Spotlight

Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan's Aide Raghunandan in a war
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
Murshid Quli Khan elevated talented Hindus to high positions in his civil and military administration and created a new Zamindari class in Bengal
Illustration of Murshid Quli Khan's Torture Method
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
6 min read
Murshid Quli Khan adopted extremely savage methods of torture to extract revenue from the Bengal province
Illustration showing Murshid Quli Khan's men beating villagers
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
Murshid Quli Khan's radical Ijtara revenue system outrages the old elite of Bengal who complain to the Mughal emperor
Depiction of Murshid Quli Khan in a Village
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
5 min read
As the Subahdaar of Bengali, Murshid Quli Khan introduces the Ijtara system of revenue collection which has far-reaching consequences lasting up to the early 20th century
Illustration: Murshid Quli Khan Exiled
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
Aurangzeb’s death changes Murshid Quli Khan's fortunes for the worse. His enemy Azim-ud-din now takes revenge by banishing Quli to the Dakhhan
When Pepper gave Bharatavarsha a New Name: The Sink of Precious Metals
By
Sandeep Balakrishna
4 min read
With pepper at the heart of its flourishing spice trade, India overflowed with coins and other precious metals from Rome earning it the moniker, "sink of precious metals."
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