Murshidabad

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city historic city

Murshidabad is a historic city in West Bengal, India, that served as the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal and a major political and commercial center during the Mughal and early British periods.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Murshidabad canonical	54
Murshidabad district	21
Murshidabad city	2
Murshidabad court	1
Murshidabad region	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city ⓘ historic city ⓘ
administrativeDivision	Murshidabad self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Murshidabad district
associatedWith	Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ Nawab of Bengal ⓘ surface form: Nawabs of Bengal
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
colonialHistory	came under British influence after the Battle of Plassey ⓘ
contains	Hazarduari Palace ⓘ Jafarganj Cemetery ⓘ Katra Masjid ⓘ Khoshbagh ⓘ Nizamat Imambara ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalHeritage	Bengali Hindu temples ⓘ Bengali Islamic architecture ⓘ Nawabi cuisine ⓘ
distanceFromKolkata	approximately 200 km north ⓘ
economicActivity	banking and finance during Nawabi period ⓘ silk trade ⓘ
formerRole	capital of the Nawabs of Bengal ⓘ
governingBody	local municipal authorities ⓘ
heritageStatus	important heritage tourism destination in West Bengal ⓘ
historicalEra	Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal period early British period ⓘ
historicalEvent	decline in political importance after British shifted capital to Calcutta ⓘ
historicalStatus	one of the richest cities in the Indian subcontinent in the 18th century ⓘ
knownFor	Nawabi architecture ⓘ historical monuments ⓘ mosques ⓘ palaces ⓘ
language	Bengali ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
locatedIn	eastern India ⓘ
locatedOn	banks of the Bhagirathi River ⓘ
namedAfter	Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ
nearbyBattlefield	Battle of Plassey ⓘ surface form: Plassey
nearbyCity	Berhampore ⓘ
partOf	Murshidabad self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Murshidabad district
region	Rarh region ⓘ surface form: Rarh region of West Bengal
religion	religiously diverse population ⓘ
role	seat of the Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ
significance	major commercial center in eastern India ⓘ major political center in eastern India ⓘ
state	West Bengal ⓘ
tourism	popular for historical tours ⓘ riverfront views on the Bhagirathi ⓘ
transport	connected by road to Kolkata ⓘ served by nearby railway stations ⓘ

Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Siraj ud-Daulah → birthPlace → Murshidabad ⓘ

Siraj ud-Daulah → deathPlace → Murshidabad ⓘ

Siraj ud-Daulah → capitalOfRealm → Murshidabad ⓘ

Bengal Presidency → contains → Murshidabad ⓘ

Mir Jafar → deathPlace → Murshidabad ⓘ

Mir Jafar → associatedWith → Murshidabad ⓘ

West Bengal → containsTown → Murshidabad ⓘ

Indian state of West Bengal → contains → Murshidabad ⓘ

subject surface form: West Bengal

eastern India → hasHistoricalSite → Murshidabad ⓘ

subject surface form: Eastern India

Iskander Mirza → placeOfBirth → Murshidabad ⓘ

Murshidabad → partOf → Murshidabad self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Murshidabad → administrativeDivision → Murshidabad self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Najafi dynasty → capital → Murshidabad ⓘ

Najafi dynasty → powerBase → Murshidabad ⓘ

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Jagat Seth banking family → basedIn → Murshidabad ⓘ

Alivardi Khan → deathPlace → Murshidabad ⓘ

Alivardi Khan → capital → Murshidabad ⓘ

Lutfunnisa Begum → residence → Murshidabad ⓘ

Nawab of Bengal → hasCapital → Murshidabad ⓘ

Bengal Subah → capital → Murshidabad ⓘ

Bengal Subah → majorCity → Murshidabad ⓘ

Bengali Muslims → historicalCenter → Murshidabad ⓘ

Mughal Subah of Bengal → capital → Murshidabad ⓘ

Mughal Subah of Bengal → importantCity → Murshidabad ⓘ

Birbhum district → borders → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Shreya Ghoshal → placeOfBirth → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → deathPlace → Murshidabad ⓘ

Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → capitalOfRule → Murshidabad ⓘ

Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → burialPlace → Murshidabad ⓘ

Miran → placeOfActivity → Murshidabad ⓘ

Farakka → district → Murshidabad ⓘ

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Farakka → nearbyCity → Murshidabad ⓘ

Najm-ud-Daulah → residence → Murshidabad ⓘ

Munny Begum → placeOfActivity → Murshidabad ⓘ

Munny Begum → residence → Murshidabad ⓘ

Partition of Bengal 1947 → significantPlace → Murshidabad ⓘ

Nadia district → borderWith → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Krishnanagar Sadar subdivision → borderingDistrict → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Baharampur → district → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Baharampur → administrativeCenterOf → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Baharampur → historicalRegion → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad region

Jangipur → district → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Jangipur → locatedIn → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Jangipur → partOf → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Jangipur → region → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Iskander Ali Mirza → placeOfBirth → Murshidabad ⓘ

Sarfaraz Khan → capital → Murshidabad ⓘ

Murshidabad Palace → locatedIn → Murshidabad ⓘ

Berhampore → district → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district

Berhampore → administrativeHeadquartersOf → Murshidabad ⓘ

this entity surface form: Murshidabad district