Ujani Palace is a historical architectural monument located in Muksudpur, 35 km from Gopalganj district headquarters. With the evolution of time, the ancient art patterns of Rajbari have been lost to a large extent. However, as a witness of the zamindari system, the palace survives, but due to lack of proper renovation, the beauty of this structure is on the way to extinction. During British rule, two zamindars named Govind and Sur Narayan from Jessore district settled in Ujani village of Gopalganj. Later they introduced the zamindari system with an area of about 50 hectares in Telihati pargana and built some two and three storied palaces for the zamindari work. As part of that plan, elaborate zamindar houses were built at Uzani, now known as Uzani Rajbari.
Apart from the palace, Uzani Rajbari also has meeting rooms, pond ghats, monasteries and temples. With the demise of the zamindari system, the zamindars and their successors migrated to India, but Sur Narayan's descendants still live in this Ujani zamindar house. At that time Uzani zamindar had a total of 7 zamindaris. Today, the old panchil, temple and terracotta-enclosed monastery roof of the elaborate Ujani Rajbari have almost collapsed and the rough stone Kalimandir and huge dighi adjacent to the zamindar bari are on the verge of extinction due to lack of renovation. There is another ancient zamindar house in Mahatali village not far from Uzani zamindar house.
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