulate vast areas of the lower delta, and it is known that there once existed a Portuguese fort at Khepupara, near Amtali Upazila. This prompted Mughal authorities to establish an earthen fort in the village of Patakata in present-day Chaora Union for protection and counterattack. It was strategically situated on the Chaora River, which once extended nearly 20 kilometres and served as an important inland waterway. Over time, the river’s course changed and its strong current diminished, leaving behind only a large earthen mound that marks the remnants of the earlier defensive fortification. It is generally thought to have been constructed under Subahdar Shaista Khan of Bengal, perhaps under the initiative of his son Buzurg Umed Khan. However, other historians alternatively attributed its establishment to the defensive initiatives undertaken by Prince Shah Shuja or Faujdar Agha Baqer Khan.
Geography
The area of Chaora Union is 10,239 acres.
Administration
Chaora Union is the 5th Union Parishad under Amtali Upazila.
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