the chieftains were Hindus, they were Ramchandra Basu of Chandradwip, Bakla (Barisal), Sripur of southeastern Dhaka (another source record the chief was Kedar Rai of Vikrampur), and Pratapaditya of Chandechan, Jessore while the rest were Muslims during Isa Khan's rule. Nalini Kanta Bhattasali affirms that there were more than twelve Bhuiyans, with the word baro signifying a large number. Bhattasali identifies the following as members of the Baro-Bhuiyans of Bengal, based on his findings from Jadunath Sarkar's articles: Musa Khan of Sonargaon; inheritor of Isa Khan Khwaja Usman of Bokainagar, Mymensingh and later Uhar, Sylhet Masum Khan Kabuli of Chatmohar, Pabna; succeeded by his son Mirza Mumin Khan Dariya Khan Madhu Ray of Khalsi, western Dhaka Raja Ray of Shahzadpur, Pabna Nabud/Madan Ray of Chandpratap, Dhaka The Ghazi family in Bhawal, north of Dhaka, consisted of Fazl Ghazi with his son and inheritor, Bahadur Ghazi (who controlled a large river fleet which was important in Isa Khan's resistance against Mughal forces) along with Anwar Ghazi and Sona Ghazi. Pahlawan of Matang in southwestern Sylhet Bayazid of Sylhet Anwar Khan of Baniachong, southwestern Sylhet Majlis Qutb of Fatehabad Raja Ramchandra Basu of Chandradwip, Bakla (Barisal) (see Conquest of Bakla) Pitambar and Ananta of Chila-Jowar, Rajshahi Bahadur Khan of Hijli Alabakhsh of Alaipur, Rajshahi Raja Ananta Manikya of Bhulua (Noakhali) (see Conquest of Bhulua) Pratapaditya of Jessore, later joined the Mughals Shamsuddin Baghdadi, later joined the Mughals Raja Satrajit of Bhusna, later joined the Mughals Notes References History of Assam Medieval Bengal Rulers of Bengal