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'''Murshidabad''' is a town in {{Locations_Infobox|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]|image=|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=24.18,88.27&z=13&t=h&hl=en 24.18°N 88.27E]|altitude= |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murshidabad Murshidabad District] |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal West Bengal].|country=India|transport=}}{{Places of Interest|title=Murshidabad|name=Murshidabad |link=xxxxx}}
==External links=='''Murshidabad''' was a large town in [[Murshidabad District]] in the Rajshahi division of Bengal during the British period. It was the old capital of Bengal, before Calcutta became the capital.===Historical books online===C 1834<ref>[httphttps://dsalbooks.google.uchicagocom.eduau/reference/gazetteer/pager.htmlbooks?objectidid=CBAoAAAAYAAJ&pg=DS405PA119 "Mofussil Stations: No XII - Monghyr"] page 119 ''The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany'', Volume 14, New Series May-August 1834.1.I34_V18_059Google Books</ref> it was the one of the four locations of invalided European Veterans in Bengal (the others being [[Buxar]], [[Chunar]] and [[Monghyr]].gif ) These men probably belonged to a Veterans' Battalion, similar to Murshidabad Townthe [[Carnatic European Veteran Battalion]] Imperial Gazetteerin Madras Presidency.
==Spelling variants==
*Murshidabad
*Moorshedabad
*Muxadabad
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20141205230726/http://livelystories.com/2012/05/18/murshidabad-of-the-past/ Murshidabad of the Past] May 18, 2012. livelystories.com, now archived.
====Historical books online====
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_059.gif Murshidabad Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=U6_bUukB-nIC&pg=PA437 Moorshedabad] page 437 ''The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II '' Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/murshidabadbylss00omaluoft ''Murshidabad''] by L.S.S. O'Malley 1914 Archive.org . A book in the series ''Bengal District Gazetteers''
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