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Murshidabad
Murshidabad (), is a town in the Indian States and territories of India, state of West Bengal. This town is the headquarters of Lalbag subdivision of Murshidabad district. It is located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly river, Bhagirathi River. During the 18th century, Murshidabad was a prosperous and cosmopolitan town. Murshidabad was the capital of the Bengal Subah for seventy years. This town was the home of wealthy banking and merchant families from different parts of the Indian subcontinent and wider Eurasia. European companies, including the British East India Company, the French Indies Company, French East India Company, the Dutch East India Company and the Danish East India Company, conducted business and operated factories around the city. The town was also a centre of art and culture. The city's decline began with the defeat of the last independent Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The Nawab was demoted to the status of a zamindar kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murshidabad District
Murshidabad district is a district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Situated on the left bank of the river Ganges, the district is very fertile. Covering an area of and having a population 7.103 million (according to 2011 census), it is a densely populated district and the ninth most populous in India (out of 640). Berhampore city is the headquarters of the district. The Murshidabad city, which lends its name to the district, was the seat of power of the Nawabs of Bengal. All of Bengal was once governed from this city. A few years after Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula lost to the British at the Battle of Plassey, the capital of Bengal was moved to the newly founded city of Calcutta, now called Kolkata. Etymology The district is named after the historical town of Murshidabad, which was named after Nawab Murshid Quli Khan. History The capital city of Shashanka, the great king of Gauḍa region (comprising most of Bengal) in the seventh century CE and perhaps that of Mahipala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalbag Subdivision
Lalbag subdivision, also known as Lal Bagh subdivision or Murshidabad subdivision, is an administrative subdivision of Murshidabad district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview The Hooghly River, Bhagirathi River splits the Murshidabad district into two natural physiographic regions – Rarh on the west and Bagri on the east. The Lalbag subdivision is spread over both Bagri and Rarh physiographic regions from the Jalangi-Bhagirathi Interfluve to the Ganges-Bhagirathi basin to the Nabagram plains. History In 1704, when Murshid Quli Khan was Divan, he shifted his headquarters from Dhaka to Maksudabad and renamed it Murshidabad. In 1717, when Murshid Quli Khan became Subahdar, he made Murshidabad the capital of Subah Bangla (then Bengal, Bihar and Odisha). After the defeat of Siraj ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey by the forces of the British East India Company, in 1757, Mir Jafar became a puppet ruler. In 1773, the East India Company established a capital in Calcutta and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murshidabad (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency is a Lok Sabha, parliamentary constituency in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. While six assembly segments of No. 11 Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency are in Murshidabad district, one assembly segment is in Nadia district. Assembly segments As per order of the Delimitation Commission in respect of the delimitation of constituencies in the West Bengal, parliamentary constituency no. 11 Murshidabad is composed of the following segments from 2009: In 2004 Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency was composed of the following assembly segments:Lalgola Assembly constituency, Lalgola (assembly constituency no. 55), Bhagabangola Assembly constituency, Bhagabangola (assembly constituency no. 56), Murshidabad Assembly constituency, Murshidabad (assembly constituency no. 58), Jalangi Assembly constituency, Jalangi (assembly constituency no. 59), Domkal Assembly constituency, Domkal (assembly constituency no. 60), Hariharpara Assembly constituenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murshidabad (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Murshidabad Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Overview As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 64 Murshidabad Assembly constituency covers Murshidabad municipality, Jiaganj Azimganj municipality and Murshidabad Jiaganj community development block Murshidabad Assembly constituency is part of No. 11 Murshidabad (Lok Sabha constituency). Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 2016 2011 In the 2011 election, Shaoni Singha Roy of Congress defeated her nearest rival Bibhas Chakraborty of Forward Bloc. .# Congress did not contest the seat in 2006. 1977–2006 In the 2006 state assembly elections, Bivas Chakraborty of Forward Bloc won the Murshidabad assembly seat defeating his nearest rival Joyanta Roy of IPFB. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Chhaya Ghosh of Forward Bloc defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wasif Manzil
Wasif Manzil (also known as Wasef Manzil and New Palace) was built by Nawab Wasif Ali Mirza Khan under the direction and supervision of Mr. Vivian, officer of the Public Works Department of the Nadia district, Nadia Rivers Division and Surendra Barat, a Bengali people, Bengali engineer. This building, rather palace was used by the Nawab as his residence. The building is extremely close to the Hazarduari Palace. It is built on the ''Hazarduari Palace#Kila Nizamat, Nizamat Fort Campus'' between the campus's ''Dakshin Darwaza'' (south gate) and the Hazarduari Palace, just opposite the campus's South Zurud Mosque and parallel to the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly River. Geography Location Wasif Manzil is located at . Hazarduari Palace and its associated sites in the Kila Nizamat area (forming the central area in the map alongside) is the centre of attraction in Murshidabad. Just a little away are Katra Masjid, Fauti Mosque, Jama Masjid, Motijheel, Jama Masjid and the Motijhil area. There is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murshid Quli Khan
Murshid Quli Khan ( 1660 – 30 June 1727), also known as Mohammad Hadi (born as Suryanarayana Mishra), was the first Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1717 to 1727. According to some writers, he was born a Hindu in the Deccan Plateau 1670, Murshid Quli Khan was bought by Mughal noble Haji Shafi. After Shafi's death, he worked under the Divan of Vidarbha, during which time he piqued the attention of the then-emperor Aurangzeb, who sent him to Bengal as the divan 1700. However, he entered into a bloody conflict with the province's ''subahdar'', Azim-us-Shan. After Aurangzeb's death in 1707, he was transferred to the Deccan Plateau by Azim-us-Shan's father the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah I. However, he was brought back as deputy ''subahdar'' in 1710. In 1717, he was appointed as the ''Nawab Nazim'' of Murshidabad by Farrukhsiyar. During his reign, he changed the '' jagirdari'' system (land management) to the ''mal jasmani,'' which would later transform into the ''zamindari'' sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizamat Imambara
The Nizamat Imambara (), also known as the Nizamat Kila, is a Shi'ite ''imambara'' (or congregation hall), located in Murshidabad, in the state of West Bengal, India. It was built in 1740 CE by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah and, after it was destroyed by the fires of 1842 and 1846, was rebuilt in 1847 by Nawab Mansur Ali Khan. The building is frequently mentioned as the largest ''imambara'' in the world. Together with the Hazarduari Palace, the Imambara is a Monument of National Importance since 1977, and administered by the Archaeological Survey of India since 1985. Architecture Old Imambara The old Nizamat Imambara was built by Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah in the Nizamat Fort Area. He bought bricks and mortar, and laid the foundation of the building with his own hands. However, the old Imambara was primarily made up of wood. The plot where this Imambara had been built was dug to a depth of . It was refilled with soil which was brought from Mecca so that the poor members of the Musl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal Subah
The Bengal Subah (Bengali language, Bengali: সুবাহ বাংলা, ), also referred to as Mughal Bengal and Bengal State (after 1717), was one of the puppet states and the largest subah, subdivision of The Mughal India, Mughal Empire encompassing much of the Bengal region, which includes modern-day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and some parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar Subah, Bihar (from 1733), Jharkhand and Odisha between the 16th and 18th centuries. The state was established following the dissolution of the Bengal Sultanate, a major trading nation in the world, when the region was absorbed into the Mughal Empire. Bengal was the wealthiest region in the Indian subcontinent. Bengal Subah has been variously described the "Paradise of Nations" and the "Golden Age of Bengal". It alone accounted for 40% of Dutch East India Company, Dutch imports from Asia. The eastern part of Bengal was globally prominent in industries such as textile manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Taher Khan
Abu Taher Khan (; born 23 November 1964) is an Indian Bengali politician, agriculturalist and social worker from Murshidabad. He was former Legislator and is the current Member of Parliament from the Murshidabad representing the Trinamool Congress. Early life and education Khan was born in 1963 to Bengali Muslim parents in Naoda, Murshidabad district. His father was Barkatullah Khan and his mother was Sabijan Bewa. In 1980, he passed his 8th/Madhyamik under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education from Hareknagar MMCVP in Beldanga. Khan married Tanuja Khanum, and has two sons. The family also have a home in New Delhi, the country's capital. He is one of prominent leaders of Murshidabad, West Bengal. Career Khan's political career began when he ran as an Indian National Congress candidate for the Naoda (Vidhan Sabha constituency) during the 2001 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. Khan kept this seat for 18 years, as he was able to win the elections of 2006, 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gouri Shankar Ghosh
Gouri Shankar Ghosh is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. In May 2021, he was elected as a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Murshidabad (constituency). He defeated Shaoni Singha Roy of All India Trinamool Congress The All India Trinamool Congress (; AITC), simply known as Trinamool Congress, is an Indian political party that is mainly influential in the state of West Bengal. It was founded by Mamata Banerjee on 1 January 1998 as a breakaway faction f ... by 2,491 votes in 2021 West Bengal Assembly election. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Murshidabad Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from West Bengal West Bengal MLAs 2021–2026 Rabindra Bharati University alumni {{WestBengal-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahan Kosha Cannon
The Jahan Kosha Cannon (), also known as the Great Gun, is placed in the ''Topekhana'', 400 meters to the south east of the Katra Mosque, in the town of Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. ''Topekhana'' was the Nawabs of Bengal, Nawabs' artillery park and the entrance gate of the old capital of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, India, Orissa, the city of Jahangir Nagar. It is protected on the east by the ''Gobra Nala'', locally known as the ''Katra Jheel''. Before being placed at its current location, it lay on a carriage with wheels and was surrounded by the roots of a Sacred fig, Peepal tree. The growth of the tree roots gradually lifted the gun four feet above the ground. The wheels of the gun carriage have disappeared, but the iron-work of the carriage and the trunions are still visible. The cannon is made of ''ashtadhatu'' or 8 metals, namely silver, gold, lead, copper, zinc, tin, iron and mercury. The cannon is more than 7 tons in weight. It is 17 feet and 6 inches in length and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
