Murshidabad and Baharampur

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thanks for watching this beautiful video for more video: http://goo.gl/JC0LHW subscribe our channel Music Source :http://www.freedom.tm/dashboard/music Murshidabad was a town and district of British India, in the Bengal Presidency. In the Mughal period it was the capital of Bengal. The town of Murshidabad is on the left bank of the Bhāgirathi-Hooghly or main sacred channel of the Ganges.[1] In 1704, Murshid Quli Khan, the Diwan of Bengal under Aurangzeb transferred the capital from Dacca (now Dhaka in Bangladesh), and renamed the city Murshidabad after his own name. In 1716, he attained the title of Nawab (ruler) of the Subah (province) of Bengal, and Murshidabad became his capital.[citation needed] The family of Jagat Seth maintained their position as state bankers at Murshidabad from generation to generation. Even after the conquest of Bengal by the British, Murshidabad remained for some time the seat of administration. Warren Hastings removed the supreme civil and criminal courts to Calcutta in 1772, but in 1775 the latter court was brought back to Murshidabad again. In 1790, under Lord Cornwallis, the entire revenue and judicial staffs were moved to Calcutta.[1] The town is still the residence of the nawab, who ranks as the first nobleman of the province with the style of Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad, instead of Nawab Nazim of Bengal. The Hazarduari Palace, dating from 1837, is a magnificent building. The city still bears memories of Nawabs with other palaces, mosques, tombs, and gardens, and retains such industries as carving in ivory, gold and silver embroidery, and silk-weaving. A college is maintained for the education of the nawab's family.[1] Rao Jogendra Narayan Roy king of lalgola is remembered for his philanthropic work and charity.[citation needed] It was constituted as a municipality in 1869, which remains to the present day.[citation needed] The population in 1901 was 15,168. The major industry within the district at that time was that of silk, formerly of much importance, was revived with government assistance.[1] The city is also famous for producing exotic mango and litchi.[citation needed] A narrow-gauge railway crosses the district, from the East Indian line at Nalhati to Azimganj on the Bhagirathi, the home of many rich Jain merchants; a branch of the Eastern Bengal railway was opened.[1] Baharampur, the capital of Murshidabad, has grown in importance, population & size; as of 2011 it is the 7th largest city in West Bengal.[citation needed] While it features extensively in history books, the large potential for heritage tourism has been somewhat neglected. Of historic interest are Nizamat Kila (the Fortress of the Nawabs), also known as the Hazaarduari Palace (Palace of a Thousand Doors), built by Duncan McLeod of the Bengal Engineers in 1837, in the Italianate style, the Moti Jhil (Pearl Lake) just to the south of the palace, the Muradbagh Palace and the Khushbagh Cemetery, where the remains of Ali Vardi Khan and Siraj Ud Daulah are interred.[citation needed] Hazarduari Palace is located in the campus of Kila Nizamat of Murshidabad. It was built in the nineteenth century by architect Duncan Macleod, under the reign of Nawab Nazim Humayun Jah of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (1824--1838). The foundation stone of the palace was laid on August 9, 1829, and that very day the construction work was started. William Cavendish was the then Governor-General. Now, Hazarduari Palace is the most conspicuous building in Murshidabad. In 1985, the palace was handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India for better preservation.[citation needed] Thank You For Watching This Video,Watch More Beautiful Video Please Subscribe Our Chanel. I use Google Advanced Search to collect those images, usage rights: "free to use, share or modify, even commercially" section. Background Sound of this video I collect from YouTube Audio Library which is free to use. Thank you. Subscribe Our Chanel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG8eyA1NjatodIVV-cPsC9A More Exclusive Video Here How To Sell Domestic Birds In India Market... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jHpPr51B7w The Wrold's top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K4KssVylSQ Maria Ozawa biography -Top beautiful model in world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46efMwupwCM Lucy Pinder biography -Top beautiful model in world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwxdexyh68o Carla Ossa biography -Top beautiful model in world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToRAOTI9mw4 Murshidabad Tour https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOPY6ysjovA Colour Fish Marketing In Kolkata Watch This Experience https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzLRAAFxZ_I selling different colourful fish in market that you have never seen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5iNt645OtQ