Armenian settlements History of Dhaka



armenian church built in 1781



the armenians settled in dhaka in 18th century. established trade ties in jute , leather mughals , nawabs. armenian church (church of holy resurrection) built in 1781 in armanitola area bears evidence of presence. since british started ruling bengal in 1757, armenians moved out of area. pogose school, first private school in dhaka, founded in 1830s nicholas pogose, armenian merchant. 1868, 5 of 6 european zamindars in dhaka armenians – nicholas pogose, gc paneati, j stephan, jt lucas , w harney. of 2009, michael joseph martin last armenian living in dhaka.








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