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Top Murshidabad Hotels
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Hotels(19)|Ratings(110)|Reviews(110) Last rated May 10th 2013
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Rs. 500
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Rs. 450
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Rs. 600
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Rs. 400
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Rs. 1000
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Rs. 500
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Rs. 700
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Rs. 1000
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Rs. 250
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Rs. 300
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Murshidabad is a district in the state of West Bengal that is situated on the southern bank of the River Bhagirathi. It used to be the capital of undivided Bengal during the rule of the Mughals. The Nawabs of Bengal ruled this historical place for a long time. Many historical buildings with ancient architecture are a part of Murshidabad’s history. Out of them, the most popular building is the Hazar Duari Palace and others are Moti Jhill and Muradbagh Palace. Murshidabad covers a land area of about 5,341 square km. Many agro-based industries including cotton and silk textiles are based here.
Murshidabad has witnessed a great deal of Palace politics and treachery that led to the transfer of its control from the last independent Nawab, Siraj-ud-Daulah to the East India Company. This transfer was the result of a contract between the Company and the Nawabs in the year 1757 AD due to the defeat suffered by Siraj-ud-Daulah at the hands of the English troops.
The Nawab was later on murdered as a part of the conspiracy between the company and Mir Jafar. It was after this battle, the East India Company shifted its capital to Calcutta and in the early eighteenth century, the city got its present name and shape. The East India Company ruled this province for many years after the battle.
Many other kings also ruled different districts here like in the capital city of Sasanka, the king of Gouda ruled in the seventh century AD. The other Pala kings of Bengal were in this district in parts of Mahipala. After the seventh century, Nawab Murshid Quli Khan named Murshidabad as the capital city of Sube Bangla, which also included Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. There are several religions practised by different races here like Buddhism, Vaishnavism, Jainism, Islam and Christianity.
Some of the popular places in Murshidabad are Katra Masjid, which was built in 1724 AD by Nawab Murshid Quili Khan. Jahankosh, which is a huge cannon, about 17.5 ft long, was built by Janardhan Karmakar in Decca. Other than these ancient sites, there are palaces like Wasef Manzil that was built by the Nawab of Murshidabad, Sir Wasef Ali Mirza. The main attractions in this palace are the marble stairs and statues. Other attractions here include Traitors Gate, the place where Siraj-ud-Daulah was assassinated, Hazar Dwari Palace and Kathgola.
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Murshidabad is a destination replete with palaces and monuments of the Mughal period. One of the most renowned palaces of Murshidabad is Hazarduari Palace. This palace is so-named due to its 1000 doors.
Although the word ‘hazar’ means 1000, and the name of the palace suggests the number of doors in the palace to be 1000, there are actually almost 9000 doors in Hazarduari Palace.
can while pass time by simply counting the number of doors in this Palace. This Palace was constructed in 1837, following the designs of Bengal Engineers’ General Duncan McLeod, who did it for the Nawab of Murshidabad, Najim Humayun Jah.
The 3-storied rectangular structure of this palace stands amidst a garden stretched over 41 acres and is a model of architecture following the Italian-style. There are 114 rooms with colonnaded facade, 8 galleries, one domed tower, ornate windows, high windows and many more features that adorn the Nawab’s durbar.
Many high-ranking officials of the British and the Nawabs use to reside in this Hazarduari Palace, which is now mostly converted into a museum that holds many memoirs of the British Raj.
The ground floor and first floor of this museum has collection of several artefacts like oil paintings, teak and ivory furniture, marble statues, crystal chandeliers, stuffed animals, fossils and other memoirs of the Nawabs.
The museum’s collection has been spread throughout the Dining Room, British Gallery, Landscape Gallery, Dewan Gallery, Committee Room, Nawab Gallery, Prince Gallery, Durbar Hall and other rooms as well.
Interesting items like testing plates, which crack if poisoned food is kept on it, seats for riding elephants and camels made of ivory and silver, a cannon used in the Battle of Plassey, palanquins, royal thrones, two cars, phaetons, and other antiques can be found here.
On the second floor of this Palace, there is a library that has a collection of about 3,000 manuscripts and 12,000 books written in various languages like English, Persian, Urdu and Arabic. This museum’s library is well stocked, as one can find some rare original manuscripts here.
Some collections include Akbarnama, written by Abul Fazal, the court historian of Akbar, Ain-e-Akbari, Holy Koran that was written by Aurangzeb and Haroon - al – Rashid - the Caliph of Baghdad. The Koran is 4'' x 3'' in dimension and weighs around 20 kg.
Other sightseeing options in Murshidabad include Imambara, Jahan Kosha Cannon, Jafarganj cemetery, Footi Mosque, Kosh Bagh, etc.
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