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词条 Natore Rajbari
释义

  1. History

  2. Historical References

  3. Timeline

  4. Photographs: current

  5. Photographs: archival

  6. See also

  7. References

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Natore Rajbari (also known as Pagla Raja's Palace, Natore Palace) was a prominent royal palace in Natore, Bangladesh.[1] It was the residence and seat of the Rajshahi Raj family of zamindars. The famous queen Rani Bhabani lived here and after the death of her husband, expanded both the estate and the palace.

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History

In the mid seventeenth century one Kamadev Maitra served as tehsildar to the Puthia Raj family. Kamadev’s second son Raghunandan was selected by the Raja to be his agent at the court of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan, the overlord of all Bengal.[5] When the Nawab moved his court from Dhaka to what became known as Murshidabad he took Raghunandan with him and appointed him his Dewan or minister. The Nawab proceeded to confiscate the estates of zamindars who failed to conform to his new regulations, and a number of such estates were acquired by Ramjivan, the elder brother of his Dewan Raghunandan.[6] In due course Ramjivan was given the title of Raja and set up his headquarters in Natore. His estate was generally referred to as the "Rajshahi Zamindari". [5]

The estate had an area of nearly 13,000 square miles and included not only much of North Bengal but also large parts of the areas later comprising the administrative districts of Murshidabad, Nadia, Jessore, Birbhum and Burdwan.[7]

The first palace or Rajbari at Natore was built by Raja Ramjivan. The palace was surrounded by two sets of moats which are still extant.[5] After the division of the estate a separate palace was built for the junior branch of the dynasty. Many of the original buildings were destroyed by the earthquake of 1897 and subsequently rebuilt or replaced.[7]

Ramjivan's Dewan Doyaram was granted landed estates and the title of Ray Raiyan by Nawab Murshid Quli Khan in recognition of his service in apprehending a recalcitrant zamindar named Sitaram Roy.[5][6] In due course Doyaram established his own dynasty the Dighapatia Raj with its own palace Dighapatia Palace[6].

Raja Ramjivan was succeeded by his adopted son Ramkanta.[5] After Raja Ramkanta's early death the Natore estate was ably managed by his widow, known as Rani Bhabani, who became famous for her good works.[5]

In 1797, following the death of Rani Bhabani's adopted son Raja Ramkrishna, the Natore estate was divided between his two sons Bishwanath and Sibnath[5], and thenceforth both a Senior and a Junior royal house remained in existence until the abolition of all zamindar estates in 1950.[6]

Historical References

The zamindari of Rajshahi, the second in rank in Bengal and yielding an annual revenue of about twenty-five lakhs of rupees, has risen to its present magnitude during the course of the last eighty years by accumulating the property of a great number of dispossessed zamindars, although the ancestors of the present possessor had not, by inheritance, a right to the property of a single village within the whole zamindari. - Warren Hastings[8]
[The Rajshahi Zamindari] is the most unwieldy extensive zamindari of Bengal or perhaps in India. [It] produces at least four-fifths of all the silk, raw or manufactured, used in or exported from the ... Empire of Hindustan. - James Grant[9]

Timeline

(Some dates approximate)

  1670  Kamadev Maitra became Tahsildar (tax officer) of Raja Naranarayan of Puthia.  1695  Kamadev’s son Raghunandan was appointed Vakeel (agent) for Raja Darpanarayan of Puthia at the court of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan in Dhaka.  1702  Nawab Murshid Quli Khan shifted his court from Dhaka to Murshidabad. Raghunandan was appointed his Dewan, based at Baranagar, Murshidabad.  1706  Raghunandan’s elder brother Ramjivan started to acquire estates confiscated by the Nawab (including Rajshahi, Bhaturia and Jessore).  1710  Ramjivan, as Raja of the Rajshahi Zamindari, settled in Natore and built his palace.  1710  The orphan Dayaram was appointed Dewan of Raja Ramjivan.  1714  Dayaram was granted the title of Ray Raiyan by the Nawab.  1714  Death of Ramjivan’s only son, Kalu Kumar. Ramjivan adopted Ramkanta.  1725  Death of Nawab Murshid Quli Khan.  1730  Death of Raja Ramjivan, accession of Raja Ramkanta with Dayaram Ray as Dewan.  1748  Death of Raja Ramkanta. His widow Rani Bhavani became effective regent.  1750  Ramkrishna, adopted by Rani Bhavani, became Raja of Natore.  1750  Dayaram Ray became the first Raja of Dighapatia.  1760  Rani Bhavani became famous for her benevolent works (reservoirs, roads, bridges, temples, Sanskrit schools, scholarships, dispensaries).  1770  Great Bengal famine. Rani Bhavani expended huge amounts on relief.  1774  East India Company seized part of the Raja’s estate.  1780  Rani Bhavani retired to Baranagar, leaving Raja Ramkrishna in charge at Natore.  1793  East India Company abolished Nizamat: powers of Rajas restricted, taxation increased  1797  Death of Raja Ramkrishna. Natore Raj divided into Senior and Junior branches. Accession of Raja Bishwanath (senior), Raja Sibnath (junior).  1814  Accession of senior Raja Govinda Chandra (son of Bishwanath).  1818  Accession of junior Raja Anandanath (son of Sibnath).  1836  Accession of senior Raja Govindanath (adopted son of Govinda Chandra).  1850  Junior Raja Anandanath made Raja Bahadur, C.S.I. by Government of India.  1866  Accession of junior Raja Chandranath (son of Anandanath).  1868  Accession of senior Raja Jagadindranath (adopted son of Govindanath).  1870  Junior Raja Chandranath made Raja Bahadur, C.S.I., worked in colonial government.  1875  Accession of junior Raja Jogendranath (brother of Chandranath).  1897  Many rajbari buildings ruined by earthquake.  1902  Accession of junior Raja Birendranath (grandson of Jogendranath).  1925  Accession of senior Raja Jagindranath (son of Jagadindranath).  1947  Partition of India. Natore royal families abandoned their property in East Pakistan.  1950  Abolition of princely estates in Pakistan.

Sources: A Short History of Natore Raj[5], District Gazetteer[7], Doctoral Thesis by S.M. Rabiul Karim[6]

Photographs: current

Photographs: archival

See also

  • Puthia Rajbari
  • Dighapatia Raj
  • Uttara Ganabhaban
  • List of Palaces
  • Tajhat Palace
  • Ahsan Manzil

References

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1. ^{{cite web|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Natore_Rajbari|title=Natore Rajbari|website=Banglapedia.org|accessdate=17 November 2016}}
2. ^Ahmed,N.A."Buildings of the British Raj in Bangladesh".(pg;105–110)
3. ^Reene,J.R.(2011)."Natore Rajbari".
4. ^{{cite web|author=Author Raw Hasan |url=http://www.bangladesh-travel-assistance.com/natore-palace/ |title=Video | Natore Rajbari – The palace of Natore |publisher=Bangladesh Travel Assistance |date=16 June 2011 |accessdate=17 November 2016}}
5. ^A Short History of Natore Raj, Akshoy Kumar Moitra, Natore, 1912
6. ^Rajshahi Zamindars in Historical Profile in the Colonial Period 1763-1947, S.M. Rabiul Karim, Doctoral Degree Thesis (University of North Bengal, Darjeeling), 2006 (Chapter 3).
7. ^Rajshahi District Gazeteer, Calcutta, 1916 (p. 38)
8. ^Warren Hastings, Review of the State of Bengal, 1786
9. ^James Grant, Analysis of the Finances of Bengal, Appendix to the Fifth Report of the House of Commons Select Committee on the Affairs of East India Company, 1812
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