Difference between revisions of "Murshidabad"
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'''Murshidabad''' was a large town in [[Murshidabad District]] in the Rajshahi division of Bengal during the British period. | '''Murshidabad''' was a large town in [[Murshidabad District]] in the Rajshahi division of Bengal during the British period. | ||
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| + | It was the old capital of Bengal, before Calcutta became the capital. | ||
==Spelling variants== | ==Spelling variants== | ||
*Murshidabad | *Murshidabad | ||
*Moorshedabad | *Moorshedabad | ||
| + | *Muxadabad | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://livelystories.com/2012/05/18/murshidabad-of-the-past/ Murshidabad of the Past] May 18, 2012. livelystories.com | ||
====Historical books online==== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_059.gif Murshidabad Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_059.gif Murshidabad Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | ||
Revision as of 23:34, 5 December 2014
| Murshidabad | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 24.18°N 88.27E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Murshidabad |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
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| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Murshidabad] |
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.
Spelling variants
- Murshidabad
- Moorshedabad
- Muxadabad
External links
- Murshidabad of the Past May 18, 2012. livelystories.com
Historical books online
- Murshidabad Town Imperial Gazetteer
- Moorshedabad page 437 The Bengal and Agra Annual Guide and Gazetteer for 1842 Volume II Google Books
